GORE DISTRICT BAND OF HOPE UNION.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 833, 27 December 1900, Page 3

GORE DISTRICT BAND OF HOPE UNION.

SINGING AND RECITING CONTESTS. The first annual reciting and singing 'dontests under the auspices of the Gore District Band of Hops Union were held at the Temperance Hall, Gore, yesterday. There was a large a tendance all day, notwithstanding the fact that the contests continued with suitable intervals from noon till 10 p.m. Mr Selby, of the Middle School, Invercargill, acted «as judge for the recitations and Mr Brett as judge for the singing, both gentlemen* expressing themselves in terms of warm praise of the quality of the efforts made by the various competitors. "Messrs Simpson and Ross judged the all-comers' recitations. All the Bands of Hope in the district (nine in number) were represented in the competitions, the entries in all cases being good: , At the opening of the proceedings the. Eev|iMr Ramsay gave a short address, ahd : " at ftheir close votes of thanks were accorded to- the judges and all other who hid assisted in any way to make the function a success. Following are the results : — RECITATIONS. Nine years anl under. — -Helen. Willis (Goie Band of Hope),' 1; Alex. Anderson (Charlton Band of Hope), 2 ; Flossie Humphries (Charlton Band of Hope), 3. From 9 to 12.— Wynnie Wright (Croydon Siding Band of Hope), 1 ; Flossie Shaw (Gore Band of Hope), 2 ; Ralph McDonald (Croydon Siding Band of Hope), 3. From 12 to 15. — Marion Paterson (North Cbatton Band of Hope), 1; Annie. Laurie (Gore Band of Hope), 2 ; Marion Cook (Gore Band of Hop?), 3 ; Lionel Taylor (Mandeville Band of Hope), 4. From 15 to 18.— A. Wallace (Riversdale Band of Hope), 1 ; May. Hargest (Mandeville Bind of Hope) and Jessie CuSgrove (Gore Band of Hope), equal, 2. Over 18.— Mr C. R. Ingram (Gore Band of of Hope), 1 ; Miss K. Laurie (Gore Band of Hope), 2. . * All comers. — Miss J. Cosgrove (Gore Band of Hope), 1 ; Mr A. Wallace (Riversdale Band of Hope), 2. ■ singing. ' . ■ Under nine years. — Spencer Allot (Charlton Band of Hope), 1. ■ ' From 9 to 12.— Ralph McDonald (Croydon Siding Band of Hope), 1 ; Carrie.Telford (Gore Band of Hope), 2 ; Erne Latham (Waikaka Siding Band of Hope), 3. \ From 12 to 15.— J. D. Forbes (Gore Band of Hope), 1; Annie Laurie (Gore -Band of Hope), 2; Annie Cammock (Riversdale Band of Hope), specially commended. ~ From 15 to 17. — Miss Dun (Otama Band of Hope) and Lizzie Aitken (Waikaka Band of Hope), equal ; Annie Shivas (Gore Band of Hope), commended. Over 18.— Miss W. Mc'Leod (North Chatton Band of Hope) and Miss Ethel Lakeman (Gore Band of Hope), equal ; Miss M. MaoGibbon (Gore Band of Hope), 2.