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Temuka Leader, Issue 2886, 26 October 1895, Page 2

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[From Our Own Correspondent.] The long-wished-for rain has come, and even the farmers on the Downs seem satisfied; everything looks fresh and green and the young stock iSeem to ba taking no harm. The social in aid of the Sports Fond, held on Friday last, was a great success. The rooms were crowded, about .120 people being present. Mr Brien and Mr Burn kept things moving, and with dance and song a very pleasant evening was spent. Kindly he’p was given by Messrs McCaskill and Barratt, from Temuka, by Messrs Blake, Poison, Calder, and Lightband, from Timaru, and by Misses Henderson, McCaskill, and Middleton. The ladies, assisted by the “ bachelors’ committee,” dispensed the refreshments, which were supplied by Mr McCaskill, and were Al. Mr Burn, the schoolmaster, began the programme by thanking all for their attendance and help in providing material for the physical education of the children, and later on in the evening Mr Robert Skinner, Chairman of the School Committee, moved a very hearty vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had done so much to make the evening pass pleasantly. Mr A. S. M. Poison returned thanks, saying, for himself and the others, that they were glad to help in such a cause. The long list of songs which were sung in the intervals of the dancing, must be condensed a little, or this letter will be occupying too much space, but they were all well received and much appreciated. Miss Middleton sang “ The Love Tide ” and “ Fiddle and I ”; Mr McCaskill “ Father O’Flynn ” and “ Miss Hooligan’s Christmas Cake”; Mr Barratt “ After the Ball” parody and “ Lively on and Lively Off” ; Mr Blake “ Out on the Deep ” and “ Sleeping Camp”; Mr Lightband “ The Good Rhine Wine” and “Mississippi Shore” ; Mr Calder “The Old Brigade” and “ Where Did You Get that Hat” ; and Mr Poison sang “That’s English, You Know,” “ ’Ee don’t know where ’e Are,” and “ Tubs,” and with other songs and recitations kept the audience greatly amused. Mr Burn sang “ The Powder Monkey,” and the company joined in all the choruses. The Timaru performers left, with three hearty cheers, about 1 o’clock; but the dancing, under Mr Brien’s able management, was kept going till about 4 o’clock, when the&ast seemed ready to stop. The greatest help was given by tke ladies; by the musicians, .Mr Wills, Mr Patrick, and others; and by the accompanists, Mrs Burn, Miss McCaskill, and Miss Middleton, and also by the members of the Debating Society, who took charge of the door, and helped in every possible way. The result of the social is that a sum of about £3 will go to purchase cricket and rounder material for the use of the boys and girls of the school.