BENEFIT CONCERT AT ARAMOHO.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12240, 14 June 1909, Page 5

BENEFIT CONCERT AT ARAMOHO.

It is p.easurable to announce that the ooncfrrt arranged for the benefit of the^ widow and children ofrthe late Mr A. Mackay, and. which was he!d at Aramoho on Friday evening, proved highly successful. The A.B.C. hall was crowded to overflowing, and a firertwclass concert programme was submitted, the audience enjoying it immensely: The Spgrainmo was as follows: Overture i S3 Smith (p'aiio), Miss MeAuley (violin), J. McFadgen (2nd violin), *Mr F Low (flu4o) Mr W. Qiiin (violin), Mr Box f cello): duefc, "The sweet wild icse, Misses E; M. McGuiro and Bella, McLean,s song, mexif all those endearing youhg! charms, 3.' E^W^lpole • ,sms (coniio),, Hartigan; songV "Sun- : ehme and/ rain," Mra Wellington: re«i*at.ion (comic), '/Charge of the Light. Brigade," G. Wells; quartet, members S.A. Band; song, "In old Madrid," Miss M. McKinnon; s;ong, "The Skipper, } Mr £. McLean; song, "Every Race has.a flag but the Goon," Mr G Larkha: overture, "Lola," Orchestra; song, "When the ebb tide flows,*' A. McLean; song, "Down .the vale.'* Mr J; T.a?l°F.; Sfiflg.* -"My am folk," Miss ■**•. v M.cKinnon';. splo (bodies),;G. Wells; dv et;; selected, Mr dnd Mrs Shearsby; ' s6ng, "Oft .in thev^till^.. night," Mivvalpole; ;Mavourneeii," Miss E. McGuire; song, Mr James; violin.-silo, Romance hi Q W. ; Quin.; ; song, "Pretty Redwing," G: 'Larkha., : ...

The Mayor (Mr €. B. Mackay) opened the proceedings ' and on behaJf of Mrs Mackay and family,, thanked all }\'ho had rendered assisteiice. During the evening a sympathetic telegram horn Mr J. T. Hogan, who is attending Parliament, was read. Prior to the* concept tho. Salvation Army JBand., rendered .a fine programme outside the hall. A danco followed the concert, the hall being racked. A word of praise is due to Mr H. Glubb; who organised tho concert programme and acted .a$ stage ni^anager. also to Mr H. Hartigan,- who sis hon. did a large aniouni of. work to^ make the concert a, siteoess.,^