TEMPERANCE ENTERTAINMENT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2333, 29 June 1886, Page 2

TEMPERANCE ENTERTAINMENT.

.Last ni«ht: according •to aimouncoiiient the.entortaiunient in aid of the' buildup fund came off at the Temperauco Hall? The room was 'comfort-ably filled with a sympathetic audience. -The Chair wa« occupied by Mr E. Feist after thankiii" the .promoters of the gathering for the lumor done him in placing him to preside briefly touched upon the progress of' the teinporancc work. He alluded to the falling off of tho custom of-drinking in connection with the conclusion of business transactions, and other matters. He considered the Church should bs foremost in taking action to suppress drink. At the conclusion of his remarks, he opened the' programme. .. ■

_ Mr Oullimorq gave a pianoforte selection, which was thoroughly appreciated. Mr R. A; Scott, who waa received with cheers, gave a very iutSresting temperance address', He referred to the disasters caused by th* eruption at Tarawora, and pomted out they had a"worse" volcano in' their midst that was creating greator havoc-that of .strongMdrink-.-'-'He-piiinted tt Btriking picture of auiother's-love, and urged parents to set an example to their children and bring them'.iip' froo from the viceqf intoxicating drink. 'Thechildren, he said, tookthoir character from their" parents, thoy likened. unto tfiem' physically and morally. How' could they expoct thoße-ivho wereAvatching thorn -to grow up fair, pure, and held in'respect if theywero set a bad example. Children wore born imitators. Their games were hufcii reproduction of the groat »am 6 of lit'o,. How could a boy bo correufcod for doing, what his father did? He "urged upon-thoso present to lead the little ones straight. Ho concluded his discourse by reciting a few very tmichius .verses entitled "The Widow's Son;"' Mr Wickerson sang in his usual manner " Thou art in near;" and was repeatedly cheered, .■; MrW. M. Eaithope read a humoious American .story 1 called' "The Donation which caused somo merriment, ' Mr B. P Orosbie was next billed on for his phrenological lecture. He had 1 some three dozen drawings of heads; exhibited on the-stage in every variety of shape and size,-from the'skull to the pudding head. He invited those who choose to go under the operation to.cdn.io, upon the platform and he would road their character from the formation of their cranium. Some half a dozen -responded, jnany of them being strands to the lecturer, but known to tho audience.' His description tallied with the known charactor of several who underwent the operation. The lecture was intorcstin K throughout, . ■ •

Mr R.Gautsang" The White Sqiiall,"' fm ut answm ' to an micore rendered Ulden Days" to the delight of the audience. Mr Wickeraon, in answer to a call, sang "iCillaruoy," which he had to repeat. Mr Ciillimore accompanied the various singers ou the' piano. At the close of the programme MrEasthope pro. p«sed a vote of thanks to those who had so kindly provided tho evening's ontortamment, to those who had helped to make it so successful, and to tho chairman for presiding. The proposal wan earned by acclamation, and the National anthem concluded a very pleasant reunion,