ONEHUNGA BAND OF HOPE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume V, Issue 1314, 1 February 1868, Page 6

ONEHUNGA BAND OF HOPE.

Wkdsesi*.y last being the 2Siii miriverairy of the province, th" membcra of the -above B.uid of Hope held their annual festival, wiii.-h pa3sod off ia tho most pleasant etyle Eai'ly in the morning they nil a semb.ed in tho • Princss-elrei-t schooi-room, iviiero thov wero met by the Ififoand Drum band of th=) Aucklmd Band of ••■■•• Hcpn Union, who, together wirh tiic-ir instructor, Mr. J.Chiin),n. had mi-it kindlv volunteered their services-f.-r tlio d. iy - They nil fell in under tho superintendence of Mesara Kltininn and Byeroft, and . • .'Acompaiiiei by Mr. keUoy. th« I'r sidont of the Uni'TJ, and he«d.-<l by thu b aid, marched throu»h the , ~ principal atre-ets to One Tree Hill, and to jud-e from thu mmtiul Ui'e and drum, was thoroughly , . appreciated by the voteianj, who lorm the ini • .-habitanta of thia ttrivinu town-liip :....,At One IW. liiil the umuasmente provided the u<u:il — kis» in the j -ring,, however, bttiug, predomluw.t. " The party ;. : , aleq.; erjivonei by the strnirs of the youth- ,..: Avl band,, who performed a., vat pi.ice, of music in ! .« pxcellent style, for which much ct;j it is due to their f . ~ inetructorj in having, β-i -p,- e dily t.rousht them to . .. their.-preeent vrate <;f effii-icnoy. Dα-ing the uftor- . ..:■ noon a -good msiuy. .KuituMe* piiz. s in tho shape of .., books, were given .by ( Mr. KJe-.irig a.»d 6ih»ra, for ~• and in sarke, flu- racinir, and other ■ like . sports.. At half-past six they nil fell i n ai; ain, ..■ pnd.headed by tho bund, they returned t > ih« schoolroom, when they dispersed, 'go n« home well pleased with the day's amusement-, f-<r which thanks are due to Hie band and Messrs Fleming and Uycroft for their several exerlion.-i to iiromote happiness and unity » aoug the rising generation.