POKENO.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 139, 24 October 1913, Page 3

POKENO.

SACRED CONCERT. Last Friday evening the members of the Presbyterian church choir gave a very enjoyable concert in the hall in aid of the church funds. The committee were rather unfortunate as regards weather conditions as the night was very wet and cold. But in spite of the rain and mud the hall was crowded with residents from far and near, and they were well rewarded for turning out in such large numbers as the programme provided was a reallv good ons. The Rev. Mr Kearney occupied the chair. The programme was as follows:—Overture, Pokeno Orchestra; anthem, "We Are Marching," choir; solo, "Ora Pro Nobis," Miss Kearney; duet "When Ye Gang awa' Jamie," Mrs Mcßobie and Mr W. Moore; solo, "White Squall," Mr S. Cummings; duet. vHin and piano, Miss R. Graham and Master A. Graham; solo, "Queen of Angels," Mrs Bllings; anthem, "Father, Ob Father," choir; solo, "Rose." Mr Smith; recitation, "Harney Murphy's Botherment," Miss J. Kearney, who, in answer to an encore, responded with "A Church Reverie"; violin solo, Mr R. Cummings; anthem, "Do Not Wait," choir; solo, "Anchored," Mr S. Cummings, who received a well-deserved encore and responded with "Bonny Argyle"; recitation, "The Mouse and the Cake," Master H. McGill; bolo, Wolf," Mr T. G. Evison"'; duet, "Convent Bells," Miss J. Clark and Miss J. Kearney; solo, "Dream of Paradise," Mr Morris; solo, "Long Live the King!" Mr Smith; solo, "Just Like Being at Hame," Mr W. Moore, and, in answer to an encore, "Sing Me to Sleep"; anthem, "Bells of Heaven," choir.

At the opening of the concert the audience sang the Old Hundredth. The Rev. Mr Kearney, at the close of the programme, thanked all those who had assisted to make ths concert tbe success that it had been, and he made special reference to Mr R. Cummings for training the choir, without fee or reward, for the last eight or ten weeks, Mr Cummings having gone to a great deal of trouble in preparing them for the concert. As Mr Cummings lives at Huntly it will be readily understood to what trouble he went in attending the practices. The accompaniments for the solos were played by Miss E. Walaen, the accompaniments for the choir numbers being played by Mrs Parsons, piano, Miss N. Bate* and Master A. Graham, violins. Miss F. Brownlee carried out the duties ot secretary in a very efficient manner. I noticed that the choir, in place of wearing ribbon badges, wore pink roses, the ladies having them dressed in their hair, while tne men wore theirs in their button hole?.