CAMBRIDGE WEST.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2842, 30 September 1890, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE WEST.

A.N entertainment, followed by a coffee luppor, was given in the Wesleyan Church, at Cambridge West, on Thursday evening, and proved very successful, the church being crowded and the entertainment good. It is admitted <m all hands that when it comes tci providing a feed, the good people of Cambridge West can hold their own with any of the surrounding districts, and tha coffee supper given on Thmsdny ovening will, if possible, enhancu their reputation. There must lie a number of good conks and liberal donors in the township, for sandwiches and sausage rolls, and many and various cakes were provided ad infinitimi, and those who would grudge a shilling for such a mental and physical fenst must be the veriest gluttons. Mr R. Reynolds occupied the chair, and opened the proceedings promptly at half-past seven o'clock, and although no encores were allowed, the programme was such a lengthy one that it w.is a quarter to ton before it wiih finished, after which the refreshments were handed round. The programme -vas as follows :-D.-.et, "A May Snntr," Misses A. and I , '. Miller; recitation, " lioys' Rights," Master f>. Allen: simp, "The Garden of Sleep," Miss W. Walker; reading, "The Editor'* Guests," Mr J. (Jane ; song, "Waiting," Miss Carley; son?, "A I'air Little Girl," Miss Alice Clark; dialogue, "Engaging a Servant," Mis Cudworth and the Mis.-.ra M. Xixon, C. and A. Mynott and L. Tuck ; sung, "The Arab's .Farewell to his Favourite Steed," Mr W. !'•. White; recitation, " A Kiss in School; Master W. Tuck; sons, "John Olden," Mi*s Priestly; reading, "Tall Talk," Mr A. McKinnon ; song, "There's a Light in tho Window," Mi-s Souihgate ; reading, " No Grunibline," Mi C. Roberts ; song, "'Sailing," Mr G. Hunter; readinp, " Tobacco," the chairman ; recitation, " Hodge and the Vicar," Master C. Tuck ; diiut, '• Hope IJeyond," Miss Pond and Mr B. Garland; reading, "The Gumdigger's Death," Rev. C. H. Garland ; duet, "A Boy's Jle.it Friend is his Mother," Masters U. nnd f,. Garland ; sons, "' Where is Heaven," Miss Carley. Tho whole uf the programme was well rendered, each piece being loudly applauded. We cannot afford apace to give a lengthy account, and shall therefore only notice a few of the items. Master Willie Tuck's recitati m was tha hist, and was just what is, to our thinking, suited for an entertainment of tins description, viz., pitliy ami sliort. In contradistinction to this, .Mr MeKinnon's reading, altb >ugh very well rendered, was much too Inn?. Master Tuck is thu son of Mr Charles Tuck, the celebrated C imbii Ige coincdian, and from the manner in which he gave the recitation, we judge, he will inherit so,n.) of his father's histrionic ability. Wo hoard one of the iiiidionce say : That is a "Chip off thu old block," to which statement nnnthrr said "Anion! : The poem, " The Gumdigger's Death,' , read by the Kev C. H. Ciarlmid. is a local production, it being from tho pen of Mr J. 1). Ariiub'ildi, upon whom it reflects great credit. It is full of pathos and describes how tho scion of a noble house is wrecked by misplacing his affection*, ho leaves tho country of his lirth and comes to New Zealand, when ho becomes a gmndigger ; dies in his whare and is buried by his mates. Mr i Ciidworth's troubles over engaging a servant were very amusintr, and uhouid be borne in mind by tho "young ladies" when applying for situations. 'Jhe applicant from " 'Ainilton' , (Miss May Nixon) was exceptionally good, but wo fear she would not find much favour in that town, where she professed to have been trained. At the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the performers and donors of tho feast on the motion of Mr liridginan, seconded by Mr Hill. We must not omit to say tho church was very prettily decorated with ferns, nikau and clematis, otc, which added greatly to tho tout ensemble.