OTAGO S.S UNION EXHIBITION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11188, 10 August 1898, Page 7

OTAGO S.S UNION EXHIBITION.

A] meeting, of the Otago SA Union Ex- I hibition Committee was held on M6nday:even- j ing in the Y.W.C.AT. Rooms, ■MrWv T. | Todd; occupied1 the chair, and '• •were present, representing 20 schools. It was i reported that his Worship, the Mayor a,nd the.,-.! Hoii. VJ. Downie Stevy.ar,!;, MjL.C:;. had; con-, ! sented to become patrons. Reports^ we're i handed in.f^ojn.the Platform, Quilt, anctSido■!: Show. Committees, which.; showed, they wero all at work! Mr A. M. Braik (conductor of the choir of, about 50Q children) stated^ that. |he ■ 'five, (Masses were "making good progress, and tha^lie intended^bringing 'them. all Ltogefchor. iii' Old Knox Church, -for. practising, on Sat- . iirday afternoons. The Rev. D. Borrie offered the committee the right of tnaking use of ; from 100 s"tp; .200 views of Palestine and"'Egypt,., (which. ..he had 'personally- collected when..', travelling through the Holy /Land), all ; mounted. This kind offer was accepted, and, ( '■■ it is needless to cay, the views will form an j attractive. item riuring, the exhibition, ; A large' amount of, business ..was. .transacted,- ! and several;.matters . iyeire referred to pom- ,- mittfl.e*,-'to .^pi'o.rt^at inext, meeting, I ■ i\. .'.'.'-,' ;., j, Th^.-fechodls' are'-taking upithe, matter very ! heartily, V^nci ; liotj.'.a .feyj teachers meet their schoi&rs "iSveblcly toi^rec^them'how they.' can complete''n^id;,>inak§ r ,th.e exhibition; a",success. The ffiill/'for squads' 'of not less' than }t .poys is creating great interest. Hand; andVlndian club drill contests for girls haVe'been added to tlie(prospectus. From the'various reports and,.'from inquiriea made from the music warehouses as to the number of the test - musical selections selling, it would appear that the exhibition is going to be a pronouriced success.^ The enthusiasm of the dele- j gates was most encouraging. \ ' j