ORANGE ANNIVERSARY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2579, 13 July 1882, Page 3

ORANGE ANNIVERSARY.

The celebration of the twelfth of July waa held by teveral lodges of the Order at tie QJdfellows' Hall, Lichfield atreet, yesterday, and comprised a tea meeting, coneert, and ball. About 250 psraons aat down to the former, which was provided by Mr Armishaw. The tables being cleared the conceit followed, which waa interspersed with addresses by the Beve. O. Eraser and B. Slooombe; who, with the Grand Master of the Order, oooupied seata on the platform. The openirjg glee, "Comrades in Arms," was fairly rendered. Thia was followed by the well-worn cong, " The Bloom is oa the Bye," by Mr Johnson. Miss G-odley song the next number with much expression, her clear intonation and fidelity to the score being very noticeable. Mr Parsons" sang " Nancy Lee" with plenty of force, whi'.at the next song, "Jessie's Eream," waa very carefully sung by Miss Hadfield, and most favorably received. Mra Amos aang " Dreamland " with much pathos. A word of praise mast alio be accorded to Mr Davis for his exposition of vontriloquisra. Miss Hadfield sang the solo of the part nong " Bule Britannia " excellently. This was succeeded by Mr Cliff's rendering of the pathetic incident in the life of Garibaldi, descriptive of the " Death of Anita." This was well snng. Miss Clifford came next, after which, in the abtenoe of Mr Jones, a song was given by Mr Cliff. Miss Amos received the first call of the evening for the aong '* Hope's Fairy Land." But the palm must be awarded to Miss Ness for her careful rendition of the well-known aong " Ihe Blind Girl to her Harp." An unxnistai cable encore was answered by the old aong ".She wore a wreath of Roses," which wet also a decided success. Messrs Janes and Parsons then aang the duet " The Larboard Watch," after which Mr Woledge convulaed the audience with big comic aong "The Swiss: Girl," to which he had to respond twice. The International Anthem terminated the concert.

The Bev. C. Fraser complimented the Order on its successful gathering, suggesting that the date of the anniversary should be changed to the date of Eing William's death. He apologised for the absence of the Bev. H. O. M. Watson, and, reverting to the unsettled state of Ireland, hoped that the reeent dastardly assassination in Pcasoix Park was not the act of either an Irishman, Englishman, or Scotohman. He took it to be an uprising against authority and religion, but he was eure the cause of liberty could advance without this. He hoped that the society would always remember aa in the past to practice goodwill and toleration to all men. The Bev. S. Slocombe came to learn what Orangeiem meant. He came aa a Protestant, and feared from what he could gather from the home papera that a terrible struggle wai coming between the principles repreaented by those present and those of the other side. They were attached to the essential principles of the Protestant religion. He believed the chief aims of Orangeism was the maintenance of the Protestant religion, but it would not be successfully maintained if ita supporters were not religious men. He concluded by expressing bis sympathy with the objects of the society. A ball was held after tho termination of tha oonoert.