WOOLSTON BAND HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17863, 3 June 1926, Page 11

WOOLSTON BAND HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

The annual meeting of the TYoolston Band was held last night in the Band I-lall, Mr 11. B. Owen presiding over a good attendance. The annual report for the thirty-fifth ' year of the hand's existence stated that it had turned out on fifty-five occasions during the year. Twenty performances i had been given gratuitously. Eleven ' i Sunday evening concerts had been given , in Victoria Square, the collections averj aging £l4. Out of nine municipal con- - • certs allotted to the band, eight, had ! been fulfilled, and during the winter ! I three concerts bad been «given in aid . of the unemployed fund. The band’s I assets were in good condition. The roll of active members stood at 33, and the • attendance as practices had been uni- i form 1 y good. Six new members had been enrolled. There was every reason to j look forward to a record year. i The report was adopted. A .motion was carried, expressing np- ! predation of the work of the. patron, >. president and untiring helpers,/who had j at all times assisted in raising funds. A very satisfactory position was dis- , closed by the balan<-e-sheet. The band’s (.•ash balance had increased during the year and had now reached a substantial ! The balance-sheet was adopted. Mr W. Larcombe said the conductor i had been responsible for the band winning about £I4OO. Supporters were increasing in numbers, and the public conl tributions were increasingly generous. Mr TV. V. Siddall said he was convinc-

ed by the attendances at concerts that the public of Christchurch had been musically educated. “We owe much to the work, of many earnest • men over a period of year, especially that of Mr Sidida 11. our former conductor,*’ said Mr , Kstall. Tt was hardly the correct thing ! to single out individuals, however, as prominent members had been unselfish, | while members had never shirked the responsibility of cleaning- out undesirj able elements. ) The following officers were elected j for the ensuing year:—Patron, Mr C. M. Ollivier; president. Mr R. B. Owen: conductor, Mr R. J. Estall: bandmaster, Mr T. H. Hughes: band sergeant, Mr C. S. Hansen: corporal, air C. Bowden; lancecorporal. air E. X. Trenberth: secretarytreasurer, .Mr E. Round: custodian, Mr berth; committee, Messrs T. Hughes, F. Rose. T. Carroll, C. Pollock, A. Hughes. S. Morrish, K. X. Trenberth: auditors. Messrs T. Hopkins and TV. F. Steere; vice-presidents, last year's re-elected, with the addition of Messrs TV. Rose, R. ; TMxon. C. TVelsford, TV. J. Hughes. if. j Edmonds, P. Munns and A. L. Cropp.