SUNDAY CONCERTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19945, 23 July 1936, Page 6

SUNDAY CONCERTS.

' DECISION OF COUNCIL. 1 __. ‘ "TIME HALT WAS ICALLED." ‘ "I think the time has come when the council should call a halt in these tsunday concerts," commented the iMayor, Mr J. R. Fow, at the fort‘nightly meeting of the Hamilton ‘Borough Uouncii last evening, whe'n ttwo applications to conduct Sunday concerts were before the meeting. The first request was for a concert in the Roxy Theatre. Frankton, on July '26, organised to augment the funds of the Frankton Plunket Society. and the second application for a concert in the Theatre lloyal on August 2 to help the. funds or the Hamilton Amateur Athletic Club, “I do not, think that it is desirable that concerts should he' held every Sunday night. for the benefit or sporting bodies or other sections of the community." added llis \Vorship. “There are circumstances, however, when concerts for charity are qulte’ in order, but a concert nearly every Sunday night. for various organisations. should not be encouraged." in View 01' the viart that the council had granted sc‘reral requests, Mr Fow added that the two present. applications should be approved. but in future, the only Sunday night concerts that should be allowed should be those organised for charity. A resolution on these line‘s was carried unaui. i mously. “