REEFTON WESLEY CHURCH.

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 July 1918, Page 6

REEFTON WESLEY CHURCH.

ANNIVERSARY SOIREE. (Own Correspondent). The anivvevsary soiree he'd in the Wesley schoolroom, Reefton. on Wednesday was an unqualified success, the schoolroom beiti" packed to the doors with a represent"tire and appreciative audience. Tho room had been beautifully set ort and mads a verv One drawing room, and with its easv cha.'rg and n Morions fire was most comfortable. The chair was mo~t alilv occrnied by the Rev. Mr Pent, and the p v owned w.'Mi the Nation" 1 Ar.them e>id the Lord's Prayer. This wa.c followed by an anthem hv the cho'r. which was well rendced. M ; sses and TTa.rris contributed a nianof rte fl'-ct. which 'vns we'l received, Mr •T. Williams follo' ,v in' T with a rrood rendering; of "Ansae." Tjitt'e M ; ss Absalom rave a, verv recitation "The Fine- is PnssinT .bv." which wn.s a verv One effort fo" <=o yonno- a child, and merited cren.t pni'Tso. Me.rv Parvey sin<j; "My T-sV re'" nircK- indeed. A male onarteti- hv Messr.s White. A "VI. Williams and T?cnt was a verv o-ood : tem also, Mrs t ~,v r, . g-ipr, v-'th mnr'i exn''o"S'on "Your Fvc, T-T",-e Tnlrl M- All." v:hioh was much an"ve"ia*e-l. Mrs D'ck ".-as Ml rmod voice, rnd 'iev rend e, rin' T of "The Swallows" was much rnioved. Mr Dent "ave a solo in h's jisnnl rroocl stylo. "Sunshine P:n'n. T ' T"'o vei'" amno'm; competitions ■\ve"o verv interest in" items, the first l-o-in? a lrc'rv peat, which was won by little "\n p - who received a handsome t.- 1 -la rr.nfrr. ir- ;, prize, the ether "A rhn>v was won 1m- the C "!w;,.. rndev +he Knton of "ST*- E. J. SXantYhurv. This item envsed Teat mer- ,; ment. and was certainly very novel. The winning w\= p"esented ,v 'th two handsome bo-vps cf chocolate's, "-h : eb were dtiH* .•i"'-nov-Vd<:ed b Y the conductor. Another item of interest was the s n le of pome 30 "Mvstery Poxes," for which was very keen biddine - , Mr S. Arstin mnVin"- a verv energetic auctioneer. The Church Trv.=t treasurer rend the fnancial stat,°m"nt, and complimented tho Tadies' Ouild and trusters on the exee 11 ent rcsnlts of the recent Church Fair, and also for the present effoit, the proceed" of b~th to l'ednce a longstanding bnildincr debt. A vote of thanks was passed to all who had assited. The s-P'ie- item was not forrrotten. tho ladies dispensinT welcome refreshments rn a lavish scale. The proceedings concluded with the benediction. The accompaniment:-, were rendered by Miss Leggoe in a very able manner.