MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13844, 2 September 1908, Page 4

MEETINGS.

*■'.■. ; .. .;, ?'• 11-"!'; .'*»» ";:'■; ■' .:- ST. DAVIDS LITERARY SOCIETY. These was a large attendance of member* and friends "at the meeting of St. Bav'd's ■■ Literary and Deb»£ing Society cm Monday ' evening—•** competition night." The compe- ,-■ titions . included recitations, singing, spelling, reading, and impromptu speeches. The Rev.: 1 : Gray Dixon. M.A., Dr. Grant, and Mr. V. Steel were the judges, and awarded the prise*.,. «3 follows:—Recitation, Mr. James W. Taj lor, M.A.; singing; and spelling. Mis? Allen. •reading;and impromptu■■ speaking, Mr. Pro ***■ . ■_•' '' ••';'".-- ; ;:v'"' : '■-/':■-'■> ' '".■■■.;■•■■- '■".'■ V.-j.,"V .■■ ' .■.■-. ,- ,■.■'■:''' '.■'■' .'■'•-■'.':. f ' ; iif'i'tJk'ft MOUNT ALBERT LITERARY CLUB, There was a large j-ttendanee of members ■ and visitors at the meeting of the Mount; Albert Literary and. Social Glnb on Monday ; even ing, which wife devoted to election speeches. Mr. G. |M. Fovrlds represented himself as a " Government " candidate; Mr. ~,/. G. Mcßride, sen., 'J Opposition.'* A poll of the members' resulted; in a small majority fot . ifche Opposition candidate, Mr. G. Mcßride The closing social of the club lakes placr next week. , , '■K/''V^ ::,y ' : ' : .ji--£:/';;- ■■■■ 'S. l* : f>' : .\..|v L : : »"i , ': :^: ,V i ; i: : i;i : "s ; - : -'W'■ «/\' :; :;'.;/ :;U : :S : ,:-"5?:'^!C'l POXSOSBY BAPTIST CHURCH. The anniversary ciilebrotioris in connection' with the Fonsonby Baptist Church were continned ' yesterday .-when a - tea and public meeting were held; ' The Rev. A. North (pastor) presided at the utter ' function/at r j which the annual report m connection with the church work was read.'' It -was, on the whole, of an encouraging nature, and paie a warm tribute to the manner in which the pastor had laboured on behalf of the church. 1* also mentioned thut an effort was to be made shortly to extinguish the small remaining church debt. The receipts during the year amounted to £524 :Is 6d.. Mr. North in a short address referred to the manner in which the officer? and ladies of the church had laboured in its interests, and he thank-ed-'them: heartily for their assistance. The congregation, he said, had given most liberally, and he was surprised and gratified.at the splendid response which had ;been made j; oB bfthalf of the Home and .Foreign Missions. Qfchfir short addresses were given by visiting clergymen, and special music was rendem 'i by the choir. - ;./.,.. : '|j