BAND OF HOPE ENTERTAINMENT

Evening Star, Issue 16988, 10 March 1919, Page 8

BAND OF HOPE ENTERTAINMENT

An entertainment was given in the Trinity Schoolroom on Saturday evening by tho Trinity Band of Hope, assisted by friends, for the purpose of raising funds for tho Methodist Orphanage and Sunday School. This entertainment, which is given each year by the children, was postponed on account of the influenza epidemic. Tho hall was filled to tho doors, and it was one of tho best entertainments of tho land over held in the Trinity HalL It was such a success that it will probably bo repeated at some future date. Tho Mayoress (Mrs J. J. Clark) presided, and expressed delight at being present on such an occasion. As Mayoress sho was very pleased to preside over tho concert which tho Band of Hopo children wero giving in aid of tho orphanage and Sunday school. As children with good homes and mothers, it waa very kind of them to think and feel for other children not so fortunate as themselves, and especially so to think of tho orphans. She had met Sister Mabel, tho- matron of the orphanage, who ■was a splendid mother for tho 40 odd children in the orphanage. She had received a telegram from Sister Mabel thanking her for presiding, and tho children for giving the concert, and wishing them all a very pleasant evening. In conclusion, tho Mayoress said that she hoped that the proceeds would bo such as would result in a good sum being available to be eent to the orphanage. Owing to tho length of tho programme no encores wore permitted. On tho stage curtain being drawn a very pretty sight was exposed to view. The scone was Arcadian m character, and presented a charming picture. With the plentiful 'use of foliage the stage had been dressed to such an extent that the fact that it over had been a stage was entirely lost sight of, and standing or sitting about were groups of children. The sight was exceedingly pleasing. The performance consisted almost entirely of fairy songs, fain,- dances, and everything that can be connected with fairyland’. There was an opening chorus, ‘ Fairyland,’ and manv solos followed it. There were, besides the fairy story presented, songs, recitations, conjuring, a mandolin quartet, an English concertina solo, a bell solo, and action pongs. The performers were Misses E. Shepherd, P. Zatfer. O. and R. Mason. G. Falconer, F. Stokes. S. Falconer, D. and M. Stokes, H. Johnson, Ray Mantel, Muriel Eagar, N. Aslin. D. Stontiford. Master H. Carey, Messrs Phil Duncan, Gain, Seelye, Erridgo, Davidson. Goodwin, Johnson, and EC MT’herson. At the conclusion of the concert Mr TI. Chapman (superintendent of the Sunday school) conveyed thanks to the- Mayoress for presiding.' to tho Mayor for extending his patronage, and to the children and contributing friends, and all who had helped to inake the concert such a great success.