The Eastbrook Hall.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12748, 20 April 1909, Page 7

The Eastbrook Hall.

TO TBB BDTTOtt.

Sir, — At the last meeting of the EastHrook Borough Council there were two applications before it for the use of the Town Hall — one from the Harmonic Society, and the other from an assembly for dancing. The members of the Harmonic Society were promptly informed of the decision of the Council, but so far this dignified body of councillors has returned no reply to the other application. I have always been under the impression that n oivil letter called for a prompt and civil reply, but evidently this rule does not hold good with the Eastbrook Council. This body has frequently been lauded in your columns as being progressive, but their ideas of the conduct of correspondence seem to be very primitive, so far as f he matter under discussion is concerned. Tf as many of the councillors were connected with the Assembly as are members if the Harmonic Society, perhaps the former application would not have been treated with such discourtesy. On practical matters, such as roads and bridges, much could be pardoned the present Cou«pil, on account of the youth and inexperience of many of its members, but I am '•ure it is not necesary (or should not be) for councillors to serve an apprenticeship on public bodies to acquire the rudiments ->f politeness. The Hall, I understand, has been erected for the convenience of the T-efndents for various featherings, social, political, etc., and for the Council to treat inplirants as cavalierly as they have 'r«»ated this ttssemblv does not aueur very •veil for the financial future of the yenMany of the residents were so cer'««in that the application (beiner merely a '"rmal matter) would be ern»»ited. that, d^™it<» an advertisement having been pub"shed notifying that the dance would no* *>" heM. (wme 95 or SO turned tin, «**"* when they heard' the state of affairs their

comments on the Council's lack of business ability and ordinary politeness were to the poiiit. The promotci3 of the assembly do not desire to make any profit out of the venture. Their wish is to promote sociability and good-fellowship amongst the resident*!, and in etirrp&l of this they have offered to devote any profits towards buying a piano for the Hall, such piano bocoming, of course, the property of the Council. Perhaps the rew Council, sen to be elected, will be move wHe-awakc and businesslike than its predecessors. — Yoirs, etc., ,

JOHN HOP

Eastbrook, April 19, 1909