SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14326, 17 October 1910, Page 6

SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

The 1010 session of tho K'tigsdotvn Mutual Imprnvoii.CiU Society was brougl-t to a ciosa 'j'httts;b.y ovuiimg !>y an 011]: y;iliK- f-.iL-.ai r.u^. A ..-hi.rt p. ..g; :!i:-iiil i t.i nit; items was inc-t-r. p.'isrd with v.ir-mii giifcs wlucir v,-i>re lu-artiiy entered .n----t:> under the tlirrctiou oi tbe sicivrary. i!r T. .Sinm.'-.ns. and liilur ui.'inbi'is'u! '.!»• c.inuiiitteo. Tlic lo'iaw.io; ladies anil gentlemen c nuibnted items t:' tb" jiiDgramme: — iliss Caiupbell, Miss J. Ilamptun, i\liss Muriel Averts. Mr. Howard, .Mr G. C. Kilts; violin duet, Messrs Howard and Mfislen; reeitatiims, Mrs Ko-s, and ?dr F.ilis and a reading by jNIr Stewait. Mrs G. hlamptin. iMiss Campbell sjul Miss A. Averis liinillv played the aeeompanimtents. Refreshments wi>re provide<l by tbe ladies. I'he season just concluded has been a successful one. and tiie society is particularly indebted to t!ie following gentlemen who gave lectures I—Mr A. M. Petersen ("Hacteri-ology"). Mr A. G. Johnson B.Sc. ("The I'nited States," tbe views being shown bv the Rev. Mr Knticott). and Mr J- Brown B.Sc. ("Rural Progress"). The annual social gathering in connection with !?t. Paul's Clinrch, To. tara Valley, was held on I tiurseiay evening, i In- Rev. Geo. King occupied tiie chair, and the fine compact cluin b was crowded in every part w.th a very appreciative at.dienee. The llev. K. h.ck.e, oi AVaiiaki, spoke on "Tiie Influence o!' C'lir stiamty oil Civilisation": the Rev. A. S. Morrison U.A.. of Waimate. gave an a-.ldreis o:i "How 1.) lieip your Church": and tiie Rev. Thomas Stiu-i n 8.A., of Timaru. .-poke e.n "The .Man e-ilh the withered hand." All the speakers teieivetl a. hearty re-und of aip!ai:>:\ Tbe s.ngi rs were ali in capital voice, and tli s added to tlie excellent areimstic proii: rt'es of tbe church made the musical part vtry attractive. The followiiig ladies end gentlemen contributed s ny>: i\lrs A. bishop and Miss HeiMck, To tarn Valley. M!.«es Cartv.rigSu and Saunders. Pleasant Point and Mr Ifanelburn. Mes Ltttul and Me : srs 13!a::cliard ' and Palmer gave capital recitations and : Messrs Palmer and 'fait gave- a very i pretty duet <m the organ and violin. Mr palmer accompanied the singeis in an artistic manner. The l-. dies, among whom may he ni'iiiii ned Mesdamrs Aylmcr. IJuNten. Ci'-I.ind. C liis!io-ni. ('ampbill. Goldie. Jliller, I'a: nett and Wangli. niipplicd tea (inri'ig tbe interval. A lisiwt lii using feature of the oatherinz was the large number oi v"siti>rs and friends who attended from all parts of tiiii extensive parish. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to the speakers, peri" ..line-s ir d the lat'ir-. B -t«veil sixiy an:! seventy railwaymen of Tiniarn as=e:nbled 0:1 Friday eveirng for the purp--.se of opinim; th. ir iateiy acaiiired social liali. All grade; of th cseryice were re;)reseiited. The hail was very tastefully decorated . with ilags and pliotographs. Mr \Y. j G. Cot pi-!', who occupied the chair, said ho hoped that every railway man would as-ist th? eiub. in which oase its suc'-css would he assured. Quite a inns pregramme was gone Lhrough in go'd sty]:;. The railway orchsslra. consists of eiirlit instruments, and although it has been formed oa!v a short time has already reac-lied a degree o! excellence under Mr E. Q, Hunter, conductor. Supper was provided under the management of Messrs Anuear and Cowles. The following members rendered it'ems durin"- th-' evening:—Messrs T. Gimson" .\" Thompson,, T. Harris. H Archer J Kiernan, "H". J. Harris, A. Sherlock j' Hall. E. P. Stock, H. C. Clemens (Tel mukiii, J. Bowman. T. Graiiam C J inches J. Gallagher. E. Hunter; and A. C. Duncan A most enjoyable