FIRE BRIGADE SOIREE AT GREYTOWN .

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4373, 20 March 1893, Page 2

FIRE BRIGADE SOIREE AT GREYTOWN .

(From (lur Own Correspondent),"*^

_ The above soiree, held at the Palaca lheatre on Friday evening, was a decided success, about fifty couples heme present on the floor, besides a few onlookers in the gallery. Excellent mußio was supplied by Mrs Butcher {piano), Messrs Varnham (olarionet). J. Muguire, jnr,, (cornet), and A Barnard (bass viola). A;well arranged programme of twentj-four dances\v elusive of extras was gone" through with apparent hearty enjoyment to all. : , Light refreshments were-, supplied I at a side table in the hall, and a most excellent supper proved, wbioh wag catered forby MesMbfouke (capt), ; W-Haigh (Lieut;) ®; w. Daff. ihe able ffaß very prettily arranged, ana Mesdatoes Maguire, Pepper and Gflo, Humphries, and Misses Magiiira andHobman officiated as waitresses, and deserve no end of praise for thoic indefatigable' efforts in this line. These ladies worked very hard all throughout the evening, and are to be congratulated upon their untiring energy, ■ ... °

During the course of the erening, His Woi'ship tho Mayor, (Mr P. Hi Wood) in a few ; appropriate remarks, stated that tbe result of * tha sports and 3oiree were very satisfactory, and were approximately as follows: Gate money, at sports £2l and soires proceeds ill,..which after expenses would leaye about JEI2 ol'ear. He - believed that a subscription list would soon be taken round to.pay off the; liability on the engine .whioh he hoped would be substantially responded to, The Brigade consisted of a ; very able body of men, who were' 1 a I ways attbeir post whoa duty called tliem, and they sbould most decidedly have publio support, as the Brigade was a benefit to the town,-He had been asked by Capt. Maguire to thank'; all those who so' kindly agisted at the sports and soiree, ....' After Mr Wood had concluded his remarks, Messrs Sutherland tiros, of Napier,'gave a Bplendid exhibition of step t dancing, and later on in tha evening Mr Sutherland, junr, gava the sword nance in perfect style, The surplus provisions of last night's supper were Bold by auction at noon on Saturday, Mr P. H, Wood having kiudly oonßented to" render his services as auetioneer.