PIRONGIA EN FETE.

Waipa Post, Volume XX, Issue 1187, 31 December 1921, Page 5

PIRONGIA EN FETE.

ELECTRIC LIGHT SWITCHED Off. ENGINEER CONGRATULATED. Last evening, despite drizzly weather, there was a large and interested crowd at Pirongia hotel to witness f the ceremony of switching on the electric 'lights. Mr F. C. Cuff, president of the Pirongia Chamber of Commerce, presided, and introduced the reason for the gathering. It had been intended to hold the ceremony elsewhere, but the weather made the hotel verandah the most suitable spot. Festoons of coloured lights had been artistically hung by the Power Board staff, and the result as Mrs A. E. Aubin, the oldest resident, switched on the current for the first time, was most pleasing and gratifying, the town lights brightening up the familiar streets wonderfully. The president thanked the Power Board for its efficient work, and called on Mr A. E. Fear to address those present. Mr Fear having congratulated the district on its progress, Mr J. T. Johnson, chairman of the Power Board, in a brief but interesting address, sketched the Board's history, its financial difficulties, and ultimate progress, and enlarged upon the many uses to which electricity could be put in the home and on the farm. He thanked the engineer and the staff of the Board for their loyal support and efficient work. Then the meeting went across to the Pirongia hall, where dancing and music by Mr George Hill was carried on till a late hour.