Waimate's Jubilee

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 14, 18 October 1929, Page 8

Waimate's Jubilee

Concert to be Broadcast A CONCERT of outstanding .merit has -been arranged for next Friday evening by the -committee responsible for -the jubilee celebrations of Waimate, There is excellent talent in the South Canterbury town, including such well-known concert platform: artists as Mr. Charles Clarkson and Mr. Howard Foster. Also well known is Mr. A. Spears, who has sung for 4YA. Resident in Waimate also are Mr. J. ©. Hill, a violinist of note, and Mr. F. Vincent, late oft, Greymouth, a champion cornetist. °°. An interesting. item of the evening~ will be the singing of "The Song of Waimate," the words of which were written by Mr. Geo. Dash, the Mayor of the town. : : Another interesting item. will be the reciting. of "The Jubilee Ode." This is a prize composition by Mr. J. D. 8. Roberts. It will be recited by Mr. Douglas Newall. . Miss Alice: Meredith, a well-known local. entertainer, will contribute two musical monologues and Mr. Forbes T. Wallace will present a musical sketch, Other vocalists on the programme will be Miss Jessie Merlwyn Buchanan, Mr. John Borthwick, and Mr. R. Wood. The Waimate Silver Band, the Or- chestral Society, and the Salvation Army Band are all splendid combinations. There will be two brief speeches during the evening, one by the Mayor, who will speak about Waimate, and the other by, the Deputy-Mayor, Mr. W. G. Paul, who will extend jubilee greetings to the absent sons and daughters of Waimate. These include the Director of Education, the Assistant Manager of Railways, rectors, doctors, and: lawyers.. The concert will be broadcast by 4YA, Dunedin. It will be the first ‘long-distance relay carried out by the new station.