MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 941, 7 October 1910, Page 9

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

■ The Missions, tp Seamen Institute ' was crowded to the doors on, Wednesday evening, when an enjoyable: concert' was provided by the Principal of. Wellington College; (Mr.'J, P, Firth) and Mrs. Firth. :Mr. James Moore (the missioner) occupied the chair. The •programme was contributed to -by. the ; following :-~Song; Miss Ward; wliistling'-solo,:Mr. Gardiner; recitation, 'Master Shorney; song, Mr. Allen (TJlimaroa)); humorous stories, Mr.Firth;...recitation,', Mr. Goss ' (E.M.S. Corinth;c)i Mrs. .Gardiner and Miss Rapley acted as accompanists. Exhibitions of gymnastic .exercises, and club swinging were', given 'by a'number of ..boys and girls under. Mr. .Dovey's : direction. Several very popular, choruses were sung by. the aiidienco,'and'an amusing conundrum competition was'held and: won by sailors from'ships-in port. During a short interval : tho missioner delivered an earnest address .on the temperance question. Fiftecjv.men subsequently took the pledge of total abstinence. The performers were accorded a hearty vote of thanks at ,tho conclusion, Mr. Firth briefly responding. Light refreshments were afterwards dispensed. . . .;

Miss Ellen Seaton, of 'the; London and .Middlesex Rifle Association, shooting at liisley, made a score of. 100 out of a possible ,105.. The previous best score ,by a woman was 99, made by' Mrs. Chapman of the same club. . • , Floral Art in its ■ perfection ■ig eeen at MISS MURRAY'S, Viceregal Florist ' Willis StTeot, Exquisite Baskets, Posies, Bouquets. Floral Designs made of Choicest Flowers'. A special feature of the firm also is made of decc rating for burners. At Homes, Weddings, ate—Advt. ■"■' William, aged three, had been deeply, interested in tho well-known fact of natural history that birds' feed their babies cm ■worms, and grave suspicions were entertained that ho had been sampling the dish himself. As he was- well awaro that it was against/tho rules to eat things ho found in the garden, diplomacy had to bo used to get thp truth out of him. "What do worms taste like, Willy?" I asked his father. "Gritty," replied Willy.