RICHMOND L.T.L.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 12 September 1932, Page 6

RICHMOND L.T.L.

ANNUAL TEA AND CONCERT Sixty children gathered on Friday last at the Richmond Baptist schoolroom for the L.T.L. tea provided by the ladies of the W.C.T.U. (Richmond branch). This has become an annual function and evidence of its growing popularity was fully demonstrated bv the enthusiasm of the gathering this year. As on former occasions the Y s waited at the tables which were laden with good things to eat. At the concert which followed in the Methodist, Hall, the Mayor (Mr H. Warren Kelly) presided over a large audience of parents and friends who expressed their appreciation as the varied programme was presented, opening with a hymn “Day by Day” sung by the full company of children under the superintendency of Mr M. Watt and assisted at the piano by Miss R. Wilson. The items which followed were all of a temperance character and of a varied nature elocutionary, vocal and instrumental, in the following order Pianoforte solo, Rhode, Newport; recitation, Averil Tanner; action song, “The Windmill”, by a company of boys arid girls with pretty effect A further recitation followed by Amber Hunter, then a pianoforte duet by Phyllis Lawson and Gwen Watt followed by a “Scout’s Camjr” in which some hoys demonstrated “real life in OanqL”' Thi'ee girls, Betty Dyson, Phyllis Tuffnell and Olwyn Haycock acquitted themselves very creditably in a dialogue “The Old Witch.” During a short interval announcements vrere given and some recent figures and facts concerning the extent of the liquor trade in New Zealand to-day. The address wliich follov'cd on “Homes” by Mr H. Wood was listened to attentively, the speaker presenting some unique specimens of actual “Homes” of native and foreign birds showing how these little friends employed ways to protect their offspring from outside dangers, emphasising like dangers which threatened the homes of people in New Zealand The remaining items of the programme wore then given Nelson Chapman recited a humorous piece named “Pockets,” then three little girls svveetly executed an action song “Tip Toe” which gained a long round of applause. Graham Watt recited “When I’m a man,” the concluding item being a dialogue “Playing Schools,” in which ten girls in question and answer worked out the word “Pledge” and then recited the pledge taken by all members of the L.T.L. The singing of God Save the King brought to a close a most enjoyable and entertaining evening. The proceeds of the collection will go to L.T.L funds and the Willard Children’s Home at Palmerston North.