SOIREE AND CONCERT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 243, 30 October 1914, Page 2

SOIREE AND CONCERT.

St. Andrew's Ladies Guild.

Another Successful Function.

The soiree and entertainment provided annually by St. Andrew's Ladies' Guild was this yoar better than ever. The all's ir was held in the Masonic hall, Pukckohe, last night. The tables were well provisioned with savoury sandwiches, sweets, scones, pikelets; jellies added variety. The tables were presided over bv Mesdames Mcßae, J. Wylie, J. Hussell, Barker, Dell, Wilson, Adams and Hart, while Misses Bilkey, Milne, Adams (2), J; Brown, I. brown, Dell, Beatty and Morris assisted. Favourites such as roses and sweet peas were arrayed in epergnea and vases, several with a base of ferns. The entertainment started punctually, and during the evening the hall was packed to the doors. Miss Marion Woods opened with her violin solo, and was accompanied by Miss Dell. In "The Flower Song" Misses 1. Brown, F. Dobson, I. Duncan, R. Dobson, F. Penny and M. Berriroan Bang the praisea of the Roae, Shamrock and Thistle. The piece was well ataged; the gills in white with sashes of national colour ar.d baskets filled with their particular emblems, while Miss A. Dobson, •• Britannia, was suitably tracked, helmet, shield and trident completing the artistic effect. Miss Amy Woods recited "A Terrible Mistake" to the delight of the children present. The boys in white with Union Jacks seemed proud to be "Under the British Mag," but judging from the insistence of the boya in the audience in recalling the performers, they must also have been proud to be comrades. Ronald Brown was heard in the solos, whila Lionel Wilkinson, Willie McDivett, Jack and Allan Wood, Eric, Roy and Richard Wilkinson, Wilfred and Gordon Russell and Kingsley Brown made the chorus. "The Marching Song" met with an equally good reception. Mis* Lorna Andrew appealed to the audience to "Buy Her Pretty Flowers," and the following girli chorused the request:—Misses Woods, E. Rollineon, I. Morrow, A.' Cave, bi. Wilkinson, A. Berriman, M. Goodwin, L. Cave, M. Simpson, A. Simpson, M. Morrow, G. Brownlee and E. Wilcox. This waa a popular number. See-Saw waa also popular. Seated upon the floral see-sawa were Iris Moirow, Alicia Cave, Lionel Wilkinson and Kingaley Brown, while R. Morris, A. Morris, M. brown, N. Lauer, D. Willcocks, V. Bartrom, M. and I. Berriman joined in the frolica under the superintendence of Ruth Dobson and Ivy Duncan. Marion Wouds' second violin solo was as much appreciated as the first number. Misses Dell, I. Brown, F. and A. Dobson, who trained the children, also acted as accompanists. The cantata "Soot and the Fairies" had been carefully prepared, and creditably ataged. The chief fairies were Misses I. Duncan (Queen), R. Dobson (Dr Sunlight), M. Brown (Lady Soapauda), R. Wilkinson (Baron Hairbrush), R. Wilkinson ' (Lord Bootlace), W. McDivett (Wait). The life of the fairies in Lily Vale was disturbed by the intrusion of Captain Soot and his comrades, who aftor following Dr Sunlight'a prescription were admitted as citizens of Lily Vale. The morals to be deduced were the virtues of cleanliness and purity. Thanks to the prompt beginning and it is a pleasant change for a Pukekobe entertainment to be quite punctual-and to the awing with which the performance waa kept moving, many of the audience were able to be in their own homea by 10 o'clock. It was au altogether pleasant evening.