Fitzroy.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 32, 8 February 1904, Page 4

Fitzroy.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY A tea-mevting anid concert were held last Thursday in connection with tine anniversary of the Fitzroy Sunidjay-ftchool. There was an abundance of provisions generously given fcy residents of the district, and with a large number of children and adults to enjoy the. good things, the tea-meeting was a decidod success. After tea t'he ohildren indulged in games, while their parents and H i*Kls lxjguilrd the 'timo in recalling ha[ij«y memories of by-gone duys. At 8 o clock the schoolroom was overcrowdtfd by a very expectant audience reauy to enjoy the excellent programme arranged for the concert, amd their fullest cxjxxrtancv was not disappointed. The singing unci playing of visitors from New Plymouth, com'binv.l with the ability displayod hy the local performers )»rodue<W such inU-lhttual and tional enjoyment nievei'ore been exim-ienctsl iJliss Eva Nixon w»«- • lwboth her songs Fitzroy. resp,ended •> recoiled after 'lhotW* , ami very graciously e-ach time, while Mr ...on ani.l Mr Christopher (ie.i.ation) were equally obliging. The following also as pleasingly contributed to the programme :—Mrs Handling, Misses Drake, A itch; son (violin), (Jhlcdii, ]•;. Davy, llawkeii, li. Kirton, Ivy Foote, Revji. Iliadbury'and Smith ; and Mrs Smith played the majority of the accompaniments. The Rev. F. 0. Evans presided, and at the rui.uest of the choir amd congregation of the church he presented a purse of sovereigns to the Rev. A. M. Bradbury in appreciation of that gentleman's services as choirmaster and orgian-ist. Miss Uoswortb, the able superintendent of the Sunday-school, was

in charge of all the arrangements, and was strongly supported by tin* teachers* ami a willing Imml of workers'. The whole proceedings wore so pheasant ami enjoyable that main pneso4*t expressed u vyish that the r itzroy Su'wlay-sehool anniversary would take pifare at least four times (hiring tin l year, to he called the ' anniversary" each time.