Wesleyan Tea & Entertainment

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 61, 10 November 1892, Page 2

Wesleyan Tea & Entertainment

A most successful gathering in connection with the above body was held in the Assembly Rooms yesterday afternoon and evening. About 6 o'clock considerably more than two hundred individuals sat dowu to an excellent tea. The tables were presided over by the following ladies : — Mesdames Eade, Waugh, Smith, Saywell, Evans, Milson, and the Misses Curtis, Diamond, Poad (2), Akers, Bennett, Hamilton, A. Dixon, Henson, Simp- j son and Groves. The concert commenced i about 8 o'clock. Mr Milson sang the first song, " Nazareth," fairly well. Mrs Jolly followed with the song " Vale of Tears," which waa nicely rendered. Mr Downey's recitation, " The Smith of Rachenbach," ' was capitally given and well received. Miss Hamilton sang "No Sir" very sweetly. Her enunciation is most clear and distinct and we shall expect a future j for ibis .young lady. M* Jolly's reading, " A Scene in Court" showed us that he was a capital exponent of the Irish brogue. " Dream Faces," was sung by Mrs Thompson in an excellent manner and met with an enthusiastic encore. Mr Reading sang the comic song " The Loat Child" very creditably. Mr Perkins recited " The Frenchman and his Flea Powder" capitally. The song " When you and I were young" by Miss Diamond was sweetly rendered. Miss Hamilton accompanied all the songs in a most tasteful and pleasing manner. The Rev. Mr Watkins, during the evening, presented Mrs Reading (who is leaving the district), on behalf of the members of the congregation and the choir, with a marble clock, as a slight token of their esteem and regard for services rendered to the church and choir. Mr Reading responded for the gift on behalf of Mrs Reading. The younger ones present next indulged in several round games, and enthusiasm was kept up all through the evening. Mr Dixon made a most energetic M.C. and great praise is due to all those ladies and gentleman who took part in the evening's amusement. The attendance was large, and the whole aftair a great success.