The W. C. T. U. Concern.

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 147, 1 June 1893, Page 2

The W. C. T. U. Concern.

■.-: ' »■■■ J. The first of a^t&TOa^fffonfertyiprogX moted by - the ladiea df 4be :dHkOfl\Tl.io< took place in the Aswmbiyißoomjryfcin terdaj evening. The ai^anis 1 *#ii' i good, the frentvseatf beiniif weH,p*trott« iseid. The |W|fd^m^ n iadit!pbl wh<nn were new f to a Feilding •AdienfteY-quiolfi J gained tbe appKibatidtt&QliJtoei* Asprerj^x 1 4, great number <db ffceaitemijbi^ngvfqtf cored, Great .praise, is due to Mis*. Cue? . sen, the >ecreta*y; wr.;tK^«^»w w^|-] in which she l»«d wbrkei;mV*HSfiV t qp^ i this Uujjr *\f? played oios? of the accompaniments, in a manner 'whicn lefrriow** ing to be desired. The first ittmfat iMi programme, 'Tlrt Eor^^ £rtijwr£ jpaM.^ sung as a chorus by HttttittMi Qstseatnu Thompson, - ; Lissaman, >Miis ~®wee; qUts- • 1 Messrs Gaud, J. Bartholomew,' Attrtottf, - -and Tarrant,inareaHj*e«6eM««to»nii«f^ - -the voices blending most *aitdoniouslyH” ; the basses and lendW iking npetitMr ; good. Mr Grace was heard to prreat advantage in bisi song, * !f he JSlnppart.'xind ie response to -an entbusJAtleO epoor? •■: submitted •' Ar Hundred' F&mf&pft' Mr Denton's violin solo i(Be Benols sixth air) waspUyed in +.; &*pslnk *$fc « easy manntr. A, sacred sQDgjifiyitt harpf J accompaninient) , by Miss Net^son, jf ell * deserfed the encore whic^ it ' retieiTedi ' ' ..' •The Star of Bethlehem * -was sunfr by ■"•■■» Mr Bennett 'with goodtart^rtdfeeliiig. > 'Consider the LilHeti w«s thtn toutik: >, sweetly rendered- by Miar X^raee» mk* i* : v possessed of a spleodid jijonjbrajtft'Towfr. A selection f eom the Chor.al AAthem»* «f/ Misses Qraoe and NeilsonandijleiiiM, , Grace and Bennett, eonoladed part of the programme, wi|ion waf de-!. \ roted to sacred music > JTf«e •pianqjFA^te.: duet, ' SchuUJoff>.Viotocia Grand, Valafe.V ; in A flat, was excellently vfsJ*l )>J J&t.i ' - Leary and Miss Giesen, and ihowe^d " ; these ladies to be possessed of. b,ighly« :; cultivated musical talent. A double ' quartette by (he local ladies aQd* gentle^ ttfen, entitled' 'From Oberon jn f Pairy Land,' was pleasingly exeou{ed, the male roices again showing to capital adrantage. Mr Leary recited * jßobenslem's Piano Playing ' in a masterly; moner, and in response to an imperatiye recall gave 'Clarence's Dream,' from the T>lag? c * jof Bichard 111. The duet, .' The Blind ? . Girl to her Harp* (wiith harp accomnaiii* : mentj, was admirably sung by Misaei v Grace and Neilaon, the voices blendioff' most harmoniQuslv« A violin solo from the opera, ' II TroyiMore,' Was excellently played by Mr Denton, the final tremulo moyenoents being rendered in iaiiuisTteriy manner. Mr' Grace did full justice "to . Jude's song, • The mighty Peep. 1 ;Th« last itoin pq the 'programme (Gal|c6Jts>j ■■ ; •To a}l yon Ladies,' by the local fto^hle _ quartette, concluded a highly fntereqtfr%' and enjoyable evening's amnsenient, o^'er bur sincere congratulation* to \ those ladies and gentlemen who look part in the performance, especially to. the Palmerston friends, whose valuable as. sieianoe will not readily be forgotten, and wo hope to hear them again on some future ocoasion^^^^^^^^, .. .. .. .