WAIRARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10678, 26 July 1912, Page 5

WAIRARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

"INGLESIDE" AT DRILL HALL.

Tiho Wainirapa Caledoniati Society 3heH a highly successful "Ingk'iiido" in tiho Dir'H Hull last evening, when several kindred pcuple were present. Tflie Hall was beautifully decorated, .Tartan .adonuttciniilj being a special ifuttiiwe. The floor was in splendid ■order, and dancing wa.s enjoyed for several hours. The music of the bagpipes, end the ll'ighl'aind; drees of mnany ni,oni'bers of the 'Society, lent a true Scotch atmosphere to the funciion which is to bo found m few ,parts «f the Dominion. The Highland danVing was a fovturo of the gathering, and it is evident from the manner in. ' which rnain.y of till© younger persons the Scotch reels, ivnd the ■dassfc® htUd by Motors Mcßae and JSuftherliaud during the past few weeks have bonne good results. Hairing the evening tho -resident of the Society, Mr James Pauling, prcwanited Mr A. McLieod, chief cf the Society, with a gold pendant, suitably as a mark of tihe esteem in wihich he is held. Mr A. J. Giddircgs, <m behalf cf th-e. pupiiil's, who have Ibeen attending the Highland dancing clos'Seis, presenlted Mr Rod Mediae ■with a very handsome o*ak tray, and Mr Walter Sutherland ,with a beautiful oak salad bowl, as a mark .of appreciation) of the ,siea"v{i<ces in teaching members of the Society the art ot Highland dancing. The large number present Jast evening tcnids to show the great popularity of the gatherings of Hhs, Sc-eiety. No dodbt the excellent arrangements which are always made "by (Mr W. Gi&eispie, the Society's secretary, and an abie ecmimiittoe, have Much to do with popularising the "Ingle&ides."