Military Band Social

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7959, 24 October 1905, Page 4

Military Band Social

Tin- minihi'is n; I lie New Plymouth Viliiarv (Town) hand, ami a S"'" 1 Vitn'i-r'ol invitf.l S»fsls were prc,.m at a v.vy siiiokc m-i-i* 1; ilir baud rooms <m Salml.iy " lii.iik llie -'Mil anniversary of tlw iiaml. Willi music, soiir, and stoiy. l.iui-tiiil wiih a rom-iiii.tU.ly linif 'oa-.l ltsl, I lie time asU'cealdy. :,i Hie absence of th,: Mayor, tin; hair was i-.l ly iillcti liy Mi' James; Alison.

Aflir (lie u-ual !<>\al I<Jiist tin -li.jrin.in I■fo|i..se<l "Sucei ss to lliu •..111.I." He spoke in very aPpnriaive teniiS el Ilk- liijj.li s!.,li' of I'll'n'i■icy allaimn by the Haml, ai.il also iiiuil.. culoj!is.lii- iiifliluin of Jir (I.U--•v's ii'.ihly as li.in.liiiasli-r. !l was lo in rr iTilid llial iM'i'iiiise of the iiulii--11111 of recti insinsniciils the Hani ...a. inii'.lilv to liatlieipali' iit (In•otnpeiivliiiiis. 'ihc Cliairiiiaii pave euie iiniii.siiij; reniiiiisecnei-s of his "' niici-tioii with 1 lie han.ls of the cary ilays. He anil Mr ('.onion, v.li; .as present that evening, had Ik-cii :.s, -ei.i!nl Willi I lie forinalioll of a awl in Ihttic-iliii in IKr>7.

H.indnii.sKr (iarry, and Mr (lonlon, with whose names [ho loas; was ■otipl d, suitably responded. Mr .J. 11. Qiiilliam (YiiT-l : ivsiiln.i) r.:]iosnl "The Visitors.'' He said Ihc Band had him slartet! in very ihiisc eireumsiaiiees, anil il was pre.liicidl ihav it would Ih> slillhom, bit I I happily sutvivcil all vicissitudes. 'Ceral of the original numbers were -nil assoeialcd wiHi the Hand. The iieal.er eonsid, red that" the. public, whi had not appreciated,the Hand ac-c-uiliiej 10 ils limits, owed a jsi'f.n 'c it of ni'a*tti!ile to the bandsmen li r hen gratuitous sirvtcis. The linnad eiTiveil when Ihe Hand should he II o\id, il wiih approprialr tiiiifoims, s the present nondescript attire dc-. ractul ironi its siiianii.-.s.s in public. .V sus;est-ion iv Mr Qiiilliam that very cnoit should he made hv suhci'iption and olhrrwise lo supplv .aw iiiiii'orms was well received, anil Mr Wils.,ll sub-|[|lilcntlv annoiinee:!. amidst applause, that he would head hi- subsciipiion iist with a donation of Iwo guineas. |

Messrs Hlyih and duly bavin- n< spondcd, tile toasts cit "The Ladies" and "Tile Press" concluded t list. 'l'lie pi ofiramiiu- included several nrchcslral selections l)v Messrs Can; (|iiano|, Saunders (Cornet), K. Collier (violin), S. Collier (Clarionet), ■I. StmiiK-y (ilniilile bass) and A.S. C 0,,!, (violin). The comic'and cliaiactei soup, liy Mis,is Cooper and McLean respectively were lniicli appreciated. Mr Perry sane; "The Death oi Nelson" \\i-\\ good effect, in tccoKtiitioii of Tralalfiar Dav. Son-s ) )V Mi V.oodar.l and others, comic sialics by Mr Cody, and a cornel solo hy Mi S,.i;ndcis, ucre alining ihe remaining ilen.s. -Aulil I, a n- Svnc" and ;|ie National Aniiiciu sounded Ihe |i„ a lr.