BAND OF HOPE& BLUE BON MEETING SHAFTES BURY. (Communicated).

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 51, 24 May 1884, Page 7

BAND OF HOP E& BLUE BON MEETIN G SHAFTES BURY. (Communicated).

A mos* successful Meeting in connection with the above was held in the Shaftesbury schoolhouse on Monday evening: iasfc. It had beeu arranged that delegates from To Arn'ia and Wmornn^nma 1 should be present, but owing to so many of the VVaiorongom d friends being away attending- t!ip funeral of the late Master Kilian, the meeting was left entirely with the Te Arolm contingent, who carried it out most successfully. The party went out in one of Bradley and Co.'s coaches, arriving at Sh'iftesbury at, about 7.00 p.m. The sehooluouse had been prepared and all arrangements made by Messrs Flames, Knight, and other Shafteshury friends, and was coin fortable filled. 'The Llev. T. J. Wills occupied the chair, and the meeting was commenced without delay by singing and prayer. After attain singing, the chairman delivered an address, in which he; pointed out some of the evils and degradation caused by intemperance, and gave some real good advice to all present, urgn? parents to exen influence over their children by setting them the example of total abstinence, and urging the children to bo total abstainers, and doubtless they would grow up to bo respected members of Society. The chairman also explained that the object of this meeting was tne starting of a Band of Mope and Blue Kibbou Army at JSh.d'teobury, and he hoped ere long to see it an entirely Blue Kiblnm settlement. Mr Wuicehouse sang " Twinkling Stars," and was greeted with much applause. U-'citations were given by the Mis.-es Buki* and OUp (2), an.! songs by Miss Gage-Brown and Miss Barker, all Shaftes'iury young ladies, and each item so well rendered as to show that there is abundance of talent in the district. Mr Ashby gave a reading entitled "The first Band of Hope," which was well lecoived ; readings were aho given by Messrs Brame and Vause. uid a recitation by Mr Wintehou^e, each -. wiiich was received \Vith applame. Wr llatnes, local sc.ioolniaster, gave a s iort l>ut excellent speech, more especially addressed to the boys an. I girls. A I mperance song, wiih churns, was sung \>y Mr Brame, and was louJeil applauded. Recitations were given hy tho Misses Liipley and Devey in a pleasing manner. Cnptain Francis, of the Salvation Army, gave a short Uosnel address, stating some of his experiences of the drink cuise, and joined with the Rev. chairm in in urging all who signed the pledge of total abstinence to give their hearts to oro 1 and trust in him tor help to keep it. Messrs Vause and Whitehousesang a most amusing duet, w'lich was much appreciate \. Several temperance songs were s'jng during the evening, Mr Ashby ably presi ling at the harmonium. About 25 responded to the invitation tv " sign." A vote of thanks was unanimously accorded to Te Asoha friends for their attendance, after which the meeting closed with the Nation il Anthem and pray. After the meeting the Te Arohn friends were invited to partake of refreshments, which had been considerately provided by a few of the Saaftesbury friends.