Girls’ Music Club Reports for the Year

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 262, 9 November 1934, Page 8

Girls’ Music Club Reports for the Year

FLEASING PROGRESS DENOTED The eleventh annual meeting of the Palmerston N. Girls’ Music Club was held in St. Andrew’s Sunday School last evening, Miss M. Grant presiding over a good attendance. The report presented by the president, Mrs. J. K. Patou, stated inter alia:— "For the year ending November 8, 1934, the club membership stands as follows: Active 34, comprising piano 13, violin 5, 'cello 3, vocal 13; honorary 42, a total of 72 members. Unfortunately some valued members had been lost through their removal to other towns. The working year had been most successful and in March a cherished ambition had been • realised bv the purchase of a piano. A glee club had been formed, also a string ochcstra, both under the able conductorsliip of Mr. Hamilton Dickson. In June a most successful concert had been held and, so encouraged, a final concert was held in October, which again met with gratifying success. Thanks were due to the members for their co-operation and splendid team work, without which nothing could be accomplished. During the year at the invitation of the matron, a concert party visited the Old People’s Home at Awapuni and later members contributed items at a concert of the Feilding branch of the British Musical Society. The club had the pleasure of entertaining the Wanganui Male Choir on the occasion of their visit to Palmerston North. Farewell parties had been tendered to Miss Elvira Wycherley and Miss Buchanan. The club placed on record its appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Miss Buchanan (now Mrs. Hodgson) as secretary for a number of years. Grateful thanks were tendered to Miss Clark, the present very efficient secretary and treasurer, and also to licr able assistant, Miss V. Corke. Appreciation was expressed to Mrs. Fisher for the loan of a piano, to Messrs Bayliss and Graham for the use of practice rooms, to St. Andrew’s Church officials and to tho Press. The report concluded with a general vote of thanks to the members and good wishes for 1935.

The balance sheet, presented by Miss Clark, disclosed a satisfactory credit balance, and in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet the chairman complimented the members on the completion another successful year, which had been rich in experience under the inspired leadership of Mrs. Patou. ....

Election of Officers Officers were re-elected for the ensuing year as follow:—President, Mrs. J. K. Paton; vice-presidents, Mesdames F. Collier, E. S. Law, J. Fisher, and Miss M. Muirhead; hon. secretarytreasurer, Miss I. Clark; assistant secretary, Miss V. Corke; committee, Misses L. MacDonald, V. Wood, G. McKenzie, G. Laurenson and Y. Gunter; auditor, Mr. O. Bettany. Thanks were expressed to Mr. Bettany for auditing the bookSj, and, to

Miss V. Macmillan for acting as scrutineer. it was agreed to raise the subscription to 111/0 to be reduced to 10/0 if paid by August. On the motion of Miss Junker it was resolved that it be a recommendation to . the incoming committee to work towards a dciinitc theme in arranging future programmes. Tho resignation of Miss D. Stevens was accepted with regret and regret was also expressed that Miss J. Cameron would shortly He leaving l’almctston North. At tlie conclusion of the business the following programme was presented:—Vocal duct, “The Day is Done” (Lolir) Mesdamcs Findlay and Dean; violin solo, two movements Each Sonata, Miss F. Hawley; song, '‘All Through the Night’’ (Welsh), -Miss M. Walker; ‘cello solo, “Stucke in Volkston” (Schumann); Miss Joan Paton; song, “Solvcig’s Song” (Grieg), Miss Z. Leamy; musical monologue, ‘‘‘Bairnies Cuddle Doon, Miss J. Ilume; song. “The Wooing of the Rose” (Francke), Miss Junker (Pahiatua.) ' The final item was the solo, “Ilushecn” (A. Needham) by Miss C. Mae Gibbon, with vocal accom paniment by Mrs. Findlay, Misses Bryce. Cameron, Laurcnson, Walker and MacDonald. A delightful offering arranged by Miss Hume, which received hearty approval. The accompaniments wero played by Mrs, J. K, Paton, Misses M. Muirhead, E. Corkc and. Dorothy Stevens. Other members present wero Mesdames Collier, Donald, Henderson, Law, Misses Clark (2), Histed, Tankersley, Fiest, Parker, James, Wood (2), MacDonald, J. Shirley,J. McLeod, E. Tonkin, A. Douglas. Thero were apologies from Misses McKenzie, V. Corke, Aiken, Chapman, Kilgour, Grace, Mosdames Bayliss Inkpen, Small and Fisher. Visitors welcomed were Airs. Plank, Mrs. Purdie, Misses' N. Macmillan, Sly field, A. Turner, Findlay and Andersen. Supper terminated the meeting.^