TIMARU OPERA SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13578, 25 April 1908, Page 6

TIMARU OPERA SOCIETY.

A m -ting of iiiriiiben; and friend:-:#of ih. Timaiii Operatic Society was held ill sb- Arcade Cafe hot . veiling. I lit-iv were ab.ut thirty pie.-eiit. half bring ladies, and Mr \b;«>re was voted t" the chair.

Air l';-:nn,'Iv. :.ctin» secretary. r<ad the minutes of (lit* annual meeting of lltJi Api it- A resolution ww carried at that meeting, th.it a li?f of a<-iieUs Ik- fui-n.-.-ihed to tli new .society, and that tlu-y bu liamh-d owe, on the new Miciety undertaking (•» li(|uidat<- the debts. Air Bennett nail I that n<-thing liad yet been done in that matter, for lack <f time.

Mr Moore stated that this- meeting had be. II called at tile request of .1 number of old members r.nd others, to consider th.reorgaiii>iati:iii of the liociety. He had a li.it: of 29 ladiey and 32 - meii wins wtiheil to become* liiember,,. Mr Moore ivad apologitt; from n-veral who unable to attend, and others weiv mentioiu-il by p.-rsiiiis pitiient. Mr Moon* asked fu* a motion riscinding the resolution of th.- annual in.-, ting to disband.

Mr Jordan moved in that direction. Hewas n:!t present at tin- annual mei'ting (which w;;.» not well-attend«tl). Sir (iiirlitz had undertaken to revive opera in Timnru. hut lie had b.-en misinformed wh.-n tol.l that this society intended to <i: ; l>.i!i l. That had nevrr been officially dfcid.-d. and Mr (Jorlit/. ought not to have tak n anv notic<> of an unofficial remark.

'lh - motion w;:s f-.-conded. put, and rar-ri.-d unanimously. Mr .lonian thi-n made a .statement regarding a i-onvviiiatioti between Mr f!orlitz and a committ-emaii on tin- subject of taking ov.-r I In- assets and liabilities of ( the old society, and Mr (iorlit/.V /insw-er left them no choice- but t;< go on. H? b.-lif'V-d ii would be a good thing for opsia in Timaiu lo haw two i-;oci.-t.ies. as it would mak<- l>:,tli work harder, and ato:;--> :m n- iinvl.: t among the public. Mr Moore. speaking n-. the convenor of I lit- muting and founder of the widely in 1935. said th-.y had a very good record : tiu-y had <(one go- d work and had had no faiituit. Tln» financial outcome was a debt, of about £7 10s and assets in th.shap- of if "Madame Angot and- ' Les Cloches" worth about £l4. The dr-iH'S liiev need not l'-ok a-ueto. He recommended going on. as it would b.nndignili.'d t.> go a-begging lo aiiotlu-r nors-.-ty. lo ask lo have their debt taken ov -r. As however tli-.-y had decided carry on they could fio so on amicabletelms with the other society, as each would hav.* a dill- iviit class <>l MiippoiU-n;.

'I he following ' fliers were elected : - Piir-nLiif: Hon. W. Hall-donts (re eled *•>!>: vice pr;:ud:-iiti<. Mr ,1. Craigie. Mis 1». 11. Ithod.-.-- and A. S. I-liwortliy ; >.lagemanager. Mr Mooiv; s- eietaiy ami ti -a.v mvr. Mr Bennett: librarian, comniilt'-e. Mis. r.-i dordan. Scott, l\. Budd. H. Smith. Spavin. Chapman and M. Shepherd. The appointeiiieiit of mr.<it-al director was held over for the present. Mr Mooiv recommended " f'iir.ifoiv" as a jiopular ami economical op:ia lo jnodttie. ;iml on being jitit to the vot<'*'Tinaft.re" was;'agreed to. Mr Mook- -sfatsd that .some eociety in Wellington w;:« leh'jarhing I'iliafore" jiuit now. and all .-cotes had bet'ii sn»|iped up. so that they must cable to Melbourne for them. Th>loyalty would b.> £lO 10s h.ss 25 per cent. It was agreed to meet, fur practice on Tuesday in the Cafe.

Mr Moon- staled that the orchestral i-.0-ciety ciety would provide au oicheslra, <,n I--I'ii.rs to be arranged. Twenty-two new memhem were <'!-cl.-d. and the i>uhscription was fixed at 5s for mi'.i and 2s 6il for women.-

\ (.t<-s of thanks to the prn?s and to the chairman clo>d the meeting.