HAMILTON ORPHANS.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18023, 19 May 1930, Page 8

HAMILTON ORPHANS.

FORTNIGHTLY GATHERING, AN INTERESTING ADDRESS. . The fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Orphans’ Club was held in the Waikato Winter Show Concert Hall on Saturday evening. Despite the inclemency of the weather there was a good gathering of members and visitors. The chairman of the evening was’ Bro. Vice-President Dr. H. Douglas. . The proceedings were opened with the National Anthem, followed by an overture by the club’s orchestra, under the baton of. Bro. J. T. Battersby. After several musical numbers had been rendered, Dr. Douglas entertained the company with some humourous items, and went on to relate some experiences of his English tour. He specially mentioned the pleasure he had at being present at the Derby daymeeting on the world-famous course at London. To see the fun, merriment and jollity of the crowd was a wonderful experience for the gathering consisted of over a million people, including all classes from the Cosmopolitan to Royalty. At this juncture supper was served by the stewards of the evening. The orchestra were again heard in Doge’s March from “The Merchant of Venice,” the encore number being “Toymakers’ Dream.” Bro. Dr. Douglas extended his congratulations to Bro. Dr. Pinfold on his election to president for the coming season. The secretary proposed quite an encouraging list of new members for election.

The chairman went on to thank the members for the telegram he received just prior to his leaving for the Old Country. He then went 'on to relate some of the experiences of his trip Home, via Panama, and expressed his great pleasure at coming back to New Zealand. England is just w'hat it was twenty and many more years ago. England is England, anc there is, in his opinion, nothing like it New Zealand is very hard to beat, an/ ( is incomparable with English scenery, but there is a gentleness in the Scoftish scenery, rural and rustic beau-.y which is very appealing. More musical items pleasantly passed the evening, and in closing the chairman read an invitation to the Hamilton members from the Cambridge Club to their opening evening on Saturday evening next.

The soloists of the evening were:—■ Bros. H. Saunders, K. Eade and C. Cooke, vocal solos; T. Janeway, violin solo; and elocutionary items by Bro. Greenin. A novel item of the evening was an organ solo by Bro. A. BryanL