MR. ALFRED HILL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 506, 13 May 1909, Page 8

MR. ALFRED HILL.

BENEFIT CONCERT ARRANGED. / His Worship the Mayor (Dr. Newman) presided over an. enthusiastic meeting held in the -Dresden rooms'last evening, in connection with'the proposal, to tender a bene-

fit concert to Mr. Alfred Hill, the talented musician and composer, who , has been laid asido by a ,serious illness for so long. : ' His, Worship briefly referred to the object .of the stating that he was quite' sure there would be a ready response on the part_of tho public to the appeal to bo made.- He moved that all those present form themselves: into i, general committee to forward the object in; view. This was carried.-' - ' 'I " The ' foUowing were present: Misses Van btaveren (2), Montague,, Mesdames Ernest iQucree, Mullor, Van Staveren, Montague, and Bedstone, Messrs. J. W. .Joynt,. Wm! Gill, L. Cohen, J. F. Carr, Max Hoppe, T. Cook, G. G Schwartz, M. J. Brookes, F. hn u ul • u\ rctl u P , l ™ mer > Rev. A. CompWr'ght, H. Macfarlane, Quereo (2), Dr. Fyffe, Geo. Parsons, D. A. Kearny, an dG. barker. Other names added to the cenerai oommittee wwo those of his Worship the Mayor (Dr. Newman). Mr. T. M. WUford M.P Hon. T. W His op; Hon. A: T I® A- H. Milep, and J. Prouso. lho following oxecntivo committer was p-T Mos " s / I- Maughau Barnett, Robert Parker, W. Prouse, D. A.' Kennv (c h L^r tz ' AVm ' Giii ' andj - w - jo^ Urace, Kennedy, Mesdames : (Dr.) Findlav Montague, and lUdstone. • ' '.Ja At? al was appointed secretary,' and Mr. Wm. Prouse treasurer., Messrs Joynt J M. Barnett, and W. Prouse, were appointed a programmo committee. During tho mooting Mr, Joynt' took.occa-

si on to remark that-he did not think'that there was any reason to doubt that the concert would be a success. They had .watched the reports of Mr. Hill's condition with some trepidation during tho last few months, but now they hoped that all was changed, and they would have the pleasure of having turn amongst them once more. They wore all proud of him and his work, and wished him well after his long period of suffering. Mr. Gill said that he.felt that tho concert was a movement that would bo taken up by the public as enthusiastically as by those prosent.. Mr. Hill was more than a man of talontr—in his caso it amounted to genius— and ho hoped he (Mr. Hill) would bo spared for >ipany years. Ho had seep Mr. Hill lately, and was rejoiced to find him cheerful and jolly. Ho would bo glad , to. do anything 111 his power to help the. movement so auspiciously initiated. Dr. Kington FyfFo.said that ho hoped tho conoert. would .bo an orchestral, one. . Mr. HiU s orchostrivi music was not so weli known as it should bo. , When tho Exhibition Orchostra crime up from Christchurcll it played the slow movement from Mr. Hill's "Maori Symphony," a very beautiful work, good enough to rank with the best. The general tono of tho meeting indicated , that :no effort will bo spared to mako tho oolieert a musical event. It will probablv tako placo at tho Town' Hall about tho end of next month. ||