MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 261, 8 November 1906, Page 3

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

OTAHCHC KOAJJ BOA-ttU. At the meeting of the Utaliutiu Koad. ?oard on Tuesday i-venlng ttie chairman nnounced tiiac the Station-road work would ; irobably be completed during the weeii. i ■Iγ March, of the Wortmcus Homes Delartment. wrote stating that although trie Jovernment did not propose spending any aore money on homes at Otanunu at preent. co-operation with, the Board in. the natter of lighting the district might be onsldered when future houses wore erect- i ■d. favourable -epUes ~ere received from , wners of land which would have to be ' cqulred in order to widen Alain-street. Trie lerk reported that about £"JU had been ollectea towards mc Seddon memorial. FAI>TEKS A.ND DECURATUKS. The- executive of tlie .\ew Zealand Kede- i ated Painters and Decorators' Industrial I tssociation of Workers met on Monday ' vpning. The secretary reported having re- i eired the certificate or registration, majfcin°he association a roistered body under the ndustnal Conciliation ana Arbitration Act. - ■Xto. The association had been prosre*s:n~ ' arms the past sU months, and now comrised nine of the unions of the colony and vas nrmly esta.blis.aed. HELPI.XG HAND MISSIQ.N. In connection with the omins-of-age eele■ration* of the Helping Hand Mission a ST. JAJIES- CBiCKET CLUB ANXrVERSARY REG\TT A -« 'ding. Captain Button wrote refer" Ljsrprrp-L The sub-commitr.v apuoina- ! lln 7 po r ° D the motor laau " a races w5 fnrrher time to draw up a achem? onridpnihi. routine business was tra™s cted. and it was decided to commence cau assmg for the regatta forthwith OPERETTA AT ELLERSUE iven r £?' t r£ m:CeS3 !! MXI entertainment was iven by the members of St. John's (Fa T Vs2 Uir an vr r Ue , Stra - in ,;:lir - Hall. .lierslie on Wednesday evening in aid of' ie Father Walter Memorial, (fhapel fund he hrst portion of the programme .r,<"t- tlil of vocal items by UeCafferrv filler Taylor, and Messrs ilarfcins" Wood' nd .Tardine. and cornet solo by Mr Me[ahon. -Eveleon.-- an operetta in one et, by Mr W. H. Birch. w then pre?nted, the various items beinz escpllent- .- rendered. Miss Hopan ""Eveleen") ; ad Mr Ilarkins {■•Richard"") p:ir* i uula'-!v leased the audience, ami those artists were i'iicui to repeat their numbers. The per- j srmance, as a whole was of a very hign rdrr. and was appreciated by the large adience present. Mrs F. J. Worthing>n ably conducted. POLITICAL WORKERS' LEAGUE. At the fortnightly meeting of the Politiil Workers' Leastu\ letters written to the on. Hall-Jones appreciating his aetiou and ie actton of memtwrs of the Legislature ho supported Mr. A. R. Barclay's motion ! ■ nationalise the food supply of the colony, ere approved, as was also a letter of ' pprecia'rton sent to Mr. A. R. Barclay, i >mniending his action. Tne support given i the motion by Hon. J. M<HSovran and ' on. Ha LI-Jones was also recognised, and', tters.of appreciation were ratified. The | i nbour camp at Christciiurch was aban- ! ' >ned. it was the opinion of the League i,' at sis candidates shouM nonrinated by ' s ie League, and that the Trades and La- , ] mr Coancil shoald nominate the other i x. the whole of che candidates ro submit j, • and sign the municipal platform. A! , • mmktpp was appointed to wait on the | t rades ami Labour Council of Messrs I, arle. Davis. Way, Webb, Aggers. Mason j I id Coster. j " LANCASHIRE SOCIETY. j i A very soooessfnl mee-tlng of the above ! •ciety was held last night in the Odd- ' Hows' Bail, Pitt-street, over 90 members I id friends being present. The president, j , r. Stopford. occupied the chair. Vocal and ! , strumental items were reurtered in a very .cellent manner. Mr. Whitrley's orchestra ' r ive three selections; recitation. Mr. G. S regory: Mr. Eagletoa gave two character ' E :etC3has: recatation in the Lancashire dia- ! trt. Mr. E. Perkins: hnmo-rous song. Mr. j - Banks: a very amusing impiTsomidoc ' ' a quack d-o<stor, Mr. S. H. Ivavenport; I f as. Mr. (.'owbri-dge: concretina solo. Mr. ■ ' jtterworth ( recalled): song. Mr. Lonergan i r ncored); Mr. Tonge gave a sailors' hoi-n- i c pc in a very able manner: Miss Muldoox: ! 1 ■ry efficiently .acted as accompanist. Dur- j c g an interral the company partook of re-1 * eshments in the supper room. : '