CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4217, 13 September 1892, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

"i m mm rut sons of Miami" [TO IHE IiIDITOR, WAIRARAPA DAILY Times.]

Sir,—l see that the Honorary Secretary of the newly-formed Orchestra rushes with more valour than discretion into statements hardly in accordance with facts. Let me inform: I.—Tint the Masterton Orchestra was formed eighteen months ago. 2.—That Mr Bentley and myself we elected Conductor and Secretary respectively. B—That these statements being facts, the new Orchestra hat usurped the title of the one already in existence. 4.—That Mr Btou knows nothing about it, as he was never a member of the Masterton Orchestra,

Let me further add to this, to extend Mr Eton's knowledge in musical m'attoH, that it requires rnoro than the importation of a few new instruments to constitute an orchestia; the pluyers for those instruments are to some extent necessary, No donbtthe newly-formed Orchestra fulfils that requirement I

At the inaugural meeting of (he Masterton Orchestra, Mr Winchester moved, and Mr Candy seconded, that the name should be the " Masterton Orchestra," Among other resolutions, one reads as follows: "Any member playing, either separately or conjointly, with any other orchestra at any performance, without the consent of the committee, shall forfeit his membership." The minutes of that meeting are in the hands of our Honorary Beoretary, Mr J, Bentley, Mr Eton mixes in delightful fashion tho Quadrille String Band with tho Orchestra, though tho latter has numbered never less than from eight to ten performers, lam glad ho has fallen in so readily with tho aoggestion to call the new orohestra the"Superior," tor it proves that their own opinions regarding their abilities, have been rightly estimated, But how they can mistake their own for the public opinion, when they have never, according to his own statement, paraded their abilities before the public, will remain to most peoplo somewhat of a riddle, I am, etc., A. von Keisenbero, Hon, Conductor, Masterton Orohestra, Masterton, 13th September.

[We suggest that the combatants should fight to,a finish with their musical instruments rather than with their pens. As far as our open column is concerned the controversy has gone far enough, -Ed W.D.T.]