TARANAKI GARRISON BAND

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 101, 26 May 1909, Page 3

TARANAKI GARRISON BAND

Garri'son ?' i""*" 11 *, W t,le , U11 f", Bil »<< "'as held j„ uie band ooinastmght. The deputy bandmaster ■I -t.. H. Saunders) was in tno cna.r, -inhere was a lai,, attendance of

1»; "'port and balance-sheet were lead by the secretary and adopted. The deputy bandmaster's report congratulated the band on its liotllv financial condition, ami lh,. committee 011 the good work done and the amount of time devoted to the interest. „f ,|„, i,.,,,,,. ihe annual ball had been lln ,„„,,„„,. lied success, |,„th liiiandiillv and socially and especial thanks were due to Uie ladies committee. |),. impress! „>, t; u . .younger members the need for more home practise, on which depended the success of the players individually ami the success of t)„. |,„ m | ;ls ~ ;,,, |() | Without such sclf-sacrilice members would lind their musical ell'orts painful to themselves and all „itb whom they j came in eontael. The report concluded with expressions of gratitude to townspeople f«,. heady support, U u,l t„ u,<. I ress for publicity to the binul's doings.

The follow-in.; filVicor-s were elected for the, year.— I'alrim, l'.reut.-Col. K. X. I, Okcy. V.1).; president, his Worship'the Mayor I.Mr. (,'. Tisclij: vice-president* Messrs I'. I'. Corkill. K. Do.-krill. VV <: Malone, H. Okcy, 11.1'.. K. Sole ,mn .1. If. (juilliani: deputy-bandmaster. Mr. (,'. 11. Saunders (re-elected): secrctarv. Mr. Krncst Clarke (rc-cleeicd). Tlie members spoke in complimentary terms of the secretary's efforts on tliei'r behalf.

Committee: Messrs. Saunders, Sim-, niey. Sonthain, T. Sullivuii, Coulthurd. llandley and Steele; custodian. Mr. \\". f'oiilthanl; librarian.-., Messrs. Sturmey and llandley. It was decided that the annual ball lie held in the Theatre Itoyal on Thursday, July Sth. Votes of thanks were accorded the outgoing committee, Mr. Cook, and the Tress, and to the ladies for their assistance during the past year.