HOSPITALITY—TWO KINDS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 12 March 1928, Page 4

HOSPITALITY—TWO KINDS.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —It seems a most opportune moment to bring before your readers a comparison of hospitality as such was seen in two towns not lOd miles from Hawera during last week. As m-ost people are aware, a revue company was tormed to assist the funds of our local band, in view of the forthcoming contest in Wanganui next year. Arrangements were made to put on a performance in each of these two towns after the Hawera. season was completed. In the first town practically no assistance was forthcoming from the members of the town band to help their fellow bandsmen, which would be the case with any band which had a sense of fellowship. One small instance occurred which may be recorded. Music stands were required for the orchestra, and on one of the principal members of the band being asked to lend the stands for the evening, he replied that as the band was practising the company could collect them at the fire station at eight o’clock, the time the curtain was supposed to be going up. Just to think that the band <ould not arrange to hold their practise a quarter of an hour earlier! One would have thought that a band would have always been willing to assist another band' when required. It is not so very long ago that the Hawera- Band helped their neighbours at a Sunday night concert. At the second town, what a different feeling of fellowship! "When the company arrived in town, the local band was outside the town hall giving

a performance to help draw a crowd, and continued doing so until the show was ready to oommence. These bandsmen had done everything it. was possible to 'do to help their visiting comrades to have a successful night, both in peisonal help arid in boosting the company among their own townsfolk and all without being asked to assist. What a splendid example of brotherly love. This latter town was only half the size of the first place, and yet the audience was practically double that of the former. I hope that any member of the former band who happens to read this will reconsider his attitude should at any future time a neighbouring band put on a performance in his town, and treat them as they would themselves be treated should they visit anywhere. — L am, etc., “BROTHER L-O-VE.”