12TH REGIMENT BAND

Nelson Evening Mail, 6 July 1916, Page 2

12TH REGIMENT BAND

ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the 12th (Nelson) Regiment Band was held iu the Land-room on. Monday evening last, Bandmaster T. PI. Hughes presiding,. The election of officers resulted Chairman, Bandmaster T. H. Hughe? ; Secretary and Treasurer, Sergeant H. H. Wimsett; Committee, Bandmaster T H. Hughes. Sergeant- H. H. Wimsett, Corporal W. Lock, Bandsmen J. Weblev and B. Johansen. A letter was received from Secretary. Brook Fusiliers, asking- if the Ban»j woul;' assist prior to Picture entertainment 011 Friday evening It- was resolved to accede to the request, [ The Band were also approaehed by n member of the Entertainment Committee of the Silver BulJet Cannonade, asking it' the Band would play for six nights at the coming Paddy's Market, etc. It was unanimously decided to fall in with the reque:- .. The Secretary,, in presenting his report, stated : —This year has not been so eventful as the last due mainly to the band being unable to attend any contests which have all been postponed on account of the European crisis.. The Band reurret very much losing the services of Bandsmen Colheck, Thomson, and Rowe, .who resigned during the vear, hut have much loleaKnre in ; nrr to its ranks C. Hunter. A. Moore, P. Bradv, H. Hushes, P. <3-race, Oldershaw, N. Milrov, W. Grant, avl R. Whitwell. who are -i decided acquisi t.ion +-o the Band. The members -i the Band went out carolling for a- few hours on Christmas mornir.tr and collected the sum of -B!?5. Which over to be divided betwesn the Red Cross and Mai' Tobaco Funds. the year the Bnnd plaved out rn lesthan 44 times, being: iust a covmle 01 times loss than ■ last year, and they turned out mostli- for patriotic rmrposes. which wve ns foPows :—-Tune 3". recruitincr Tra f-il^ar-street: June 1??. =end-off further Reinfovcements: Jnlv 3, militavv funeral to Private Stafford : ■Tulv 24. reeeot'-on to returned trooners; Aviijnst. 1. Clci 1 n J)av : .~- 4. Anniverj 4nirv War: AuErust ?4. to Bth | l?e : n forcements : S»nt. 8 3. flower ind nict"re show. t,emhe>- 11. "Daffodil Dav: October 32, «end-off e-'tra draft October ,1.7. concert '"or Mni) Tohacrr Vinid. Chni'ch Sten«. £4 IBs 5d : Oetoh•>v 18. reruitinq- meeting: ~flr Qth Pei'T forf«m ß ntf • Octobeh' P9, ,an<? 04. tnrr of war in aid of Patriotic Fun-o-October 26. concert .Nelson. Hospital, funds 4 or eccninpfn-T sec ,n d : . Hospit.-ir Ship. £lO Is Od .- 'October 27. cciice'vfc iiaid funds Wakefield Brass Band; Oetoher 30. Grose A .IS. send-off t<n 10th ; Nfovember 90. R"-=e Snow. Empire Theatre : December 4. Annual iSports. BjOys' Oo'lefre; Decembei* 14. send-off to 11th Reinfoi'cements : December 'l9- .concert "Botanical 'Reserve ; December 9-S'. -caroh Hn? : -January 11, send-off to l?th Reinforcements ; -Tanuary 19. so/ Returned 1 Troopers: Februarv 1,.Aqnatic Sports for Red C-ross air] W. Funds: February 8. send-off-'to 13th -Rein : March 4. Garden Partv in aid. Y.M.-G.A. at the front: March 1.7, Address on the War by Mr' T. Wilford. M.P..: March 20. Tl-ecruiting Meeting bv lsth 75 ."''nforcements ; Anr'l 5 to 13. annual Traini-.cr Camp ■ 9concert Ta'nwro C"mp for Red Funds, : Ar>ril / >< j, \iiv-.ac Dav Memorial S°T-vice: Ani'il 26, nlayed atCathode Go?icert : > r, \v 21. military- fulit*"-' June 4,-Banc; C- ncert Botan'"aT P^e'we: - T niio 21. ' Juno '?s. War T,n.«i,urc "hv- Gantain -.'Smi? son. Fresid-ent Returned Troopers'- - As.-, so'ciation: and June 27. send-off 18t i - ■: ; . The. Band, •• n«sist£uff.- the,-vari-ous patriotic conimittees bv playing a f ; the different functions, etc.. have sent "me members to the front. viz., -J*. Hardie, A. McConchie, G. Maslin. A Shone, H. -J. Ricketts, C. Ricketts. W. Lock, G. Maxted, and Bandsman Snowden. and have donated over £l5O to the different 1 ' patriotic funds. Owing to the Bandi losing =o many members through the war th-j Band has found it to have only one practise a, week fpr sometime /back, and devote the other night to try and build- up the ranks *by starting a juvenile band. During the year three members of the Band left to join the Expeditionary Force,_ namely. Bandsmen W." Lock, C-. Maxted, and Snowden, and the members one and all join ; n wrSning them a. pleasant voyage and, safe return. The Band attended the annual training camp held at . Tapawera,. and, althouiTh short in- numbers, were more than- \ able to fulfil the Band's obligation to the Regiment. ,It is interesting to note that since the outbreak of the war the Band; have turned Out over 50 times for patriotic purposes •alone and have only given five concerts for the hand's own- funds.