MEETINGS, ENTERTAINMENTS, &o.
At a meeting of the Rangiora Frien_lr Societies, the balance-sheet showed £3 » lOd in hand from last year's picnic, and a credit of £23 13s 6d. It was resolved tM 1 the excursion should take plae. at hittls River on October 10th. Bro. Cliattertcn *.i* elected chairman, Bro. J. B. Wilson treasurer, Bro. C. I. Jennings secretary, asd a committee of fifteen were appointed to carry out the details.
At tho Rangiora Morris-tube Club oa Thursday, for the President's trophy in the fifth competition, the highest scores, mat's .- were:—Messrs D. McKay, C. Fraser, B. d'Auverj-ne, R_ Efford, and C. Heiii-maa 35, C. W. Bell 34, C. E. Bell, J. Fraser, 0. d'Auvergne, R. Walker each 33 points. Thursday evening, at St. Mary's, Mauchejter street North, saw one of the most success' ful entertainments ever given'there. Despite the weather the hall was crowded. The performers ware!— Miss C. O'Brien, pianist.; Misses __. Ryan and Samuels, Messrs Hynes, Sellars, and L. Blake, songs'; violin sobby Mr E. M. San<kfcein; 'cello solo, Mr L Bonnington; three Highland dances by Messrs Ross, Fraser and Wade, accompanied! by Piper Walker,- Lish jig by J. O'Callaghan; comic .songs and dances bj* Messrs Cooke and Webb; concerted piece for two piano®, cornet and 'cello (corn** by Mir J. Daniels). Mx J. H. Bradford wsr mechanist, and Mir Gottfried stage manager. The Christchurch Vegetarian cided at- a meeting on Tkursd-V ev_ai_g, to affiliate wdtih the London Vcgeuß.3Federa. Union. Several papers on variew phases of vegetarianism were contribut*. by members, and evoked interesting discussions. Two or three \ _riet'ies of vegetans!) soups were shown, and partaken of by those present. A general meeting of the members of th_ No. 5 Industrial Building Society of Offl* . terbury-was held last evening for the ]>»-■ pose of disposing of the 29th appropriation of £300 by ballot. This* fell to the lot W share No. 91.
At the annual meeting of the Ashburte. Catholic Literary Society, tho Mlovt'W were elected officers: —President, Mr H.; MoSherry; vice-president, Mr W. Lord! treasurer, -Mr J. Moison; secretary, Mr ?• Hanrahan; librarian, Mr J. Moriarty' council, Messrs L. Hanrahan, M. MoriorWj M. J. Burgess, F. Cooper, J. Quinlao.. auditors, Messrs E. Hanrahan and W. Bowden.
At a meeting of the' Ashburton Acelinja* tisation Society the action of the chainnM" and secretary as to the planting of threserve at the mouth of the Ashburton rir« and making the inner fence sheep-pnw. was approved. The secretary reported fist the cook house on the Society's freflboM was completed, and would be available for all licensed anglers to cook in. A riu -?* was appointed, and every effort is to p made to prevent poaching. At a meeting of the Southbridsze Toffa Board on Thursday, a subscription list for the Jubilee Memorial was received, and thclerk was authorised to receive . übscriptiw ß '* Tlie question of fencing off a public road-by* ratepayer was discussed, and it was fin*", decided to take action should the fence b? still erected. Mr T. G. Russell was appw'B** ed solicitor to the Board. A vote of thaflfe was given t» the chairman (Mr R. Websfe*). for his services during his two years of office. : Votes of thanks were accorded to the cier_ and to the Press.
The Di.v Gaiety Company fed a. Isr** audience last night at the Opera. House, AP the different items on the prot-ramme west excellently, Mr Bain e.p .cially coming & for a large rfiare of applause." The ot__*"' members of the company were also well received, and had to respond to several encores. To-night a, change of programme f announced, and Mr J. C. Brim will make fc' s last appearance hut one in (-hri-to'iure Several new -attractions. including Dfvy* Giant Marionettes, some new lady s enc * comic singers, etc., are announced to appear during the ensuing week. ~ There was a capital"house at the Oddfellows' Hall -last night, when the Fu*"' Bijou Company .repeated their programme-To-nirfit there wilil be a change, and on [Monday Mr Will Watkins will make A« re-appearance. . At the Svdenham School Commit.** meeting on Tuesday evening, ■*» headmaster reported the number , the roll for Amrnst at- I<^* : ,£ the average attendance 903. were received from the Board of and Labour Demonstration Committ*.* peering the closing of the school on Laoo'Day, and it.was decided to close.
MEETINGS, ENTERTAINMENTS, &o.
Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10762, 15 September 1900, Page 8
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