V.M.C.A.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVI, Issue 8683, 16 February 1907, Page 5

V.M.C.A.

Annual Thursday Cricket

Social

The second annual social of the Y.M.O.A. Thursday Cricket Olub was held in the Association's rooms, last evening, when there was a large attendance of members of the Olub and Association, besides visitors.

The captain of the Club, Mr A. Rees, who occupied the chair, stated that the team was to be congratulated on the manner in which the members had rolled up to practice and matches. They had not many wins to their credit, most of the members not having played cricket since they had left school, but they hoped to do better next year.

The following programme of toasts and musical and elocutionary items was gone through :—'' The King,'' proposed by Mr A. Rees; song '' In the Shadows of the Pines,'' Mr Lawrence ,' "Our Guests," proposed by Mr L. Dauiell, and responded to by Mr C. Anderson; humorous song and encore, Mr Sydney Earee; "Our Opponents," proposed by Mr A. Williams, and responded to by Mr Lawrence; song, Mr Lawrence ; '' The Y. M. C. A. Thursday Cricket Club," proposed by Mr Lawrence and responded to by Mr A. Rees; "Other Cricket Clubs," proposed by Mr W. Harding, and responded to by Messrs J. Berry and D. La Roche; recitation, Mr Morris; "Masterton V.M.C.A.," proposed by Mr Tarr, and responded to by Mr Alex. Donald ; "Kindred Sports," proposed by Mr Earee, and responded to by Mr Lett; recitation, "How We Beat the Favourite," Mr Lett; "The Ladies," proposed by Mr McEwen, and responded to by Mr Tooby; recitation, "The Signalman's Story," Mr Morris; '' The Press,'' proposed by Mr Alex. Donald, and responded to by Messrs C. Redman and J. Barrett.

An exceptionally enjoyable evening was spent, as not only were many of the speeches decidedly brilliant, but the replies thereto, in point of merit, were such a« to reflect creditably on the various speakers. The majority of the toasts were accorded musical honours. One effect of the evening's speech-making was to bring under animated discussion several matters of vital interest to the Association. A general result of the evening's social intercourse was to draw a wide circle of members into closer touch with one another, and it is to be sincerely hoped that musical evenings or entertainments on similar lines will not be infrequent during the approaching winter season as a help in more firmly cementing the structure of brotherhood.

Mr Joy kindly treated those present to a number of selections on his

graphophone

Messrs H. Inns and S. Earee acted

as pianists,

The proceedings terminated with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne."