JAZZ IN ART GALLERY.
DR LESTER’S PROTEST. “The Canterbury Society of Arts is now even more sensible than it was last year of the fact that surely something must be done with regard to the Art Gallery.” said the retiring president i Dr G. M. Lester ) at the annual general meeting yesterday afternoon, in moving the adoption of the report and bal-ance-sheet. “ Every time I come, here and see those infernal idiots—oh ! 1 don’t suppose I had better say that!---these young folk jazzing round these rooms, it. gives me the blues: 1 don't like it happening in this gallery. But I am still more annoyed when I see fancy fairs with stalls and booths built almost up to the pictures on the walls. All this moving about takes place in the midst of our collection of pictures. I hope some steps will be taken this year to stop it.” There, was no discussion on the sub3cct - ___
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16920, 20 December 1922, Page 5
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