WAIANAKARUA SCHOOL CONCERT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10843, 14 August 1911, Page 6

WAIANAKARUA SCHOOL CONCERT.

The concert which was held in the schoolroom on. Friday night;last, was a great success. TVlessrs Cha's. Begg and Co., Oamaru, ha*d'kindly undertaken the arranging of "the concert, and they most certainly excelled; themselves, for one and all admitted "tliatjt. was the host concert;:everh£ld The perfect, andr-as a result the house was.packed,,:.so, that the school funds will benefit", to a large extent. The' programme opened by a good,,lively-:marcteby Miss Mason and Mr C. Sherwjn, piano and,cornet. Then followed"stfn'gs ,by"Miss" Mbllison (encored) ; ■'.corngf)': solo; Mr -C. Sherwin ; song, Miss Dale, : (encored) ; songVcomic, Mr W. ..Brown/(encored); .vocal duet, ;and'"Mr- 3. Dale (encored) • song,ffMre;>Davis - (encored)'•;'■ song, Mr : Miss Mason (encored)";, duefej for banjo and guitar, Brown (en- • c6red)y; .the first- part "and the same ladies and gentlemen also took pa : M'in'the second half, and received the same reception.- The success of the concert.was largely due to Miss Maciirtyre, who'played "tfce'accompaniments fpr4 the ■ singers. ■; during.. the evening, Avhicli- was no "light rtask. ~,,.;-. ,--?-, < Mi- Fihdlay (cnairmah) at'.tne close of the concert proposed' W- hearty vote of thanks to..the performers. He- said words failed him to express thanks.to Messrs-Chas: Begg and, Co., .throughL their manager,'Mr J. HimDurg,. for the very fine concert that they had provided, and he; was voicing! the opinion of : the Committee -when he said that the ; concert was one of the' best that had lever taken place in Waianakarua, and Ihe knew perfectly'well that the' audv- ■ fiiice had enjoyed the concert very much, 1 judging- by the way they had applauded ;the:,diiferent.-perforj ; riers. ; . He then jaslred "them all to*join with him in giv- ! ring three ringing cheers for the organ- | risers.-- This was-giveh with great vim. '•: The liall was then cleared for dancing, for which the music was provided by Miss Mason aiid "Mi- C. Sherwin. Dane- • ing was kept going- with vigor until early in' the mojning, ever3'one going home feeling ..perfectly pleased and trappy.