KENNINGTON NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 20523, 27 June 1928, Page 11

KENNINGTON NOTES

CONCERT. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CHOIR (From Our Correspondent.) On Thursday, June 22, the church choir again presented a concert under the leadership of Mr L. Horder. Though the severe weather interfeated with the attendance, those present made up for any lack of numbers by their hearty reception and appreciation of the different items. The combined choir rendered five choruses all sung with a brightness and vim, and with evidence of careful training and practice. The male quartette consisting of Messrs W. and W. G. Moncur, Swale and Leckie were heard to advantage in “The Village Chorister,” Mrs Henderson, Miss Crombie, Messrs Swale and Leckie in “Red Caravan”; Mesdames Fox and Darragh, Messrs W. Moncur and Hain in “Scots Wha Hae”; while the voices wtere particularly well blended in the double quartette “O hush thee, my Baby” sung with feeling by Misses Stevenson, McLew and Crombie, Mrs Horder, Messrs W. and W. G. Moncur, Alexander, and Leckie. Solos by Miss Crombie, W. G. Moncur, Mr Leckie, and Mr Swale; duets by Messrs Leckie and Swale, and by Miss Crombie and Mr Swale; and a trio by Mrs Henderson and the Misses Crombie all called forth well-deserved applause. A pleasant variation in the programme was a pianoforte duet by Mr and Mrs Horder, “Ist Valse,” the audience showing their pleasure by a hearty demand for an encore piece which was likewise appreciated. In the course of the evening the Rev. J. L. Robinson, of Invercargill, rose to give what was called on the programme an “address,” but which proved to be a collection of anecdotes telling of his humorous experiences in the course of his ministry. Needless to say the people enjoyed this item, and were grateful to a busy town minister who assisted them with the evening’s entertainment. At the close a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to all who had helped to make the evening a success, also to the chairman, the Rev. J. H. Thomson, and to the ladies for providing supper. All present expressed gratitude to Mr Horder who had taken such pains to prepare the programme, and also to him and the choir for thus giving of their time and energy to give a concert which was declared by many to be the best yet given by the Kennington choir.