The Poole Telegram. — 1881-12-23 (Poole, Dorset, England)

GARRISON ENTERIAINMIENT.—On Wednesday evening theoiticers,supported by Mrs Everett. Mr. and Miss Hoxtable, and other ladies and gentlemen, gave an entertainment coneietinglof songs, recitations, readings, Ste., to the men at present stationed in Dorchester. Colonel Wilkins, n, commandant, of course, in the opinion of the men, with whom he is deservedly popular, came first and foremost, he reciting several pieces in really capital style, including the well-known "Horatio.." Mrs. Everett also fsvoured the audience with a recitation, which she reudered with telling effect, it was entitled " The Knights of Killieerne kie," and she also gave the path e. c otory of "Little Jim," Mr. Webb, late of the 75tn Regiment, was deservedly applauded for a humerous reading, "Mock Duke " Major-General Wilkinson favoured the audience with two recitations, which were rendered with fine effect. Mrs. IS,lathias sang " Bread, Cheese, and Kisses" in her well-known style, and Mrs. Everett gave " The Wearing of the Green." Sergeaut Carroll canoed tr uch laughter by a reading from Artemus Wad in " Women's Rights," which was capitally rendered. Privates Redstone and Pratt sang two capital songs, as did also Mr. Huxtable. Miss Huxtable accompanied on the piano, and the band of the 3rd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment were in attendance, under Drum-major Lucas, and perf, rmed several pieceeleThelfollowingl ishthe programme :—Part I.—Overture. " Gavotte de Louis XIII ," land; recitation, "The Light Brigade," Colonel Wilkinson; song. "He kiesed me when he left rue," Private Batt ; recitations, "The Knights of Killiecrenkie," and " Little Jim," Mrs. Everett; reading from "Tom Hood, _" Major Thurman; recitaM tion, " Eugene Aram," ajor-General Wilkinson ; song, "Bread and Cheese a, d Kisses," Mrs. Mathias; reading, "Mock Duke." Mr. Webb, late 75th Regt. Part 2.—5010 (concertina), Private White •, song. "Kickaboo," Mr. limitable; reading. "Women's Right.," Sergeant Carrroll ; song, 'The Wearing of the Green," Mrs, Everett ; recitation, " Seimon on Mother Hubbard," Colonel Wilkinson ; Bong, "Rock me to sleep, Mother," Private Redstone ; song, "The Hen Convention Show," Mr. Hnktab:e ; recitation, " Horatius," Colonel Wilkinson ;. rec.tetine' "Tom Sayers," Major• General Wilkinson; Get{ Save the queett7  1850 he and six others died from starvation in the island of Tierra del Fuego. A few years passed over and six other men went there, who were received, to all appearances, hospitably by the natives; but one morning, when they were engaged in prayer upon the sea-shore, the savages fell upon them and massacred every one. As no person would cerne forward to continue the mission, the then secretary of the society went out to tdke up his position alone. Hts first duty when he got there was to gather the bone. of those who had been murdered, and bury them in the presence of the natives. He built himself a hut seventy feet by ten, where he kept his stores and held services. This mission proepered, and a few years back there were 160 baptized persons in that place, and a copy of the Gospel of St. Luke printed in their own language in every cottage. Another great part of their mission was the Argentine Republic, where a great many Englishmen went out as cattle farmers ; but although there were such a large quantity of cattle, they were not of any use except for their hides. The farmers there had a great deal of adverse circumstances to put up with. There was team ly a year went past but the locusts came and ate up the grass, and numbers of cattle die. Last year they hal a severe snowstorm, a very rare occurrence, and millions of cattle perished. Horses were very plentiful, so much so that even the beggars beg on horseback. In this part of the country they bad station., and ministers there thought nothing of riding 100 and 150 miles to conduct a service, many members of the congregation having ridden 50 and 60 miles to be present. They also had mission stations at the seaports where English sailors were.—The Rev. T. Knipe, in p.opi sing a vote of thanks to the lecturer, mentioned that though there was a branch of the South American Missionary Society at Weymouth, there was not one at Dorchester, and he should be very pleased if some gentleman would come forward and set as secretary for Dorchester and district, for now any funds that he might collect he had to forward to Weymouth. The rev, gentleman then pronounced the Benediction, and the meeting dispersed.