WILLINGTON ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9881, 12 April 1893, Page 2

WILLINGTON ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the above society took place last night in the Dresden Company’s coucert ball. About 25 members were present. Mr W, F. Parsons was to the chair.

Tlie Secretary' subinltted the report and balance-sheet, etc., which were adopted on the Chairman’s motion. The report stated that daring the season four subscription concert* bad been given, at which 20 om* plete orchestral works bad been performed, including three symphonies. There were also four instrumental solos and 10 vocal pieces. Four chamber oucerta were qiven, the gross receipt? being £33 13>. Thanks were accorded to Misaks Medley, Jobnsoa, Parsons, Grieg, Mra Qierea, Mrs Holt, Mrs Miller, and Meters Hagb Wright, JS. J. Sill, and Robert Parker for the assistance they had rendered. There were 114 bon members on the register, bat 10 retired from various cause?. The orchestra numbered 41 performers; 9 were admitted and 9 retired daring the season. The average attendance bad been 27*5. Tne dramatic performance given by members of the late Thespian Clnb in aid of the fond for the purchase of a new set of kettle-drams realised nearly £lO. Owing to an oxcaptlonally large number of subscribers having neglected to pay their subscriptions, the society was seriously hampered ia its opera• tioos. roerecti.ti bad amounted to £'>93 17s 6d, the principal items being hooorary members’ subscriptions, £SI 10< bd ; per* forming members' eubscriptioas, £24.i9« 6d • proceeds of four subscription concerts, £ *9 14s 6d ; proceeds of chamber oono-rts, £3O 13s. The chief of disbursement were : —Music. £26 i. advertising'and £Ol I2> 31; profui*ionai fee?, £l2 !2s; rent of Opbra fcfouaa and gas, £33 12*, Tbd balance in hand is 17s 41. The liabilitiej are staled at £39 1.3 i * J d, an i tbe assets at £lll ss, of which 4:41 os is ropreiente.i by unpaid mbsiriptioos. 1 ' • Tee following officers were then e’ected : —Patron, His h’ritlleooy the Governor; president, Mr W. Id. Levin; vies preeidents, Hon E. Richardson and Messrs Q. E. Tolhurst and IJ. C» Hamertoh • conductor, Mr A.. F. HUI*; committee, Messrs (*. H; O. Schwartz, T. H. Sewell, 0. J. Hill, G. A. Kennedy and A. Hotop (representing performing members) and F. \V. Grady and A. Oastendyk (representiog the honorary members); secretary and treasurer, Mr T. W, Pilcher, jnn.; librarian (pro ttm.), Mr 6. O. Schwarla ; auditor, Mr S. R. Ken* ntdy. It was resolved to alter the rales as follows : —(I) That for tbe future po money

v/i;! bo taken at tho doors, but tint extra tickote rnuy bo on’.Tuuid through MiLeufib-TJ nr Iho secretary ; («) Hmt only throe a--b* soription concerts be given during ft season ; urxl {3} that members’ subscriptions be done mvay with, and that all performers be given two tickets each. A farther meeting will be held to confirm tho above alterations. Tho meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.