BAND OF HOPE UNION.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19736, 28 September 1929, Page 5

BAND OF HOPE UNION.

ANNUAL COMPETITIONS, Tha Canterbury Band of Hope Union annual competitions were continued in the Durham street Hall last evening, before a good attendance. The judges were Mr J. Voss (elocution), Mr T. Harker (club and dumb-bell competitions), Mrs Graham (vocal), Mr A. Bell and Mrs Graham (vocal scholarship). Results:— Dialogue, Section 1., own selection; Classes A, B, C—St. Paul's, 88 per cent., 1 Also competed—Sydenham and Linwood 1.0. R. Vocal Solo, Class C, boys; own selection— Norman Forward (St. Paul's), 86 per cent., 1. Also competed—Pat Clements (Sydenham) highly commended. Club Competition, open—Linwood 1.0. R., 77 per cent., 1. Also competed—Philipson 1.0. R. Song in Character, Section II; own selection—Miretta Shier (St. Paul's), 85 per cent., 1; Edna Henderson (Philipson 1.0. R.), 82 per cent., 2; Rona Hill (Edgeware), 80 per cent., 3. Also competed—Ewart Douglas (St. Paul's), Nyra Wright (St. Paul's), Jean Sinclair (Knox). Action Song, Section 11, Class B; own selection—New Brighton Methodist, "Dolls for Sale," 81 per cent., 1; Sydenham, "Happy Hours," 79 per cent., 2. Also competed—St. Paul's, "Oh, Soldier, Soldier." Recitation, Class C, girls; recalls; Union selection, "Shun Strong Drink"—Freda Judkins (Philipson 1.0. R.), 91 per cent., 1; Agnes Musgrove (Knox) and Betty Metson (Sydenham), 90 per cent, (equal) 2; Joan Hughes (Philipson 1.0. R.) and Jean Graham (Sydenham), 89 per cent, (equal) 3. Also competed—Ngaira Andrew (Linwood 1.0. R.), Elsie Schumacher (Sydenham), Peggy Morgan (Sydenham), Lyla Ricketts (Sydenham), Valmai Windsor (St. Paul's), Clarice Green (Rugby street), Shirley Cook (St. Paul's). Sacred Solo, Section 1., girls; own selection —Winnie Irwin (Sydenham), 84 per cent., 1; Edna Henderson (Philipson 1.0. R.), 81 per cent., 2; Rona Hill and Gladys Rose (Edgeware), 79 per cent, (equal), 3. Also competed—Noeline Pedler (Linwood 1.0. R.), Miretta Shier (St. Paul's), Jessie itodda (Sydenham). Dumb-bell Competition, Section ll.—Linwood 1.0. R., 91 per cent., 1. Vocal Scholarship, girls 10 and under 15— Clarice Green (Rugby street). Also competed—Dorothy Sanders (Riccarton United), Miretta Shier (St. Paul's), Shirley Cook (St. Paul's), Noeline Pedler (Linwood 1.0. R.), Gladys Rose (Edgeware), Edna Henderson (Philipson 1.0. R.), Betty Metson (Sydenham), Isabel McLean (Riccarton United), Rona Hilt (Edgeware). Dumb-bell Competition, Section 111., boys; own selection —Knox, '79 per cent., Musical Monologue, Section II.; own selection—Mrs M. Brown" (St. Paul's), 93 per cent., 1; Miss Edith Musgrove (Knox), 85 per cent.. 2. Also competed—Miss Kathleen Chappie (St. Paul's) and Miss Alice Chapman (St. Paul's). Pianoforte Solo, Class C; Union selection, "Interlude" (Chaminade) —Ethel Foster (Hope of Opawa 1.0. R.) equal third with Hilda Johnstone, 81 per cent, (omitted from previous report). The first demonstrtation concert will he held in the Choral Hall this evening. The programme will include tableau. "The Nation's Attack on Alcohol," Knox; Wand Drill, Knox boys; Maypole Dance, Sydenham; winner vocal scholarship, and presentation of shields and medals.