OPERA HOUSE. GRAND BENEFIT PERFORMANCE TO PIPER R. McTAVISH.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 11978, 22 September 1906, Page 7

OPERA HOUSE. GRAND BENEFIT PERFORMANCE TO PIPER R. McTAVISH.

"LIBERTY HALL." On Wednesday evening next the public of Wanganui will have an opportunity of showing their charitableness by patronising the powerful domestic drama, 7r Liberty Hall," which is being put on by the Wanganui Amateur Musical and Dramatic Society, under the patronage of the Caledonian Society and the Highland Bifle Volunteers, as a benefit to the well known piper, Mr R. McTavish, who recently had the misfortune to have a leg amputated. The" play gave universal satisfaction to all who saw it when it was staged by the Society last month, and the staging of it on this occasion will be on an even better scale than previously. The box-plan is now open at Messrs H. I. Jones and Son's.

Miss Powell read a paper on "Frances Willard," written by Mrs Dohrmann, M.A., and dealing with her life, at a meeting of members of the W.C.T.U. yesterday afternoon.

Mr Thomas Ballinger, president of the Wellington Employers' Association, will meet the members of the Wanganui Association at the latters' rooms to-night at 8 o'clock.

At a meeting of the Christ Church Club held on Wednesday last it was decided to form an athletic branch. An influential list of officers and vice-presidentg was elected. It is intended to hold a large sport* meeting at some future date. Already some 30 applications for membership have been received. A meeting of all interested will be held at 7.30 this evening in the clubroom. . As there is plenty of room for the development of athletics in Wanganui, it is hoped our young men will take the matter up and make the new venture a success.