SOCIAL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8855, 4 July 1907, Page 2

SOCIAL.

. St. Stephen’s Schoolroom, Marton A largely niu-.udod gathering of parishioners of St. Biepbe.n’s aftd their friends was held last evening in the school room. Owing to the unavoidable absence of the Yen, Archdeacon Towgood, who Is attend- . iug’. the session of the Diocesan . .Synod, Mr Alloway, Vicar's Warden, briefly referred to the objects of the series of socials of which this was ' the Spst. These were to reduce the debt incurred some years ago for enlarging the church, pto.. and the promotion of social lutercoiu'Sj} amongst the parishioners. It was saDfigfct.qry’ to annouuco that the debt, which on March gist last stood at £143 2s Id, had since been to £lO6 2s sd, chiefly by voluntary subscriptions, while further siims'amountiug to £49 14s were promised, leaving a balance of £56 8s 3d, and there was no doubt now that general interest had been nronsc-d in the matter that the debt wo aid ho extinguished before the j end of the pest financial year. The j following programme was carried j through in a spirited manner, soy oral j items being enthuaiasticaelly eiL j cored Overture, Mr Oroziet's - or. | chestra; solo, “Take a Pair of i Sparkling Eyes," Mr Sheriff; solo, j “Good-bye” (Tosti’s), Mrs Awdry; ; phouograpli selection, Mr Swini burns ; recitation, Mr Harry Russell; | quartette, “Johnny Smoker, ” Misses ) Harr and Mossman and Messrs | Sheriff and Taylor; solo, “Sister,” i Master " ‘Prank Lonud ; selection, i orchestra; quartette, ‘‘ Do Ringj tailed Coon, ” Misses Holdaway and i Sicely and'Messrs Wilkes and Oarf; song Misg Wallace; duet “Oomo With Thy Lqto td the Fognaiu” Misses Sicoly. During the intervals refreshments kindly supplied by the ladies were handed found and parlopr games indulged in. It was announced that the nest social would he held in about a month's time and a hearty vote of thanks to those, especially visitors who had contributed to the evening’s amusement, brought a most pleasant evening to a close.