AUCKLAND BAND OF HOPE UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 268, 9 November 1895, Page 2

AUCKLAND BAND OF HOPE UNION.

Another large audience assembled last night in the Foresters' Hall to witness the continuation of the contests held under the auspices of the Auckland Band of Hope Union. Mr T. J. Eull presided. Tho following were the items gone' through :— Song, Lizzie Hill, 10 (Christian Standard), "Tho Drunkard's Child;" recitation, Lilian Bunker, 13 (Church of Christ), "The Bothering Errand ;" song, Lizzie Bevan, 11 (Church of Christ), " Say a Kind Word ;" vocal sight teat, Marion Kelly (Church of Christ); song, Elizabeth W. Lemmon, 11 (St. John's Wesleyan), "The Little Bow of Blue;" Bong, Susie Moore, 11 (Arch Hill Wesleyan), "Oh, Touch Those Chords;" recitation, Nora Spedding, 13 (Tabernacle), "The Liquor Interest ;" song, George Higgott (United Methodist Free Church), "Alone on the Raft;" song, William Musker (Pittstreet Wesleyan), " Thou Art Passing Hence;" recitation, Margaret Carnahan, 12 (United Methodist Free Church), "My Drink;" song, Robert A. Scott (St. John's Wesleyan), " Sleeping Camp :" song, " Joaiah Cunningham, 20 (Kingsland), "The Last Muster;" spelling bell, George Hyatt, 11 (Pitt-street Wesleyan), Ernest Boulton, 10 (Pitt-street Wesleyan), Thomson Thorne, 8 (St. John's Wesleyan), and Oscar Hyatt, 9 (Pitt-street Wesleyan). During the performance an impromptu essay was written ; there were three entries; the subject was, "Should the Liquor Traffic boßegulatod ?" The Rev. A. Peters and Mr F. M. Hay judged the elocution ; and the Rev. J. Crump, Messrs Thomas Cranwell and J. L. Innes the music. Mr VV. J. Macdermott, the Secretary, announced the results of the previous evening's contests as follows: —Piano, sight test, 12 to 16 years, three entered : Ist prize, Cissy King, Pittstreet Wesloyan. Piano solo, under 12 : 2nd prize. Vera May Daialey, Newton Excelsior. Piano solo, over 16 years, six entered : Ist prize, Eva Wood, Newton Excelsior ; 2nd prize. Thomas Fiuor, St John's Wesleyan. Piano duet, under 12 years : 2nd prize, Geo. and Oscar Hyatt, Pitt-street Wesleyan. Piano duet, 12 to 16 years, two entered : Ist prize, Mary and Jessie Thorne, St. John's Wesjeyan. Modal Band of Hope oral address : 2nd prize, J. W, J. Preston, Pitt-street Wosl.yan. Impromptu speech, four entered: lßb prize, Thomas F. Hill, Tabernacle.