WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20384, 16 April 1928, Page 10

WORKERS’ EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

The District Council of the Workers Educational Association has reason to congratulate itself on the success of the opening social held on Saturday evening lust in the Returned Soldiers Association’s club rooms when there was an excellent attendance of members and friends. Professor G. E. Thompson, president of the movement in Dunedin, officiated as chairman, and in bis remarks ho referred to the fact that there were more students attending the classes of the Workers’ Educational Association than attended the universities of New Zealand. Dr Fisher also spoke, outlining the work proposed for the coming session, and emphasising the excellent requite obtainable from enthusiasm of members to help the movement.

An important item on the programme was the staging by the Drama Class of the play “ Fnrzel Flummery,” by A. A. Milne. The story is based on the bequest of £50.000 eneh, to two prominent members of the House of Representatives already well up the ladder of social fame, the condition _ attaching to it being that the beneficiaries take the name of ;Furzel Flummery. The part of Mr Robert Crawfihaw was most capably taken by Mr Giddens, who, along with Mr E. Hunter, as Mr Richard Meriton, showed .ability in portraying the resentment that such a stipulation should have been made and yet their unwillingness to refuse the bequest. As Denis Clifton, the erstwhile writer of plays, but now solicitor to his deceased uncle’s estate. Mr Lloyd Ross was decidedly successful in infusing into the part the right amount of roughishness and fantasy required to portray an unworldly young man, overflowing in theatrical etiquette, handling his first brief. Clifton is filllv aware of bis late uncle’s beliefs in making such a will, and Mr Ross very cleverly visualised the subtelty conveyed in the choice of the chosen name. Others in the east were Miss Laing and Miss Hatton, who also canably acted the respective parts of the wife and daughter of Mr Robert Crawshaw. The remaining items on the programme were community singing, conducted by Miss Wilkie, with Mrs Moore as aepomrmniet; a pianoforte solo bv Miss Liebtfoot: a humorous recitation by Miss Newey; and a song by Mr Giddens.