SCHOOL COMMITTEE SOCIAL AT GLENAVY.

North Otago Times, 19 September 1905, Page 3

SCHOOL COMMITTEE SOCIAL AT GLENAVY.

(From bur Own Correspondent). The* School Committee social dance took place here last Friday night, and judging by tho attendance the Committee li&vo every reason to bo satisfied with themselves,' as the prize fund to which the proceeds arc to be devoted will be very materially benefitted, Dancing commenced shortly alter 8 p.m.,; Miss C< and Mr.Geo. Park (Glenavy) supplying excellent music. Mr David Williams acted as M.C, in his usual courteous and finished manner. Songs were rendered by tho following gontlemcn: Mr P. Fogarty, "Queen of the Earth ' (encored, and Mr A. Wixon, "Town of Oomaru" (oncored) f In his encore number'tho last-named singer had the mißfortune to encounter a lapsus linguae, and retired after singing but bno verse. Mr Jack Solomon danced a sailor's hprnpipo very heartily, his merry representation of the ioc-6-cle head frolic of tho old time tar coming in for appreciative applause. Mr T. Mead, a gentleman of histrionic abilities, also delight: ed the audience with a couple of recitations delivered with dramatic intensity. The supper interval wasn't the least enjoyable part of the promoters' pro l gramme, and of ctfurse th« good things dispensed rapidly disappeared. The committee in this, &s in other labors-, were most assiduous and painstaking, both themselves and their wives doing the honors well indeed. A special feature of the evening's enjoyment was the rendition by a batch of scholars of the well-known s come again n more." This met with such instantaneous appreciation that more was vociferously demanded and obtained, the pupils this time giving sweetly and sympathetically '.'Come soft and lovely evening.". The two items were realiy good, the various parts being taken with a precision and confidence that woul not shame older vocalists. The names oi these youthful" songsters a re as follows i: Misses Ritchie and Findlay, Masters

Cuthbertson, Firdlay, Forbes, Jfoiharoa, anil Jlatheson. Miss Alexander the infants' niistress, presided at tho piano, and supplied the accompaniments m;ccs. sary. Dancing was kept going till 2 n.m. right merrily, when tho M.C. announced the last.dance, after which three rousing cheers were given for the musicians and M.C, this concluding, a very enjoyable (ind In every way successful bocM.

■ ' , f^'HTHSBKIfII) The young ladies of Olenavy intend holding their annual ball here on Friday 29th September, '"commencing &t 8.30 p.m. By the invitation cards, which mc neat and dainty' specimen's of the printer's act,, befitting the occasion, I seo that Miss E. Williams fills the position of hon treasurer to the Committee, while the secretarial dutlcg are confided to Miss May Ardagh.