ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11690, 27 June 1901, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS AND MEETINGS.

DIX'S GAIETY COMPANY. MESSRS. Pope and Sayi.es, the Tylers, Miss Elsie, Reiser, and Mr. Charles Howard are announced to appear for three more nights only at he City Hall. Mr. Jim Marion will make his reappearance on Saturday next, and on Monday Madame Reynal and Mr. Reynal, operatic and ballad singers, from Sydney, will make their first appearance in New Zealand. On the following Wednesday Several fresh fives will be .-.ecu, the. most notable being tin". Haytors, the. famous London pantomimic In addition to the Haytors, there will appear for the first time mder Mr. Dix's management Mr. George Dean and Miss Ethel Gwynne-. Miss Mollie Bentley and Miss Annctta Rodin will reappear, as also will that, popular favourite, Mr. Frank Yotke. WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC UNION. The annual meeting of the Women's Democratic Union was held on Tuesday o\ening, the president in the chair. The treasurer's report showed a balance in hand of £1 19s 6d. Officers for the ensuing year were elected, Mrs. Kirkby being re-elected president. It was derided to remind the Premier-of his promise to put shop girls on the same foot- . ing as young persons coming under the pro- ! vision of the Payment to Boys and Girls Act, by making it compulsory upon employers to pay them wages during their first year of service. As dressmakers and milliners are now compelled (»;id rightly) to pay their apprentices, the union considers there is no reason why prosperous drapery and other establishments should bo exempt from the rule. Regret was expressed at the bad treatment recency accorded to the volunteers ac Wellington.

ATHKX.WM LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY. The ordinary meeting of the Athenaeum Literary and Debating Society took placo in the elubrocms. Queen-street, on Tuesday night. Mr. Si. Aldis (the president) occupied the chair, and called upon -dr. K. W. Burton to deliver his essay on *' Civilisation and Luxury."' Mr. Burton pointed cut that the abundance of wealth in a nation did not prove it to be in the highest state of civilisation, as great wealth often tended to luxury, and thus family ties would weaken and disintegration take place. Plain living and high thinking usually go together, and tend to the physical, as well as the moral, development of the individual and the. nation. The essay covered, a large period of history, and the arguments were well sustained. A large number of members took place in the debate which followed. At the close of the meeting a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Barton for his able and interesting essay.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR. The ninth anniversary of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle Christian Endeavour Society was held last; evening in the Tabernacle schoolroom. Upper Queen-street. Tea was served prior to the public meeting, and there were present representatives of 10 different endeavour societies from other churches in the city, who brought greetings. At, the public meeting which followed the Rev. Joseph Clark presided, and the Rev. J. T. Pinfold gave an address on '" Being Ber.uiiful and Useful," with scientific illustrations of a beautiful life. An address was also given by the Rev. W. Barren, of the Newton Congregational Church. Quartettes and solos were given by the endeavourcrs. The treasurer's report showed a. credit Ivalanco of £8 18s lid. and the secretary's report made lengthy reference to the activity of the different committees. ■ A report by the junior endeavour branch showed that excellent progress had been made.

UNITARIAN CHURCH SOCIAL. A social, held last evening in the Wesley Hall in connection with the Auckland Unitarian Church, was largely attended, the. proceeds of a collection taken up . being: devoted to the church building fund. Mr. C Carter presided. Refreshments were handed round by the ladies, and a musical programme was carried out, meeting with Ei eat approval. Songs wore contributed by Mrs. Howard and Misses Wilson, Packer, and Lily Thomson, and Mr. Carter. instrumental items were given by Messrs. Kreuczsir and T. Read, and a Chinese action song by the Sunday-school children. An item that pleased in no small degree was a toy symphony from Haydn, in which the followinc'took part :Violins, Messrs. Kreutzer and Wallett; 'cello, Mr. C. Bertram Plummer; drum, Mr. H. Hemus;' cuckoo, Miss .Tudson; trumpet, Mr. Hemus; nightingale, Miss I. Hemus: ratlin. Miss G. Hoinu?: quail, Mr. Claude Hemus; and piano, -Miss (Wallet t.

MANUKATJ WESLEYAN CIRCUIT. The quarterly meeting of the Manukau 'Wesleyan circuit was held at Otahuhu yesterday afternoon. The Rev. C. Griffin presided, and representatives wore present, from Onehunga, Mangore, East Tamaki, Otahuhu, and Woodside. The chairman reported the number of members to be 176 and 50 communicants. He also reported that a new church had been erected at Woodside, and paid for, with the exception of a small loan (from the building and loan fund. The financial statement, presented by Mr. W. Westncv, showed tbit the income- for the quarter" was £IC9 18s 2-1 and. expenditure £92 7: 4d, leaving a credit balance of £17 9s lOd. Messrs. G. H. Douglass (Onehunga), G. D. Smith (Wood-dde), and D. Hildred (Otahuhu) gave satisfactory accounts of the ■work that was being done in their respective otirday-scho-jls. Special collections were authorised to lie made at, Onehunga and Otahuhu for their Sunday-school ,arid church anniversaries, and a retiring collection in all Lie churches throughout tiie circuit in aid of the Freeman's Bay Mission. The circuit anil society stewards were appointed a committee to arrange for evangelistic services in the circuit. At Iho close of the meeting tin* members sat clown to a bountiful tea, provided by Mr. Mildred, and dispensed by the Misses Barnes and Willowby. On the motion of Mr. L»kirjg. a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Ilildrod and the ladies for their hospitality.

A TRIP TO QUEENSLAND. The Rev. W. Ready, who attended the recent Australasian Wesleyan Conference in Queensland, gave an entertaining narrative of his travels before a large'audience in the Ponsonby Wesleyan schoolroom last evening. The lecturer gave his audienc a brief outline of the principal business connected with the conference, and made special reference to the noted clergymen he bad met during his short stay in Brisbane. Mr. Ready, accompanied by 60 other clergymen, paid a visit to Die large sugar plantation in Bundaberg, and had seen the kanaka bovs busy at work. Reference was also made to the excellent electric tramway service in Brisbane, and (he lecturer expressed the hope that the proposed service in Auckland would equally as good. During the evening the following contributed vocal and instrumental items:—Miss Cortleyn and Messrs. Norgrove, Butler and Peak. The lecturer was accorded a hearty vole of thanks. LECTURE BY MR. ALDRIDGE. The Church of Christ, West-street, was comfortably filled last night when Mr. George Aldridge delivered an interesting lee Vure entitled " Elisha and the Shunamite. The lecture was profusely illustrated with limelight views, and Mr. Aldridge was a', the termination of the lecture accorded a vote of thanks. Miss Leslie presided at the organ.