ENTERTAINMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11454, 20 June 1899, Page 6

ENTERTAINMENTS

A concert in aid of the church choir fund waa held in the Presbyterian Hall, Caveraham, on Friday evening. The hall was well filled. Miss V. Campbell, who was in fine voice, sang " The toilers " and " Echo," the last verse ol the latter song being repeated in response to the demands for an encore. . Miss Ferguson rendered - The swallows " (to which Miss May' Barron played a violin accompaniment) nnd " The soul's awakening," and the latter well merited the encore she received. Her added number was " We'd better bide a wee." Mr A. V»right rendered " The beautiful gate," "The ■tioly City," and, as an encore number, " Mary of Argyle.' Mr W. Stewart gave a sympathetic rendering of " The vision divine." Mr C. H. btaules was down for two recitations—" Jud iSrownm'" and -How Macdougall Topped the score, —but he was so successful iv these that he had to supplement them by two others. A quartet party (Messrs T. Dallas, F Davie, J. M Kersey, and J. O'Brien) played two selections, -Remembrance': and "La Fille dv Regiment," which were highly enjoyed. The choir, under the direction, of Mr W. Stewart, gaye very creditable roiiderii.jjs of the choruses Awake, iEolian Lyre" and "From Obcron mi ■ b*lryland>" and, in conjunction with Mr c*r s well-trained choir of children, " God of Nations." The children's choir also gave the choruses " Were a' noddiu' " and " The honnio mils of Scotland" in a praiseworthy ms.Hi.er. JLhe accompanists were Mrs G. Adam and Mr Or. Palmer. Before the last item waa sung, the Key D. Dutton thanked those who had taken part in the concert. The farmers at Merton, with their wives and friends, met on Friday evening at Mr Mullaney's barn, kindly, lent for the occasion, to celebrate the opening of the new dairy factory, lhe chair was occupied by Mr John Duncan (Corner Bush), who, in opening the proceedings, reviewed the history of former struggles to get a dany factory. He said tliat sometimes the boilers burst, and farmers had to take their milk back, which was bad enough; but on one or two occasions within their experience the companies hurst. a.iirl then farmers neither got milk

nor money back, which was much worse. He did not think the new boiler put in would burst, and as for the Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Factory Company he foi* his part was quite willing to trust it. A motion embodying a vote of thanks to, and confidence in, the Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Factory Company for erecting the factory was carried unanimously. A good ' programme of vocal and instrumental selections was then carried out to the satisfaction of all present. Songs were rendered by Mies Tod and Messrs J. Moore, John Allen, M'Kane, George White, James Moore, W. "Wise', Peter White, and recitations and readings by Misses Burnes, Susie Burnes, and Winnie Tod. The next half-hour was devoted to the delicacies on the Supper table, and votes of thanks were passed to the chairman and to Mr M'Lean, to whom the success of the evening was mainly due. The barn was then cleared for dancing, which was .kept up with spirit. Mr M'Lean made an efficient M.C.