The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-13 00:00:00

RAILWAY SERVANTS' ORPHANS'
ENTERTAINMENT.

An entertainment in behalf of the Orphan Fond of the
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. wee given on
Tuiredey night, In Si John's School, by the kind per
mission of the vicar, Rey. Canon J. Stephenson. R.D.,
who presided. A C .pdal choir had been well-trained. ad
by anticipation we may fay they rendered the choru.ses
with excellent opirit, and in good tune and tins.. A
comput Mile band was led by Mr. W. Stone, at the
piano, Mks Smith an i Kr. Dickeneon playing the violin.,
. soother Mr. Dicluneon the flute, sod Muter Bayt in
South the violoooello. It need not be meld thlit they
rendered the instrumental selections in a delightful
manner, the graceful nymphony in C by Hayden. being
ourcially crisp sal clear. Toe Instrumental pieces and
tastefully given runup helped to rusk. most plaudit
va,lets,the ...hole order of the evening iring as follow.. :
Chorus. "Now to the Forest ;" song. " Assumed." Mrs.
Stedman: song, "The Vagabond." Mr. Warren •, trio,
"Meteor Lights" Kra Stedman. Mies Stedman, and Mrs.
Pearce ;song, "Jacks liarn."llr. Stickluid ; instrumental.
Symphony in 0; pug, "The Twee Old Middy of Lee."
Mies Stone, who wee rapturously encored :chortle, " 10th,
Innis Glades,' reading, 'The Emperor's oi4hes." Dr.
Child.; duet," Soho," Mn. Stedman and Kim Z. Stephen.
ono, 1.010 (violin) ''Air Tyrolienne," lir. St... ; song._ "The
Little Hero," Mr. White ; duet, "Ouvent Bells.' Mowers
Maycock and Warren 'song, The Bogler,_" Mr. Oriklel
reading, "Warranted all Bristles." Rey. T. W. Bell Salter ;
song, I Love Thou IL Leon Walken...gm encired,
ndiollowed by the " Marseillabie," and "hall-one Tyro.
benne:lnstrumental, Louts Quips+ ,• song, "Darby and
Jun, Mrs. Stedman: chorus, "The H .althful Chau ;
"OA Save the
0, the vocal pieces, Mr. Oakley's win cr' coarse inning
the favourite. of thou who like eoul-otirring war-rooms:
• Eitickludls and Mr. White'e for the lovers of moral
heroism ;IL. . &one's "Three Maids" of nutria Ucklot
the humoroue eensibilitiu, and ol course the funny
tlywes.giii"ote." ;11:rederinaanily *h.in rendered as well a,
cool vo4ce sod being
u her "Darby and Joan " wait delightful, why it was not
encored we can only account for by It. being song when the
hour was far advanced. and after the sensational 'hieing
of K. Leon Watteceunpa. who certainly was the lion of
the evening. His "Still I Love Thee" being given with •
good voice and Otte Ted, he reeponded with Hid
tremendous national radios! gong, "The Mareeillaise," and
••asit 14 as out, • neschlS•ll in 101 l earnest asa ; his
refrain
" Aux Anne*, ritoYene.
Fut
Sounded inde id like trompet calk The applause was al
.tormy on the spirit of the klunsillsiu itself. and nothing
but the singular honour of • double encore could egerese
the krona., of the audience. K Wattuampe well repaid
the compliment by his funny Trroleln rung with the
lurking chorus. The Rev. Canon Stephenson, In his
closing epreh of thank., urrially commended "the
clever 'Pile Frenchmen." The Canon aleo passed POMP
ealociufas on the society, and hoped It
would tend Against thou misundentendicure between
employers and men, which led to "those horrible strikes.'
, Ile hyped also the society will hold its meetings owl/
from the publielionees, and offered his echo ilrooms, rent
• free, gm free—free if all charges, for the purpose.
(Applause.) For the Orphan Fund of course he had
nothing bet praise.