Tea and Concert at Birmingham

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 156, 27 June 1891, Page 3

Tea and Concert at Birmingham

f OTTB OW2J COKRKSPONI)BNT."i - A tea meeting was 1 given -at Birmingham, on Wednesday night. Over- one hundred persona sat down to.a really extea, and enjoyed themselves . thoroughly. The tables were bountifully supplied with eat-ibles, all first-class. The tea w.is hob r.nd sjood while the speeches .. ;tvore few, so thai; the whole meeting may "fairly be pronounced a complete success, much of which is due to the energy of' Messrs Anyon and Morton. The tables (four) were presided over by Mrs Btirne, Miss Kilgour, Mrs Loekyer and Mesdames Moffat, McNair, Eowles and Whishaw. A number of ladies not being able to take part in. the meeting assisted by supplying or contributing part of the. refreshments. The Hall was tastefully decorated and the scene was an animated one. About 8 o'clock, fche tables being cleared away,' the second part of the. programme, the concert, was commenced. , Although some of the items were excellently rendered, 1 yet there was some misunderstanding, a slight chilliness which pervaded the wholp performance. Too much stress was laid on the fact, unexpected as far as some were concerned, that the concert was a Methodist meeting. Whistling, although fashionable in some high circles, was objected to decidedly by the chairman of the concert, Mr Grace. However, the performers we're - not interrupted by the whistling 'and shrieks, really encores, which were uttered at the conclusion of almost eyery item. Anyway it infinitely preferable to a solemn silence, which one sometimes notices at a concert. Financially the whole affair was a pronounced success. The churcli buildin" fund will probably be benefitted to the extent of about £15. The Eey. Mr Birks, -on behalf of the Eey. Mr Stewart, presented Mrs H. Fowler with a s yaluable ' mantle clock, a gift from her _ many " "friends, in recognition of her services in connection with services held by Mr Stewart at Birmingham. Mr Fowler responded on behalf of his wife and hiinae f. Following was the programme : — Solo- and chorus. " Meeting Here Tonight," quartette party ; solo, " Carrier John," Miss P. Lowes; chorus, "I was Glad," Messrs' Grace and Whitehead and Misses Grace and Nicholson ; duett, *• O'er the HUls," Miss Kilgour and Mr , Birks ; solo, " Consider the Lillies," Miss Grace ; duett, " Boam in the Morning," Mr Fowler and Miss P. Lowes; chorus, " Be merciful unto Me," quartette party ; song, " To-morrow," Miss^ Lowes"; song, " The little Hero,'.' Mr Birks ; recitation, *' The -first grey Hair," ■ Miss Moffat; song, " Down by the Swahee Eiver," Mrs liockyer ; song, " Annie Laurie," Mr Ellias ; song, " Gathering up the Shells,' Miss Kilgour. On the conclusion of the above votes of thanks were accorded to the ladies for presiding at the tea, to the performers at the concert," to Mr Lowes for his donation of a site for the church, and tb.the chairman. The meeting concluded by singing the Doxology.

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