MONSTER BAND CONTEST

Otago Witness, Issue 3596, 13 February 1923, Page 63

MONSTER BAND CONTEST

The above contest, to be held in Dunedin from February IS to the 24th, promises to be the biggest thing in band ocntests yet held in the dominion. The sum of -GI2OO is being offered in prize money, which is a record for Australasia. An excellent entry has been receiecved as follows: A GRADE. Kaikorai Band. Band of the Ist Canterbury Mounted Rifles Queen Alexander's Own Wanganui St. Kilda Band. Woolston Band. Wellington Waterside Workers' Band. Invercargill Hibernian Band. Redfern Muncipal Band (Sydney). Wellington Municipal Tramway Band. 2nd Otago Battalion Band, Invercargill. Wanganui Garrison. Auckland City Band. South Canterbury Battalion Band. B GRADE. Winton Municipal Band. Oamaru. 3rd Artillery Band, Dunedin. Christchurch Tramway Band. Runanga Municipal Band. Hastings Citizens’ Band. Masterton Municipal Band. Mataura Town Band. QUICKSTEP CONTEST. All bands entered for the A and B Grade contest. OWN CHOICE CONTEST. Winton Municipal Band. Kaikorai Band. Band of the Ist Canterbury Mounted Rifles. St. Kilda Band. W'oolston Band. Wellington Waterside Workers. Invercargill Hibernian. Runanga Municipal. Redfern Municipal (Sydney). Hastings Citizens. Wellington Municipal Tramways. Masterton Municipal. Queen Alexandra’s Own (Wanganui). Wanganui Garrison. 2nd Otago Battalion (Invercargill). It will thus be seen that an excellent entry has been received, while a capital entry has also been received for the solo competition. The contest will Ire held morning, afternoon, and evening in His Majesty’s Theatre, and the military display and quickstep competition will be held on the Caledonian Grounds on Saturday afternoon, February 24.