The Bucks Standard, January 25th 1896

SOCIAL EVENING. On Wednesday, January 22, a social evening was held at the Wesleyan schoolroom for the purpose of raising a fund to start a ladies sewing class for a coming sale of work at Easter, in order to clear off a debt of £55 on the heating apparatus at the Wesleyan Chapel, and friends being anxious to do this a committee has been formed to carry out the arrangements. The musical part was entrusted to Mr. G. C. Nichols who had the assistance of the Misses Rainbow as accompanists. Refreshments were in charge of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Rainbow, Mrs. Giles, Mrs. Baugh, Miss Sprittles, Miss Sharp and Miss Cowley. Mr. G. Rainbow presided. The following is the programme, and great credit is due to all who took part in it. Duet, “They are waiting,” Mrs. Sprittles and Mrs. Day; song “The stowaway,” Mr. W. Rainbow; solo, “Not lost, but gone before,” Mr Simmons; recitation, “The bank of faith,” Mr. J. Harris; chorus, “Jerusalem my happy home,” Choir; recitation, “The parson and the dumplings,” Mr. W. Rainbow; solo, “Your mission,” Mr. J. C. Nichols. During the interval refreshments were served round, after which the second part was continued as follows: duet, “Joy cometh in the morning,” Miss S. Bennett and Mr. W. Rainbow; dialogue Mr. T. Rainbow (Robb Rose) and Mr. W. C. Giles (Jeffery Jones); song Miss. A. Day; recitation, “A cure for love,” Mr. H. T. Rainbow; quartet, “The Xmas good night, “ Misses Nichols, Simmons, Messrs. Day and Harris. The collection realised over 17s.