OPOTIKI ORPHANS CLUB

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 214, 31 July 1939, Page 3

OPOTIKI ORPHANS CLUB

enjoyable evening The Opotiki Orphans’ Club held it. third evening of the session 4m Thursday when the president,' liio. C. Lawson presided over a fair attendance. Before the programme war commenced the president made feeling references to the death of Brc. F. Wingate who had been a- Icundaiiou mem* her of the- club. A motion of condolence was passed to the late Bro. Wingate’s widow and family. Items' were given by the orchestra conducted by - Bro. AlcDougall, after winch the chairman welcomed the visiters. He used, for the first time, a gavel-which had been presented by Pro. Sid Guinness of the Tauranga Club. He stated that it was hoped die Gisborne Savage- Club would pay r,n official visit for the August meeting. and a return visit was to he made to Gisborne on September 6th. An invitation had been received- from the Auckland Orphans’ Club asking that anv members who wore able should attend their meeting on August 19th. A saxophone solo was rendered by Pro. Loatherwiek and a broadcast of mi imaginery wrestling match in the Opotiki Town Hall was given b\ Bro. Wrigley. A one-act play by the discord comedians entitled “The Jordan’s Wedding Anniversary”, featured Bro. AlcDougall as Airs. Jordan. Pro. Program ns Mr. Jordan (an under- ■ taker). Pro. Duff as Airs. Fungate, and Pro. Simpson as Air. Fungate (a corpulent proprietor). A savoury supper was served hv chief steward Forbes and his assistants. Further orchestral items were followed by a song by Air. Sweeting, a vent I'ilcquiid item by Bro.- -G. L.Vsaght, a song by Bro. CL Matson, a duct by Bros. Me I fungal I and T. O’Sullivan, a. song by Bro. 1). Aliller and further orchestral items. ’I hi l evening concluded with tlic singing of Aul-d Lang Syne.