ELTHAM.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 17 December 1920, Page 4

ELTHAM.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

ZEPHYR LODGE CONCERT. The children's concert arranged by Miss Hooper was held on Thursday evening in the Athenaeum Hall. There was a, spl-ndid attendance, £4 12s iOd bemg collected, which will' be given to the poor of London. The various iW were well rendered by the school childtt™* t gl'^ t praise is due to Miss Hooper for the manner in which they were trained. The play "King Alfred and the Cakes" was very well acted, and the sammer Sower song, in which the girls represented different flowers and the boys bees was very prettily ren_ dered. Miss Lording presided at the piano and greatly assisted to the success or the evening. The programme was as follows: Recitation, My Shadow, Joan Smalley and Pegp Leeper; song, Wray Carter; recitation, Some lime Ago, by the little ones; song The Cuckoo; recitation, 5™ S £P. the Stocking, Wray Carter song, Fairy Snow Drops; recitation Nancys Nightmare; pianoforte solo Geraldme Syine; action song, Be Very Still; musical drill, five girls; charac-!^-f S° + "g:%i?ggif?f a Sum ™r Garden; The Remorseful Cakes Gerl aldme Syme; song, Fathqr Sun; recita tion, Which Loved the Best; son£ Away from the Mountain; recitation fhe Tempest; action song, The Sailor Boy: recitation Suppose; song, Tall and Ripe; song. Good-night. t £ IZ(£ T, ere distributed by the Rev. .1. lx. Castle., special prizes being given tor attendance, writing, recita'tionf and one tor iinselfishness > and kindness to others which was won by Irene Taprwi ' Pre? en*ing the prizes Mr Castle expressed the thanks and appreciation of the. parents towards Miss Hooper for the capable manner in which she had taught and cared for the children and wishing her a very enjoyable ' vacation. ELTHAM SCHOOL. The chairman of the School Committee Mr I. distributed the proficiency certificates to the successful scholars at the local school yesteroV +1 c the children and the staff on the result or ts» year s ifcrk, and expressed regret that it had not been possible to arrange the programme of sports that had been sugSf Gf* iHH ey he declared the school closed for "the remainder of the day. which greatly pleased the children who had not expected breaking-mp until to-day. ' ■ . *