WANGANUI GIRL WINS DONOVAN CUP FOR HER POEM, “KINSHIP”

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 October 1950, Page 4

WANGANUI GIRL WINS DONOVAN CUP FOR HER POEM, “KINSHIP”

INVERCARGILL. Yesterday <PA). The Donovan Cup, which is awarded aui'.aily by the New Zealand Women Writers and Artists’ Society in their poetry contest, has been won this year by Miss Nancy Bruce, of Wanganui, for her poem ‘•Kinship.” Tn announcing the awards today, the judge, Mr. A. R. Dunlop, of Invercargill. said that of the 20-odd entries the first five were of an excellent standard and contained some remarkably fin' 1 work. The judge awarded second and third place to Mrs D. Le Roi, of Christ - church, for ‘Spring Fog’’ and ‘‘Gia.".;'' while two poems highly commended wore ‘‘Moon Memories,” by Mrs (.; Hawkens, of Tauranga, and ‘Lideen. ' by Mrs L. Mantell, of Pet one.

IMR I P FRANCIS ON i PANEL OF BAND JUDGES Mr L. R. Francis, conductor of th( Wanganui Garrison Band, has beer appointed, with others, by the Nev (Zealand Brass Bands As gelation to ? • i panel of conductors of bands who arc i• 1o appoint judges for future distric i brass band contests. Others on the j panel are: Mr R. Estall (Woolston) I Mr K. Smith (Si. Kilda), Mr L. Fran cis (Port NicholsonV aid Mr W G | Stevenson (New Zealand Brass Band? j Association). The panel is to hi ’ i known as a panel of judges and Hj I main function will he to choose a.-lju j dirators for district contests, such a 1 ’ that hold in Taranaki, but not. Dominion champ’onship contests. A the monthly mooting of the Wanga- ' nui Garrison Band, the cl airman nf I the citizens' committee (Mr N. M Izard) congratulated Mr Francis ci j having been chosen as a member oi the panel.