Boys' Institute Band

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 12, 3 October 1930, Page 2

Boys' Institute Band

A Sterling Combination (THE history of the Boys’ Institute Band reveals remarkable progress. In 1914 the committee of the institute

organised: a fife band, which gave good service until 1917, when a trumpet and bugle band, under the leadership of Mr. A. H. Brown, was formed, This combination was well known and én * many occasions gave their services to local bodies and patriotic services. In 1920 the present bandmaster, Mr, A. Iremonger, took charge, and during the year a set of second-hand brass instruments were ‘purchased with a view to forming a brass band. The practices were commenced in November of that year, and the progress was such that the band was able to go out Christmas’ carolling. The band was attached to the cadets, and 1921 saw the purchase of uniforms at a cost of gf326. The next progressive move purchase of a set of Higham ™verplated instruments in 1927 and the formation of a junior band and learners’ class; 1929 saw the re-organisation of the band from brass to military with a membership of 52, and in 1930 a new set of uniforms were purchased. At all: times the services of the band have been at the disposal of institutions such as the public hospital, Porirua Mental Hospital, Ohiro Home, Sea- men’s Mission, Red~Cross,: St. John Ambulance, and a host of others too numerous to-mention. Mr. Iremonger is deserving of the greatest credit for the way in which he has built up such an excellent combination in the comparatively short space of ten years. The services of the band are at the disposal of the public, and if required, a telephone call or a letter to the director will receive my stant attention. —