CITIZENS’ BAND

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20986, 13 December 1939, Page 11

CITIZENS’ BAND

DOMINION CONTEST ARRANGEMENTS UNCERTAIN There was a large attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Hamilton Citizens’ Band held in its recently acquired band-room. The chairman, Mr L. Halle, presided. The annual report stated that the band had entered for the Dominion Contest to be held at Wellington next year but, owing to war conditions, it was not certain that financial and other arrangements could be made in order to carry out the arrangement. The committee considered that the question of securing new uniforms for the band required early attention, and it recommended that the matter be considered by the incoming committee at an early date. Reviewing the balance sheet, the report stated that the finances of the band were sound, the surplus of assets over liabilities being £5996 Is Bd. The following officers were elected:—Patron, Mr D. V. Bryant; president, Major Haines; vice-presi-dents, Messrs H. Morrison, J. J. Branton, H. Webster, R. Dixon, C. A. Barrel, M.P., D. Gracie, F. Finlay, G. Rundle, H. D. Caro, W. Paul, and Mrs H. C. Ross; bandmaster, Mr E. Houlton; drum-major, Mr S. W. Tallis; sergeant, Mr L. Halle; corporal, Mr F. Webster; lance-corporal, Mr A. Galbraith; librarian, Mr T. Tasker; secretary, Mr T. Mason; treasurer, Mr S. W. Tallis; auditor, Mr A. A. Griffiths; committee, Messrs Moss, McDonald and Banfield; delegates to South Auckland Band Union, Messrs A. Roberts and B. O. .Eartlett; property master, Mr G. Moss; caretaker, Mr J. Brooks.