BAND OF HOPE.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 936, 5 December 1933, Page 9

BAND OF HOPE.

Concert and Prize-giving at Riccarton. The annual concert and prize-giving of the Riccarton Band of Hope was held on Fridav evening in the Riccarton Town Hall. The BfiV J. Allan was chairman. A varied programme of musical and elocutionary items under the leadership of Misses Nita Pilkington. A. Musgrove and S. Musgrove was given bv the Knox Church Band of Hope members. The Rev J. Allan, assisted bv Mrs C. W. Barrel!, president of the W.C.T.U., presented the prizes as follows: Senior Grade—lst. Yvonne Dodge, 85 marks, gold medal, first-class certificate; 3rd, Valerie Cater, 75 marks, first-class certificate: 6th. Muriel Mitchell, 50 marks, third-class certificate. Intermediate Grade—2nd. Brenda Blackburn, 95 marks, first-class certificate; 4th. Victor Wise, 93 marks, firstclass certificate; 12th, James Stapleton. 72 marks, second-class certificate; 16th, Muriel M’Clelland, 65 marks, secondclass certificate; 21st, Robert Kinley. 55 marks, second-class certificate; 22nd, Lucv Hampton. 53 marks. third-class certificate; 36th, Ruth Mitchell, 20 marks. Brenda Blackburn, silver medal. Junior Grade —6th. Robert Blackburn, 63 marks, second-class certificate:' lSth Douglas’ Grieve. 36 marks; 26th, Billy Stapleton, 14 marks. Attendance.—Bovs. first prize—Boh Kinley, Victor Wise. James Stapleton. Allan Somerville. Walter Counihan, Gordon Smith, Trevor Smith, Ken Brown. Graham Osborne, Sara Osborne, Terry Yeadon, Bob Blackburn. Ronnie Kingston. Second prize—Bill Stapleton. Victor Smith, Maurice Yeadon, Maurice Smith. Noel Compton, Russell Dowler, Russell Blackburn. Jack Hogwood. Girls, first prize—Phyllis Wise, Yvonne Dodge. Annie Kinley, Doreen Richards. Florence. Somerville. Dorothy Counihan. June Brown, Joyce Kingston. Molly Kinnard, Pat Yeadon, Muriel Kinnard, Brenda Blackburn, Norma Webb. Second prize—Louise Stephenson. Myrtle Gibson. Ethel Harris, Gwen Harris, Merle Rowell, Enid Compton. Rose Adams, Mabel Kinnard. Josie Dahavar. Joyce Richards, Sylvia Hogwood. Enid Dowler. Items. —Boys, first prize—Bob Blackburn. Girls, first prize—Yvonne Dodge. Second prize—Ruth Mitchell. First prize for bringing in new members— June Brown.