CHORAL SOCIETY FOR FOXTON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2762, 24 July 1924, Page 2

CHORAL SOCIETY FOR FOXTON.

4 — OUTCOME OF RECENT COM PETfTION.

AI a social evening in ilia Afetliodist Sunday schoolroom fast night, ilie matter of forming a choral society locally was thoroughly discussed. Mr J. AL Carr, who has had previous experience in choral societies, said (hal he could see no reason why !‘i-xlon should not possess a very fine social v. The recent competition had shown that Fox lon possessed sonic excellent, J a lent and had cre•i j ini much public interest/ TTe had n asked to go into die matter of dm possibilities of a choral society being formed locally and the following was his estimate: Performing Member- available: Ladies 20. treni--12: -nbseribers 20. Receipts:—Performing memhers: Ladies .» gents 7 0; hon. memhers 10/0. wliieh wo aid entitle members to two tickets tor each of two concerts per year: door receipts for two concerts £2O; total CIO. Expenditure; Mimic CO. hall rent CO. practice room CO. pianist Co o advertising, printing etc. CIO. a total of £.‘l(l leaving a credit balance on the years performance of CO 15 -.

Continuing. Mr Barr said that lie would like to see a committee of four set up that evening to go thoroughlv into die maticr of forming a sociotv. Such a society would he an acquisition to the town.

Mr Poole and Rev. Pcj-yman also spoke on the desirability of forming society locally. ft was decided that a committee consisting of Messrs Barr, Osborne, Downes. Head and Poole he set up to go into the matter of forming a choral soeietv next week.