The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-07 00:00:00

AMAho.4IIIATIID 141,4 Th 'l.lllll OP 'lnuits:.
AfoUM AND NN1011119t11111001) P'STS.

A irrAnd Pts hut gala wan held on Monday at
flournemouth in connection with the Slate Oohs .4
that town. Pools, and district, in grounds kindly
lent forth,, occasion by Mr. Knoell White. It wee In
behalf of a good mum, Mx., the llourrienemtb and
liremombo Iliapenearles, and we are pinged to ray
that the exertionn of tho promoter; were amply
rewarded, In ignite id the fact that an fete,
got up by the teetotaler., told muln.t- it.
The Committee met completed of the following
rerrenentativen I Mtll the undermentioned Club.
and Mr. F. Wiltnliir,.. 'lh.lphin Inn' Pilate Cliii..—
Royal An.,.' Slat.. Cliili,—Mr, T, K,er ill. " lirenk.
"Railway lintel " Slate Club, Parketone.—
Mr. E. Plioner and Nfr. C. Monter. "Sloop liii,'
Slate Club, Paikstorni.—Mr. W. Willnltire.
There wan no attempt at much dimplay, but whets
the grounds were thrown open the band of the
renplenrlent in their new uniform,
marched in at the head of a detachment of the num.
berm of the Slate Chub., •hortly after followed by the
Winiliorne Rifle Volunteer Ilanil. .1 lengthy pro.
gramme had lawn provided, but, perliapn it in hardly
neceneary to nay, the first item wee the dinner. The
catering had been entrustisl to Mr. Frank Wiltrihini,
and a tapithl loud IA; biwrelf. 4 s..llcceLoi
awl well arranged keg in a splendid tent,
110 feet long, it was agreed, was not a thing to
be sneezed at, awl the company heartily
enjoyed thentsel Yen. Mr. lovey, it man
e\peCt,4l, would have berm pry., tit. ao aln..
Mr. Bating Viitaig, li, iaiinimmt, but an these
gentlemen could hardly be in two places at oncs.—a
Slate Club dinner and the teetotal ditto—they very
wisely " painal,"and didwt gii to either. Apologics
wile read from thew gentlemen, Mr. Davey's 44,,g
icing accompanied with a cherple for sgs. Mr.
Newlyn, chairman of tint Board of Onnunisnioners,
alno wrote hi. wand.: at not being able to be preset.,
and encloned halla guinea toward* the fete fund,
()tiler gentleinen likewine 'sent their regret:, but they
had forgotten the postal orders, which, however, the
hon. i.e. liven in hopes id having later On. Captain
Haggard prenided. and he wan nupported hy lesorp.
E. IVhite, A. If. Stroud, .1. Illandford, E.W. Walden,
W. Bartlett, I. Head, .1. Keynes, K. PI mer,
neer, It. Bennett, and the 'ter. T. Wilkineon,
of Selwond. Bath

After the dinner had been fully discussed, a some.
what lengthy toast-list was gone through—The
CHAIRMAN gave the health of the queen, with a
happy allusion to the fact that it was Pt years ago
since her Majesty had been crowned, and that
during the last tioll years only two or three sovereign.s
had reigned as long He she had.
Mr. W. Wnrem 'lmposed the toast of the Amalea
mated Slate Clubs of the Hisil Mt, I'M which r. T.
H Springliourne, idOl nedthanks.ln4rapuoned
the hope the time woulil not be far distant when
every working.man belonged to one of these friendly
societies, and than having banded themselves together
for a rainy day there would be no need of those grand
establishments known as poorhouses,
Mr, I'IMR proposed the health f the hon, members
of the 1001111 1.13,A0 011411 m. H lilted such (dub. hooatute
provision was made against time.. of aocident and
sickness, and the money which was periodically
divided enabled them to provide some little enjoy-
ment at Christmas for their friends. With the toast
he coupled the name of Mr. Haggard.
The CHAIRMAN, in mply, emulated the assert ion that
these clubs interfered with the larger societies, bar he
believed large numbers of members of slate clubs
belonged to other societies. (Itear, hear.) They all
worked amicably Pirgether for the °wanton good of
their members.

. .
Hr. STROUT, nrelineed "Kindred Societies," And in
doing so said the fact that there Wan in Bournemouth
14,000 members of Foresters, (Alilfellows, Hearts of
Oak, and kintinsi societies spoke well for the intelli-
ence and ('rethought tin workmen of this district.
He had read a great deal mion the sultject of thrift,
and he meant to say that if more of the large owner'
would give land for the erection of a dispensary where
working people could pay a lienny a week, and thus
procure for themselves medical and surgical relief,
there w.atid Ite le. for the present costly schemes for
aff,,rtling parish relief and a kat her of twitters in
workhouses. It w.. 111.1 he a grand scheme—and it was
one Ste had had in his mind for a long time—if, in
, Hants where there so many thousands of acres of Un-
cultivated land, some -MO !Weep( or so were at apart
foe an Industrial Home where children could lie
educated and taught useful trade frtw of the taint
irtniwristii. and then sent ~,it to the colonies_ it
would he far better tor the tsilionies. for the children,
and for the country if that could be carried out,
instead of laattur out k 20,000 or t 530,0014 for stork-
housni at Christchurch, anti bonlingltridge. and °titer
places._

•
-Mr.-111,AD realionclo.l for the (khffelleas.
Mr. rrraori.. pip tehlvisar to a ieinark in refer...eel.
the f I the of ..icit.tfing, Rant that if the
I:orerainent veletiti not natitage it.; own affair,. It
would it. ot loe• ;liar to manage the tw•inir .11 the. frieially
magetie

The CII %I KM %N. in t lie oniro, of A 11111 l • remark, Aaiil
he ilia not think it likely that any :iivi•rninioit would
:meting to interfere with the fund of any well
managed henetit lint there wen. stmittereil
th..e.aintry many •Aicietieii which were thoroughly
rotten and founded I Sit hail h.niiieiiilea. Beyond mach
na protected the Aatingil of II put into
the Necietieg, awl herald Kith. Ming them trent un,,afe
ate) rettot Aocietiec he thought the higislatitre
Ahu,,uh,l wit hitt:at:re in their management. (Hear,
hear.)___

Mr. INN era t helwalth . " Thee° 11111 l ittec,"
to which %fr. I'Lllol/01revonded, aft did
Mr WiLyamay.. wit., gave an explanation of what
haa puzzled a goal !natty —the meaning of the tern'
Slate. Chill. Th.x.e were called
they lalrall with the beginning .4 the year, carried the
niettabern gidely through, and at the end .4 a twelve•
tilenth they wiped es ..rytlaing out, and began the next
year with a efran dah. (ClWers.)
iote at thanks to r. White for the use .4 the
field wax accorded. and on the motion .1 the Iter. T.
W. WILKINWIN, f near Bath, 'supported
by Mr. STKono, the health of the Chairnian wan
heartily

The company then ohopenwol, and a very attractive
programme provided by the Fete Committee, includ•
ong a aenaational performance by the Bros. Levene,
on the high rope wax gone through, after which
there WAS dancing and idher amusements. The
reodt INAA that a moot pleasant day WU spent
by those who patronised the fide.