ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 8

ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING. . ..i.-' -.: . ' . . .-' ■\'■- • ~ . J l -.- . SOME LIVELY CRITICISM. '" ' ''' ; V . :-:;Mr:-:A: ;S." Biss ; '(vice-Jh'esideht) dcoupfcd tlif) ciair-at' tfe iiirith hivunal meiit-' iiift-of '-tho Royal. Welliiig'toa Ofeoral" Society. in ■ St..- .kilul's. : Schooltooni last-erciimg. The aiiii.ijal import, which •erubbdiqd-a'rocord.ot' the sgc.i-jjty's nctiviti*s dttfteg• tbe."p>a'st-.j*datV.'«6w a-precis of -t-h« baiaiice-shbfet has:.already- apiwared. ' '" * ■ v -- '. '

in moving the ivdoption.of the report, the, chairman, -'said'. that from a" pft«ii-sjil of: thfc.balauce-sheet.it 'seemed a perfectly; satisfactory one. •' The' cash" balance was better'than last year, and iho value 4f the' iibrrp-y, had been ulidoresbimttted iii' tile !ialance Dur-ii'..g ! ; o jear tlysy had lost the. vsltla.blo &<-z vices of Mr. Maufthan. Harnett..' . speot,. Aiii-icland's gain had h-teu Wellington's loss.' ■ They ha-d'heen fetujiate, however,' iii. sicuritlg. a gmtletaia W'ell '■ fit-ied to 'takehis - place," (Al> plaiisc.): . ■ .

.. Mr. •M'Farlo.nd tie motion. - Mr. it. BurlPy jaid that he thought the. members would like to -know if the society Jvid baen \'adeijua:teiy , peosed ,for tha:-loss' of -tho. services."of Jilr,'. jPaul, Dufault iii coiinectipn' l with '"The Messiah," Be saw ■by ■ vhe repo'rt that.'.t-he ap-pbal- id the Philip ,2tejrBtiry ciso had. been .lipheH.. ' How did tllb society stand : in, rega.fd tei-the expouses'':iiv, getting, thai, appeal tiplteld,, There frtfre- a' pe4?i|o,,bl' ,%o. Opiiiioii that the case should.uevor have been allowed>to/go to '-the -Goiirts,' airtl that,the ,sotiety; djdiT&t'.do; Itsel-f.-. any Rood, by -it-s' action.; m' no-f ';.'payi'ng. Mr. N'otv'bury >his fee. .ihefVtf'as, i|ob,. a»S» to. .con>plaiii that ,the ''work of t'Jie f .ch.P!fus. .iiot.' su'fficidiitly redogliis'jd by the I '/ Jhij-e'had a ,'.social j .;'b ; ut-lie. Bad.-noticed'.'t-ttat every member', had'.bjxm.\called, "lipon 'to pay ..'for it,., r oie -'Audfiafid'-Ctreral "fiiociety gav-e'itseif. a social, yeaf,)-aijdl that sapsetw-.-yas riot -of-.tfo 'Staivliiig of tlie AVr'.l ling t-oit. oilc." . Surely.''if' they could. : :Ro^a.l' c»uld-\vel|.a{fotxl to-,do it; „ (Applatise.! Ho -als.a, ttiouglit-that members ;might liayo 'Beoli gimi-. tickets for the' Dufault cbn'cef.-t'V (the.-'first-' of Which "w's.s ; giyeii, lindor tlie direction.'of tlie's-socfety)) .'He' Knew He, wis ' treading ''upon • lielicate 'bat'':tlr.o_' co'rtiinit-teo'. had - ' tho I>rivilegci;.of eriticisiiig-tho-.shbius- all .tteyeat -round, ..aM.;fhis;, was ifciri offily enaiico of 'critkising'. the committee.', /fii tho -- varibtis; aiiauiji-s' .on ■" tbo; afeflce(.he;et' he saw that ; nrintme ani.'advert tising\'ha-d--attpußt<ia o,f ::3O'.i)or ttettV 'of.'.tlie, receipts, for tilt), cert-s.-; Ho'. thought-'tfet shotld-' bo:-cu't 'doivn, 'is''to ;his rniiifli ,-lj w.is .np.t 'justifiable. '-Then. th'^e' woro gfijleral', eipensbS, '.-.£'26 'Iffs.Thai ,item thfeipiembfTr-s. of tlie soeiety mighj: b©;6ii,ligii'ttßed- ; tigpi, • Tliiiy -n'jl- 'recpgnised 'the'vhhjtibte'woik of t-lie ho?i.;-seis : retafy, C'aldbw. " Thero wa-s-Bo ] '.oii&"'wKo' ' had'worfei. -hardi<r, ar,d' lie .thought -he Ij-ad net ola-ly earned tho • bonus of'■ £60 giv6n Mm,, bht- probably-tiiore"&an that' Suln. Still he, thoiirjht thai fit was illegal of t<s arrfjgaie."tp'' itself the power of pa\iuj ; iliat. bo'uus' wifho'iit-cpiisjiUbig tho in6mhet''s;-It'..it ftod Aiiy.;',ci'itie:iSnr lite'.'had; niado ywts' watte''in thfe- best spirit-, and. not' spirit, of fatilt-finding.

Reply to Criticism. .. fju being Ba;Hoii f .&poii,;iby tli'o chairman, Sir. It, T; Cafem- (chairman of the coiiimitteft). $tated i 'tiiatYreg'a,rtliiig. tho Paul ■. ; tee bad clecidet! Ap" gefc*'" %no way or'tho.ot.kpftfainisabiy by ah'&rrge-. me'nt with the' niaiwgcr, or through tho ctmrt. Mr. Shiphran had made a co.rtffiin proposal, which tho committee aceppted. aiijl.haviiig,doiic so ail that reBiaiiißd.iwaS/ipt- the members to the concert payable,vpijrhaps.tD.'theex«nt-' of. hundreds of. pfe'uitdsi ' He cotiid go -as far as to- say that; ino3t of. the nienibers of tlie Gamniittee worft perfectly satisfied, witli the rosuli of the <q6ri» ceit.. Thiy-liact lost nctliing—3iad made a little. Details- could not be. pcblisbed liefeause the fejjort Bad , beeft'. j-rinted before.ibfs caßcerh' eame.oiL ■ .. AVith regard to tlie Philip Jjewb : uf,y : case, it -stoiild be pemetfll«iw thai *tliey had lost tho case in th<* Loiyer Court, a ad wejte.coJifident that'tli'ej.fiid''not'.got, tlxs right verdict. ■ii : . ! pi i 6'bih6nt.legal inrtn had told - tliem that, if they '■nppco.lod conlrl. not lose. • If they cduld not lose'they, conMj surtly 1 gaiii sofeetliin ; g..V the ■ appeal' liad pono in tlioi#' favoiir,' au4. . pise bad- practically cost tho.society.'.atttteg —lienco, tlifeir. appeal \sss all right. Respecting tlie "ssciaV* the..commits -first- ''soc.i«il"?i«i of ■tb.eif oWii'' pcicketsv; a:;d did -iipt • fool jasiified.'in goitig on. paving for them, aiid • .it. \yas .'Very 4 tjoijbtful : if t-lisi' s'octety > out' an,-altera.tiou. of the .Miles. .

A voica; "It's the pf.iniiHplp;'".' ■•'•■ Mr. Caldow: "Exactly-. .It's tli® priii•cfeal.tfo want.&r the.. saaicty." - •-(Liugliter.) . " ■

Ilegardina the ftrtiwint spent on printing' .and. ady;6rt.tsiri.g i ''.Jl'rl _ CdliJo'w; fiiM Unit the amount quoted wits for not' tiye,. concerts.'.. As .to. thq bonus to. ttio'^si^rft'tafy,. the, speakes* } pointed; o<s--j# ;WftS'_. unfair to' 'expeot' anyone to dp' all-tlio''wofk Without'tnjv.tfc'mun-' orat'ioii-' sailctiiffl'-of giemberß had obtained to ,'ak ; alteration : df' the rples reiframing , ; thb'.'co:mmittee -from paying, any. bontM except atty sum-to be paid % the sod-rotary. '. The chairman .. said - that he thought t-b'o rule/..- intended that tlie payment "erf tho lioutss • sbaUid■ 'be voted at the annual meeting." Mr. A, I), tJle. matter. had eoinc up, it Bbmild be threshed out.. Ho asked. for tho. chairman's! tilling! \ ... ' The. chairman,: said, thai- would,not- be uiU.cli.gcied, as the nextdiaiijmaiv might rule differently: .- ~ ;

Sir, jP.'.Tope fflofeiit;. that thera, was flo neeesiity ler. .rufingi as.ihe rhle 3s to.', the power sv-as'.' qujis clear. , ■ ;'. ~

.Mr, Hiicsto:) said tLat in.,voting CiO<jr.:£lo for 'ho doubted -if-.tliey woWd be 'acting JegUJjr: He eoiild not •undetstand Ho.v- some members expected in a roiin.d-abo.ut- wjy to be paid .for,.their' services;. - "... . ' Mr. ,W. E". (,'aWoiv gato the' lieade of tile genetaVesKenses item ill; the balanceslifefitj -aftfer wnieli itie'.niot'ioii ,tp" adopt' was fearried witiiout 'a 'dissentient- Vokd.

. , Election ; of Officsrs, .. .. Bi'e foSotttoiK officers.v tvk-o. Elect-ed, :w Pat^aSi.. his,- Excellency flio' -Gciverftorj '.Miiss'e.v, Sir Robert Stout - prfesident,. Mi.. j. 'a. -W.'.Aitkeii; -rjcftpresidents, his Griico Arcbbish'op Bofl««od;- Rev, Dr.'.Ctibbj Hon. fraser; M.P. Hon. A. I- Herdjnnu, M.P., Mcsms, \\ L Btlhuh" 4 S Bis*, V H Milt's mdD T >Ttinn, lontlnctor, Mr. jSlijisj.iiih' Hclle-ma'hk y Ifoii", sdiiit-ot;/ Mi \ \\ Hhir lion iid tor Mi f' B!..,Mi3Vpetli; Vlipii.-;. .aetonig-s-ftist;';,. Mr. Fraiife A'tiiatjonlion." .tf easurer, ■ Mr.: W H Cluttf v Iron «cfn,tir>, Mr \\ fi, -CttlfitW',; 'asfjistant secretary', Mr'. .s<. D AI Lend noli lib iiiTn Mi J 1! Perry s'committiej'iJ.lcSsM.'llV'l^'C.rildowy I Pip*- S G ll'imjrton, \\ Hu ton,.and I'.- U. Voting. - . ~ \. mot on b\ M' \ D \)< '.'Tlta t any; iiiembSf : or of 'tlio «cciety wl'lo ,%s rendsriid'.gosd BOrvieft to'' the Society'.may',-by., tlio ..society at '.its regular.annvi.il.mffictiiig tie. ; debieii;a lite nieinber bjr'.'a.. Majority'of, the. , members {u'essmfc ttv.ereat," was' lost after ...spine iliscassibß.. •• . . .•■ ■ •" ■