Ims Assembly Held At

Pago This Year

From Our Own Correspondent

IAPIA, July 20.

T is usual to hold the General As sembly of the Samoan Church of the LMS in Upolu, Western Samoa, but this year the Assembly was held in American Samoa from June 26-29 to cele brate the 50th anniversary of the estab lishment of the Atauloma Girls’ School.

A large number of people from Western Samoa made the journey to Tutuila to take part in the celebrations and the Fono.

The Jubilee Service was conducted by the chairman of the General Assembly, the Rev. P. Kightley, and among those taking part in the service were the Gov ernor of American Samoa; Miss E. E.

Maxfield, the Headmistress of the School- Miss. Ruth Watts of the Papuata Girls’

School; and Miss B. Johnson, newly-ap pointed to the Avoka Girls’ School.

The General Assembly conducted its usual business, but history was made for the Church by the appointment of four scholarship boys, two to go to America and two to New Zealand. It is hoped that all these young men will return to Samoa and help with the edu cational programme of the Church.

The Rev. J. H. Hoadley, BA, BD, was elected vice-chairman for 1951.

Mr. J. A. Crockett, well-known New Guinea resident, left Sydney by the Strathaird on August 18 for a visit to England, where he will see his parents and also receive special treatment for injuries suffered while a prisoner-of war in Japanese hands.