OTAGO WOMEN'S CLUB MUSIC CIRCLE

Evening Star, Issue 24016, 15 October 1941, Page 11

OTAGO WOMEN'S CLUB MUSIC CIRCLE

The Music Circle of the Otago Women’s Club held its annual meeting on Friday last, Mrs Wakefield Holmes (president) was in the chair. In proposing the adoption of tho report and balance sheet, presented by the secretary, Mrs Holmes commented on the good attendances throughout the year and congratulated tho circle on the excellence of the programmes provided by members and visiting musical friends. In seconding the motion. Miss E. Ryan endorsed the remarks of the. president. Tho sincere interest which the late Miss Jean Nicolson evinced in tho welfare of tho circle was tho subject of feeling reference in the secretary’s report. The election of office-bearers for

the year, resulted as follows:—Chairwoman, Mrs L. Beaumont; vice-chair-woman, Miss E. Logie; secretary, Mrs G. H. Elliffe ; committee —Mesdames N. Ellis, P. Dick, R. Laurcnson, E. Focken, and the Misses M. Paine, M. Grant, S. Bayley, and N. Garland. Mrs L. Beaumont then presided over the monthly meeting, when an excellent programme ,of chamber music, arranged by Mrs Olivo Campbell, was presented. The items were as follows: —Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5 (Brahms), Mrs Olive Campbell; violin and piano sonata (Elgar), Mr Rees McConachy and Mrs Campbell ; Phantasy Trio (Bridge.), Miss Dorothy Rush. On behalf of the members of the circle, Miss Emilio- Logic moved a cordial vote of thanks to the visiting musicians for the delightful evening’s programme.