SOCIETY OF ARTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 9

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

-*B» Wi'l'.K "1 HIE PAST YKAR. Thi .i:im.i! m«-ctin.{ of the Auckland N-.,v. <•: A'.t*, was held last night, Mr. II.,:: Km:: j re>:J«l. I:, ,in:,iiii i.prt remarked thai at the ,1 • .i.ii e\lv.l>;ii. ii time was a considerably '..„.r number ,-: works on view than in l .-• l :•"!•. ~i \ i-.ir Tli re vas no doI ri-ii.it:<»n in ((U-ility, which, it was .on- •. d-"i '•'.i< of a average, while a :.• !•:,:•> . '. the ,'.v: :hition was the presence , : J l ', \M.rks by re|>re<putjtiv«' Sydney ~;! -••• !he f.i ; that the riistinj wall i-\ .1 i was iiui'.rtii-.Mit for the works suh:i..:!'■! ma i'- .1 apparent that more room "us iir.pi r.itive'.y t«',|iiired. It had been f--:n,l t.it tl.« attendance of the public, apail in m mmilvrs. was small, ho that it «< ''■• "'.n.iii: evident that in future the i.. nil" i.-.'ir, 1 .-iilis ri|,:i n must be looked to a- tor l !.!•.•.pal sour, of upkeep. The nembersh-.p at present consisted of 52 life lannherv 122 honorary and 97 ordinary Li":, •■ is fi'i in. i.iliy _-o. ~1 np.in the society's I'o-.k.- T!. -. ;t was pointed out, was not p.-;-.;."' in s'lir.e r,.-p. '.- t<> the membership •■' similar soiietifs in other parts of New '/■<•■■ ill a f.i t which would need the •••1..-id. ■!■»! :'.n <•: the incoming; council. 'I':•.,• biian-c sheet .showed a credit of £l:\i lis 3d. lie- f'difiwini,' officers were elected for *'• ■■ m mi-.:■_• year • —President, Mr. C. J. V.irr, C.M.I'.. : presidents, Messrs. A. M. Myers. MP. K. W. Pavton. L. J. I(a L -iiail. Part Knit. T. Peacxk. I). Ooldie. ■I li. I'pt ii. H Hi.'.;. K. K. Vaile. T. W. Leys, and the Hon. K. Miuhelson; treaaiiier, Mr. Edwin P.irtlev : secretary, Mr. S. Stuart : auditor. " Mr. J. C. Wcl-ter: 1. i.1;..-' Committee. Mesdames lVi-jamin. II 1.. Pu-tt, \V, Coleman, A. lucre. Dimliii-.t. P. A. Edntiston. A. M. M-..T-. Paikes. ('. .1. Parr. K. Pavton. If. Stuart-Mro'e. 1 C. Vaile. I*. Kent. J. M.K. r.cddes. Misses K. C. Vaile and M. West wood: i oiimil. Messrs. W. Wright, 1) K. V.itie, L. .V. Benjamin, F. Watson, X. I. Nil that'. W. Cecil Lev*, and Dr. ]•-'. 11. 1!. Milsom.