AN AMBROSIAN NIGHT.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 September 1901, Page 2

AN AMBROSIAN NIGHT.

Had Christopher North been present last evening at the smoke concert of the Greymouth Club, the result would have been the production of a noote of surprising merit. Host Lutz had evidently spread himself out to lay a substantial and solid foundation upon which to build up a genuine evening's pleasure; and that he succeeded in his laudable efforts, everyone present will readily admit. At 8 80 p.m. the chair was taken by Mr Crombie, (who in the nnavoidable absence of the President was voted to the position) and the election proved to-be a most fortunate one, for, from the opening remarks to the Chairman’s reply to his own health, not a moment passed but what was recdolent of wit, or filled with pleasure

Among the Club members and. their guests present we noticed Messrs John Thomson, Chester, Eedmond, Crombie, Duncan Campbell, Daniel, J. Bogors, C. J. Berry, Eiemenschnioder, Ingall, Wickes, Sheldon, Hiley, Reynolds, Gardner Wilson, Parfitt (2), Webber, J. A. Stewart, 0. Broad, J. Gibson Stott, L. Phillips, E. A. Wickes, Gddstrom, Ponsonby, T. Thomas, Coll, Pochin, Parkinson, E. J. Smith. F. H. Kilgour, Bundle, F. Maokley, B. Harper, J. A. Petrie, A. Burnes. Gilbert, Cargill, J. Marshall, Faithful, North. North, Richmond, Martin, Kendall, Bobinson, Henry, and many other well known faces all glowing with the satisfaction of thorough enjoyment.

Unfortnnately preaure on our space will not permit an extended criticism of the many musical items contributed, or a lengthy notice of the very excellent speeches connected with the toasts, or sentiments proposed, but in the matters of song, sentiments, and speeches, last evening, was certainly a record one Ar Grey mouth. Of tho excellent musical numbers contributed, we cannot however, refrain from according special praise to those of Messrs J. Marshall, Stott, Crombie, (per Phonograph), Redmond, Broad, Pochin, Rogers, Richmond, Henry and Parkinson, tho latter’s excellent oastenet accompaniment to several of the numbers being greatly appreciated. Tho recitations of Messrs Cargil', Crotnbie, and Bundle were excellently delivered and contributed in no small degree to the pleasure of the night.

Of the speeches in connection with the toasts and sentiments, many were of special merit; and all were entertaining, the majority being cast in highly humorous vein. Mr Crombie’s opening remarks upon “ourselves’’ the replies of Messrs Kobinson, J. A. Petrie, and the Chairman to thotoasc of “The concert committee”— and Mr J. Rogers sentiments whore highly humorous, and worthy of a more extended notice. Mr Daniel’s sentiment, “The health of Mr Saccharomyces Cerevisioe (the microbe of fermentation) was ably proposed and drunk amid thunders of applause. His advice to the bankers rules for the guidance of young men, and passionate appeal to the members to get drunk for the scientific and sentimental reasons advanced being provocation of much merriment. To Mr Faithful a special word of praise is due. for his escillont manipulation of his magnificent grand concert phonograph, certainly one of the finest instrmaoDts'that ever left America.

We heartily congratulate the Club, and more especially the concert committee upon the undoubted success of last night’s entertainment, and have no doubt but its effect will be largely in the direction of the Chairman’s opening remarks.