AUCKLAND YACHT CLUB'S SOCIAL.
The annual social gathprrrig of the Atick!nnd Yacht Club was .he'd, last evening in the Choral Hall, and proved to be a very pleasant and interesting affair. There was n crowded attendance -of members and friends, and those present thoroughly en■iovrcl the attractive programme provided. The decorations wore of an exceptionally attractive and • novel''Cliaraet.T. Tim stage ■n-ns rigged nn in representation of n larr-p Sailing yacht's fleclv, and coinnierc!(tr'<>orll9 plcnnl and otiior flaus weve ponsnio.uonslv rtlßplnyed round tbe hall. On the walls t.hoi'p were arranprfd nnmevous fine photncrsiphs of yachts nnd yachting scenes,which were insnerted with mnch Intei'Pst by visitors. All the arrangements for the gatherIns were excellent, and everything was 'lone to ensure a pleasant informal evening for members and their friends. Refreshments were provided durine nn intervnl. One of the features of the evening was the exhibition of a splendid series of limelischt vievrs, bcliiji; photojrrnphs of a yaebtinjr ernise to the many benntiful bays of the] Hnnrnkl Onlf. The Tiietnres were from phr>(-o!rrnphc! taken by Mr H. Winkelmann, nnd the slides were shown Ivr Mr Chai'les Cooner's lnntern.. >fr C. P. Murdoch acted as descriptive lecturer. During the evening an excel'pnt peimort was also given, those contribi't'iur mnKipnl Pflpctions be'ng Mesflnmes Arehdnle Tavlor, Lawry, Miss? Bti.rfoot. l\ressrs Aroiidale Tayler. M. Lewis, P. Denton, AWCenKie, W. P.. "Ryre. and S. Vnvs. Mr Alf. Ijnrtley ninyed the rt'iinofnrte aecomncn'ments. The whole gathering wns an enioyahle one. nnd ra«f*h of the r>rml3t for its snppeos is due to Mr (Jr. H. TCpHrtvnv.the honorary secretary to the-club, iviio lfnd Tvnrl<Prl vrrv hnvd. tosrether with ■Mif> pnmmlttnp. in arrflnsring thp "nt-'iomp " The Ynpiit niph ceTnm!f*r>e n»«p<vn«l.b'<> for the arrnnirPTiion.tß were Mflfprs .Toiin TVTispmnn fpomtnoflore). C. P. Mnrdooh fvieennnimnfinrp'l. W. Jnsrsr"v frpar-«*OTri'iioc!or>>: tt TTn?Ti"<s. Hnrdy. F. WHroii. Pv.' TJ. V. M'"»t. .T. A^rnni\hj;, P. W. T>-ittlr.,r. <^nnta'n frihhs. nnd ATpsors R. S. Reviiohls (treasurer) and G. H. Bellamy (secretary).
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 213, 7 September 1900, Page 3
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