The Netting.

Two things arrested the attention immediately on entering the hall. The first was the large number of bald and grey heads in an audience which under any conditions would be judged to be tending a little towards the sere and yellow, and which at a youth meeting seemed rather Incongruous. A careful count of those present on the ground floor revealed 37 youths or maidens present—using an extremely wide interpretation of the word youth.

The second feature was that it must have cost quite a lot of money to Install two microphones and loudspeakers, and to send out all the Invitations dispatched, in addition to hiring the hall. The Press did not mention these two matters.