COMMUNITY SINGING
TIIE HAPPY GERM REVIVED. That community singing has not waned in popularity was evidenced by the crowd which gathered at the Empire Theatre at 12.30 on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the first “sing” of the season. The Mayor (Mr H. L. Tapley) opened the proceedings by extending a hearty welcome to all present. He remarked that this was the second year of community singing, and judging by the attendance he felt convinced that the “germ” had come to stay. There was no better antidote for business worries and cares than singing in community, for it varied the monotony of everyday life to a very great extent and was a great “refresher” to the mind. The singing was greatly assisted by the leadership of Mr Vernon Drew whoee happy smile and business-like methods inspired life into the singers whenever they showed signs of a “collapse.” The surplus collection will bo devoted to the Flood Relief Fund, a worthy enough object, which, no doubt, will have made a ready appeal to the generosity of the Dunedin public.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3613, 12 June 1923, Page 69
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