BAND OF HOPE UNION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15722, 16 October 1916, Page 4

BAND OF HOPE UNION.

axnual competitions. The closing of the ' twenty-eighth annual mueica] and elocutionary compcJiticna, drevr a full house to tho, Choral Hall on Saturday evening, every available seat being occupied. Tho executive selected an excellent programnio from the weelc'a prize-winuera. Ono of tho feat-ares of the evening was tho Rod Cross appeal song l)y Sylvia. Dickinson. Dreased as a nurse, and her pleedmg for pennies, was not in rain; it literally rained coins for a time, the net jc6nlt being £3 lis for "Our Day" Fund. The president (Mr TV. Goodman), prior to presenting tho prizes, thanked all those who had worked to make the contests a success, and appealed to those who could pive the time <o join the ranks and work to fill some of the gaps made by thoso who had left to fight their country's cause. The proai need to-day was workers to carry on the fight against tho evils of drink. Tho distribution of the prizes occupied somo time, and was marked by great enthusiasm. The following were tho shield pinners:— -V. SHIELD. Points. Richmond .. .. 120 Sydenham United .. 89 Avonsido .. .. 63 Moorhouse avenue .. .. 57 Si. Albana Baptist .. 31 B. SHIELD. Points. Avonsido Band of Hope .. C 3 Linwood Presbyterian .. Qo CUTLER MEMORIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD. _ , , , Points. Sydenham united .. .. SA Richmond. Methodist .. fio Avonsido .. . .. 45