COMPETITIONS AND FLOWERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 6

COMPETITIONS AND FLOWERS

FUNCTION AT RAETIHI (From Our Own Correspondent) RAETIHI, Friday. The competitions and rose and carnation show, which were opened on Wedneday afternoon, proved most successful. The competitions closed last evening. The opinion was expressed by the judges that the general excellence of the work was better than last year. Entries for all classes were good. Results are as follow: ELOCUTION Reading at Sight.—Girls and boys under .18: Olive Shout, 1; Thelma AnderRecitation.—Boys under 10, “The Boy Decides’’: Reg Urwin, 1; Ewen Gundy, 2. Recitation.—Girls under 10, “Little Helper”: Ella Richards, 1; Audrey Rog-. ers, 2. Recitation.—Boys under 14, “The Fool”: Joe Bryers, 1; L. Lynn, 2. Recitation.—Girls under 14, “The Guests of Conrad the Cobbler 0 ; Joyce Reynolds, 1; E. Jenkins, 2. Recitation.—Boys 14 to 18, “Messmates”: George Anderson. Recitation. —Girls 14 to 18, “Arms and the Man”: Hannah Patterson. Humorous Recitation.—Boys, 10 to 16, own selection: George Anderson, “McBrae’s System,’* 1; Ken Reinper, “A Tragedy,” 2. Humorous Recitation.—Girls 10 to 16, own selection: Olive Shout, “So Was I,” 1; Thelma Anderson, “The Yarn of the Nancy Bell,” 2. Impromptu Speeh.—Lady or gentleman, to speak for at least three minlites, but not to exceed five minutes: A. W. Ashwell. 1; A. G. Lawli, 2. MUSIC Musical Monologue.—Open class, own selection: Miss Cranston, “Earthenware,” 1. Pianoforte Solo.—Boys and girls under 10, “Farewell to the Fairies”: Joan Tregurtha, 1. Pianoforte Solo.—Boys and Girls under 12, “Minuet from Punhill’s Child’s Garden of Melodies”: Grace Barnes, 1. Pianoforte Solo.—Boys and Girls under 14, Christmas piece, Opus 72; No. 1, Mendelssohn, and own selection: Thelma Cunningham, 1. Pianoforte Solo.—Boys and Girls under 16. Greig’s “Butterfly” and own selection: Jean McGregor, 1. Pianoforte Solo.—Boys and Girls under 18, “Sonata Opus 10, No. 2 Allegro, Beethoven”: N. Black. Pianoforte Solo.—Over 18, “Polonaise In A,” Chopin, and own selection: N. Black. Pianoforte and Girls over 16, own selection: A. and M. Littlewood, 1. Plano.—Sight reading, over 16: N. Black, 1, „ Piano.—Sight reading, under 16: Joyce Buckley. Violin Solo.—Open, own selection: Valerie Keucke, “Valse Triste.” Sacred Solo.—Gentlemen, own selection: R. BBennerhassett,, “The Better Land.** Sacred Solo.—Ladies, own selection: Mrs. Plummer, “Vale,” 1. Vocal Solo, with Obligato.—Open: Mrs. Ken Lynch, “Tosti’s Good-bye,'* 1. Vocal Solo.—Gentlemen, own selection: R. Blennerhassett, “Blow, Blow, Winter Wind,” 1. Vocal Solo.—Ladles, own selection: Mrs. Ken Lynch, “Che Karo,” recit. and air, Madame Pati’s Album, 1; Edna * Code, “April is a Lady,” 2Vocal Duet- —Open, own selection: Misses Lodge and Ede. Quartette.—Gentlemen, unaccompanied, own selection: Ohakune Harmonic Society. Choir.—Not less than 12 and not more than 25 voices, unaccompanied; Ohakune Harmonic Society. Songs.—Boys and Girls under 10, own selection: Phyllis Ede. Song.—Boys and Girls, 10 to 12 years, own selection: Phyllis Ede, “Danny Boy,” 1; Maureen Snellgar, “Marcheta,” 2. Song.—Boys and girls, 14 to 18, own selection: Edna Code, “June in My Heart,” 1; N. Black, “When Song is Sweet,” 2. Children’s Chorus.—Open to all, not more than 12 voices, own selection: Umumuru School, 1: Horopitu School, 2.