WELLINGTON PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 148, 18 March 1919, Page 9

WELLINGTON PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

ANNUAL SIEETING. The eleventh annual meeting Of the Wellington Professional Orchestra was h-jld on Sunday evening, Sir. Walter Fuller being i:i the cha:r. The report complimented members on the good standard of playing maintained by the or.!.'iesli-:i during the nnst season, in spite of His conditions caused by tho war. l-luht concerts were given (luring the year, and the number of pieces performed was 52. of which thirteen were new works. Towards the end of the season iil'iiiiit fifty' pieces of music were purchased from iv Dunedin orchestra, and I'm cost lias been borne partly by the orehcsli-i. and partly by donations from active and honorary members.

flio financial position is very satinfactorv, the assets showing an excess over liabilities of .£131! 2s. lid.

■'Mil! election of ollieers resulted as follows:—l'ntron, His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General; president, His Honour Sir. Justice llertlinn.n; vice-presidents, Sir Hubert Stout. Sir. John Vindlay, Professor Giirro\v, Hon. T. SI. SViiford, Hon. A. SL Slvers. Archbishop licdwood, Sir. SI. Sl.vers, Surßi'Mi-Genrritl Henderson, Sless.'-J. James Macintosh, SI. Shirks, R. M. Griffiths. 11. Inniss, and . Herbert Bio-,*; coiiductoi', Sir. 11. Siosehini; secre-

Inrv, Sir. G. Nelson; treasurer, Sir. A. S. HilUkov; librarian, Sir. A. Crump; committee. Messrs. T. Lawrence, A. Williams. SYV Fuller, W. H. Bowman, John Gurry, nnd K. .1. ]!nle; auditors, Sfosrs. M'Dounld and Crump. It was announced that the. first concert of the season will he given on April 13.