Tea and Meeting at Beaconsfield

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 170, 17 January 1895, Page 2

Tea and Meeting at Beaconsfield

« A tea and public meeting was held in the Beaconsfield Cosmopolitan Church Jasfc evening, the proceeds of which were devoted to the trust fund. The attendance was not large, owing, no doubt, to there not being sufficient publicity given, or the farmers were too busily engaged with hay and grass seed harvesting. The edibles were provided by some of the friends, the tables being presided over by the Misses Wallis (2). The after meeting was presided over by Mr Jolly, and addresses were giveu by the Rev. T. R. Richards, of Birmingham, and Mr Murray, of Waituna. Master John Cunningham and Miss L. Wallis gave recitations. A choir, consisting of a number of young people from Waituna, sang a number of hymus from Sankey's books, Miss Murray presiding at the organ. Misses Wallis (2) and Mr Brown sang a trio, Miss Wallis playing the violin. The Misses Wallis also sang " There shall be Showers of Blessing." Mr Jolly and Mr A. Pearce sang " What are the Wild Waves saying?" Mrs Jolly and Miss Armstrong (of Marton) also sang a duet during the evening. Mr Wallis, the treasurer of the trust, read the financial statement, which showed that there was a debit balance of .£2l, which would be reduced by the proceeds of the tea, £2 ls ; collection, £1 ; grant from Sabbath school funds of £5 to A'l3 19s.