TAKAPUNA BAND

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1011, 30 June 1930, Page 16

TAKAPUNA BAND

ANNUAL SMOKE CONCERT Having its origin in a private earolling troupe, the Takapuna Municipal Band has grown to healthy proportjons in the past six years. Despite ahu-l * of many Players through intG,, secure employment in the distiict, the personnel of the senior band stands at more than 20, while a junior band with more than 25 members has been organised. The band whTle P ?nf e Tt? + its ? wn P raet ice room, hoi 1 de , bt on Its instruments has been reduced to £6O. fhe h fif-1+ £acts were made known at the fli St annual smoke concert and reunion of members, held at Takapuna on baturday evening. Mr. Brvce Sf 1 , P w Sl w‘i, - the ° fficial guests being Mr. J. W. Williamson, Mayor of TakaMayor. an<J Mr ' J ' A ' Algie - «« deputy. . T' be cl ? se , association between the band and the Borough Council was mir rr of t t°h by Mr - E - G - Tucker, chair--5S, an . the committee, in proposing Coiindf 1 of the Takapuna Borough • Counc jl* In hls response Mr. William - , J, on that he was at all times prepared to give his personal financial ; support to the band. A first-class concert programme was contributed to by Messrs. W. Mellor . Blomfleld R. Wood. T. Hill, T. Petrie, C. Mascelle and de Rosa. The accompanist was Mr. W. Swain. i