THE MOST POPULAR BALLAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 128, 1 June 1926, Page 5

THE MOST POPULAR BALLAD.

' "HOME, SWEET HOME," AX EASY 1 FIRST. "Home, Sweet Home," is still the L most popular ballad among Britons. More than twice as many votes were - cast in the Royal Free Hospital £10,000 I ballot for this song than for any other r; of the famous ballads. "Annie Laurie" ■ aud "Auld Lang Syne" were the next 5 two favourites. , Miss E. M. Larken, a woman of independent means, living in a flat in r Xevern Square, 5.W.5, has won £5000. [ the first prize, by putting the 14 ballads 5 in the most correct order. The second prize of £2000 has beer won by Miss M. A. Wild, of Stamford Road, Waterhead, Oldham. Miss Eva Davies, of Genluce Road, Blackheath, S.E., wins £1000 for third best. The Royal Free Hospital gets about £5000 out of the ballot. "Alice, Where Art Thou?" Order of popularity of the 14 ballads selected proved on analysis to be as follows— I. "Home, Sweet, Home."' i 2. "Annie Laurie." t :!. "Auld Lang Syne." s 4. "Killarney." r>. "Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond." ■* «. "Alice, Where Art Thou?" 7. "The Last Rose of Summer." 8. "Sally in Our Alley." 9. "Kathleen Mavourneen." * 10. "Hearts of Oak." 1 11. "The Minstrel Boy." ! 1.2. ".Men of Harlech." * 13. "Come Into the Garden, Maud."' 1 14. "Tom Bowling/ Miss Larken is secretary of the Cheltenham branch of the Charity Organisa- ; tion Society. She is a keen motorist, I and holds French and British medals for : Red Cross work. •