GAELIC SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15396, 7 March 1912, Page 8

GAELIC SOCIETY.

The ordinary monthly mooting of tin tV , *r! ,c i**' 01 * Wlui held "» tho Oddfellows Hull Stuart fctreat, laat ovening. Thi chief ,Mr Diigald iM'Pherson) occupiiy tho cliiiir, and jn his opening remark stated that at ilie tinio of the last mcotini ho was touring Central Otugo .md beinj moot hospitably entertained. During tJn trip lie kept h:» eyes open for as ltKur follow IliglUaiKlorw u\ jKKsiblo, and a l'cnibroko and Wanuka mot a few. 'Hi congratulated the «ocictv on tho suoccw of tho son of ono of its loading members -Mr .Murdoch M'Konzic. Besides beini ilnx of Iho Arthur Street School Mastf Normiut hiwl won tho National. Scholar »hip, the Chambor of Comnmrco medal, i senior lx>ard scholarship. and first placi in tho civil sorvico examination. Thi Chief oxprcssjd his sympathy with tin friends of Mr Af'kenzie, who ha< met wit-h an accident while working on < dredge in the harbour, and hoped ho woul< soon bo well again. The following progrntnmo was renders during the evening :--Mi.<s M'Leod, «in| Hi oro a nu horo eile," and' sis encoro '• Ooh! coh! mar tha mi " and M< .Shoiirulh lois nn gniagaiohanMr AI J. Mackenzie, " The auld Scotch songs": "ik! Mrs Lister. " For tho sako of wmc body." Mr Morritoti rondorcd "Ans t (rlconu s;in ' and iw encores 11 At dctulidll" and "An dcit u loam a llib lunn dowi," A reel followed, in uliicl about half of those prcsont joinc<|. Mis Campbell tJicn sang " When the kyo conn hamo,' MLis Clileholin following will "Robin Adair." A Highland schottischi was then indulged in by about half of th, audionoe. Mr Al'ok Mathcson sang "M< run gael dilnas," an d Miss M'DonaJd fhleasgich oija bhroilioh ghlais" and a an onooro " Fhlosagach donn." Mi Rodoriok M'Kcnzie sanir "Ochono jt ritfl gur W rne ha muladich," #nd Maatci Colin M'Konzie danced tho seantreus. On tho completion of the programnx dancing bcenmo general, and was continue? for somo timo. WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS has oleansinjj Action on tho Jddoqrs and bladdejr.