DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

Evening Star, Issue 15913, 20 September 1915, Page 6

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS

Fouhth Dai.—Satubdat. Saturday was children's day, always re- \ gaxded as an event of major interest in the society's festival. The largo attend- u ances reflected, this very healthy interest. Mr J. Waddell Smith presided. Resuits:— MUSIC. PIANO SOLO, under 10 years—'Le Bori ' Yieux Tempo' (S. Esipofi). Prizes, silver medal and a book. Clarice Feltham, 86 ... .„ l James Wilson, 80 „ 2 Neil Harris, 74 3 Also competed: Irma Pierce 72, Leila Campbell 50, Osgood Gurr 67, Roma Baker 62, Mercy Padman 50, George A. Brown 60, Dorothy May Miller 49, Colin Stoneham 62, Winifred M. MTeak 61, Wm. H. Couston 57. PIANO DUET, 11 and under 14 years—--I',seel 0 Joyeax' (Max Marin). Prizes, £2 2s and 10s 6d. w a ,f un g le y and Lorna Begg, 71 .„ 1 Hazel Bedford and Irene Stone, 67 ... 2 ' iUva Baker and Mabel Mlvor, 65 ... 3 Also competed: Ethel Winifred Geddes ™ 16 Him mel 59, Neenie Kenny and May Brown 56, Myra M'Kinlay and. Ivy Cunningham 44, Nina Graham and Esmo Harrison &>, Roemer Boecking and Jean Molhson 46, Jean Irvine and Jack JohnStokes' 5? WIQ epierd and Daphne May CHILD'S ACTION SONG, under 12 years (in character)— Own selection. Prizes silver medal and book. ' Audrey Eagar, 74 ... t Winnie Beck, 70 ... ." "'. '", '" % Sophie Vivian, 65 .' [" "* '" 3 Also competed: Ruth Day 55, Dourias JW 51 ' Reta Holmes 51, Kitty Dyer 40 Gadys E. Allen 36, R. L. Mantell 40 Wsa Stokes 45, Sylvia Daniel 44, Reta p r?^l4^ Ed I gar , D - F«"«t47, Leonard Griffiths 56, Pearl Jacobs 43, Alfred Wilson 46, Alice Allan (Sawyers Bay) 51 Uwen Chapman (Christchurch) 55. SONG FOR JUNIORS, Boys under 11 y^ a e s T"' Hark! Hark! the Lark!' (bcnubert). Prizes, silver medal and book. Russell H. Sumner, 84 1 Clive Vivian, 80 .„ ".' "' 2 Also competed: James Thomas 38, M. -U. Candwell 44, Edgar D. Farrant 52. SONG FOR JUNIORS. Girls 13 and under 16 years—' Lullaby * (Brahms). Prizes, £1 Is and 10s 6d. Recalls: Muriel Eagar, Evelyn L Hey- ! wood, Lena W. Geddes. Also competed: Vera White 56, Lily A. Stevens 64, Monica Christie 54, Ida «;• ,&/. 68 > Dorothy M'lntyre 53, Alice Wilkinson 62, Eva J. Clark 34, Elizabeth C. King 52, Daphne Stokes 59, Ada E.. M. Wright 53. Rome E. BeU 48. liene Campbell 53, Dorothy Stanaway

HUMOROUS SONG, Amateurs-Own Selection (not in character). Prizes. £2 2s and 10s 6d. J B. M'Connell 1 This was the only adult competition, and Mr M'Connell was the only entrant. ELOCUTION. RECITATION, Girls under 11 years- ' Nowhere' (Ella Wheeler Wilcox). Prizes, silver medal and book. Laura Himmell, 75 J Audrey Eagar and Flo Lennox', 72 each 2 Veda Brown, 70 "..". 3 Also competed: Marvis Ford 65, Gretta M'Ariey (Christchurch) 58, Te Rata Dav (Burkes) 61, Ruth Day (Burkes) 65, Claro Scofield 60, Reta Brown 62, Mollv Tylee Kitty Dyer 60, J. Phelan 64, v ßoa c! Lambert 67, Winnie Beck 66, Doris Winkle 66, Nita Winkle 62, Hilda H Moir 68, Dorothy Riddell 65, Ada Phillips 66, Sophie Vivian 66, Dorritfc Hensleigh 64, Dorothy Nolan 63, Hazel Dunn 67. Elsie May 65, Elsie Mac Donald 65, Molly Hudson 63, Alice Allan (Sawyers Bay) 65, Mavis Ritchie (Christchurch) 66. The Judge said he was asking the committee to let him contribute another second prize. RECITATION, Humorous, Girls 12 years and under—Own Selection. Prizes, silver medal and book. Flo Lennox, 75 _ 1 Audrey Eagar, 72 2 Sophie Vivian and Gwen Chapman (Christchurch), 71 each 3 Also competed: Nellie Osborne 58. Marvis Ford 68, Gretta M'Ariey 55, Te Rata Day (Burkes) 69, Ruth Day (Burkes) 66, Roa. C. Lambert 64, Doris Winkle 57, Nita Winkle 57, Hilda H. Moir 57, Dorothy Nolan 70, Hazel Dunn 74, Veda Brown 55, Clara Scofield 56, Freda Stokes 62, Gwendolin Day (Burkes) 62, Molly Hudson 60, Ivy West 62, Laura Himmel 69, Jean Lennox 69, Pearl Jacobs 62, Tui Blackie 67, Mavis Ritchie (Christchurch) 73, M. Melville 66.

The Judge, in the afternoon, made special mention of Dorothy Nolan, Hazel Dunn, Jean Lennox, Pearl Jacobs, and Marvis Ritchie. In commenting in tha evening he said he had been greatly impressed with the wonderful cleverness of Flo Lennox. He did not know that he had ever noticed such wonderful facial expression. He must compliment Audrey Eagar on having given the best interpretation of * The Inventor's Wife' lie had heard. He could not separate Sophie Vivian and Gwen Chapman. RECITATION, Boys, 11 and under 14 years of age—' The Union Jack ' (0. Smith). Prizes, silver medal and book. Leonard Griffiths, 74 1 Gordon Lucas, 73 ... „ „ 2 A. Ockwell, 72 3 Also competed: William Brown 63, Walter Scott 67, Rd. Beck 71, Walter L. Duncan 65, Edwin Shepherd 67, Clive Vivian 66, Douglas Swift 71, Russell H. Sumner 66. RECITATION, Humorous, Boys over 13 and under 16 years—Own Selection. Prizes, silver medal and book. Ralph Vivian, 74 ... 1 Richard Beck, 74 2 J. A. Duncan, 70 3 Also competed: William Brown 58, A. E. Farrant 58, Sydney Swift 64. INDIAN" CLUB SWINGING. (Judge, Mr W. H. Matthews). For Girls under 15 years, any set of exercises, not to last longer than six minutes. Miss V. Bryant's A Team ... 1 Miss V. Bryant's C Team 2 A third team trained by Miss Bryant also competed.