TAIHAPE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17124, 27 October 1917, Page 6

TAIHAPE.

\rT%l ad neWS ¥^. been received that firs. Thomson, of Birch Boad, has lost her son, Private. Allan Spencer, who lias been killed in action In spite of the many calls on the generosity and patriotism of the people of Taihape and district, there was a very large attendance at the Nurses' Memorial Fund concert, held in the »nZ +W +1 ib WaS a fittin^ coincid3nec that the concert was he'd on tht. anniversary of the loss of s s Marquette, which was sunk in the Mediterranean and by which several nurof view the concert was a success and the organiser, Mr de Latour fully dVser.ved the many congratulations show-

fired upon him for the smooth running of the programme and the many excellent items it contained. The accompaniments were most efficiently and sympathetic-ally pla.yed by Mrs. G. Plummer, L.A.M. During the courso of the evening the screen donated by Mrs. R. J. Boyd was put up for disposal, and brought £ill 4s. 6d., a most gratifying result. The Val Trigge Mission in the local Methodist Church has just closed, and it is regarded as one of the most successful evangelical enterprises launched ia *be district. " "