OTANE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8363, 30 July 1920, Page 2

OTANE.

(Owd Correspondent) On Wednesday night, in Tall, a crowded audience nitial appearance of (he ;■ \mateur Dramatic Society i, •ieal comedy in three acts, ‘Three Hats.” Miss Ruby J s Mrs Selwyn was tile si at ier of the piece. She has a oiee and a charmingly natui iresence and quickly establig 'elf in the good graces of t mce. With Mr G. McAi ■Samuel Selwyn, who also ae laturally, they were the bac! he cast, both parts showing if careful study. The comit was supplied by John Hai libbs, and Carl Pedersen ai Blithers,” these two players :ponsible for a lot of at imong the audience. Mis vere played by the Misses J is Grace Selwyn, M. Peppe, nd Messrs Stanley McAulaj Bellanmy,” and John Minty ain Katskill. The piece \ti ■bly stage-managed under t ion of Miss Gilmour, Miss son assisting at the piano, "onclusion of the performaij ?yan thanked the audience

>f the Elsthorpe residents, j rom the entertainment going .Elsthorpe Hall Fund, which| sired to make as up-to-date Otane one. Mr Ryan stated var had 'drawn the township, horpe and Otane to a mnei union and appreciation , loped would long continue. Mr Ryan then introduce! McKay, the chairman of ft. Town Board, who utilised the to farewell, on behalf of ft, people, Mr and Mrs Stedi family, who were leaving ft following day. Mr Stedmas a leading member of the League, the Red Cross Lei, ticultural Society and the l. Golf Clubs, and sewetsn School Committee. He hai very popular railway officift McKay read a letter fro, Goodrick, who w T as unable a sent, eulogising the good « bv Mr Stedman in his eapaeitionmaster. Mr McKay thee ed the guests with a silver suitably engraved. After i man had suitably replied the ■leared for dancing, which, up till an early hour.