TEMPERANCE MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 27 March 1890, Page 2

TEMPERANCE MEETING.

;- A largely nttehded'aud influential meeting of porsons interested in the cause of temperance was' held oh' Wednesday'-evening'"in, tho Temporauco Hall. Mr Edwin ''Feist was voted to the chair. After a lengthy discuMton of;Iho/igeneral.;i\E(iieot.,of .the teraperanco question, it was resolved that a Tcmpovauco Council, .bp formed, its members to. consist : -of representatives of tho various temperance bodies,-,with; the objects "of .'ro- : organising the whole teraporance movement in, Masiertqu and. district,and to arrange for a series ofsixpenny popular concerts to bo held once.a month, and ! ' also to- inaugurate -a Sunday evening's temperance meeting inlbe Temperance Hall for an hour after the close of the regular,' Church services "A musical Committee was appointed to cany- oiit the musical portion of the mutoewas also appointed to drrange' tho'programme.: aud sconro first class speakors for .tho. Suuday. evening's meetings. On the suggestion of the Kev W. Rowse, it was resolved that the Secretary 'write to Mr Coad;'the temperance lectmer,;>ritii a, view to securing his. seryicea, for .'a .aeries .of lectures, Mr E, l^ciab.wiia ; elected president of tho Council for the first term, and Mr Charles Holdaway Treasurer. 'With n vote ; df thanks to the chair, one of the most interesting tomporanco meetings ever held in Mastcrtonwas brought to a closo,