LITERARY- AND DEBATING SOCIETY
1 The Wesloyari Literary and Debating Spcioty eld the opening meoting of the session at the listilute, Taranaki Street, last evening, tho iew',president (Rev. S. J. Serpell) in the chair. l largo number of now mombors were elected, 'lie Hov. P. W. Pairclough, F.Ii.A.S., who has aft the city,' was unanimously olccted a life leinber in recognition of the great interest e had shown in the society during tho last our years. The President gave an interesting', address on' "Tho Advantages of a Delating Society." A musical and' elocutionary irogrammo, which had been arranged by Miss )ix, wns givon. The itoms were as follow:— liss Fitzmaurice and Miss Hill, pianoforte olos'i Miss Mueller and Miss Baker, vocal olos (both encored); Miss Mueller, Mr. loujlio, Miss Dix, Miss Olive Hart, and Miss 'aimer, recitations (all encored), and Mr. E. L. turgess (vice-president), recited Mark Twain's ' Amelia's Unfortunato Young Man," to the ccompauiment of much laughter.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 5
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