SALVATION ARMY FESTIVAL. '

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14607, 17 May 1918, Page 7

SALVATION ARMY FESTIVAL. '

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Over 600 people sat down to, the- 'tint, at the Citadel last .night,-, which \fas supplied by f riettds : 'artd suyriorters lin connection with the baridV./nfsical festival, and so great" was the -Tiuttiber tliat it was found necessary iq Jiave ~ia. double' sitting. The\ f ollowihg *hftd oharge *of ■ the tables: Mesdames GpVer; Sutcliffe, Coleman, Mc'Cullough, Yardley, Curtis, Holden, , Radcliff e, . ; Holliway, f ; Jackson and iFraseiv Misses Tuckler, Irorisi Nelson, Stein,. Stewart and Fraser.:- 1 After^ the tea a . programftie was rendered. , In opening the 'pijocefedin'gs Mr. ' J. . Dowdle (secretary), "introduced- Bandniaster, and Mrs. Gpffin, -of the 'Wellington -band, who are visiting' Gisbprnei H^ also apologised ' fbr the unavoidable absence of' the TMiiyor yfrid Deputy-Mayoi I,'1 ,' '.and! said 'he ' was'pleaied to;M-elcome Mr. G. ( Wildish as the Council's, representative. Cr.^Muh'ns.was also present. '' .1 Mi 1 . Wildisliv 'iii -the course of a few remarks, said the remembered the' 'Arijiy m Duuedin over/40 v yeai*s"agb." I! He referred ..to. the great work doneV by tha organisation and: 'the big scope of tljat work.' ; He complimented the b'atnd v bri its r usefulness 'and assistance m ' most public functions- •• " J The secretary . then presented a vepdvt' on the' progress' of the "'band. He -said that its activities had not been restricted, to Salvation Army .meetings, but had' extended to other public' occasions. As a'rosult.of the= carolling ut Christmas time £100, was raised for the wounded soldiers undergoing treatment at Rofio-' rua. - -The - bandsmen- did" not look -for, personal benefits. They paid for their. Own! uniforms, gave their 'services, arid conducted a fund for the purchase of new music and 1 instruments. \ Tlie programme rendered consisted nioihly of local talent, and was well i J e-,> ceived, -i H «ictwcally all the items being encored. The following was the prbgramme : March,' 1 ' the- band ; monologue, "Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata," Bandmaster Goffin; recitation, "Cameronian's Dream'" Mi's; Gbffih ; song, Mr. Bignell; selection, band; musical item's, Bandmaster Goffin;, monqlogue, Bandmaster' Goffen^ piaKiO' sold; Ml: Bnasc6 ; recitation, Mis. Goffin;; selection, band. Bandmaster 'Stein'' ipoke highly of his band officers, and called,' for three cheers for the secretary ' for"the ' way lie had toiled and. had arranged the band affairs. Commandant Holmes proposed a, vota of thanks to Councillor Wildißlv and Banttmastei* and Mrs. Goffin, which was carried by; acclaination^ The secretary ptpposed a vote of 'thanks to those who had assisted,' which"; wa» ! also carried" wiijh much applause. Tha festival will be* continued on Sunday at Everybody 6 Theatre^ - - , /