TEMUKA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5263, 24 June 1905, Page 3

TEMUKA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

The first ‘-iugleside” of th •> as-a v a s hold in the Parish Ha-k ■ >ll Thursday evening lasi H.cu *■ cry enjoyable evening was spoil >y some seventy members and their riends. The floor was in splendid oiler. Mr F. 11. McLean supplied cxicllent music throughout, and the •ommitteo 0 £ management were Meslames D. McCaskill, Geo. Thomson, t. Bisset, P- McCaskill, W. Tarrant, r a Gunmen, Mclnnes, A. Calder, T. b Early, Hooper,-and Jeffries, and hisses Grant - and Blyth, of vhom Mrs D. McCaskill acted as rhairwoman. The programme confisted of vocal items, recitations and Scottish dances, with the addition of he ordinary ballroom items, and these proved very attractive. T Jio iroccedings were opened with the 3rand March, led by the president, Mr Dan. McCaskill, and Mrs Guniion, aud in the earlier portion of .he programme items wore given by Mr and Mrs Jeffries, Messrs A. Hints 3. R. Macdonald, and B. B. Cinders, md Mr Morris gave a number nf gi'auaphono selections. A Scotch reel vas danced by Mcsdamos Henry, A. Bisset, Sim and McCaskill, Misses Qissct and Guild, and Messrs Bisset fcl). McCaskill, W. Jellifies, Sim Jud Grant. Just prior to supper the President prosen Led each of the ladies with a piece of Scotch heather "‘the real Macbay,” received that day from Scotland, and kindly donated to the Society by Mr R. V. Phillips. About 10.30 o’clock, after the supper the president, Mr D. McCaskill, mounted the platform,, and expressed the pleasure felt by the directors and himself at seeing so many present. Of late years, owing to circumstances which were in a measure unn'oid able, the Society h a d become very much the same as an ordinary athletic society. Now it was intended to make an effort to revert to the old order of things and mane the society a Caledonian Society in fact as well as in name. This •‘lnglcsldo” was one of the results. They fixed the date for their iuglesidcs for May 24 and June 22, but unfortunately when the date approacnccl it was "found that the Ternium Rifle Volunteers wished to hold their anKil social on the 24th May. this *V ca r, The usual date of 'be social falling on a Saturday. The directors, recognising the xolmtcor c ( ,vps as one of the oldest institutions in the town, at once gave Way. Unior..unatelv a. clash in Oates with nucHar function had occurred with reference to the Juno ‘‘ Ingleside,” and 1 the directors had either to cancel :t ab together or go on. They deci-icd tli.il they must keep faith ith their H'ciu bers and went on. Personally lie was delighted with the att<cii'waxc, and hoped all would crjoy them-. as much a 9 *ko was. ladies had gone to a groat deal of trouble and prepared a splendid sup-, per, and he felt sure all would enjoy it. The ladies -were deserving of their heartiest thanks. ihe next ■“ingleside” Would bo held on the Thursday nearest the full moon in -August, aud the ball on the Huirsday nearest the full m o ow in September. He hoped members would show their interest in the Society by rolling up to their gatherings and bringing their friends. The president concluded by remarking that if they had given up the date of this Ingleside” they would have had to take ■“ pot luck” as to dates. He hoped all wo.uld thoroughly enjoy themselves. A most appetising supper was then enjoyed, the ladies and gentlemen serving it being untiring in their eflorts to see that all were gfcisfied. -At its conclusion Mr Vv. Warrant proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the ladies who had pro-. Tided and who had dispensed it. This carried by acclamation. Danc*ing w a s then resumed for au hour when refreshments were aga'n served. Dancing was then resumed until about 1 o’clock, when the “ Ingleside” terminated, id* having spent one of the most pleasant ••vonmgs yet enjoyed under the auspices of the Society,