BAND OF HOPE CONTESTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11509, 4 October 1915, Page 2

BAND OF HOPE CONTESTS.

FINAL NIGHT. PRESENTATION- OP PRIZES. ) —""" TTio final night <-L the Canterbury Baudt oi Hope Union contests took place on Saturday evening' befora a largo audience, in the Choral Ha!'. "Tiio pi-ize-v,-:nners provided <ui excellent projnra-mmo oi twenty-seven item:-. The prizo-u'iiinors for Friday inglii, were announced as follows:—Piano Duet. Cli'ss A—The)ma Gedde* and Jack Ayling (Knox Church), 82 points, 1. liwitatioji, Class A—Nit?.. lla.»ferro> (Sydenham Cnited), 1)3 points, i ; Beby Fardeil i (Sydenham United', '.hi tio:.nl3, 2; Dorothy | Rutland (.St PaulV\ SH> points, Jack Prucicn (Avousidei, bC> points, 4. Hesitation, Class .D—F. W. Barker (St Alhajis Baptist), W.t paints, 1: E. H.' DowJi (■Solwyn Street South), 88 points, 2. Violin. Solo —Clufs A: Donald Haberfield (.Addington), 70 points, l. Ciaas C: Edward Harper (St Album Baptiht), Tt point-, I. Class D: J5. Herbert (St Asaph Street.), 5.3 points, 1. Sacred Solo, Section j—l£iss B. J. Sproston (Richmond), 84 pointß, l; .Miss Al. Gramuiev fy points, u; Sfiss G. Ilowio (Linv.-ood Ate'hcd'.st), 7t> points, !}. Voca-i Duet, Cla&s !)■—lUis:-e> Uurnt* a,i:d Bettol (Addington), 86 points, 1. Action Song—Foster Ktdiy (Avoi:side\ 30 points, 1; Irene Duncan (.Sydenham United), ' 77 points, '2. Dialogue, Section 1--Richmond 'Methodist B, 7-2 points, 1; Sydenham United, 09 points, 'J; Avonsifle A, 60 point", 3. Scarf Drill —Linn-cod Methodist, 165 points. 1.

There v.-a3 very keen competition iVr the shield this year, but tho ihiai results cannot bo known till after tho ouidtt.r demonstration tako» place. The order of tho loading societies is as follows: —Richmond, 107 points; Sydenham United, 78; Moor.houv.; Avenue. 54; St Albans Baptist. •{.'!. Addingtcn Mciluxliai', W; Avon.-!ide tAiigiicM.il'>, 2(5; Durham Street Mission, ~j; Opowa, 20'; Selwjn Street, j«; Crescent Road, .17: Si- Paul'* (Presbyterian), lo*. Bus tin Memorial, I-J; !.irr~ood (Methodist), 1C»; Knox Church i I 'vr-iiy I'-rjunl<>; Ten'.ieo i AlethodisP, -?• At the conclusion- of the tho president (Mr (•'. 11. Ba.-icaud) announced iJiat on Saturday, October 9. tho Union had decided to crive a corcerfc in the Choral 1J all, in a,id of tho Wounded Soldiers Fund._ Tho ;!wis would be gicen by the prize-tvimisrs. The president then presented ilio x>rizes.