MISSIONS TO SEAMEN

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 660, 10 November 1909, Page 4

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN

;■ The -sailofsyiii, port. , ; vere entertained.^, .in: royal style yesterday, at the Missions,to; Searnen; ■Institute, where ■■an" 'all-day 'picnic was; held,' 1 under'the direction "of, Mr. J. mis-' 6ione'r,'-,. The. prizes.vfwhioh ,Tvero do- ,, nated by Mrs , . Aldous, :■ were .■.won by the ■ f 01-; lowing i—Mis. : M'Gerragle, Messrs. ';liwood,< (5), Saines: (Amokura), ; Stirling (Opawa)> Holder 1 (B), ISradStopk, C. W. White (2),,Bennett (Amo-,i kura), -■Penil)erthy,,,.C,.',.Griove^.(Ajn6kura), i . : E. , : Peck, B. Watson (Amokura), J. Taylor, and H. Washer (Aniokura). . A tug-01-war look place between teams.representing the merchant, navy and tW Government training ship Amokura, resulting in the.formor (which wash.andicapped) being defeated. The lunch and tea were provided by the dub choir,.'congregation, and friends of the mission. In the even-" ing a. ooncert was provided by Madame Mnellei in.the Institute before a large audience!■ Mr.Jaines Moore ocoupied the chair. -The fol-: lowing contributed items to the programme:—. Madame Mueller, Misses Jones, Lees, Baker, Mueller, -Castle,. Devenporf, Messrs.- Eidde-', hough; and'Srost.' Misses Leyestßm and Tomlinson played the aocompaniments." .An effi. oient string' orchestra, under -Mr. . Duncan; played'several very popular selections, and the, company, under the.baton of Madame Mueller,; rendered a few choruses. During the evening the prizes iron at the picnic were,' in the absenoe -of the 1 , donor, presented ..by Madamo Mueller. Several well-known choruses,'led by the missioner,' were sung by the audience, andan' amusing conundrum competition was won. by sailors from ships in port. Light refreshments, provided by Madame Mueller, were dispensed, and hearty cheers were given to the performers and to all who assisted in making , the. day euch a pronounced , suocoss. ;. ,•; !