THE RATTALION BAND.

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 May 1906, Page 3

THE RATTALION BAND.

One of those pleasurable gatherings th*t tend *° cement kindly feeling, was held in the Drill Shed last night, the ocbeing a smolfc concert tendered by B B»ttalion Band. LieufrColonel Mo- -' rice occupied the chain and Captain Austin, the vice-chair. There was attendance of members present,; and several I' ''-. visitors; The Chairman, after ; reading several apologies, proposed the toasts" "The King." A toast was theni drunk. m silence to the memory of the late Walter Cocks, deputy bandmaster. Drum-Major Rogers, in $W"J§^ * itiSion at the success'attained f tf ea th band rt the recent contest, and iplbnened Bandmaster Bennington '"SpUni Autn, in acknowledging the Exhibition test. speech, P.'°P osed X t the' success ter Bennington stating; that tno sssssßWfes Morice, iu" . . opimon that tne sending the band to Christchurch „ Ki drcd Bands ," F G ft F Mr sus-yss^ Mr seabr °° k ' rcs " pon g ded'to F byM^ R °g ers - t . during the evetnng a «- lent songs weregiycn, a very napp ing being brought to a ciosl uj "Auld Lang Syne.