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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17573, 25 June 1925, Page 7

Last, evening, under the auspices of the Canterbury United Sunday Schools Association, an evening <>f story and song was given. Miss F. S. Warner (supervisor of the S.R.E.) was responsible for the story-telling part of the programme. Mr V. (’. Peters arranged the music and took an active part himself in the programme, being assisted by Mr Melville Lawry, Miss A. Lilly and Mr Murray Jones. The scheme adopted was that each story should be followed by music chosen to pursue the spirit of the story. Miss Warner spoke briefly on, “ Why we Tell Stories.” She dealt with, and illustrated the rhythmic, imaginative, heroic and romantic stages of story interest. Later she told stories from Kipling. Oscar Wilde and Tennyson. " King Arthur,” from Tennyson's ” Idylls of the Kings ’ j was the last and possibly the most impressive. item of the evening. As Miss I Warner proceeded with the story Mr Gordon M’Kenzie added greatly to the effectiveness by throwing illustrative lantern pictures on the screen. Miss Warner also gave a short outline* of the life of Tennyson,