MASTERTON COMPETITIONS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10686, 13 July 1912, Page 5

MASTERTON COMPETITIONS

THE FINAL DEMONSTRATION. The Mastei'ton Town Hall was packed from floor to 'ceiling vlast eventing, .when' the final deimtoln'stration and concert > : n connection with the Masterton Corrpetitions Sbwoty'® fcisftival was IvM, Bis Excdioncy the Governor (Lord Islington) was (present, with 'his Aide-de-Camp, and occupied a s:at in the dress ch-'ch. The Methodist Choir opened the proceod'ings wifth '.lie .ajitbam "A'nd the Glbry," (Hansel), followed by the part dong "In, ibisi Hour <-| Splendour," both c,f which aver© exceedngly well rendered. The- winners of the various events at the l cc>mpe!tit:mi.s then ree/.ed, nang, and (played their winning f'eces, which wnlstituted a varied and attractive programme. Tifoe relation of Miss .Cecil Haines, a'child of afboult isix .summons', was specJall'y wfell ireceived, as was a!>so the violin nolo cf Gar Powkr. A humorous recital iby Mr C. N. Baeyertz was also a feature of the e'ratetftairnncciifc. •.

In, an uitervcl in t!» programme, His Excellency the Govera'cr prerented a ,goH medal to -Mijte 'Nellie- Hogg for .being 'tilie /most su-ccorrfifl competitor in 'the elocutionary classes, and medal's dp-rct'orated by the judge) to ' Msses- Ivy Hairgreave* -and Dorothy I Blanchard 'for .being it-he most promising e locution kts. His Exaettc'.vcy sn>)L'eq.ueni:iy delivered a skct • addireas u'n w'hlicb, .he expressed p'/easuw 'ai, .boing again, in 'Masterton,. Theaz wcr-? the first muscal and elocutionary contests lie had -visited In -.New Zealand, and Ire .we,rj entirely convinced that Ithey would .serve a useful purpose. Ri hie travel© .in the Domiii>ion lie had noted the existence of many musical and dramatic societies, 'wliidh spoke, vrell for tba- musical! culture cif tine poopile. He Relieved that these .competitions would be a training .ground for thot'e who. would supply 'theft different forms on, enTer.tainimeirt. He congratulated the Masterton Society 'upon the good work ipr*gra.mme dt had produced. At the eondlwsion' cA the ,ente:rtainrnon.t Mr ,G. R. Sykos, M.P., thanked "the competitors 'amd officials for the ■good work they had done, and ail so thanked His .Excellency, tho Govre l nor, ■on belraltf of the citizens, for having extended hr.s patronage to the gathering. (Applause.) 11*?'ij.i;n;o^i : g o : f it lie. National Anthem brought the gathering to a 'close.