THE PIPE BAND

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 258, 15 January 1941, Page 5

THE PIPE BAND

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

LOSS OF MKMHERS With five members away on! active service and the prospect of losing others in the near fuvture, it was gratifying to note the good attendance at the annual meeting of the Pipe Band held on Monday evening in the Winter Show Hall. In spite of the war conditions, as the Chief of the Society, Mr J. W. Simons pointed out the band was fortunate in being able to maintain its numbers and as has been proved during the past year,, had .developed into a definite asset to the town. The secretary, Mr D. Paterson, gave a brief resume of operations for the year and stated that there were now fourteen playing members and seven learners. Officers Elected 1 . The election of officers resulted:— Pipe Sergeant: Mr D. Patex*son. Pipe Corporal: Mr A. Donaldson. Drum Sergeant: Mir H. Mowell. Custodian: Mr D. Paterson. The position of Pipe-major was, filled at the annual meeting of the Society last month when Mr Laurie Johnston was appointed. A programme of suggested events for the coming year was tabled by Piper A, Ferguson,, and included besides the ordinary Inglcsides visits to Opotiki, Tauranga, Te Aroha and liotorua and all the surrounding centres. The meeting after due consideration decided in the .meanwhile to postpone the adoption of any hard and fast plan owing to the uncertainty of the times, but to deal with the events as they came up. Opotiki's Offer. The Pipe-major intimated that certain Opotiki citizens, by way of repaying the band for its previous appearances in the town on four separate occasions had offered to stage a joint day with the Hunt Club later in the year, the proceeds of which could be evenly divided between the two organisations. The offer was gratefully accepted though the question of fixing an actual date was held over till the milking season, had slackened. j Joining the Home Guard. The question of joining up with the Home Guard as individuals or as a band was discussed at some length, ' and it was finally decided to permit members to join up in I whatever units they so desired pro- | viding they were willing at all times to play as a band on parades. The jnatter of wearing uniforms and parading ar, a band was left' to the discretion of the Chief and the Pipe-major.