SCOTTISH PIPE BAND

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21123, 26 March 1934, Page 6

SCOTTISH PIPE BAND

- -- -v j Sl'<.'( I-:SSI- 1 "I. I i:i"K AT AVOXSiDK I A si:cvt'-..-M! I'd.' .;■ .lit! nl' the CiiriiU-hurcii Scottish I'iju' Band'.-unii'iii-ni fund was held in the jjrmincis of :\I:- Eui.st, Patten stroef. A\-(disidc, mi .Saturchiy iii'tiTiinnn and i venin.:;. The Mayor 'Mr 1). C,. Suilaan. !\l.P.i \v;t.s iirodciit, iiwl in ii.-kins,' liiifi to declaie the fete open, the president (Mr T. M. Charters) referred to flu: practical sympathy Mr Sullivan had always shown to the band:; of Cnristehuich. He hud had occasion to appro..! h Mr Sullivan at dilTerent times about tie' anairs of the pine band, and had aiw.,y- found h.rn ready to nive practical assistance. Mr Sii!Ji\;ui, m declarm.e the fete open, said thai he was immensely proud of the bands of the city, that had come to his assistance on numerous occasions, and were always ready rind willui", to assist any worthy object. Without their ii.-i.-Siince lie was •ic-riain thai many ol' he, ;;,>pe;;K would mil have been suecc.-.s: ill. lie i regretted v-. ry much tiiiit .Mich a line pipe band as the Christchurch Scottish Pand was without inufoi-ms, and uas certain tii.it. had it not been for his, own appeals, the cili/ens of Christchurch woidd have remedied such a n'.ate oi atlairs lie unshed the band every su"e ■ a; m us c( v orls. The .stail-hoider.--. were :is follow.-,.--Sweet:. and ice-cream. Mesdami :- l.ane.o. Tmiliips, and IHn-t; compclitiona, Tdisses 1!., T.. and A. Yeatman: mileage Messrs Harold and Hufjli' Joimston; cake st;dl, MesdameHall an.d Newton; afternoon tea, Mesdamcs P.nisl, Barr, Harland. Whitlow, and Chisholm. Others who assisted at various stalls were Messrs Wills, I'alon, Boyce, McTaiush, Harlancl. Fraser, H;dl. Lnkcy, Rcnnie, Wnitc, and Cruel'. Highland (ii.nian;,' and piping eomI petitions were held in the afternoon | and atlraeled many entries. These i were in clnryo of Messrs S. Chisholm and T. Mui~.ro respectively. Mr .Tames Erskinc judged the piping. The winners of the various competitions wen: as follows: -Quarter-ton of coal, Mr Sullivan; siik stockings, Mrs Kailey, Durhiim street; oil paintinc., Mrs 'Claoshaw, Morris street, Avonside: cake, Mr West. c.. o. Mr IBuist, A.vonside; tu-aophoiie, Mr G. C. Wilson, li) Stewar! street; bicycle, Mr Kennie. Pnpanui road.