LARGE EXCURSION

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1935, Page 3

LARGE EXCURSION

TAUMARUNUI TO NEV.' PLYMOUTH. BOYS’ BRASS BAND- RECITAL. A blare of trumpets at the New. Plymouth railway station yesterday announced the arrival of a special excursion train carrying 503 passengers, among them being 26 members of the Taumarunui Boys’ Brass Band in charge of Mr. D. Davis. The band gave a. recital at Ngamotu beach. Accompanying the band was the master, Mr. F. Woodmass, and the treasurer, Mr. J. Lawn. The band was welcomed at New Plymouth by the Mayor (Mr. E. R. C. Gilmour). “Colonel' Bogey” and “The New Dominion” were played on the platform before the train moved on to Moturoa, where Mr. W. C. Weston (president of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce) and Mr. S. Teed met the members and conducted them to the palladium, where they were entertained at dinner. ■ In welcoming the band, Mr.' Gilmour said he hoped the boys would thoroughly enjoy their visit. At New Plymouth antagonism between town and country did not exist. The citizens appreciated the visit being paid their town. He congratulated Mr. Woodmass and Mr. Davis on being connected with a fine band. He had seen it in 1933 vhen it- made its first visit and he hoped that the progress the band had made since then would continue. On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Weston said he was delighted to see so many people and hoped that next Sunday the New Plymouth people would make as good a showing at Taumarunui. - Mr. Davis, replying on behalf of > the citizens of Taumarunui and the band, expressed thanks for the expense and trouble gone to at New Plymouth to make the Taumarunui visitors welcome. It was good to know beforehand that everything was well prepared and organised at the other end. He would be pleased to see New Plymouth visitors at Taumarunui next Sunday and was sure they would find plenty of scenic spots to explore. Taumarunui was not suffering to any great extent from the depression, continued Mr. Davis. A new post office and a new waterworks were among the public buildings being erected; £30,000 had been spent on the construction of such improvements. Though Taumarunui ■ had a population of only 2500 people, it was a flourishing town and hoped one day to be another Hamilton or Palmerston North. • He congratulated the people of New Plymouth on their fine seaport and commended the strides made in the progress of the airport. After lunch the band gave, a short recital, the performance being marked by precision and fine tone. The programme was as follows: March, “Fighting Brigade”; reverie, “Little Wonder”; march, “Colonel Bogey”; waltz, “Mellow Moon”; march, “The Thunderbolt”; march, “Invercargill”; waltz, “The Brook’;’ march, “The Torchlight Parade”; National Anthem. Perhaps the mo-' exciting part of the visit from the point of view; of the band members wa- the swim they had after the recital. Some of them had never seen the sea before and they were delighted with the new experince.. All;; expressed their apr -cir. .on of the kindness extended to them at New Plymouth and said they were eager to come again. The bandmaster, Mr. Wpodmass, said he hoped it would not be .long before NewPlymouth bands would travel to Taumarunui. They could be assured of a good reception, particularly as the visitors from Taumarunui had been treated so well. "' , ■ t ’K The excursion train left New Plymouth at 4.45 p.m. on its return to Taumarunui.