PATERANGI NEWS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1786, 24 July 1926, Page 5

PATERANGI NEWS

FAREWELL PARTY.

TO REV. MR AND MRS A. HARDIE,

A delightful party was given by Mr and Mrs W. G. Macky at their residence on Thursday night of last week at which they entertained the members of the Paterangi Bible Class (26 of whom were present) in honour of their leader, the Rev. A. Hardie and Mrs Hardie, who are leaving the district. Games and competitions were the order of ithe evening. A book title competition was won by Miss, K. Head. Miss May Norton was the winner of a drawing competition and a competition in which the answer to each question was the name of a 'Bible Clasis member, was won by IMiss H. Macky- and Mr S. Smith. Pianoforte solos ;were, contributed, by Misses Mavis Macky,Nancy Rhodes and K. Head. Mr and; Mrs Hardie delighted the company by ; their rendering of the following duets:! “The Crooked Baulbee,” “Annie Laurie,” and “Ye Banks and Braes.” Mr Stan Rhodes made a neat speech bn 'behalf of the clasis, expressing the sorrow they felt at losing their leader and his wife, whose place would be hard to fill, the only -consolation being in the knowledge that their loss would prove a gain to others. Occasion was taken to present 'Mr and Mrs .'Hardie with a beautiful picture entitled “Day Dreams” as a token of loving .remembrance of the many .happy evenings spent together. Both. Mr and Mrs Hardie responded, .each .expressing their sincere regret at having to say goodbye and thanking the members for their gift which they would ever cherish. Mr Hardie thanked the members for their regular attendance at and for their whole-heartedi interest which had been a great incentive to him in his work. He also referred to the help given him by the whole district in recognising Tuesday night as Bibie Class night and never allowing any other local attraction on that night, which he considered was a great credit to the district. He 'spoke of the many very .real-:, friendships be and Mrs (Hardie have> made in Paterangi—especially among-. Bible Class —and hoped they would be lifelong, and in conclusion he urged! the mem-, ber s to carry on with their good work. A dainty supper was provided by Mrs Macky and the evening was brought to a close by the singing of “For They Are Jolly Good 'Fellows” and “Auld Syne.” GRAND CONCERT. A grand concert, inaugurated by memberls of the Paterangi Anglican Church, was held in the local hall last Friday night in aid. of the Paterangi Anglican C'hu/rch funds. The attendance was not up to anticipations, no doubt due to the amount of sickness prevalent and the inclemency of the weather. A talented party of performers from Hamilton were responsible for the programme which was of exceptional merit. That the audience, was appreciative was evidenced by the vociferous and, prolonged applause that followed every item, each performer being brought hack for an encore; the character dances by Miss Denz were especially appreciated. Theprogramme was as follows: —Song, Mrs J .McKinnon, “ The Carnival,” eneore“l Know a Lovely 'Garden; dance, Miss Denz, sailor’s hornpipe; song, Mr Piper, “ Th e Rebel,” encore, “ Ob! the Dear Little Girl”; musical monologue, Miss Mason, “ Singers and Talk r ers,” -encore, “Oh! Ob! Oh! ” duet, Messrs Powell Bros., “My Girl ai|d Your Girl”; stories b, Mr McKinnon; song, Mrs McKinnon, “ The Swallows,” encore, “I Hear (the Thrush at l&ve”; recitation, Miss Denz, “The Elocution Class”; dance, Miss Denz, Irish jig; song, Mr Piper, “The Floral Dance,” encore, “The Admiral’s Broom”; recitation, Miss (Mason, “ The Egg.” encore, “Aren’t Men Funny?” song, Rev. G. T. Robson, “ Across the Sea,” encore, “ Diis -Las’ Long Rest”; song, Mr Piper, “Stone-cracker Tack”; duet, Messrs Powell Bros., “ By Jove,” encore, “ Great Scot.” Mrs Ross accompanied the performers in her usual accomplished style. The programme concluded with the singing of the National Anthem. At the conclusion of the concert the Rev. G. T. Robson, on behalf of the church people, thanked all who had contributed to the programme for coming so far in such rough weather to provide such a splendid entertainment. After a sumptuous supper was disposed of dancing was indulged in till midnight, the music for the dance being kindly supplied by local musicians. VALEDICTORY. A public farewell was tendered to the Rev. A. Hardie and rs Hardie in the Paterangi hall lasit Monday afternoon. T.he large and representative gathering that assembled was an 'eloquent testimony to the popularity and Esteem in which Mr and Mrs Hardie are held, by all in the community. Mr W. G. Macky presided. An apology was received' from the Rev. W. Butterworth, of Te Awamutu, for his unavoidable absence on account of sickness. The speakers were Mr D. S. Reid, M.P., and Mr J. Ryburn, on behalf of Ngahinapouri; Mr J. Williamson on behalf of Ohaupo; and Messrs H. Rhodes and E. Bowman, on behalf of Paterangi. Mr G. Bell represented Te Rore, on whose behalf he presented, Mr and Mrs Hardie with -an 'envelope containing a cheque as a tangible expression of their esteem. Each of the speakers eulogised the good work carried on by Mr and Mrs Hardie during their term of office, and; expressed the sincere regret felt at their departure. Mr Ryblivn made special reference to Mr 'Hardie’s work in connection with ■the Bible class at Ngahinapouri, the existence of which was due entirely to Mr Hardie’s efforts; he allso spoke of Mrs Hardie’s work in the Sunday school. Avhere her loss would, be very keenly felt. Miss Bowman spoke in glowing terms of Mrs • Hafdie’s work in connection with' the Presbyterian Women’s Mission "Union. Mr W. G. Macky, on behalf of the Ohaupo. Ngahinapouri, and Paterangi portion of the Presbyterian charge, and of wellwishers and friends of other denomin; ations, presented Mr and Mrs Hardiie with a handsome five-piece silver tea and coffee service and a beautiful sil-ver-mounted oak tray, as a lasting and tangible token of the love and esteem they had engendered in the hearts of the people during the two and a half years they had been among them. Mrs Hardie feelingly thanked the people for their expressions of goodwill and

for the m'any kindneslses she had received at their hands during her residence in Paterangi. Mr Hardie, on rising to respond, was visibly l affected. He said he felt overcome by the great kind,ness, both verbal and tangible, that had been showered upon himself and Mrs Hardie, and for which they were deeply grateful. He spoke of the sorrow they felt at leaving a district where they had been so happy, and had made so many friends; but the call they had received wals so urgent and of such a nature that after several moniths of carefial consideration they felt they could not disregard, it, much a s they grieved to do so. In conclusion Mr Hiardie said there were two texts he would like to leave with his congregation, and he hoped they would endeavour to live up to them, namely, 'PhillipianS, 1 ch., 27 v., and 2nd Corinthians, 13 ch., 11 v. A very pleasurable conversazione followed, accompanied by a delightful afternoon tea. A vocal solo by Mrs Nobes, of Ohaupo, waJs greatly appreciated, after which this happy afternoon was fittingly- terminated by the singing of “ Auld, Lang Syne,” in which all present joined heartily. HOCKEY. A hockey match between Paterangi and Otorohanga girls’ teams at Paterangi lost Saturday ended in favour of Otorohanga by 4 goals to 1, Miss G. Finch scoring the goal for the home team. Mrs I. White refereed. After the match the local ladies entertained the visitors .to afternoon (tea at the residence of Mrs C. J. Spiers. The match played at Te Awamutu between the Paterangi and Te Awamiuttu girls’ t'eamis last 'Wednesday resulted in a drawn game after a very keen contest. The referees were Mr P. Spiers and Mr C. A. Finch.