MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 254, 24 October 1905, Page 3

MEETINGS & ENTERTAINMENTS

INDEPENDENT ORDER OP RECHABITES. The annual social of the Standard Juvenile Tent, No. 3, was held In the Foresters' Hall on Wednesday last Tea was served in the basement at 6.30 a large number of juvenies and friends partaking of refreshment dispensed at the tables, presided over by the young women of the order. At " eight o'clock an adjournment was made to the large hall, where a short but capital programme was proceeded with as follows: —Song, "Swallows," Miss Elsie Foster; song, "Go to Sea," Mr E. E. Pierce; recitations (2), Bro. R. Ridling, 1.0.0. F., A.C.; song Bro. W. Gibb; recitation. Bro. A. Ellis; song, "The Powder Monkey," Bro. R. J. Hoad. The chairman (Bro. J- G. Carr, D.S.) presented to the C.R., on behalf of the tent, a beautiful C.B. presentation collar, as trophy won by Standard Tent in 1903 for securing highest number of new members for that year. Bro. J. W. Foster (D.C.R.) presented to Bros. Webb and Bergin prizes won by them at a spelling bee, recently conducted at a tent meeting. A humorous dialogue, "A Domestic Quarrel," was performed by Bros. F. Wilkinson. R. Welham, W. Hirst, and Geo. and Wm. Glbb, with pleasure and amusement to the audience. The room was then closed for games, and for an hour and a half the company gave themselves over to frolic and fun. COLLEGE MADRIGAL SOCIETY. The Auckland University College Madrigal Society gave one of its periodical concerts in the College on fcaturday night before the usual full audience most successfully. Mozart's "Don Jn-an" and Beethoven's "Egmont" were played by Misses R. Binsted, B. Grainger, J. Gibbons, F.S.M.'s, and L. Kendon, A.3.M., as piano The Gluck Gavotte was played by Misses Binsted and Grainger as a piano duet, and Miss Rhodes (Polonaise in A by Chopin Prelude and Fugue in G Sharp Minor by Bach), and Mr W. J. Bellingham, F.S.M. (Etude in C Sharp Minor by Chopin), played piano solos, in each case with considerable ability. The society sang excellently in the part songs, "Jack Homer" (Dustin), "Moonlight and Music" (Pinsuti), "The House that Jack Built" (Ca)dicott), "Cradle Song" (Smart), and the madrigal. "Come Again, Sweet Love" (Dowland). Miss H. G. Browne sang Cowen's "Promise of Life," Miss Peake played Vieuxtemps' "Air. Varie" (encored). Miss Lambourne and 'Mr BeUtngham sang the duet, "When the Wind Blows in from the Sea" (Smart), and with Miss Browne and Mr R. Phillips the quartette, "Dppartnre" and "In the Forest" (Mendelssohn). These items were all highly appreciated. The concert concluded with the singing of the National Anthem, under the baton of ; Dr. Thomas, who conducted the concerted numbers. ' NORTHERN BOXING ASSOCIATION. '< A meeting of committees representing the Auckland Amateur Wrestling Club and the Northern Boxing Association was held in the Sports Club-rooms last evening. There were present Messrs Hamilton, Foley, H. Ragnall and Dr. Gollard (Boxing Association) and Messrs T. B. O'Connor, Derham, and Fagan (Wrestling Club). It was decided to amalgamate the crabs lor .the purpose of holding a boxing and wrestling carnival in the Opera Emu»e cany next month. A programme of events was drawn out, the trophies for which will consist of 'gold and 1 silver mpdals. The programme will appear in the local papers shortly. The Welling- • ton Association notified the secretary that > they had decided to send representatives to • appear at the Auckland carnival. There ' wal also a probability of a ten-round exhibition being arranged ■ between J. Griffin 1 and Kiing, the professional boxers. MRS lIAKItISON USE. Mis Harrison Lee commenced her mission on Sunday', the Opera House being crowded, and Sirs Lee had a cordial reception. The Rev. B. F. Rothwell presided. ■ Mrs Lee made an earnest appeal to New '. Zealanders to do their duty. She proudly - referred to the high privilege of being Biit- ) ish born, and the gallant Jack Tars who had made it possible to celebrate a Trafali gar centenary, but Uimented the fact that i Britain had one foe—"the only real foe. ■ she has to fear"—the drink. Mrs Lee then I gave a vivid description of the condition • of little children in some parts of iSng- > land, so ragged and neglected that sepa- • rate schools have to be arranged for them, and she urged New Zealanders to save this 1 colony from sneh experience, and set such ■ an example as England will envy and follow. s There was a large audience at the Tab* i eranele, Upper Queen-street, last evening,, • when Mrs Harrison Lee gave her second i address on the no-license question. The Rev. Joseph Clark presided. The lecturer 1 said she hoped that at the next elections • Auckland would reach the goal. In the South people looked on this district as lagging behind In the matter of no-license. ' Many people were not aware that it was ' no-license and not prohibition that was desired. The hotel bars would be closed " under no-license, but a man. could still, 1 if he wished, have drink in his own house. The lecturer referred to the prosperity of ' AsLburton under no-license and stated ■that one tradesman's takings had inereas- ' ed by £2000 a year since the hotels were closed, while municipal rates had 'also been : reduced by 6d in the £. Instead of the country gaining by the drink traffic, it was [ losing considerably, and the only manner, ' in which the leakage could be stopped was 1 the abolition of bar licenses. Mrs Lee : was accorded a vote or marrss. Her next . lecture will be delivered in the Federal , j Hall to-night, the subject being "The Battle 3 of the Bars." i The winter series of meetings In eonnee- ) tion with the Birkdale Literary and. Debat- . ing Society were brought to a close on - Saturday evening by a social in the public . schoolroom, Birkdale. Mr 1. G. Say pre-

sided orer « large attendance of member*; and friends. The following items wers given:—Song, "When the Heart is Young," Miss Flo. Hadfield; ' pianoforte duet, Mrs Jno. Wilson and Miss J. McCullough; reefr* tation. Miss Gladys Wilson; song, "Tha Song that Reached My Heart," Mrs Fi Pitt; reading, Mr F. Pugh; duetv.Misses L and M. McCullough; conundrums, Mr J. VS* Briggs; recitation, Miss M. Carnahan; scnsi Miss Gladys Wilson; recitation, "Waterloo," Mr J. Brook; song, Miss Ethel Flewellyn; song, Mr J. W. Briggs. Refrcsbments were provided.

A very pleasant social gathering took place at Northcote on evening in connection with the Athenaeum. Mr Harrison, sen., presided, and literary items held over from the last session were contributed, interspersed by several musical selections.