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Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 154, 30 June 1911, Page 2

'Inr-thg course of his-remarks .when/■welcoming the visitors at tlie social gathering of the Auckland Society of Arts last night, Mr.-George George (president) stated that the exhibition which ■had recently 'closed (had been a record one, both from the sale of pictures point of view, and also as far as-the.-attend-ance was concerned. The sale of pictures amounted to £638, as compared with £331 last yeai-j the attendance was also double that of last year, and the amount of money taken at the door slightly over. £ 24Q, vas compared witn :£12.1 taken at the previous exhibition. He a very fitting wind-up to :the-exhibition! 1 was ai social gathering of the -members' of the society. Se hoped that the outcome of the gathering would be the, establishment of a clnb for artists and those interested in art, which might jpeet once a month, the first portion of the evening being devoted to the reading of papers, the giving of lectures, and the criticising toy artists or each other's sketches; the second part of the evening could be devoted to the social sidte. In this..way he thougnt a-great deal; might 'be done to further art, and Also to help 'yoanjr .«,rti«t*, -