MEETING AND ENTERTAINMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11197, 20 August 1898, Page 8

MEETING AND ENTERTAINMENT.

■■~...■ ..■■■•?■■■;■.■ •». .", T'->" ' '■■ ■ ':■'■ -- The usual, jveeklyy meeting of :St."Matthew>l Improvement:Association'was held on Wedrus-' day evening, the' Rev. H.; S. Leach presiding. The; programme;'"An Evening with Longfellow;" proved a moat eojnyable one. Miss Ellison/opened by reading an essayjpii Longfellow, wriiiten^by Misstate. Songs from the.poets wriiing«'were; contributed by' Mrs Do'wnes, Mrs Woukrhun, • Miss Moore, Messrs Deschlfer arid D. Huttbn; duets were sung by-Mr and Miss Wilkinson, Mrs< ;])owne3 and Miss Moore ; readings were given by Mrs Monkman,- Misses Ga*'n-.and', Tiownes,and MivW. J. Mopre.i^iAH thq items; Wjere favourably, 'receive'ii'by tfee meeting,p,ar.ticuUfly.filrHuttqns; 'rendering of '•'The; .yil!ag«:.bracKsmjf.h,.">nd,..Mr.s| l JVlbnki[i«!ii's-".ThV'ol'd'hou3e by the Linden." ■ . 1 ] A croWaetl'audience filled the Salvation Army,; Barracks ?at) -Port Gh&lmers *m Weflnesdiy'evea-, in.?,,when a limelighfrrentcirUinmeiit was given, with/ musical aceompariirnentsv .-The- views were excellently produced and the singing was greatly appreciated. ", .- ~ ' •'. ' >'i -••■-:. .• ■ At the imetiug of .the Law Debating f Society, huld ou Wediiesiiay evening in the Supreme Court' Ohamber Kddm, an' excellent lecture was-given by Mr J. 0: Stephens on "Conveyancing' Practice." -There was »'fnll'attendanee,-and the, Hon.W. JDownie Stewart occupied; the chair. Con taining as it did many of the results ot along experience in. that branch of, the Jaw, the lecture was full of valuable hintu to Btudehtsand practitioriers. At its close the chairman and others expressed the hdpe that Mr Stephens would ext»nd his writings on the lines indicated in the, lecture, and publish a bonk on conveyancing practice. On the motion-of Mr Gallaway the members passed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Stephens, and, a like compliment was accorded the chairman. / . . '...-.. .. ': '■-. The Anchor of Hope LoJgf, No. 75, h*ld their, usual weeklymeetinKatMosgietHallonTfiutsday, when officers and:memberi of Pioneer of Dunemn Lodge, No. 2, 1.0. G.T., pa'°d an official ; vißit, and were accorded a hearty welcome. Sis. Hicks, C.T., vacated the chair in favour of Bro. Hegarty (C.T. Pioneer), who presided during the evening. Aspleiidid programme of songs, recitations, #c. was gone through,' and refreshments handed round, much to the enjoyment; of all. Bro. Donald Cameron, P.p.T., and Bro, Hegarty, C.T., addressed the.Moagiel TempUrs, and urged.-taem to stand-by the lodge, and endeavour to make tli« Anchor, of Hope Lodge a strong and prosperous loilge and a blessing to Moagiel. They also offered any' assistance necessary from Pioneer Lodge in helping to increase the membership of the Moseiel Lodge. B.os. Turnbull and Hay thutiktd.thfi Pioneer Lodge fortheir lervices and. for their pfficial visif, and'the visitor* returned.to :*lfown with the hope that their visit would have a lasting effect arid would'be the means of rousing the temperance -people generally to stand by and; aid'theSlosgiel Lodge of Good Templars. , A meeting -of the committee of the -kariy; Settlers' Association was held on Thursday niglit at the officeof the secretary (Mr P. Duncan), me names of 63 new members were pasted for election. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs K. N. Adams. W. G. Somerville, and T. K. Stdey, was appointed to arrange for a. reunion to celebrate the Jubilee year of the arrival of the pioneer vessels Blundell, Victory, and Bernicia. A sub-committee, conßistingof Dr Fulton, Messrs G C Proudfoot and Donald Reid, jun., was appointed to .collect some early history records which the committee had brought under their notice. Dr Will mentioned as a subject worthy of the association's attention the rescue of the origin of many local names, especially Maori name*, of places of local interest in Ocago. A. sub-coin, mtttee, consisting of Messrs K. N. Adorns, 1. K. Sidey und W. G. Somerville, was formed to arrange for the formation of a group collection of photographs of early settlem.- ' Minutes expressive of sympathy with the relatives of several of the pioneer ssttlers who have lately passed avray were recorded The committee had many evidences brought before them of a live interest being felt in the future of the association. Monthly meetings of committee were fixed to be held at the office of the secretary iv the second Monday of each month. The Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 21, No (Surrender, held its monthly meeting in the Trades Hall on Thursday evening. Hie W.M. (Bro. Willis) was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of members and of visiting brethren. One candidate was initiated into the order and two pro-

noaed to come forward for the next meeting. ] Afferthe usual busine^ had been (;one .through ; the election of officers fi.r the next ensui'ig year t took place, and resulted as follows :—W.M., Uro. j Willis (re-elected); D.M.. Bro. Straw ; secretary, j liro. ]Mwar<ls; treasurer, Kro. Robin»OD. Ihe - r lodge was then closed mid went into harmony. ■ Songs were contributed by several of the brethren, i and a very enjoyable evening spent. r