ENTERTAINMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 36, 12 February 1936, Page 17

ENTERTAINMENTS

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN I

Sunday 'lea has been held at me Missions to Sejamen Institute, Stout Street, Wellington,; in spite of the bad weather, the ladies ill the Northland branch of the Harbotuc Lights Guild braving the elements to. attend to the providing of tea.

j On the Tflonday night following the storm a large number of seamen from the various, ships attended the weekly whist drivel"held at the institute. Whist intermingle jl with news of the stormy passages experienced by the various ships was the order of the evening. Mesdames IBansell, Morton, and Seymour were ,: the hostesses. Mr. F. Hopper (m.vr- Wairangi) and Mr. J. McMahon (sas. Fordsdale) made the highest scoras, and were awarded prizes. An i excellent supper was served by trie ladies at the close of the evening. .

The next ;night a largely-attended dance was held at the institute. Dancing and ganufs were indulged in, and a lively eveniing was spent. Mrs. Cecil Cox acted asi hostess. Refreshments

were welcomed at the close of a strenuous evening. Last Saturday night a dance was held at the institute for the visiting tourist ship s.s: Otranto. Once again Wellington' was indulging in stormy weather, but-storms did not prevent a large muster from the vessel, and their one short evening in Wellington was cheerfully passed in "tripping the light fantastic." "Mr. JockMcEwan supplied splendid music at the piano for the dancers. Members of the Lightkeepers' Guild entertained the visitors with the singing of Maori songs. Mr. McEwan played the accompaniments and also rendered Maori songs alone and performed an awesome Maori haka. A plentiful and delightful supper was served by the ladies' guilds, and the evening closed with the singing of a Maori farewell.