Concert at Koputaroa

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 August 1916, Page 3

Concert at Koputaroa

L\ AID OF CHILDREN'S BELGIAN RELIEF FUND. A concert was given in the Koputaroa school on Friday night last. i> the schoolchildren, assisted by the school committee and friends, in aid of the Children's Belgian Relief Fund. The concert was a pronounced success. The sum of £4 7s 3d was taken at the door." The following program was gone through :—Overture, Miss Ivy Pink; 6ong, schoolchildren; song, Master Xoel Annabel! (encored); recitation, "Grand Old Flag," Miss Bishop (encored). During .Miss Bishop's recitation, coin to the amount of 18s was thrown to the feet of the reciter and collected on the flag. At the conclusion of the piece cheers were given for the flag and the. reciter. Program continued : Violin solo. .\lr Gardiner, accompanied by Mins Gardiner (encored) song, school children; recitation, Mr G. Stratton (encored): song. iMiss Ella Best (encored); recitation. Mr Curtis (encored): eostume song. Miss N. Gardiner (encored); song, Mrs Annabell (encored); song, Mr D. Gardiner (in costume) ; duet. Miss E. Best and sliss E. Kilsby (encored); recitation, Miss Bishop (encored) : song. Mrs White (encored): song, schoolchildren (infant class). /

Mr Broadbeit. chairman of committee, thanked all present for their attendance and the splenidid hearing giver the performers. He also thanked the performers for the good concert.

The singing of the National Anthem concluded the program. Supper was then handed round; and the floor cleared for dancing. The music was supplied by Messrs Gardiner. White and Dobson (violins). Miss Pink. Mrs Easton and Mr M. Conchie (piano), and a moot enjoyable evening was spent.

The proceeds of the concert wore £1 7s 3d, and of the flag recitation 18s 04d ; making a total of lo os 3£d- I" addition to these contribution the school sent £6 9s 7d from the collection by scholars; also about half a railway truck of produce, ferns, flowres, etc . was sent to Wellington, and there is a probability of a little more coming forward.