MEETINGS, ENTERTAINMENTS, etc.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11876, 25 April 1904, Page 9

MEETINGS, ENTERTAINMENTS, etc.

Tlie anniversary of the Baring Square Weskyan Church. Ashburton, was celebrated by a social gathering on Thursday evening, at which the Rev. A. Peters presided, and addresses were given by the Revs. T. J. Waliis and J. Gay. Tho bal-ance-sheet showed an increase of £791 with an expenditure of £788 lis sd. The annual presentation of prizes of St. John's Church, Winchester, took place oa Thursday. Tlie Rev. J. M. Adcock distributed the prises, and complimented the Superintendent (Miss Moore) and the teachers on the efficiency of their scholars. The prize list is:—Grade VI. (Miss Moore) —Maggie Harte I, Bessie Philp 2; Grade V. (Miss N. Opie)—Louisa, Young and Alice Barrett equal 1, Henry Davey 3; Grade IV. (Miss Philp)—Nellie Louden 1, Chas. Davey 2; Grade 111. (Miss Harte)— Stan. Davey 1, Rose Cripps 2. Cyril Da Renzy 3: Grade 11. (Miss Boston)— Lily Hitrte 1, Alice Louden 2, Louisa Louden 3 ; Grade I. (Miss De Renxy)—Doris De Renzy 1, Harold Young 2, Arthur Young 3. Infants were also given prizes. A gift aa»> tion of farm produce was held, and £10----was taken. At a general meeting of the Kaiapoi Volunteer Fin- Brigade tho resignation of ni* t . reasur * rsl ''P by Senior Fireman T. G. Blaekwell was received with regret, he having held the position over twenty rears. Mr Superintendent Hnvman was appointed m his stead. Fireman T. Wright was elected secretary. Tlie accounts showed a balance of about £9 in hand. Tlie Winchester Mechanics* Institute held their annual meeting on April 16th. Mr D.,McCaskill was in the chair. The report showed a credit balance of £12 with outstanding accounts of £3. Messrs A. W. Ensor, L. Ensor, Jas. Paterson, J. P .Kalaugher, and S. J. Hitchins were appointed a Committee, of which Mr A. W Ensor was elected Chairman, and Mr A H Crosbie secretary. A Sub-Committee wa.-» appointed to select new books to be got on approval. ° The Winchester Morris Tube Club at| its annual meeting elected Mr C. Opie captain and Mr J. Paterson secretary and treasurer. Messrs J. Mclnnes. R. "Webster, W. Boston, G. Taylor, and J. Cripps were elected a Committee. The season ended with a credit balance of 16s. The Cub also had a new tube ritle and tube Ihe opening of this season was held on Wednesday when twenty-eight members fm- F ' + W ' S,W,,ard W aad R - Young (48) were top scorers. Under the auspices of the Canterbury thnstian Endeavour Union a. rally was held t!_f n?* y i * Ven ' ng at tl,e Sydenham Baptist Church. A large number of Endeayourers attended, and'a pleasant meeting was held, presided over by the Rev. k. &. Gray, president of the Union. Addresses were delivered by Mr Lue the* t^ iOll '7r, to the Cl.inese.ort the I £*J gaast, »***• K*vs. J. C. Martin, and I A very successful concert in aid of th* Sili 'h, Linwo °d Congregational Church wm iMJd on. Thursday evening athe _ocial Hall, there being a large altendaiice Songs were sung by Misse-f Shelton, Richardson, and Crawford, Master OKeefe, and Messrs Schwarta, Price, Richardson, and McNamara; readings and S_ m n,, W Sf° by Messr* Hulme, Bull, Turner, and McKinney; instrumental items, by Messrs McKikney and Snowball; and glees by the choir. V Alio Committee of the Horticultural Scciety met on Friday evening. The Seo* retary reported that subject to the Cbmnnttees approval,, the Savage Club Ofchw*. tea, under Mr A. J. Merton, would „iw a musical programme on May sth, the «_ cond night of the show. This was agree* to. For the first evening Mr Pirfe a member of the Committee, offered a gramaphone This 'offer was accepted with thanks. A letter woe read from the President, Cap* in «, H. Rhodes, suggesting that the ntTVly-elected' Mayor should be asked to open the show. This was agreed to. Mr Bishop was- <h* puted to write an official report on the show as a permanent record ot thp Association After amnging other details, for staging; etc;, at the Hall, the* meeting closed. The New Brighton Band of Hope and 1 Temperance Society, met on Thursday. Mr R» Sprat*; sen., gave an address on ■•Hidden Rocks and, Shoals," and* sonar were* Misses M«ech, M Year. _£ MTcßunney and Murk* Hanhara, recitations by Misses N. Hooker, MV looker, Dorothy Hanham, and 2*. ScarletfC and Master Hunter*, a, reading by Mr Spratt, sen., and gramaphone solos by Mr> L. Checkley. The President thai' the next meeting would be conducted, by th* member* of the North Belt Band (of: Hope. - * ! A social to welcome the Rev. and Mrs Abertsthy- w&s held at Springston on* Tuesday last The Snnd»y-«choorroom was tastefully decorated with flowers and' < evergreens. Mesas- W. McNeekan< (chairman)" and? Jl S. Young gave shortaddresses of welcome. Songs were contributed by Mrs Young and Mis* MaudTaylor, a duet by Mrs Young and' Miss- ! Henry, and" a pianoforte solo by Mi—Henry: natations by Masses McKay, Blay, ami £lsie~ Trott, and Master Blake—ore; and an' by Kime and Martin. -Miss Henry and Miss Winnie Blay played the accompaniments. Harvest festival services were held, in> the Kaiapoi -Methodist Church yesterday. The Rev. H. Bull preached in the rooming, and the Rev. H. E. Bellhbnss in the evening; Special hymns and anthem* were given by the- choir.