TAIERI PIPE BAND

Evening Star, Issue 16998, 21 March 1919, Page 6

TAIERI PIPE BAND

The. Taiei'i Pipe Band finished up a very successful year with a. smoke social last evening, at which there was a good attendant*), Mr George- Gordon presiding. The animal report staled that the hand, as in t)io past, have been called upon to play at nil public and patriotic functions held in Mo.--2iel during (he year, and their services have at all limes [riven satisfacion, proving that the people of Mosgiel appreciate the efforts of the band in rendering their services when r> called upon. Tha membership of the hand is at present fairly good—namely, pipe-major, drum -major,, % six pipers, and one side-drummer. Dur- * w iiig the year the band me* on 49 nights for practice, with an average attendance of about seven, which, on the -whole, i? fairly good. In the mouth of Septembel last year our late Pipe-major J. M'Gregor resigned his position as pipe-major of the bund. Pipe-major Grant, of Dunedin, was waited upon and invited out to meet members of band and committee, _ and was unanimously ele~' ' to the position. The financial posit i e band is• vn y pood—better, in f: i it has evei been in the who!- .--.f (ha band. The balance-sheet /' a credit of £4B tfs 9d, as against last year's balance of £l7 12s 9d. and the year before of £7 13* 6d. ' Tho following are the office-bearers ( for (he ensuing year :—President. Mr G. Gordon- vice-president, Mr J. Hendry; secretary Mr >S. A. Cheyne: treasurer, Mi G Gordon: auditor, Mr W. E. MT,ean ; committee—Messrs J. Armstrong, A. C'lmeron, W. Williamson, A. P. Cameron, and H. Millar; band committee—Pipe-in,-nor, sergeant. ' Pipers A. and M'Killop ; pipe-major. Mr T. J. X. Gra-nt,