SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7876, 3 December 1903, Page 2

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Broad street Methodist.

The anniversary celebrations of the above which were commenced on Sunday last were continued last evening when a soiree was held in the schopjU room. Tea was served at six o,'cl|oc&; v " and the various tables, which,' w.evs amply supplied, were. lyyW the control of an efficient sfjaftl After \b,e fea, had boon partaken of an adjournment was made to the church when the public meeting was held, Mr G. H. Bennett presiding. The proceedings opened with the hymn " Awake 0 World from Slumber," the quartette being taken by Mrs H Mowlem, Miss Beattie, and Messrs Da,vis, and A. Thompson, and the ekprus " Steadily Marching On.'.1 ' " ' The report for \k§ read; by foesecretary^h^wed the. -school, to be in a 3°™sh,VftS' WQ^tW,. foe number on the ! k>U b.emg 324, average attendance 131. There wore U tochers connected with foe aphoo^ and the library contained over §00 hooks, which must be considered very satisfactory.—The report was adopted. Two infants1 selection "Little Feet be Careful," and chorus " Hosannah to the lung, were next sung, and the chairman then referred in congratulatory terms to the work done by the sch,p^teaohers during the past year a.n4 40. the healthy condition o,f foe school. A number of cheeses were ably sung and 1 the ap.lo.ists, Mrs H. Mowlem am? Miss SHortt, deserved special mention. Addresses were also given by the Rev T Yealie, of Feilding, and Revs. Baker and Lawry, and Mr T. R. Hoddftr. The choir was ably assisted by an exoolW orchestra conducted by M ? y, j holm, while Mr \Y, Richardson presided at the ftrgaw, The prizes which were gained duriu^ the year and distributed by the chairman, are as follows:—Boys -Ist class, Fred Andrews; 2nd class, Johr Bennett 1, Eaymond Law-y and "Harold Bennett tied, for second place; 3rd class, i Hovaee Cunninghame 1, Willie Hudson 2 ; 4th class, Melville Lawry 1, Henry Sanson 2. Girls —No prizes were awarded to the first class; 2nd class. Myrtle Cunninghame \, OliveHodgson, 2; 3rd class, Efoel; ColUngwoad 1, Eunice 21 4th cla.s ßj Edith and ?.thel CollingwQQd, first and second respectiyeyi sth cla.ss., Nellie Farlane 1, Bally l&i\\w 3,