BLACKS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 709, 19 November 1875, Page 2

BLACKS.

I have great pleasure in informing you that tlio soiree hehl hero on the evening of the 9th instant was very successful, both as regards the number of tickets sold, and the satisfaction experienced by the numb'TS who attended tire entertainment. Notwithstanding the heavy rain which fell on Monday, and the consequent rise in the j river a considorab'e number put in an appearance from Tinkers and and the people of Blacks turned out in greater numbers than I can recollect to bo the case for a long time. After due justice had been done to the plentiful supply of good things proviled by the ladies, and the tables had be»n cleared away, Dr Allan was voted to the chair. After a short an! appropriate lecture on the importance of Education, the Concert began with a chorus by anno of the school children, which was very good, and was encored, when they sang “Gentle Annie” very prettily. Too much credit cannot he given to our worthy teacher f < r the pains he must have taken to have rendered the children so p-oficient in so short a time. 1 am firmly persuaded that by due training the children’s singing could be made a most pleasing feature in any future entertainment. Mr Graham then gave a humorous reading from Artemus Ward, on Woman’s rights, which caused much amusement. Songs were then given by Mr and Mrs Ifea’y, MrMaekay, and Mr C. Huddleston, each of whom were deservedly encored. Master Fitzgerald gave an excellent rocitaMon, but the gem of the evening, in my opinion, was a song by Mr J. A. Mac Kay, “ He’s a crony of mine,” which enu'd not he surpaa-el. Mr M. Fitzgerald then pave a satirical piece called “ Tresses,” which excited great merriment. This part of the entertainment wound up by the children singing “God save the Queen” very prettily, after which a vote of thanks to the chair war carried by acclamation. Dancing then began, and was kept up with great spirit until sometime after daylight, when the company broke up, highly pleased with tho night's amusement. From what 1 can hear the Committee expect to not Tdfi or El 7 from the soiree, which is betbr than they at first anticipated, as they were more, inti nt on making the affair a success j as a social gathering, than on reaping much I pecuniary profit from it. It is thercfiro I very satisfactory to know that they have I attained both objrc’s. I have heard some little grumb’i ig at the Committee on tho score of the expense of the land, but I think tho result fully justifies their action. Besides, when wo icmember the fatality a 1 ways attending the acts of such bodies, namely, that lin.ic is hardly an in’ividual in tho community outside their ranks who could not, on his shewing, manage matters

very much bettor than they could, a* well ns tho impossibility of pleasina evey one, wo need not bo surprised at a little grumbling. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the ladies who provided the tua-Hxings, who, with tboyoung ladies, their assist ntg, did all in their power to make their visitor* comfortable, (treat praise is also due to Messrs Pitches and Fitzgerald, of the Committee, for their untiring efforts to bring the affair to a successful issue, and the thanks of the whole community are duo to those ladies and gentlemen who by tbeir kind assistance contributed so much lo that end. Old Bachelor.