DERRY’S BAND.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20362, 20 July 1934, Page 3

DERRY’S BAND.

At the thirty-third annual meeting ot Derry’s Military Band the president (Mr C. E. Cross) occupied the .-hair. There was an attendance of fifty-three members.

In the annual report several members were congratulated on the amount of work which had been done in connection with the band. The financial report showed that the band had suffered in loss of revenue like other institutions, but hoped to do better in the future. Air Cross complimented the members on their attendance during the year. r fhe books showed a membership of fifty-six.

The election of officers resulted 1 : Patron. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes: president. Mr C. E. Cross: vice-presidents. Colonel FI. C. Hurst, Captain K. J. Walker. Messrs Norman A. Carson and IF C. Shelton; musical director. Mr H. Gladstone Hill; band master, Mr A. G. Heath; sergeant. Air S. Smith; corporal, Air C. Schultz: lance-corporals and custodians, Aressrs R. Stokes, W. Norton, L. Aladden: secretary. Air J. W. Smith; treasurer. Air A. Biggs; chairman. Afr A. E. Hurst: deputy-chairman, Mr A. Bri stowe: librarian, Mr G. Thompson; drum major. Mr R. Green: hoard of management. Alessrs C. Joughin, A. E. Hurst. A. Biggs, J. W. Smith, A. Bristowe. B. Johan son and A. Heath; entertainment committee, Messrs B. Rond, L. Oakes, W. Harbut and F. Geogliegan.