AN EXPLANATION.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3681, 30 March 1904, Page 2

AN EXPLANATION.

(to the editor). Sir, —Referring to the account of the social held at Makairo on Friday evening last, under the auspices of the Woodvillo Presbyterian Ohuvcb, which appears in to-day's issue of your paper, I should liko to call attention to two inaccuracies. You state after refreshments were partaken of, v the floor was cleared for dancing, which was kept up for a couple of hours." Allow me to eay that, as I, in my capacity of chairman of the meeting, concluded the proceedings by pronouncing the Benediction at lO.i'o p.m., whatever dancing was engage 1 in—l' am not cognizant of there being any—had. not the slightest connection with the Presbyterian social. May I also correct your opening,. statement in the paragraph in question that the social was held "in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church " ? The main object the promoters of tho gathering had in view wa3 not the raising of monoy, but simply the desire to give the settlers a pleasant and profitable evening, and to bring {hem more in touch with our church's work in this ont-field. Thanking you in anticipation of your kind insertion of this letter in your next issue.—l am, &0., [Sydney E. Hill. St. David's Church Manse, Woodville, 28th March, 1904.