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1908-10-06 Elocution

6th October, 1908

Held in the Athenaeum

Recitation. (Girls under 16 years). "Legend of St Gregory" (JB O'Hara).

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
May	Powell	Ballarat North	Victoria	82.00	1st
Jean	Robertson	St Peter's	South Australia	80.00	2nd
Drusa	Schmidt	Ballarat	Victoria	78.00	Equal 3rd
Doris	Besemeres	Little Bendigo	Victoria	78.00	Equal 3rd
Gladys	Williams	Creswick	Victoria	77.00	Honourable Mention
May	Roberts	Creswick	Victoria	77.00	Honourable Mention
Eveline	Douglas	Newcastle	New South Wales	77.00	Honourable Mention
Elsie	Bell	Abbotsford	Victoria	77.00	Honourable Mention

Recital. Open (ladies or gentlemen). From Shakespeare.

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Beryl	Alford	Adelaide	South Australia	80.00	1st
Gertrude	Lewis	Wendoure	Victoria	75.00	2nd
CJ	DeGaris	Mildura	Victoria	72.00	3rd
Beatrice M	Bosisto	Gawler	South Australia	70.00	Honourable Mention

Oratorical Display. (Open to those who have never won a first prize in any Oratorical Display). "Manhood" (CK Morris).

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Gertrude	Lewis	Adelaide	South Australia	80.00	1st
A	McCartin	Geelong	Victoria	78.00	2nd
H	Davey	Ballarat	Victoria	75.00	3rd
Matthew	Baird	Learmonth	Victoria	73.00	Honourable Mention

Held in the Coliseum

Champion Character Recital. (Ladies).

First Name	Surname	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Hilda	Kemp	Norwood	South Australia		1st

Dialogue. Humorous. Open.

Group Name	Suburb	State	Points	Placing
Miss Florence Matthews & Mrs Maurice Dudley	Melbourne	Victoria	85.00	1st
Miss Hilda Whiburn & Harold Moran	Ballarat	Victoria	80.00	2nd