PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 106, 6 May 1924, Page 2

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA'S ANNUAL MEETING

The'-annual .meeting of. the Wellington Professional Or'dheetra was held on Sun-" day" evening, when, the annual report and j balance-sheet, details of which have aiI ready been published, were adopted. i Gratificatign,was expressed at the satisi iactory state of the finances, which have' j never been.better. •..-: '• :' -. .■■;.•■' | Officers were elected as : follow • Pat--1 ion, His- Excellency, the Governor-Gene-i ral i president. Hon, Mr.' Justice -Herd- ; man; vice-presidents, Sir Robert Stout, OolonelvEsson, his Grace Archbishop Redwood, Professpr Garrow, and Messrs Walter Fuller R. M. , Griffiths: H. Tniussi A.. S. Mitchell, M. Myere. X 0 M. Marks; H. T. White, B F '"Page H. • Haywood, G. Ginn, A. H. Hollis^ and John Prous'e; committee, Messrs F-. Crowther, W. Fuller, A " Wilh'ams,.*W. H. Bp^vman, A.,A. Crump, A. trilhfxs', P. Minifie, Dunning, arid A. S. Hilliker (hon. treasurer); conductor Mr. F. Crowther.. ■.. - ; - .. . ''.■ A farewell presentation was made to ■Mr. T. Lawrence., one of the oldest -members of the : orchestra, and a member of the committee, who is about to leave .-.Wellington. In recognition of his long services-he was made a life member, a distinction held previously by qnly one othel- ex-member, Mr. H. Moschini, the past conductor. . ' ■ : "It was decided that the 1924. session should ; operi on 25th. May.