FAREWELL EVENING.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 August 1912, Page 2

FAREWELL EVENING.

A very pleasant evening was held in the Supper Room of the Foresters Hall on Monday last by the Helensville Musical Society. The occasion being to say farewell to Mr Meredith, one of their members, who leftyesteilday (Tuesday) to take up a position in Palrnerston North, The first part of the evening was devoted to a rehearsal of " Princess Chrysanthemum", with a view to giving Mr Meredith an idea of what he is rniss^ ing. This was followed by a sumptious supper provided by the lady members of the Society, to which, ample justice was done,

ivlr Page (conductor) in a few well choseD words referred to the loss the Society was sustaining in the departure of Mr Meredith, and on behalf of t'ae Society presented Mr Meredith with a photo of the members. Mr Page also took advantage of the occasion to present Mrs Heap and Miss O. Foster with photographs of the mem' bers, and regretting their severing their connection with the Society. Mr- Meredith suitably responded and, wished the Society every success in the future, stating that it would not need a photograj>h to remind him of the very many pleasant houis he had spent with the members. At the same time the photograph would be hung in a conspicuous position in his house, where he could sit in front of it, and wonder what they were all doing. Songs wers sung by Mrs Heap, Misses Little and Donovan, and Messrs Harvey, C. White and Lowe. The latter causing roars of laughter with his rendering of " There was I stand*

ing at the corner of the Street". Mr Meredith recited in his well known manner "Murphy shall not sing Tonight". The evening was brought to a close abou^ midnight, with the smging of Auld Lang Syne and For he's a jolly good Fellow, one and all having thoreughly enjoyed themselves.