Social at Apiti

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 111, 9 March 1893, Page 2

Social at Apiti

IFBOM OTJB OWN COHBEBPONDENT. j A Very successful social was held at Apih on Friday evening last. This district is growing rapidly, a good many new settlers having come into the " Block " during the past three months. Mr Clapham occupied the chair, and gave a neat little speech at the opening of the meeting. The programme consisted of songs, speeches, recitations, and musical pieces given by the following ladies and gentlemen. Song?, Messrs Birks, Tolly, Clapham. and Curtis, and Mesdames Guy, and Bunckman, and Misses- Buckman and Garti«.^Th«^taTs< Mr Birks gave a short address in which he spoke of the progress of the'.distnct? Two years ; agbhe and "Mr Anybn came into tho Block through mud and' rain, and his first oongi^afaen^oinw4hafeioa«L &* sion numbered about: Now they had a good Schoplhouse m whioh to worship and the coDgregatwas- were greatly improfed^';Htf|i^«Vi|/tjfem iw Mt to look on him as belo^ging-to the Birmingham people, he^ belonged, ,tp^ Jthe whole district, and hadjiis? and temporal prosperity at heart * although * Methodist of the fourth generation he had not preached; Methodism^ but Chnst.^ It would have bben inipoMiblejfor himiH> § have done the work of th^- past without JL the help of the local 'pi^ohers^/ Meitsra Guy, Tolly, Auyoni^nd:. Millet ; whp^ r I had stood by him nobly, and < their ent portion in the district was largely owing to the efforts of ,thej»^ brethren. Mr Any on gave a moat auwsiiig fipeech addressed , chiefly -', to the^jbun^'plßople' ' present," and which' contained" sbm^ ~%rjjl '• useful lessons. ,Mr ,Guy - moved;;•rverjrhearty vote of thanks' to' Mr. Clapham for his assistance arid for the Very : -happy way in which he; bad presided Jqver the meeting. Mr Birks moved and Mr; Toiler seconded a vote of thanks to the Apiti ladies for their assistance an^ for !theT " good things which had been provided J for the supper," which was partaken: of - about 9.30. The singing of ■> .the hyman ; , ,' •• God be with you '!, brought a verj h - enf Vjoy able and successful meeting'to aljeloae I .^ '". 1 forgot to mention that Messrs Cdrreeh"' and Knyvett gave musioal selections^ which were very much appreciated by* tbeV audience. '" : ■;; ;;:'. ; : "^-ft^f : : :j^r It speaks well for Apiti that; tta.j con- , : cert was carried out by local, talent., wssju, hope to hear of more of these social ga^biili etings as they tend to I enliven ? the :m%f editable duluess of the back aattfemetiLf .