WELLINGTON FREETHOUGHT ASSOCIATION.

Freethought Review, Volume I, Issue 2, 1 November 1883, Page 5

WELLINGTON FREETHOUGHT ASSOCIATION.

We have to thank the Secretary of the Wellington Freethought Association for the following Progress Notes, judging from which the Association appears to be moving steadily forward :

Wellington, 16th October, 1883. Sir, —Last Sunday evening, 14th inst., our hall was crammed, and quite a hundred people turned away for want of room. " Italy " was the subject of the lecture, and the many places of interest were depicted on a large screen by means of the most powerful diorama ever imported into New Zealand. " Ivo " delivered the descriptive readings and recitations in fine style, and the Secretary worked the lanterns without a single hitch. At the close of the lecture, the President, on behalf of the Committee and members of the Association, presented "Ivo" with a testimonial, beautifully executed by Mr. Anderson, one of the members of the Committee. The subject for Sunday next is " Switzerland and the Rhine," illustrated with eighty photographic views, exhibited by means of the lime-light apparatus before mentioned,

October 23rd. On Sunday evening last the Wellington Freethought Association had, in spite of miserable weather, a crowded house, An instructive lecture on " Switzerland, the Rhine, and Belgium," was ably delivered by one of the members. One hundred views of the many interesting scenes were exhibited by the Secretary by means of unusually powerful lime-light apparatus. Yours truly, Alfred Jardine, Corresponding Sec. and Vice-President W. F. A.