THE COMPETITIONS

Grey River Argus, 14 August 1934, Page 4

THE COMPETITIONS

A RECORD ENTRY. On Thursday the West Coast Competitions Society will open their annual festival at the Town Hail. In view of the fact that there is a record number of entries, inc.uding n any from city competitors. the festival will probably constitute one of the greatest revivals in the Society’s history. Special interest will be added by the fact that of the visitors, several are recent winners at the Christchurch. festival, and are champions in their classes. Patrons of the festival will, therefore, be able to see the calibre of winners from the city. Though the ’Executive deemed it advisable when arranging the syllabus for the present festival to eleminate 34 classes, and to add six new ones, wh.ch it is hoped iwi l interest patrons the number of entries constitutes a new record and in order to deal with them in the time allotted it was found necessary to engage Moore’s Cabaret in addition to the Town and Trinity Halls for the day sessions. The music entries are heavy—double Hie number received hitherto. New features which iwill be of interest

are sections for instrumental quartettes, bandsmen’s solos, popular songs and dance chourses. for all of which good entries have been received. Dancing sections have filled well, whilst the elocutionary classes from which numerous excises were made, lias provided nearly as many entries as On previous occasions. On Thursdav evening at 7.30 o clock, the Mayor (Mr J. W. Greenslade), will perform the official opening, and the President (Mr M. will extend a welcome to the adjudicators. The Competitions will open under happy auspices, for in addition to the Large entry received from Greyinouth. competitors, the number of visiting competitors will be the largest in the history of the Society. The adjudicators for the festival will be as follows: Oratory, Mr W. Meldru: Elocution Mr J. R. Lester (Christchurch); Music. Mr W. H. Dixon (Christchurch); Dancing. Mrs R. Triggs (Oamaru). The . box plan for the festival is open at Kilgour’s. where bookings may be made. Season tickets will be ]O/6 and day sa’es at all halls 6d; evening sessions 2/- and 1/-, children half-price. Programmes (1/-) may be had from J. H. Keddie, Chemit-t, and all booksellers.