Diocesan Choral Festival held wkong took place in St.
John's al on Tu the 17th 3 pan. when Holy Ci rendered. The pu ters must have been more than densely packed, seats had Jong all the aisles and in every ble part of the building. The production involved an inmnense amount of labour for those upon whom the executive we-k devolved, but the brunt of it fell on the shoulders of the energetic and indefatigable honorary secretary, Mr. Alfred Cunningham, with whom also the idea of the festival originated. He it was who acted ax "beater" to the members of the chorus,. an office always required here, as the members seldom attend en masse, thinking it quite sufficient if half put in* an appearance one practice and the other half the next. Ureat assistance was rendered by Mr. G. P. Lammert, who conducted all the practices previous to the return of Mr. A. G. Ward, the cathedral organist; by Mr. G. Grimble, officiated at the organ throughout; by Mr. Moir, bandmaster of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, who would have wielded the baton in Mr. Ward's absence but who relinquished it on his return and took part in the chorus, as well as trained the hand of the Fusiliers who assisted in the Festival; and finally by Mr. Ward, who made strenuous exertions to bring the chorus up to its most credit-
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