Annual Meeting of Girls' Music Club

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 291, 9 December 1936, Page 6

Annual Meeting of Girls' Music Club

GRATIFYING PROGRESS INDICATED The annual meeting of the Palmerston North Girls' Music Club was held last evening, Miss M. Grant presiding over a large attendance. The report presented by Mrs. R. S. Law (president) stated that the year’s work had been quite up to the usual standard and good programmes had been presented on the whole. The orchestra and glee singers were making good progress and while the club had Mr. Hamilton Dickson as musical director, should continue to improve. Good work was also being done by junior members and several members had done well in their musical examinations. The club was most fortunate to have St. Andrew’s hall for concerts and monthly meetings. The half-yearly concert had been successful and it was hoped the success and interest would bo maintained. The club owed a debt of gratitude to Miss lola Clark for the splendid work she had done as secretary. Thanks were also due to St. Andrew’s session for the-use of the hall, to the Press, to the members for their help and co-oper-ation, and to the honorary auditor for his assistance.

The financial statement as presented by Miss Clark disclosed a sound position, with a larger bank balance than the previous year. The report and balance-sheet were adopted on the motion of Miss Grant who commended the members for the stimulation they were giving to music in the city. Election of Officers.

Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follow: Patron, Mr. H. E. Gunter; president, Airs. R. S. Law (re-elected); vice-presi-dents, Alesdames Fisher, F. S. Collier. Misses E. James and G. AlcKenzie; sec-retary-treasurer, Aliss I. M. Clark; committee. Alisses G. Laurenson, L. AlcDonald, V. Wood, E. Eyre and Airs. Alartin.

The meeting resolved that the honorary members should have voting power next year, and Airs. 11. C. Alorgan was elected to the committee to represent the honorary members. It was resolved to donate £1 Is to the Alavor’s Christmas fund, also £1 Is to the health camp fund and 10s 6d to the caretaker of the hall. An enthusiastic vote of appreciation was passed to Airs. Law for her inspiration to the club, Airs. Collier asking her acceptance of a dainty posy with the love and gratitude of the members for all she had done.

Returning thanks, Mrs. Law reiterated her appreciation of the co-opera-tion of the members and expressed her hopes for another year of happy association. She thanked the members for the honour of being president for a further term.

Eulogistic reference was made to the valuable services of Miss Clark as secretary, and as a small token of appreciation Mrs. Law asked her acceptance of a fountain pen witli the members’ very best wishes. Miss Clark acknowledged the giftand the expressions of appreciation, •also her pleasure in working for the club.

Thanks were conveyed to Mrs. Morgan and Miss Grace for acting as scrutineers.

Mrs. Law was then called upon to make further presentations to three of the members.

In view of her approaching marriage Miss Joan Maunder was asked to accept a crystal vase, Mrs. Law conveying good wishes for her future happiness and thanking Miss Maunder for her wonderful help to the club and for the use of her studio for practises. Miss Maunder feelingly returned thanks and assured the members she would attend the meetings next year. Miss Helen Muir, who is leaving for England in three weeks’ time, was presented with d travelling bag, Mrs. Law eulogising her assistance as a soloist and accompaniste which would be sadly missed, and expressing good wishes for the future.

Miss Muir expressed thanks and intimated that she might return in 18 months’ time.

Miss Marjorie Bryce is another bride-to-be, but as she was unable to be present her gift is to be forwarded to her. [Supper was served at the conclusion of tho meeting. Monthly Musicale.

Prior to the business meeting some most enjoyable items were presented as follow: —Instrumental trio, “Scherzo” (Mendelssohn). Airs. It. S. Law, Alisses G. AlcKenzie and H. Aluir; vocal solo, “Lullaby” (Scott), Aliss L. McDonald; violin solo, “Serenade d’Amour” (Tolhurst), Aliss E. Howlev; piano solo, “Revolutionary Prelude” (Chopin), Miss I. Currin; vocal solo, “Love’s Lament” (Michael Head), Aliss V. Corke; ’cello solo, “Berceuse” (Squire), Aliss G. McKenzie; vocal solo, “Tho WMBrJWsSfiBJi” (Lehmann), Aliss Ct. LautfiSSSi: jrtfc.^Be.hedia:.

tus” (McKenzie), Airs, J. Fisher; piano solo, “ Gardens in Rain” (Debussey), Aliss H. Aluir. The accompaniments were played by Mrs. I. Rickard. Mrs. H. C. Morgan, Misses E. Eyre and H. Aluir. The hall was as usual charmingly decorated, bowls of Iceland poppies and gladioli, being most effective,