HENDERSON NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 94, 21 April 1928, Page 23

HENDERSON NEWS.

An entertainment in aid of the Henderson Public School funds was given in the Town Hall on Thursday night by the Henderson Musical Society. A play entitled "Sylvia," a pastorale of the 18th century, was substituted for the usual musical programme, and was greatly appreciated by a large audience.. The chief characters were Sylvia (a maid of honour to the queen), Miss Parr; Betty (a country lass), Miss Eva Roberts; Sir Bertram de Lacy (a gentleman of the court bethrothed to Sylvia), Mr. D. Allely; Prince Tobytum (a person of consequence), Major Wayne; Arabella and Araminta (ladies in waiting), Miss Cochrane and Miss Becroft; William (a farmer bethrothed to Betty), Mr. R. Allen; Robin, Mr. O. Allely. The rest of the cast represented haymakers, farmers' daughters, and other rustic characters. The gorgeous apparel of the gentlemen, and the colourful, trailing costumes of the ladies, all typical of the period, were greatly admired. The acting was unusually good, and the various songs and choruses indicated that much care and patience had been exercised in their preparation. The sum realised by the entertainment is not yet known, but is expected to reach a substantial amount.

An interesting function took place on the lawn of the Henderson Croquet Club on Friday afternoon, when the members assembled to bid farewell and make a presentation to Mrs. H. C. Bourne, a popular member of the club, who, with her husband, is leaving on a trip to England by the Remuera on the 28th instant. The ceremony was perfomed by the president of the club, Mrs. Harold Wright, who said that the present, which consisted of a suede hand bag and a bouquet of flowers, was a small token of the esteem in which Mrs. Bourne was held, both as a friend and as a member of the club. She felt sure she was voicing the feelings of all present when she said that tbey were all sincerely sorry to lose Mrs. Bourne. Mrs. Bourne suitably replied, and as a remembrance to the club presented it with a handsome silver rose bowl to be competed for by members of the club annually. The singing of "She Is a Jolly Good Fellow," and hearty cheers for the departing guest concluded the proceedings.