WAIMATUKU

Otago Witness, Issue 2649, 21 December 1904, Page 39

WAIMATUKU

December 15.— The Young Women's Bible Class closed its first session of six months on Friday last. To celebrate the occasion the members held a homely social, to which the Ycu»g Men's Class was invited. The Waianiwa classes were also represented. • The young ladies merit the highest praise for the care and trouble they took to make their "wind-tip" a success. The Rev. Mr Catherwood presided, and aftar the oneuing ceremony called on three young ladies— Misses Marian Brown, Nellie M Gaw, and T. Pilcher— to deliver the opening address, which was done in a manner that called forth hearty ai^plause. The way in which they acted thoir parts and recited their lines showed that there is some latent talent wasting its perfume on the desert air" even here. So well did tho "dauntless three" acquit themselves that there is a strong desire to get them to repeat the piece at the forthcoming school concert. During the evening solos were given by Misses Brown (Invercargiil^ Maggie Brown (our local favourite), and Messrs Humphries, Lobb, Strang, and Broom, the last-named gentleman from the Winton class. A duet was sung by Messrs Lobb and "Williams, and a quartet by Misses Alarian and Maggie Brown and Messrs Lobb and Williams. Mr F. Lockau gave a- recitation, and papers that were listened to with attention were read by Miss J. Brown and Mr D. M'Kenzie. Miss Brown's paper on "Florence Nightingale" was, as Mr Catherwood said, a sample of those read

a* the class during the session. It portrayed vividly the life and the life's work of a noble woman. The title of Mr M'Kenzie's paper w.is '"The Strength of Woman." Tea and cake in every variety were handed round. All aeerned to enjoy themselves thoroughly, and all wished the Wannatuku Young Women's Bible Class every success. The instrumental music part of the piogrimme was m good hands — viz., Misses M'Kenzie and Southern. Dairying. — Otir dairy factory is this year aimply a creamery, the milk being separated, thr- cream sent to Underwood, and the skim milk used to feed pigs-