AMUSEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 22, 26 January 1921, Page 8

AMUSEMENTS.

KUi.VS AXXIVEKSARY COXfERT. Koberl Hums' anniversary was celebrated In Aurk and by « Scottish concert B lven in the Town Hall rom-crt chamber Inst evenIng under the auspices of tho St. Andrews SocU'ty. There wax v large and enthusiastic "gntherlng of the clans." presided over liy Mr. .1. M. Mennle, president of the society. After congratulating the orjsaili.su tioii on the success of its activities its increased membership .-mil Us sound llnandul position, the chairman referred to the Hums' statue lo l,e presented by the Society to the city. He salrt that the latest advice from the sculptor lv LonUoii was a cable-rani stating that it would be four months before the work wns Ilnlshed. Mr MeniUe HUBKeste.l the following Inscription'I. 1 " I , iV l U iu memory of Uobert Kuru...' li.i!>-li!K>. ihe ploughman bard of Scotland. A strong advocate of universal freej«lom and the Brotherhood of Man." Hie concert -lull of fare" was typically ■tu-ottlxu-Keneroiis ami Mtisfylnjj. ami. us 'the bat-pipes sounded the thoucbt of ha-'irls ""? uppermost in tne minds of those eons and daughters of Scotiu who hnd met to pay homage to "Hobble." Miss Laura Stone was accorded nnsrluted applause for her recelwrt A reading of'"The Cottar's Satur- ?, ay . ,r l & lf .- !U1(1 lllc recitation of "The \ \,L iV ,, "" C V VOn{ " a,UR "J' Mi«s fe"tn?e of sir ° i ■'" rt ' "' Tt "' faultless .Scottish iii'omiiH'laUouf whiT-u"^^^ 1 " 4 were fully appreelatfil. I'ipers A. Dl.-kjon and Stone, and Mrs. A. C. Hnwsoii b« .-u-couiiiaulst added their quota to tln> ~i,im meat of the evenlug. ujo) "