WINTER EVENING POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS.

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 128, 23 April 1872, Page 5

WINTER EVENING POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS.

On Wednesday evening, the 17th inst., a meeting of the Committee elected in June of last year, for the purpose of providing a series of ' Popular Entertainments in aid of the Cromwell Athenaeum Building Fund, was held in the Townhall. The following members were present:— Messrs Preshaw (in the chair), Taylor, Colelough, : Marsh, Jolly, Sansom, Whetter, MacKellar, Fraer, Smythies, bright, Pretsch, and Mat- ; thews. Mr Fraer, lion, secretary, read the minutes of the preceding meeting, which took place on the Sth December, 1871. The minutes were confirmed. Mr Colelough inquired whether the Secretary had, in accordance with a resolution recorded in the minute-book, written to the Waste Land Board in reference to obtaining the three unoccupied allotments fronting the School-house as a site for the projected Athenaeum Hall. The Secretary was not present, but it was stated by the Chairman that the sections alluded to had been gazetted a public re. crve, and there was therefore but little chance of the laud being made available for an Athenaeum site. Mr Fraer was of opinion that the question of site should be settled at once, and also that some other means besides the Popular EntertammentS, should be devised in order to raise the necessary funds for the proposed building. Mr Colelough said that before proceeding further the Committee should mark out S'>mo fixed lineof procedure, so as to show the public that it WKS really their intention to build a ha". .The Chairman ruled that tho first business of | the meeting was to re-organ'so a series of popular ' entertainments for the ensuing winter. When that was disposed of, other business could be brought forward. Mr MacKellar then moved—"That the first popular entertainment for the present season be held on Friday, 21th May, (the Queen's birthday)."—Seconded by Mr Fraer, and agreed to. Mr Marsh, by unanimous request, agreed to act, pro tempore, r,s Secretary to the Entertainment Committee. The Secretary was instructed to write to various lad}* amateurs soliciting their assistance. Messrs Whetter, Colelough, and Fraer were appointed a sub-committee to arrange programmes, &c., during the season. Friday next, the 26th hist., was named as the date of the first rehearsal. The prices of admission to the opening entertainment were fixed at 4s. und 2s. fid. for front and back scats rcspce- ' tively ; performers and active members of coinmittee t>> be admitted free to a'l entertainments. • The names of Messrs Murroll, Allanby, and ! ! Foreman were added to the Committee. S A vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring * j Secretary, Mr Fraer, for his active exertions i'i ' I connection with the past season's entertainments. ; I The meeting closed v/ith the usual compliment 1 1 to the Chairman.