SILVER BAND FESTIVAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14610, 21 May 1918, Page 7

SILVER BAND FESTIVAL.

. r— . , The closing, scene of the Silver Band ■festival m cbnnectiQn ,>vit.li, the Salvation Army took place m the Citadel las I; night, the hall being well filled on the' occasion of a farewell and thanksgiving conxtert .rendered by , Bamdmaster and Mrs: Gofßn, of Wellington. The programme was nlainly provideu by Bandmaster and Mra^ Gbflin, assisted by Miss W. Jones on the piano. Band^ master Goffin's items .varied from a monologue to times played on a bicycle pump. . cpnxb, and a funnel, and his cofi-, tributions " were received enthusiastically. Commandant Holmes referred to thY success of the. festival, which, was due to a great extent to the visit of Bandmaster Goffin and 1 ' his wife. Bandmaster Goffin replied, congratulating/ the bane! on its activities and its standard of! playing 1 , whicFr'refleeted credit on Bahd-^ master Stein.. '■-'... Bandmaster Stein 'then called on Mr. J. Dowdle to pon^e, forward, and he wfeis' given a pleasant siirprise when Mr. Stein referred 'to the valuable support given 'him m ■ connection w:th matters concerning the band, ,vnd olso.his enthusiasm m his 'duties as secretary of the festival. Mr. Goffin also ?poke iv eulogistic terms qf Mr. Dowdlc's qualities and. enthusiasm. Mr. T)owale suitably responded, and Baid he felt it was his duty, to do; m the future a> he had done m the past. Bandmaster and Mrs. Gofiiri return to Wellington to-night by rj'he . Arahura. and. they w,ill be played off by t.ts band', which will also be at the Whai f to farewell the roinf orcenients which are leaving for camp... The Ban.irtiaster. expressed' 'delight at hik visit to Gisborne. Yesterday he went on n motor trip into thd • country. He slat?d tliat his visit; to Gisborne was the m w st en i joyable he hadi v experienced^ sir.cc I>h arrival m the Dominion- over 5^ years' ago. He referred 1 to the enfnusiasm taken by the people m public mt>vemnts of every kind and the rcultant success m most cases. ' .