SOCIETY OF ARTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 4

SOCIETY OF ARTS.

LITTLE PUBLIC SUPPORT.

PROFIT ON EXHIBITION. The annual mating of the Auckland I Society of Arts will be held to-morrow i evening. - - § Regret is expressed by the council ia | its 54th annual report that In common j with the other art societies is. the Dominion, the society has experienced a I diminishing support by the general pabKc I for its exhibit! the attendance at the j last exhibition having been tie lowest for ! some years. Tae works on view were I almost exactly the same in number aS I last year, and in quality quite up to prei vbus average. Once more the whole of | the available wall-space was* occupied, and more is evidently desirable. "0» . j statement of the financial position stows | that the expenses in connection ■Kith tea | exhibition amounted to £414 5s 83, and the receipts exceeded this sum by o&t* '. |7s 4d. A sub-committee had been *P: j pointed by the council to deal "risk th» ; matter oi "membership subscriptioES,wmch were reaaro-.d as the primary s=2"*J* upkeep," not only had to **?*** ! ship beip increased, but also ■*J£3 ; throng .reas.ia.tion and ahtcsoe aaaJ**"f lm«n fe**fr than the average ofpn^f; Uears. «&3' ,52 life, lfriTohui. i>& 91 «*"■*. ! members. . '^ ,^ Reference is made to the services «£ Ladies' Committee, and the success*^ efforts in promoting a concert in**, ! the Belgian Fusd and the seodpmZ The total amornt raised for the ** i Fund was over £121. 4 3a v ■•: , The report states that by J«»*g,. ; ; ance of the .Auckland picture Jggfc , fund and the Government grsct «p3j!'e tered by the society **.«%*& bought and presented to <*»£**& Gallery Mr. t J. Steele's picture. \ Explorer's Message.'' rfsteffi^' According to the &«<** f *£& j the vear began with **«.*?%%£» of £145 18s 74, and tfae»nagl»*g comprised members' g | £414 lis 33d concert I 4 d. the total amoun beug B» »fc • Th' expenses amounted *6W tt^ ; . * i 15s 6d in conwction *W-&rJ \ SK a credit b^^^ ii Is 6d. - —; • ;/ ■-