RED CROSS EFFORT.

Northern Advocate, 8 December 1916, Page 1

RED CROSS EFFORT.

CONCERT AT WAIPU.

A popular St. Andrew's concert was held at Waipu last night. A party of Whangarei artists, including Madame Edith Brainsbv, Miss Crissic Omiiston Mr Richard Hosking, with Mr A. Dob -;oii as accompanist, assisted the follow»nrj Waipu artists: Miss Katie McMillan, Miss Cleaver, and Mr Brown, with the programme. Several of Mr McLean 's pupils also rendered clever Scottish dances Mr Norman McLean •x'ted as chairman. The concert was '•eld in the Coronation Hall, which was omfortably filled with an audience 'hat expressed its appreciation of the terns with enthusiastic applause and ■■■epeated recalls. Miss Annie Campbell. • f Waipu, also assisted as accompanist The concert was intended for St. Andrew's Day, but was unavoidably post.oned to last night. The proceeds of >he effort were to he devoted to the Ked Cross Fund. The items were as follows:—Overture, "Chopin Waltz., A Dobson; Highland Fling, Mr McLean's •uipils; song, "Bonnie Mary of Argvle," Mr Brown; song, "Angus Mac Donald," Madame Brainsby; and for encore "Husbeen": song, "Ka Mate" (a new Maori war song, written by a young native soldier recently gone to the front), Mr Hosking, and for encore "Trooper Johnny Ludlow'': song, Miss Omiiston. "Orpheus with Mis Lute," and "Down the Forest," '•'or encore; recitation, "Aunt Ta bitha," Miss Cleaver: "Sheauntriub has," a charming dance, by two of Mr McLean's pupils; song, Miss Katie McMillan, "Down, the Burn Davie," and em-ore "Whistle and I'll Come to You"; duet, Madame Brainsby and Miss Omiiston, "Tittle Tattle" (enthusiastically encored); song, "Reuben Rairzo," with "Mother Machrce" as encore, Mr Hosking: song, "Caller Ilcrrin," Madame Brainsby, with "Three Fishers" for encore; song, Mr Brown, "Jessie, the Flower of Dubblane"; song, Miss Omiiston, -'April Morn," encore "The Woodpecker"; "The Sailor's Hornpipe," (in costume) Mr McLean's pupils. The concert, which was a pronounced success, concluded with the National Anthem.