GARRISON BAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 93, 8 April 1908, Page 3

GARRISON BAND.

ANNUAL -UEETINU. The annual meeting ol the Tauliaki Garrison Band wits held in the b.inuTooiii last night, Bandmaster X. B. jlctouucil li'iesiuii.g. iuete was a good ai.oid- | mice. Ihe louiieeuth annual report recorded a good liuuucial year, and the banu had reason to bt proud of its balauceiduel, which showed a credit balance 01 , xij'o ISs o'/al on the year's working. Tile total earnings were £2JS -is id, or ..Co2 13s od more than in the previous year. The band capitated for the lull amount of £.>o. The committee had secured a borough subsidy ol .UO lor open-air concerts, with a prospect of a larger amount il the members inauc it their business to deserve it. llio report congratulated Drum-Major Lister on his work, which resulted in the b.tnu securing tir-l prize iu the jmarching contest, and in Mr. Lister winning the gold medal for the baud securing the Highest number of points. The musical examination- had resulted in a loss ot £4, due to the want ol interest by members. The committee suggested that members hould make an etion to colled ■it least £1 each iu the next half-year

lor the unilorm fund. The balance-sheet showed receipts .C2-IS, of which ,iJS Lis was brought ).n----ward from the previous year, UHi irom honorary members, £23 engagements, -C-J7 concerts and collections, .C(i bs members' subscriptions, £01) Government, capitation, £S 12s ball, .Clli 1% I'd Christinas carolling £3.1, iirst prise niarchiiig competilion at Band Com 'si. Expenditure totalled £lßl, the principal items being b ;udina*lor'>, salary t.OO, bonuses £lll, instruments .Clo. Taere was a credit of £O3 Ss lUd in the bank, and £j to the credit of the unif'Jrai; fund. The report and balance-sheet were adopted.

ilr. .Newton Alk'u tendered liis resignation as secretary.—The baimmMf, regretted his decisoii. .stating that Mr. Allen was one ol' the best secretaries he had si-ni.-.Mr. \V. I'plon H -,is elected in liis place. I lie lollowing committee was elected: -■-Messrs. Ktui'iuey, (sullivan. Saunders, li'irne, l.lrooks, and Flymi; librarian, Ur Huriuey. In asking for nominations for the position of bandmaster. Mr McCounell asked members lo attend practice regularly, otherwise it was not fair to the b.jud',minster. If it were going to be the same as last year he did not want the position. Some conductors would simply walk out ol' the room if tiiey saw a poor attendance at practice. Punctuality in ! starting was also necessary. in'his opinion nothing but extra work or illness should pre\enl a man atlendin" band practice. Mr. T. J!. Meluunell was re-eiecteu b Imaster, Messrs K. I'. Lister and J. (i. liodi auditors, and Mr. \V. Huberts custodian.

ukxj-:i;aj>. \ariou- schemes for populari-iug the hand and giving subscriber.-, and honorary niciiilu'is lull value lor their mono,WOIV IIU-ll>M'll. iJOsi of 111,. |,„. U ll)(.i : s I'iuoml a continuance „f tin- Saturday night <>j«-ii-iiii- concert;, with the cxceplion ol the marching from nji ( . put of the town to another. Ti;ul''.s[icojil,. who supported the bund did not like the marching, for it operated against trade. -Mr. (.;. Saunders proposed that the band should give lour concerts, one eaell in -May, .Juno, .July and August, in the Theatre Uoyai, honorary members to be admitted on production of their tickets. —This was agreed to, tin; bandmaster pointing out that this would tend to. improve the standard of pi lying, beside; showing the public what tile baud could do. It would also accustom the 1110111hers to stage performances, and thus prevent "stage fright" at contest time. The annual ball will be hold in tho Theatre ltoyul 011 Juno 3rd. Votes of thanks to the outgoing ullieers and to the press concluded the proceedings. A bonus of live guineas was voted to Corporal Allen, the retiring secretary, eulogistic reference being made to his work.