WEĹINGTON SAVAGE CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 919, 12 September 1910, Page 4

WEĹINGTON SAVAGE CLUB.

; k VISITORS ; FROM TIMAEII;;;;;, It is becoming as .popalar for a, Savage. Club-representation";to travel as' is the case. with;.football .teams, '.'and like the latter such little-trips', are usually made .tbwar'dji the end of the winter season.;; Only 'a. few. weeks ago tho. .Wellington..Savage Club, .was - : raided froni .Palmerstoii, Noi th; on:. i-. S atiirday. evening. the :,Timaru" Savages ' provided the. entertainment;-and next .week";a ; party;,of Wellington■'■ Savages\ are;>to journey to Auckland on 'f-raterhal'.husl-. ness.' ;Such visits," when .not-pverdone,; are-highly,-beneficial,- as they; promote social ■ intercourse; between;the' various 'towns,' and-aftprd those fond of-mirtß and'music an;biroortuiiity.to meet corir genial souls.' !;,This.';spirit'.";was]i.-made manifest oh' Saturday evgniiig-.wKaittW. "Timariiffians"'. (as" they- ;had;;;.beeii' called on \tour)';wbfe warmly;. welcomed - by-the. local>club through' its'president' '(Colonel R. J. ;Collins). . They were'enitertained at dinner;-ab.the.G-randHotel, and subsequently, albright, en.-, tertainmehtat.the clnb's'sKbreroun'.the Masonic. Hall.' ;The.;;viiitors;-"'wflre>. in bha)rge of; Chief-Savage,.W-.'•;M'Brido,\ who, as a, singer, of such songs as"My. Old, Shake';". and, : :"; The Rebel".(Wm. Wallace) .contributed .notably, success of 'the. programme.. Savage Budd sang "The Curfew"-^(encored) ; ;,-;and ilater;,the' catchyt"Bombardierj" : with; chofus.:;;Thb;artist'ic'. success of the 'everi.ing';,fi;aS' 'achieved by ;,.'Sayage -W. Codmbes, a .'very-fine-exponent of-.the. cornet.,,.: His,. tone is' sympathetic and' his.phrasing and shading.:in .•'•'■'S!hn East Muster''' were delightful- to ''listen;to.; ;Mr;:'Gobmbesj ,who is .a; son-, of',:. Mr.. Charles Cobmbesji'iiprbbably- the .finest, solo- eornntist";New' Zealand ever 'knew, is.a credit.to the name.', TJib,,party,,ui- : eluded SavageU.v/H:. Cooriibes.,(a, bro-. tlier of the'lastnientipned.-.jnstrumen-talist);; an" accomplished "violinist, /'who ,playedf two;;solos-;eff?ct.ively; and ;was 'associated brother, and ; Mr: Collins'(pianist), in a';couple'of,:'loligh't-.' fully-played trios.;; Savage Jordan sang .."'He; Skipper".'; and, ;"Father>o'Flynh, i ]; Savage 'Crawford; played a solo /on; the ; cne-strihged/''l«rosenephobc,'.'.'. and sang; of'the aged joke .whicli casts .reflections oii' a: father's abih'ty.'tb ..lay 'carpet;-:on-the; stairsff'Savage; Poiiahue :gave?.ran attractive .club-swinging; exhibition "and Savage. Cuthberttbld/stpricß;; The; pro: gramme' concluded\;ivith : the humorous quartet "The/Tour,. Jolly; ''Sailormen,"; (of ■' 'r'Merryniaker"; fame); sung' by, Savages .M'Bride; Donahue, .Crawford, and Jordan.;; The ..visitors,./ who ..leave ;.ipr. the south' this.-'ovening^-were:.'further entertained .yesterday.; ; -.;.';/;,'y,';; xi|:'-'