GRAND JUVENILE CARNIVAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 212, 23 July 1887, Page 2

GRAND JUVENILE CARNIVAL.

On Thursday evening last the children's carnival came off in the Te Aroha Public Hall. The chief promoters, Mr P. Vim*, and the head teacher, • Mr JVliu'-klom, assistodby Mrs Mar* lon, for the past two or three weeks have bad the children who were to fake pait in active training, and the entertainment itself evinced the great care, patience, and skill, which was brought to bear by those referred to on their pupils. Thursday scorned an unusually long day to the juveniles, who weie all impatience for the lon# looked for evening to arrive, and put in an early appeal ance, so soon as the doors were opened (By the bye, how is it that as they advance in years, the punctuality now so apparent in getting ready (o go out for an evening, will, judging by the evidence of the past, in the case of these s^nie young ladies in all probability get less and ie?s?j The interest taken in the entertainment of Thursday evening was not however by aiy means confined to the juveniles, for before the appointed hour for opening the proceedings, the hall was well filled, many fiom Witiorongoimii, Te Aroha Weht, Wnilon, and the various outlying districts Ueing present, and shortly after eight o'clock the Hall was literally cram fall. True to the announcement the proceedings wore

strictly confined to tho school children, an. l ft few minutes past eight tin 1 chairman of Iho evening, (Mastoi Erasmus) a littlo fellow of about eii»hf. summers, bub who ovinoed all the sang froid of an octogenarian, advanced to the front of the platform and amidst niiich npplanae opened the proceedings by expressing 1 thegreat pleasure it afforded him to see such n goodly gathering present at (his, the occasion o| the first entertainment given by To Ar>ha School children. We must say the Chairman discharged his duties in n most efficient manner. The following programme was gone through without a hitch, oecnp.ng about two Iwurs and a half after which the hall was cleared for a danfo for the Juveniles. Part I : Duet, "Home Sweet Home/ Miss MeClatohey, and Miss LJinerson ; Gk-o, " Home is the Best," The Company ; Duet, " No, Sir," Miss L<Vs, and Maslej i{. Tonge ; " ftouuds, "Who'll buy my Poises." "Three Blind Mice/ Tho Company; Solo, " Down where the Violets Blow," Miss Violet I'uvitt ; Glee, " Now Pray We for our Country," Tho Company ; Solo, " Daddy," Miss lilla ttirreil ; Glee, " The (jor; I .Insect," Tho Company ; Simultaneous recitation, " The Fo.xesJourney," TheCompnny. Pahtll; ''Sec-saw Waltz," The Company ; Duet " The Cousins," Misses M. and A. Cl.uke ; Glee, " Men of H.irlec h/The Co.npany ; Song, " The Maid of Nineteen," Miss O'Dowd ; (Jlee, "Wo Hail the Winter King," The Company; Solo, u Sailing." Master Hany Tonge ; Hound, "Good Night, ' The Company; '• God Sa\e the Queen," The Company. Pwit III: '" May-pole Dance," The Company ; " Dance-yeneial, Cinnes. This was lolloped by a dance for adults, which uas Uepfc up till tlout 1 a.m. The children, without exception, reflected groat credit en their iustiuctors, and each perfoimed their allotted part admirably ; the duct " No, Sir," solo "Daddy," glee "The Coral Insect," solo " Sailing," and ALiy Polo dance, received special applause. We m.iy add that the training for the musical portion of tho entertainment w.ts entirely undertaken by Mis Marsdon Bofore leaving the children were provided with refreshments in groat, v.uiety, the material* for which were kindly given by several of the townsfolk, and prepared by Mes laino-s Paes and Llotchms. By request we publish the following statement of acconnls in connection with tins veiy suecossful euieitaiuniont : — licceipti : Sale of tickets, .-£ll oi (Jd. JO\penditure : Hire oi Hall £1, hire of pmno 10^, advertising JOs, candles '2s, uonwcn'k Is; total, £2 3.5. Balance, £V 0a (3d.