Thames Choral Society.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4436, 24 March 1883, Page 2 (Supplement)

Thames Choral Society.

Thk adjourned meeting of the Thames Choral Society was held in the Academy of Muaio on Feb. 28th. De Kilgour in the Chair. After the minutes hud been read and confirmed the resolution carried at the ins> meeting regarding subscriptions was rescinded and the following one adopted by the meeting —'* That the subscription to the Society be, for honorary members 10a 6d, for male per* forming members 10s, and for female performing membew 55." 21 additional naa.es were added to the list of members—which now consists of 67 names. The meeting was then constituted one of subscribers. The election of the President and Vioe-Presidents, which took place at the last meeting, was formally gone through again, Dr Kilgour and Messrs Murray and Kirkpatric* being selected a* before. It was resolved that a committee consisting of nine members eleoted by the meeting, and the Freaidenfc and Vico-Pi-esi-dents, be appointed to conduct; the management of tlio Society, and Messrs E. ft. McGregor, H. Phillips, Burgess, Black, W. Steward, R. A. Heald, Probert, O'Sultivan, and Puckey were selected as the first mu*mberß. The rules were then considered. The first one which was carried at the last meeting was rescinded, and the name of the Society altered to that of the Thames Choral Society. The rules as read were, with a few trifling exceptions adopted. The gist of them is as follows : The Society meet for practice at least once a week; that at least three regular concerts a year be given; that for each regular concert every member receive one ticket—honorary members tickets not being transferable. Members of the orchestra are relieved from paying subscription. Eules cannot be altered unless b/ special notice give j, and the alteration* to be made at a special or annual meeting. The annual meeting will be held on the Ist Wednesday of each year. A large portion of the remainder of the rules read might have been left to the committee to frame, being mure of the character of by-laws. A considerable revision will hare to take place to make those passed workable. Before the close of the meeting Mr R. Owen was uuanimously elected conductor, and Mr Geo. Beale was appointed provisionally to the position of leader of the the orchestra. The Chairman moved that the thanks of the society be tendered to the Provisional Committee for their exertions, and a similar compliment having been paid to the chairman, the meeting closed.