AUCKLAND MISSION BAND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 706, 4 January 1910, Page 9

AUCKLAND MISSION BAND.

; ; f 'yiSIT: ; WELLINGTON. 4V Jγ :■;The,Auckland -Central -:Mission : '.Band, ; ..which- has been spending a .week;:in:.Wellington; had a :busy -day on' Sunday. , An open-air performance was.' given!in Hppperj'Street in the morning, "when 'Mr:.O.. : Hughes, 'delivered .a; Gpspel ;:dddress.:- The.bahd'paraded in the'afternoon'. , frdni ,the' • i Street? Mission 'Hall ! : te ■ : the .Generali'Post Office,- where i they . were joined - by , ' the'■ Wellington- Central Mis.sibn:.Band;< and. the .two-bands; raiirohed together,, to .His , Majesty's' Theatre;-where. the visiting band: gave; a:!.programme, of Sacred musio and other items. vA special' feature; was singiiig. of''a male glee'' party 0f'12,; whose, voices' blended.; very well.'.. ;Other ; - popular -iten-.s "we're"-"fiiii'.in-. eirum.entttlbassf.solo: by. Mr. 'W--Crosbj, .and.a'reoitatioh by : Mr. ; C.;HugHes.' Both .these items; were' repeated, by'request .at: a,similar .gathering in the .eveiiingi,: The musical programme, -..was' ..controlled by. .Baridihaster Burnand,. and Mr- Bridges; leader, and -.manager;' '•.• On ; address .was, given ;dtiring 'thciafternobn by ; Mr. ■.H. N; Holiiios (secretary of the-'lWellinßtPn y.M.C;A.),v and the; speaker in the even-; ing -was: tho ;Eov. Mr. BuroheH, of the. Wellington' Ooritral Mission., Both injp: wore, largely attended. '' ■ : ■. :• The' members of -: the', visiting band, (whibh 1 comprises,' 30 ".performers) have been 'the: guests.'of ' the. members of the Wellington \\ : : Central ..Missibh ■ Baiid throughout their stay. -;On. Saturday afternoon: their , hosts" entertained them at a, picnic at' Maidstone Park, -Upper Hutt. \'.-:-■-'■;'' .■■-"■-.'.■.■.,■.. '.':■.'" :, .-.,--. ■■'The .band'left';by tho 9 o'clock express laef.night. , ,';'■■,;■ '.■■ ■;.:■':■'■''. '■:■ -.' \ : ■;•. ■'.■-. ■'.':■;.