MEETINGS AND SOCIALS

Evening Star, Issue 14554, 1 May 1911, Page 7

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS

* Y.M.C.A. About fifty men attended the Strangers' Tea at the Y.M.C.A. Rooms yesterday afternoon, Mr W. G. Hannah presiding. On "behalf of the Social Committee the chairman welcomed the visitors. One of the strangers brought the greetings of ths Association at Newhaven, Connecticut, U.S.A. A farewell address was given by Mr Hugh Miller, who is leaving Dunedin to take up evangelistic work in South Australia. Mr Miller said that he looked upon the Dunedin Association as hw spiritual home, because he had had so many blessed spiritual experiences among the members here. He urged his hearers not to neglect the prayer fife. TEMPERANCE SOCIAL CLUB. The Temperance Social Club held the first " ladies' night" of the season in the clnb rooms, Maclaggau street, on Friday evening, when there was a large attendance of members and their lady friends. The earlier part of the evening was devoted to games—cards, draughts, quoits, etc.— while a musical programme was contributed by Messrs rood, Paterson, Potts, and Miss Paterson. During an interval for supper Mr S. Counter, president, took the opportunity of presenting Miss A. Davies with a dressing case as a token of the esteem in which she was held by ths members, and, while regretting her departure from Dunedin, accorded her the wishes of the members for her future prosperity. Miss Davies, .who was received with musical honors, briefly returned thanks. Dancing and parlor games were then indulged in for the remainder of the evening, the music being supplied by Messrs M'Lonneli and Souter. FAREWELL LECTURE. The large Victoria Hall was filled to overflowing by an audience eager to hear Sister Avabamia's, representative of Vodanta, farewell lecture upon ' Who Are Our Friends, Relatives, Favorites, and Affinities in This Life and Hereafter?' The lecturer handled the subject in her usual eloquent manner. So intense was the interest that hardly a movement could be heard throughout the entire discourse. The. lecturer stated that true relationship is only in the soul and not in matter, k which constantly' changes. There is nothing and it is the soul that "16 our rftal self r and not the body. When we have evolved to see that the soul is the real self and not the body, but spirit clothed in matter, then we will understand what Christ meant when he said " Love thy neighbor a& thyself," for we are already one in ipirit with that neighbor, and only express that same God power differently according to the 1 unfoldment of the body that it expresses through. When we have evolved to know that the soul is the real self and not the body we will know who we are as souls, and wha we are related to by soul bonds throughout eternity. The sister at the close paid tribute to the daily Press aud the people of Dunedin for the many kindnesses shown her during her stay in the City. She will leave on her way to India by Tuesday afternoon's boat. BELLEKNOWES METHODIST CHURCH. A very pleasant social and musical evening was held in the Belleknowes Methodist Church on Friday evening. The pastor of the church (the Rev. T. W. Vealie) was m the chair. Addresses were given by Mr J. P. Simon and Mr A. Clydesdale. The Mornington Methodists gave the musical programme. A choir of some seventeen voices, under the baton of Mr Holgate, rendered some fine anthems and part songs. Vocal solos by Hiss E. Harvey, Miss Densem, and Mr J. Holgate were much appreciated, as was a "" violin solo by Mr Gandell, accompanied by Miss Vealie. In the interval tea and cakes were handed round by the ladies of the congregation. Mr N. Hensley, with his phonograph and records, kept the harmony going. The trustees were glad to hear from Mr Vealie that he had decided to give a lecture on 'America and Its People,' the proceeds to be in aid of the Belleknowes Church extension fund. PRESENTATION. The Committee of the coal trade picnic ■. held a social evening at the Haeremai Tea ' Rooms on Friday night for the purpose of making a presentation to the secretary, Mr John K. Macfie, a large number of the Committee and their friends being present. The chair was taken by Mr A. Findley, wbo said that in Mr Macfie they had a secretary who was always willing to do all possible to make the picnics a success. Mr Macfie had been their secretary for the past seven years. It gave K"" great pjeasure to hand over to Mr Macfie a framed enlarged photograph of the Committee, along with a case of pipes, to show the esteem which they all had for him. Messrs Jas. Simpson, W. Alexander, G. Purton, D. Paterson, and J. Bourke endorsed the remarks of the chairman. Mr Macfie, on rising to respond, was greeted with musical honors, and in returning thanks said he appreciated the honor they had done him that Biening. It had been a pleasant time for bin to work with the various committees in (he past seven years, and he always had the 80-operation of them all, which all helped to make the work lighter. D'urirg the evening the following contributed harmony :—Piano solos by Messrs E. Moore and Wyllie, duets by Messrs Wyllie brothers, songs and recitations by Messrs D. Paterson, T. Waugh, A Findley, F. Cass, J. K. Macfie, and Wyllie.