I.O.G.T. ANNIVERSARY

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1874, 22 June 1888, Page 3

1.0. G.T. ANNIVERSARY

The celebration of the fourteenth tnnl. vemry of th» Star of the |£est Lodge, No 62, IO.G/T. was held m the Templar Hail last evening. About 100 persons sat down to the exoelent spread provided m Mr W, 0. Davis' best style, The tables were m oharge of Misses Patoreon, Edwards, Hodgson, 0. and R. Sawle, Bde, s>nd Bennett. After ample jnstloe had been dose to the many good things provided and the room cleared, Mr G, W. Leadley, of Wakanul, took the obair Io a short bat Interesting speech he expressed himself greatly pleated with the rapid itrides made by tbe Temperance cause m Hew Zealand, and olted tbe faot that a thitd of the members of the House of Representatives were total abstainers. Be ilio expressed bis pleasure at the stand taken' by the local evening paper on ib.e temperanpe question. Interesting end instructive speeches were also given byMrJ.W. Sawle. Ber Mr Set \l, Mr Eden Ueorge, Oaptatn Harrey, and Mr J. prlpe. Songs were contributed by Mies 0. Sawle, Mrs tforrisb. Miss Price, with violin accompaniment by Mr price. Mrs Flower accompanied on the piano very efficiently. Mr Pries contributed a violin solo, which wai well received, and Mr Eden George a Bong for which he was encored. A very amoalng feature In the evening's programme was a Btump speech, In nigger costome, by Mr 0. Grant, who discoursed very freely on the subject of " Women* Rights." A motion proposed by Mr Kdvorth and seconded by Mr Price, to the effect that Messrs Steward, BnitoD, and Walker, M.H.R.'e, be teqaetted to nrge upon Government the ntfeasshy of inserting a oUuso In the Llo«nslog Act enabling polioa officers to Inspedt all houses open for the sale of Intoxfoantff, vrta orrled ananlmoaaly. Votet of tbaoks to the ladles and to the Chairman were oarried. and thanks to the Indefatigable efforts of the various officers a very enjoyable and saocessfal anniver■ary was brooght to a olose,