CHORAL UNION

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 123, 18 February 1920, Page 5

CHORAL UNION

A.N A'UAL MEETING. Mr. A. L, Wilson (president) occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Wellington Choral Union, held in St. John's Schoolroom last evening. The evening heiiiar very fine and warm, the attendance was not large. The annual reuort. which gave a comprehensive resume of the past season's operations, was read and adopted. In moving the adoption of the balancesheet, the president said, that the assets ot the society were quite good, over i:-lOQ worth, including some splendid music. They owed nothing, and had over 4:16 in hand. The year had been one of progress, and he was sure that there n*3 a good future before the society, lieferrimr to the visit of the New South Walt's Xiiite Orchestra, ho .stated that it had been a great, event, and he entertained the hope that the visit would lend to the creation of a State orchestra in ,V";v" Zealand. lie hoped that when the n?i<noy was handed over from the tour it would lie the means of establishing an orchestra. There might be some jealousy from other parts, but he understood that the balance would be handed over for the Dtiroases of establishing an orchestra in Wellington. The orchestra had ccrtainlv raised the standard of music in Wellington, It was for them to continue the good work. Mr. ,T. ]{. Burley, chairman of committee. referred to the increasing difficulty of getting first-class artists for the union's oerformances. There seemed to be a demand for such people abroad, and consequently they were experiencing great difficulties in filling the places adequately. Old members of the committee had assured him that this trouble | had never been so acute as during the nast year. He congratulated Mr. Temple ' White 011 the good work he bad done in reinforcing the chorus and training the orchestra; Tho motion was carried. The election of officers resulted as folio ivs:—Patrons, The. Governor-General, the Prime Minister, and Sir • Eobert Stout; Dresident, Mr. A. L. Wilson; vicenresidents. Archbishop Redwood, Hcv. Dr. Gibb. Bishop Sprott, and Mr. George Shirtoliffe: lion, solicitor, Mr. 11. B. Hav: hon. secretary, Mr. W. E. Caldow; lion, treasurer. Mr. W. H. Chitty; hon. librarian. Mr. J. E. Perry; hop. auditor. Mr. C. D. Morpeth; committee, Messrs. C. C. Webb, E. G. Hamcrton, .T. li. Burlev. W. J. Charters, W. Shearer. senr.; conductor, Mr. H. Temple White: accompanist, Miss Dorothy Mills; hon. assistant secretary, Mr, E. A. Tanner.