Good Templar Entertainment.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2576, 10 April 1877, Page 3

Good Templar Entertainment.

An entertainmerit^in connection with the Northern Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was giren last night' in the- hall, Eolleston street, ; ...As usual tho commodious hall was" literally crowded, and en the whple the-audience was an attentive and appreciativeone. Mr John Scott acted as chajrman; and in; opening :tho '_-,prp-' gramme said that some, disappointment was feiia^jbhe .non*.appearanc.e, of either the Eev. W. Tinsley or Bro: Wesfcbrook, both of whom were expected from Auckland, -tjut.: circumstances had arisen ■■ whichhindered them from .coming. He hoped/ however, the audience wou Id accept such as could ibe provided. The first item on the Sprogramme was a song'by: a Very little girii apparently not more than' 10 '6x 11 years old, which was rendered in a really good ihnnner, that is for ;so young a singer, and to .say. .the least, of it she" givcs'prtfmis'e 5 df''baking a pleasing.vocalist. Miss Cleare was then called upon to of the harmony which she is known ■& possess, and this she ,did ..Jfith her, customary taste and effect, singi^,,. •.'"Giyjß-.'l^e Freedom Ever," which s6. pleased,he.* hearers that.ia< noise was began and continued, until Miss Cleave again ascended the platform, and thereby satisfied the; desire of her admirei's. We say "noise" because the commendation in this ">case' partook -a good' dfeal of the rowdy characfter, which; •'however befitting in the:'estimation of some, is t6 ; " Others 5"0' decidedly' objectionable. /The Ohairifianf remarked on.. /^His subject,, and % ;said^lhat,^"^cuftleas Cleavb's. siug;in rg,;'wSs i ■.kpprepiakted, hj, the ..auv dionp^,;!.fana\''tfiey.^^ished':-to show it,,but ifiti^lpqulcL hot resort to whistliagj' <&o.| tfile^^ commendation. would be thought j[ustas ; jxiuch pf.v We. believe we are right in; Baying,,iito.wever,othat' it was the -younger.portion oft the audience who thus aotedi Regarding the remaifider: of the entertainment^'« first-class recitation: wajs given- by Miss' EbWe, a tSyoung lady who generally'displafs'gbod' taste in the recitati<?n fs,wifich'she^brings.before the publicraTfioperi lSd^es •" dlie: was deseryediyi applaii&a Witv! :;Bro. *^ XSpeigh),; tfiough.unDrepa^ed with a speech,- on acr coMt ipf giirenabpve, spoke.at Bom§^iength^ands quoted .siatisticsj the purport of "whicH was, that the use of intoxicating ,4rinks t -oin« fact: liquors ai3 a .whojej-fswas-fon the ; >decrease,i;aroughbut the Colony since,theyear 1873, and urged thafethisiwasa matter of encouragement to :G6od 'He: concluded by reading: in-interesting l extract from a Hindoo paper which;teHded: to-shbw.that the Hindoos' 1 conception bf our' boasted " civilisation " wasiiot jusjfc.as Europeans regard it. Songs^ were %eh given by M^ VoweJ's anH Mjss 3^njs,. and both did S'' §tiip^|o th'eim v *\Messfs'i J, M!erchant and, ;'"S.cbti'gaye !^ecitations»..,anid a meeting, whifih 'earlier rrithe evening* was thought wsi]!d t be ;r b;ut. a poor .9ne, : but nevertheless proveaiobe one of the best yet giyen, w^s by singing " God sare the Queen.". It wasjinnounced that next Monday night-there in all probability, be another open, lodge 'meeting, when the audience iwould >have the; JSer. Mr Tinsley, and perhaps -MCf Westbrook, to address them