Smoke Concert

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3100, 19 September 1899, Page 5

Smoke Concert

_^_ . The usual annual gathering/ofUhe Bruce Rifles, held ( on ? Friday fti'ghty took the form 'of 'aßmoF^'pon'Cjert year, and with, the , assistance <o£.fcbt*, band, who were* "invited, proved a moat 1 aff aiK !Mr T. Bewleyihad ! thft..eatewng,Aad li had..a., most tempting spread- arranged 1 on 1 a table in the centfe 1 bf^He'nirr. """A* Let justice h.ad,baߣ v 4<we, ( Ijq^lmb part.of the programme — the usual -oast 'having been hbnofed—Captain 'Stewart said 1 they bad, a^B^^b i ledjbbe^e'fih < a;t^^en^n ) ig^ so enjoy themselves.. , HeuSAid* the volunteers tfere Very ' much obliged' to the ftand for the 1 many, kiDJd^sdrvip^s they had rendered thqm in the. past, and hoped •«■ that the good fellowship which exißted'^etween, tlie two institutions would .Jong continue, , .He concluded -by' askings -the 1 'band to open the secojid ,pajrt pi the , programme by playing a selection,, u ■<„ The items contributed byfcoe'xSand during the evenin'^ including the, contest pieces,, were loudly, applauded, Songs were rendered "by-lieutenants Johnstone' "and M'Clymorit^Cbrpbra! Steward Conductor King, bandsmen Beesley, Ly mer, Keen and-M'Oal lum %x A . B ry be ' gave ; a s recitation and Mr GK Johnston^ ,pJayed a^v.iolin.solo in first-clase style, s • ■ ••••'• - ••'• Taking advantage of a lull in the proceedings, Conductor , 3?ing,.. on behalf of the, Band, briefly thanked the volunteers for their kind invitation. He s>id ! the B^ini were always willing to help the volunteers, when-, ever they • required their assistance. It was a pleasure to him to see the way in whic,H the me.mjbsrs. , q£, the volunteers) -and ■ the band - fraternised together. He said that' any time the volunteers ,tjo he. placed, .to, camp or elsewhere, or otherwise re* 1 quired the band's assistance 1 the'y^e'ije 1 ' only too. wijijng to helpu them,,,,an4, conceded by. asking the band to play a selectibii. ' '"''"* ' ( *'"',, In. resppndiftg lieutenant , jqhnstone on Captain Stewart's behalf and also on behalf of the Company} thanked the band fpi* the compliment they had just paid the volunteers. He skid the edtertainmenjt would ;have been nothing without. ,the. assistance, of the band during the evening, and ! after briefly re'ferf'i'ng t'p 'the JP^endly relations .whip}}, existed, between,, the^ band and the Bruce Rifles ealledfori three cheersfar the "band. 1 ' ; • Votes of , thanks were aqcqr^ed to Mr A. :; Bcowd for his attendance and the use of 'his gfaphbphoffe, 'and'to 1 Mr Corve.rj "fb f ",the] Jeffeqtjivp i,vfjay £#. which he accompanied; t^e^difierent.i siu'gers daring the;' evetfjng.'"*""^ " !ii '" j., Abot^t 12 o'clock^a^part was made, for ho:m,et,ail . votingi'.jtJnai^ they *had spent a* ! most- v enjoyabler '"evening, .fi-^eat praise is, due, to^the offic.ejcj OjE •the Oiompany Jar- thei&ble- mannec in which the' aTrari'gfcmenfgin connection with, the entertainment' w^re"^cajp'ried , Out. . ...:..■.-.■■•■ <■ ■ -!■ ->n ->• »rl t-(«M