The annual meeting of members of this society was held in the Board Room of the Municipal Council on Tuesday night. Mr. J. Welch presided and amongst these present were the Rev. H. C. Hodges, Mr. E. P. Wickham, Mr. M. Rohde, Mr. H. Vinay, Mr. F. L. Crompton, Mr. H. R. Thomas, Mr, W. Harris, Mr. Williamson, and Mr. W. Bateman. The notice convening the meeting was read, and by consent the report and accounts which had been circulated amongst the members for some days were taken as read.
The Chairman in submitting the accounts said that he had very little to say with regard to them. The only thing was that he regretted that the few subscribers they had did not permit them to give any honorarium to their worthy conductor Mr. Crompton. He had taken a very roat deal of trouble with them and fed them up to success after a great deal of time spent upon them. 'The 'Tuesday evenings he- was sure had always been very agreeable and pleasant to these who attended the practices, and to Mr. Crompton not a little of the success they' had achieved was due. As to his ability that was too well known for him to refer to there. He only hoped that during tle coming season they would have more subscribers to enable them to show their a preciation of his services in a more substan tial way.
Mr, Welch then moved the adoption of the accounts.
Mr. Rohde seconded and the resolution was carried.
Mr, Welch regretted, he observed, that some of the members of the present committee were compelled to withdraw on account of pressing business and it would be necessary to elect a new committee for the coming season. Mr, Wickham who had been treasurer ever since the society was formed and who had done so much in the arrangement of the concerts and in keeping accounts of the society felt that ho must retire, and they had asked Mr. Maitland to accept the vacant position. Mr, James Jones und Mr. Vinay also wished to withdraw and as regarded him-he found that he had so much public work to attend to that he must relinquish his secretarial duties.. At the same time he should be pleased to act as a member of the Committee.
Mr. Wickham, in reply to Mr. Crompton, explained the reason for his retirement and remarked that he would be so busily engaged in volunteer duties in the spring that it would be foolish to accept s position which another man could give more attention to. The speaker then moved the appointment of the following gentlemen as the committee for the ensuing year: Messrs. M. Rohde, E. W. Maitland, F. L. Crompton, J. Welch, and W. M. Wood.
Mr. Vinay seconded and the proposition was unanimously accepted.
The Chairman. remarked: that it was hoped that they would be able to continue their practices in that room, and providing that they did: not interfere with committee meetings he did not anticipate any difficulty in arranging it with the Council. With regard to the music the committee had not ordered any new music out from home but it had been suggested that they should again render "The Messiah," or '"'Athalie.""
joy had sufficient copies of these, but he thought the Messiah." would prove the most desirable. He hoped the first practice would take place that day week.
Mr. E. P. Wickham proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Welch on his retirement from the post. of secretary, in consideration of his untiring, conscientious, and very successful efforts on behalf of the ide having seconded, the proposition was cordially endorsed.
Mr. Welch, in acknowledging the compliment, thanked the meeting for their appreciation of his services and alluded to the valuable assistance he had received from Mr. Wickham in the conduct of the society's affairs, The meeting then terminated.
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