Meetings.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 183, 1 August 1901, Page 3

Meetings.

At Nukuroa on Tuesday evening the local Baud of Hope held a : successful meeting. The chair was : taken by Miss Munro. Songs, recitations, and dialogues were given by members and much appreciated. Speeches by the Rev. d. Blight and Mr Sides, of Morven, were both humorous and instructive. Mr 0. Dash gave a scientific lecture Illustrating the question, “Is Alcohol a Food?” A lengthy meeting was brought to .a close by the benediction. CONCERT IN WAIMATE, St. Augustine's, schoolroom was well filled last evening, the occasion being the first concert in aid of .the proposed technical classes in, mate. Before |iapt of the evening, the Rev. Georgi,<ißw* clay made a short speechj outlining the working of the olaeees, and the benefits certain to iU»ruefrom thsir initiation. The flretpartommnefibsd withayenr wcllplayed-overtqrs'hy Mies Ami* Miller, and after a song from Mr A. Hocking, and a credit* able flwingiugby

pupils at the school, songs were given in good style by Mrs Hamilton, and Messrs J. W. Manchester and Hocley. A humorous recitation by Mt Pitcaithly concluded the first part. Previous to his item, Mt Pitcaithly thanked the audience (or its attendance, and announced that these concerts would be given fortnightly,. the next being the comedy, “ Alexander the Great/* After the interval, songs Were acceptably rendered by Mrs Hamilton, and Messrs Horley, J. W* Manchester, Hoskingi and Ferguson, and a violin solo by Miss Turnbull was much enjoyed* The takings amount to‘ nearly Jl4, and, with the subsidy, will be An acceptable addition to the funds of a worthy object. The committee o£ the classes were in some doubt as to the legality of their constitution, but it has been ascertained that no and they will immediately get to work*