EVENING MUSICALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1939, Page 18

EVENING MUSICALE

WELL-KNOWN PERFORMERS

FREE AMBULANCE

AUXILIARY

Many of those who were not able to attend the musicale held by the ladies 7 auxiliary of the Free Ambulance in the social hall last night sent their subscriptions which compensated the committee in some measure for their absence, but they themselves missed a' very delightful entertainment. Mrs. J. I. Goldsmith arranged the programme,: which included items by the wellknown bass singer, Signor Lucien Cesaroni, pianoforte solos by Mrs. Fouhy, solo songs by Mrs. Doogan and Mrs. Wilshire, violin solos by Miss Ida Lockwood, recitations by Mr. Robert Cheyne, solos by Mr. J. Murphy, and duets from opera by Signor Cesaroni and. Mr. J. Murphy, who is Signor Cesaroni's pupil. The accompanists were Mrs. Fouhy and Miss Gieseking. All these people are well known to concert lovers and their items were well selected.

Signor Cesaroni announced each item and at the conclusion of the programme thanked the other performers, and expressed his own pleasure at taking part in a function held in such a good cause. He made eulogistic reference to the ambulance attendants and the service the Free Ambulance renders. He stated that twice this year he had had need of their assistance, his son having suffered two bad accidents, and on each occasion their kindness and efficiency had been beyond praise.

Mr. J. Aston, a foundation member of the auxiliary, on behalf of the committee thanked Mrs. Goldsmith, Signor Cesaroni, and the other performers.

The social hall was made very cosy with' heaters and there, were decorations of Iceland poppies and greenery. Everyone sat at little tables for supper and enjoyed the excellent home-made fare and piping hot coffee supplied by the committee, which included Mesdames J. I. Goldsmith, A. R. Coad, 3. J. Hocking, M. Searle, C. G. Aston, F. Roffe, W. H. Gledhill, V. T. Thompson, E. P. Norman, and Miss I. L. Bull.

Among, the guests were Mrs. J. Aston, Mrs. A. B. Gibbons, Mrs. Ahearn, Mr. Goldsmith, Mrs. Walter Blundell, Miss Helen Bretherton, Mr. W. H. Gledhill. Miss C. Irons, Miss M: Irons, Mrs.' M. W. Murphy, Miss S. Gapes, Miss Heinemann, Miss Hale, Mrs. Clift, Mrs. Munt, Miss Olive Munt, Mrs. Christophers, and Mr. Cliff.

Miss Mary A. Correil, who was at one time a district nurse in Christchurch under the late Miss Sybil, Maude, but. who has for some time been living in South Australia, carrying on her. profession, has arrived in England where she intends to combine work with pleasure, states "The Post's" London correspondent. As a hobby and harmonious relaxation, Miss Correil paints copies of her original "Wild Flowers" of Australia, of which she has painted in water colour over 300 varieties. These, in various forms, she will be offering for sale in England. During the eight years that Miss Correil was in New Zealand she was doing private nursing in the North Island, as well as in the South, and she returned to South Australia in 1930.