Page 24  Souvenir - Charters Towers, 1872 to July 1950

"CURLEWS". CHARTERS TOWERS, 1912 Top Row: W. Robins,F F. lewis, J. Ashworth, C. l. Davey, P. Millican, S. Carvolth, J. Brown, N. Poole, R. Yeo,
	F. Millett.
Second Row: A. S. Millett, T. Brown, J. T. lewis, H. Walsh, G. N. Dougall, J. C. Jones (librarian), H.
	Carvolth, E. Kearney, F. C. Garner, R. B. Jenkins, R. Wurtz, H. Featherston.
Front Row: R. D. Shepherd, D. Quinn, J. Harris, J. Thomas (Treasurer), R. Hall (Conductor), Reg Gard
	(Pianist), J. Williamson, P. Newton, T. Jones, J. O'Connor.
	Mr. J. C. Jones, F. lewis and Paul Millican still on Charters Towers. J. C. Jones was Secretary of Choir
for many years and took over Conductorship after late Richard Hall.

were the two Miss Olsen's (Mrs. Knipe and Mrs. Goldsworthy), Sam Golds­worthy and J, D. :Knipe.
The year 1892 saw a big endeavour to stabilise male voice singing with the formation of the Leidertafel, Fred Pfeiffer donating £100 and Hugh Mos- .
man £50 and Dr. Marnow being appoint­ed conductor at £100 per annum. Mr. Manhatten was secretary. But toney­ness, social status, dress suits and sparse attendances of the "best class" brought financial stringency. Dr. Marnow re­signed and S. H. Hall succeeded him in 1892. In that year S. H. Hall was con­ducting the orchestra, Leidertafel and Wesleyan choir. In 1893, J. D. Knipe succeeded S. H. Hall as Leidertafel con­ductor and J. D. Williams leaving the field, the Orpheus Glee Society disband­ed, most of its members joining the Leidertafel, which by then had dropped its social barriers.

One of the high lights of 1893 was an attempt by J. D. Knipe to revive the custom of carol singing on Christmas Eve. An intimation and list of pieces was sent to citizens and at midnight on the Eve a party of 16 singers beg.an the rounds, first singing at the Crown Hotel whelre the crowd in the street were en­tertained with half a dozen carols. Then they moved on to Alan B. Bright's, Fred Pfeiffer's (where the champagne corks popped merrily), Dr. Clatworthy's, W. J. (Cap'n) Paull's and Walter Jarvis's. It was here that Walter, ex­Prressing his and his wife's thanks, sug­gested whisky. Fifteen faces glanced affirmation; one voice (Frank Maskell's) spoke "No, r thank you, Mr. Jarvis; we've just had champagne where we '
were last." Deep silence followed the remark; then Walter and all the rest roared with laughter. Eventually they reached W. D. Casey's at 6 a.m., weary,