ENTERTAINMENTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6166, 21 April 1899, Page 1

ENTERTAINMENTS.

. ♦ ■ At .tlie ••exhibition of the Art Society! lasti Jiight MivMelitus played several .violin-. solos, 1 and musical items were given by .MessrsAllan, .and WilSon. A largetyrattended -social gathering -of the* German community of Christchuroh and | neighbourhood waslheld in St John's School-, room -last evening.- After tea,, at wlxieh Pas-, tor -Meyer presided, ithe room -was . cleared, for dancing, which kept Hip till imid-j night. Siongs and instrumental items were gwon, ;arid;ai very >;ffvening was: brought to a close by;the singing of patriotic: songs. ' There was a large=ttttendance at the Dur-i ham Street .Wesleyan -schoolroom last even-; ing, nvhen asocial meeting waslield toiwel-l come the "three ministers who have been recently- appointed to the circuit. Mr J. Mun-i nings presided, and, onlbehalf of the'congre-i gatian, extended a heaz-ty . welcome to ' the 1 Revs*W. Batmtber, CB. Laws arid'H. 'J. ; Murray. Mr'H. Patten, on 'behalf- of the 1 young -men, Mr W. H. Bowen, on 'behalf of tire trustees, and Mr 7. ' C. "Prudboe, on! bdhttl?'of-the"urcuit, also gave addresses of welcome. Each of the •Ttiinisters briefly replied. During the evening songs were sung by Mrs'Cresswell, Miss Andrew, "llr~F. Corbett aiuTMr~H. Johnson,, and at the close refreshments- were handeß- round. \ To commemoi'ate the opening of '"their new "Kaiapoi premises, the Christclmrch . Working "Men's' Co-operative Society gave a concert arid -social in the O'ddf fellows' HiiH^ on Thursday evening. Musical arid vocal items were given, and limelight views were' fchown. • On Thursday the annual sale of work; of St. "Bartholomew's ClnrrSh, 'Kaiapoi, was held : hi the'drllt-hall, which- was rfcistcfuliyi decorated. The stalls were presided oveij by the "following ladies :— Produce, "Missesj. Burgess, Tfeywode, and Carpenter, asnd'Mrs/ Rich-; •'Christmas tree, "Misses Moore,f\ Butcher, and Moon; refreshments, 'Mes-p dames 'Taylor, 'Ma thias, Bldkely/Wllmott, Clark, -ami "Wood-; lollie stall, Misses N.j. Revell, A. "Revell, and B. Taylor ;• nimble, jumble, A Mrs Revell, Misses Hurse andi Bavley^ laffies' bee, Mesdames'Hicks,'Wood,| Revell, and ' Hunt, ]\'lis3 Andrews ; young, ladies' -stall, "Misses Piuwcett, Tearce, andj Roll ; boys'<stdl atiS bran pie, "Messrs'Eaw-: ■cctt, Hmit.M. Legg,' Evans, Wintehead,^and; Hicks. In evening concerts -were held a*t interafls., and the side-shows included a, gramophone, >hy "Mr^Kunf ; microscope, ■ «x---'diibited by Mr Alexander ; and atfldll-show,, nmder the Aliases 'Wilson. The 'Kaiapoi Si ring Band vwas in airiendance. | The thiril anmversarj- of the s>ister n Pearce Lwdge was cdlebi-ateid last evening by asoiree in the (Oddfellows' Hail. .A large mnraber of rasiturs from the Noi'th banter- : bmy and Lyt-teltoiv district lodge«;>were pre-j: sent. Musical items were given, and, Utncing | kept up iW ;a late 'baur. |