THE COMPETITIONS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20024, 24 August 1939, Page 7

THE COMPETITIONS

AFTERNOON AWARDS

Awards made at a well-attended session of the Gisborne Competitions festival this afternoon were as tinder: NATIONAL SONG Gentlemen —Own Selection RecdllS.*—Mr D. E. Goldsmith, “CruiSkeen Lawn,” and Mr. W. Bentley Napier, “T Am a Friar of Order Grey.” Also Competed.—Mr. J. E. Mercer, ‘‘l Attempt from Love’s Sickness to Fly”; Mr. A. P. Awatere, “The Last Rose of Summer”; Mr. H. Cameron, ■'Rose of Tralee”; Mr. L. F. Thodey, “The Brave Old Oak”; and Mr. L. Bignell. RECITATION Gentlemen—Own Sclcciion Recalls.—Mr. Raymond Annan, Napier, “Ballad of the CamperdoWn,” and Mr. Norman Lee. Also Competed. —Mr. Geoff. Watts, “The’ Tufkish Trenlch Dog,” Mr. Douglas Carlyle, Darmevirke, “Christmas at Sea,” Mr. S. P. Spiller, Napier, “Lasca,” and Mr. lan Smith, Hastings, "Parhassius.” NEGRO SPIRITUAL Lady or Gentleman Own Selection Recalls.—Mr. L. F. Thodey, “Deep River,” and Mr. W. Bentley, Napier, “Were You There’” Highly Commended.—Miss Florence Smart,’ “Nobody Knows," and Mrs. H. H. Dods, “Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells.” Also Competed.—Mrs. V. A. Kirke, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” "Miss Edna Bugden, Palmerston North, "Were You There?”, Mr. J. E. Mercer, "The Glory Road,” Mr. P. Awatere, “Hear His Lambs are Crying,” and Mr. H. ‘ Cameron, “Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells.”

IRISH JIG 13 to 18 Years

Final £hslla Munro, 82 points .. .. 1 pdJhbthy 80' points .. 2 L&Sley Ryan’,"79 points .. ..3 Also Competed.—Elva Mahoney, Constance BUl'ke, Masterton, Kathleen Burke, Mastertop, and No,a liiihg worth. MUSICAL MONOLOGUE Not Humorous Own Selection Recalls.—Miss Daphne Violich, W’elliiiitoh, “Snowflakes,” and Miss Jbycfe 1 Annan, "'The Lesson of the Wdtermilp' v Alto Competed.— M-.ss. Sheila HfUriro, “A' Bunch of Roses"; Mr. Raymond Anhan, Napier, ‘Ten ’ houshhd Crosses”; Mr. Douglas Cai'Kle, Dahnevirke, “Coward”; Mr. lan Smith, ’Hastings, “The Road to Le Bassee”; Miss 'J. Williamson, end Mr. Norman Lee, “The Rortd to La Bassee." The attention of patrons of the Gisborne Competitions Society’s annual festival is drawn to the fact - that this evening’s progra nme is timed to commence at 7.30 o clock and not at 7 q’clock as stated in ihe official schedule.