GORE NEWS NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 19462, 29 January 1925, Page 8

GORE NEWS NOTES

A BUDGET OF ITEMS. MISSIONARY LECTURE. (From our Correspondent.) Mr F. C. Glass, a representative in Brazil of the Evangelical Union of South America, visited Gore during the week-end. On Sunday he spoke at the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches, and on Monday evening delivered an interesting lecture, illustrated with lantern sli/des, on Brazil. RB.A. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Committee of the Gore Returned Sofdiers’ Association w'as held on Tuesday evening, Mr P. Stewart (president) occupying the chair.

The Hospital Visiting Sub committee reported visiting the Gore Hospital each Sunday since the last meeting. Four exsoldiers were undergoing treatment (three of them as the result of accidents), All were making good progress.—A discussion ensued on the need for a motor-ambulance in the town, and a sub-committee was appointed to interview the Mayor regarding calling a public meeting to further the idea. A New Visiting Committee was set up for the ensuing fortnight. The secretary reported having interviewed the secretary of the Dunedin R.S.A. regarding the very successful cash purchase system arranged by that association. —A sub-committee was appointed to go into the matter and report in a month’s time. A letter was received from the War Pensions Board regarding the application of the association for an increase in the pension of an ex-soldier. It was regretted that the application could not be granted. —Resolved to' take the case to the Appeal Board. A letter was received from the Minister of Lands regarding arrears owing to the Department by a returned man on his house property.—A sub-committee was appointed to interview the man. The secretary was instructed to write a letter of condolence to the relatives of the late Mr G. Watson. Various confidential matters regarding pensions were dealt with. SCOTTISH CONCERT. 'The Gore District Highland Society celebrated Burns’ Day with a Scottish concert held in the Princess Theatre on Tuesday evening. Owing to the restrictions imposed by the Health Department the attendance was not as good as it otherwise would have been, but nevertheless it was very satisfactory. Shief T. Sim presided, and introduced Mr W. B. McEwan, of Dunedin, who gave a short address on “The songs of Burns.” In the course of a very interesting address, Mr McEwan remarked that Burns had written over 300 songs, many of them characteristic of the whole Scottish nation, and embodying the whole range of human experience and emotion. The secret of Burns’ greatness lay in that, while he appealed first to the Scottish heart, he was pre-eminently the poet of humanity and the poet of human love and affection in the fullest sense of the words. The Dunedin Burns Quartette, which consists of Mesdames Carty (soprano) and McCartney (contralto), and Messrs A. Rawlinson (bass) and H. Prouse (tenor), contributed a number of Scottish songs, and achieved an immediate popularity with the audience. These vocalists also appeared as soloists, and met with hearty encores throughout. A local quartette of pipers, Miss D. McLeod and Messrs Graham and Foubister, supplied selections, and Miss M. Muir appeared in Highland dances. The chairman briefly thanked the audience for its patronage and the performers for their invaluable assistance, especially acknowledging the work of the accompaniste, Miss I. Mac Gibbon. Thanks were extended to Mr W. McCutcheon for the free loan of a piano. The concert terminated with “Auld Lang Syne” and the National Anthem, and thereafter the performers were the guests of the Highland Society at supper.