| Main Performers | The Duke of Somerset (presiding),
The Duchess of Somerset,
Rear-Admiral Harry H Stileman CBE (Superintendent, Watts Naval Traiing School),
The Rev. Prebendary F S Webster MA (Chairman, League Council)) - speakers
Mr John C Turvey - organ |
| Orchestra or Band | The Boys' Band of the Stepney Home,
The Girls' Village Home,
The Boys' Garden City,
Watts Naval Boys |
| Choirs | The Choir of One Thousand Voices |
| Conductors | Mr J Marchant (The Boys' Band of the Stepney Home),
Mr S Filmer Rook (The Choir of One Thousand Voices),
Mr Josiah Holwill (Bandmaster) |
| Set List | Concert:
March: 'Machine Gun Guards', Marechal,
'Praladium' Op.32, L Ebner (John C. Turvey),
March: 'Honour to the Brave', J. Riviere (John C Turvey),
Selection: 'A Khaki Camp', Thos. Bidgood,
'Salut d'Amour', E. Elgar (John C. Turvey),
'Grand Choeur', Th. Salome (John C. Turvey),
'All People That On Earth Do Dwell',
'O Lovely Peace' from Judas Maccaboeus, Handel,
'Ring Out, Wild Bells!' (Lord Tennyson), Henry Lahee,
Action Song 'The Butterfly',
'Where Go the Ships' (R M Harvey), Herbert J. Brandon,
'The Way They Dance',
'Oats and Beans',
'Winding Up The Clock',
'Sally, Go Round the Sun',
'There's A Land, A Dear Land' (Sir George Martin), Charles Mackay,
'The Jolly Blacksmiths', Suckley
March Past,
Drill and Gymnastic Displays,
Receiving of Purses and Presentation of banners and badges (Duchess of Somerset),
Address (Rear Admiral Stileman),
Lunch of a fundraising campaign in commemoration of the jubilee of the homes. |
| Performance Notes | "For upwards of two hours a large audience was entertained by children from the Girls' Village Homes, the Naval Training School, and the Boys' Garden City, representing the varied interests and activities, as well as the industries and recreations, of the Homes.
An interesting feature was the entry into the arena of a number of soldiers, sailors, and discharged Service men, headed by two officers who, like the others, has passed through the Homes to the Services. The Duke of Somerset spent some time chatting to Lieutenant McCallum and Sergeant-Major Hall. The former has been decorated with the Transport medal (an Italian decoration) for bringing up medical supplies; and Sergeant-Major Hall gained the Distinguished Service Medal while serving with the Royal Marines at Antwerp, when he crawled 200 yards under shell and rifle fire to obtain ammunition.
"The Duchess of Somerset received a large umber of purses, and distrubuted badges and bars to members of the League...
A group of Service men's children who are being cared for in the homes marched across the arena, and then there was amarch past of over 500 boys and girls, symbolizing the Empire and the Allies and the various forms of war activity."
(The Times, 20 January 1919)
In attendance were the High Commissioner for South Africa and Mrs Schreiner, Sir Peter and Lady McBride, the Agents-General for Tasmania and Ontario, the Consul-Gerneral of Persia and Lady Foster, the Consul of Chile, Lord Howe, Lord Kinnaird, Lord and Lady Sinclair, General Sir Charles and Lady Mansfield Clarke, Sir John and Lady Stanley, Sir Owen and Lady Phillipps, Lady Daviesm Lady Gordonm Lady Elliott, Lieutenant-Colonel Helbert (South Africa), Elizabeth Lady Oakeley, Lady Stuart, Lady Thorne, Mrs Barnardo, Prebendary Webb-Peploe, Sir George and Lady Grierson, Admiral the Hon. Sir E R and Lady Fremantle and Amy Lady Coleridge. |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1919/6),
Handbills (RAHE/6/1919/1, RAHE/6/1919/1B) |