OHAKUNE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 167, 19 July 1935, Page 3

OHAKUNE

FAREWELL EVENING About 100 gathered nt St. Joseph’s 1 Hall. Ohakune, tn bid farewell to Mr and Mrs F. Pearce and family, vvh< >hortly leave i.j lake up residence in ! Marton, to which p<;-st oflicc Mr. Pearc c I ha.-, been transferred. j The film lion vva.< organi.-ed by the i l.huital Clinic, the PJunket So ir| .. ! School Committee and many friend.- g 4 ; the Pearce family. I After suppei the Mayop (Mr. L. W. ' Nation) referred to the loss the to.vn j would .sustain. As secretary of the local I Dental Uliiiic, Mr. Pearce had worked wonders. He had also been a member lor some year« of the School C«hiiinitt.ee as well as nn ardent church wojkcr. Mrs. I'earce had bevn a nioinI'cr of the Piunkct, Society am] had gieatiy assisted that organisation. He hoped Mr. ami Mrs. Pearce would be a walking and talking advertisement for the district, where he had resided foi the last 18 years. Mr. Norman Christie referred to Mr. Pearce as a Government official who had always been most obliging in his duties and services to the public. They weiTi all sorry to lose their guests, Mr. (J. 1.. Lightband spoke of the loss the community would sustained at the departure of the Pearce family. Messrs. G. D. Blacklock and G. L. Biown also spoke. Air. Pearce, in response, thanked all for the kindly thoughts expressed m the presentation of the gifts. He and his family felt that many of the residents of the town and district did not yet realise the very valuable asset that the Dental Clinic was to the town, lie also spoke of his work on the School Commit tee. Whatever he had been able to do had been a pleasure and his family and he were leaving tire town with regret. The presentation took the form of a statue pendulum clock and two boxes of cutlery. A fl or the presentation had been made everyone joined in the ringing of “For They Arc Jolly Good Fellows. ” Da nr i ng. interspersed with nmsicfll items, was imlulyed in and a thorough-

' J. 139.32 ly enjoyable time was spent by aiL Songs, rendered by Airs. i>.ocklo<-iv, Air. Hardie. Mr. Pearce nnd Mr. O. lATffen, were much appreciated and the mnsio was played by Airs. Hancox and Mrs. A. Larsen.