COMPETITIONS SOCIETY

Evening Post, Volume XCV, Issue 140, 13 June 1918, Page 3

COMPETITIONS SOCIETY

EXECUTIVE MEETING.

Considerable progress is being made by the Wellington Competitions Society in connection with the arrangements for the competitions to be held later in the year. The society has now received its certificate, of registration under the Incorporated Societies Act. At a meeting of the Executive Council last evening Messrs. Harold Gregson and J. F. Montague, both of Auckland, were appointed judges in the music and elocution sections respectively, and Mrs. Montague, of Wellington, was appointed official accompanist.

The Programme Committee submitted , a draft programme of 150 classes in literature, debating, elocution, vocal and I instrumental music, Scotch and classical dancing, juvenile and adult'choir contests, also Boy Scout competitions. The following offers of special prizes were received : Bristol Piano Co., scholarship in piano section;' Messrs. Charles Begg and Co., silver shield for adult choirs, and a silver shield for the junior choir, also a trophy valued £3 3s to be awarded as the council may decide; Messrs. F. J. Pinny, a gold watch for the piano section. A number of smaller trophies were promised from various tradespeople in the city.

It was resolved that the fee for "membership of the society should be one guinea, entitling the member to admittance to all sessions of the competitions, also one extra ticket ' for each evening performance.