QUEEN ELECTION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15498, 27 January 1916, Page 9

QUEEN ELECTION.

J ' meeting of executive. i meeting of the Executive Commit f?he Queen Election was held in te ® . T ftallcrv vestcrday afternoon. cssr s V\". H. Clark (in the * css LaUrenson , TV. H. Mont. chiiO. J - " H E "Wanklyn, D. Bates, fomeU' j g Barrett, AY. War--11 A n ]' McDougall, G. J>. Greenren;. V v jj Webb, W. A. Borthwick, Jq Bourn, R- Malcolm, and tho *t rv Mr G. !>. Donaldson. SC u C D Greenwood asked for intorto the closing of tho E1 stated that it had . reeved to dco the Election on said that there was A-astra ssrys& poislUc '« ''- ku • thrt art union, whicn would not ' tifl the middle of April, and place 'to the credit of trie Veen, who ' *«o?d be elected out Of the four can.liflntcs now stunduiy,. p *taicd that Jus was 9U Mr said that was the i in nhicti thev had dealt with tho S raised on tho l'eninsula, and the natter wife left at th.it. I letter was read from the sccrcJv of the Public Service Group, askth»« executive to endeavour to ar„nce for an exhibition of the gifts and bunion prizes. It was also stated i , „ift s of home-made articles wore Lin- brought in, and that it would ' conduce to further profit if they were suitably displayed* . \fter some, discussion it was resolved to'leave the matter in tho hands of tie and chairman to arrange. Considerable discussion arose in regard to the merging of several districts which had been expected to elect a fiueen It was stated that Springs and Lincoln had thrown their lot in with the Peninsula, and it was decided that the gnhurf*, Mnlv ern, Tawera, and Sclnrn should join in with ono another, subject to the consent of. tho other queen districts. LAND AGENTS' SECTION. A meeting of the Land Agents' Section of tho Queen Election was held at tho Caledonian Hall, when Mr H. 31. Hunter presided over a good .attendance. Mr A. TV. Stanley was elected to tho I committee. ' It was decided that the art union tickets for. four of the clear title sections, given to the fund, and situato ct Wamoni, South New Brighton, Pleasant Point, and North Brighton, should be sold at ono shilling each, tho necessary permission has been applied for. The secretary (Mr Ralph Stringer) reported that Mr S. G. Raymond, K.C., Crown Solicitor, had kindly con- " Rented to allow tho titles to tho sec- . tior.s, given as prizes, to be transferred ■ to hiai as trustee, pending tho drawing iof tho art uniort. Mr R. L. Saunders 'Spcirs, Saunders and Co.) Volunteered to prepare tho necessary transfers free of cost.. The treasurer (Mr H. W. Heslop) • reported that the concert and .miction sale held at Sumner on Saturday .last had realisad £19 2s 5d gross, and thnt thefc were absolutely no expenses. The thanks of the committco wero accorded to tho artist's, donors, and helpers. Tho trmurcr reporte'd that during the preceding week, he had trnid over a-further sum'of £92 lis 3d to tho group treasurer. It was decidcd to hold a conccrt and auction sale in Sydenham Park on Satv/ nrday, February oth, and a similar |»; function •nt New Brighton on Ssrtur- [ day, February 10th. It was decidcd If *o form a concert jwrtv to give pere- ' ; grinn ting concert# froiii a lorry, tho - performers ,to be garbed .in the QnoenV colours—red, white and blue. The arrannements were "left in tho ; hands of Mr v ßar.tlett-V of the auction uepartmont. New Zealand Farmeio' Co-operative Association. members of tho committee nbsenbed for arid purchased a beaten '•topjier bowl, which had been given for . tho, Sumner sale, by .Mrs Evelvn ■ Wrke. and whoso purchaser handed'it ; back for re-sale. Tho bowl is to be , haft'-oil to Mr O. T. J; Alpcrs as a anfall tokon of the committee's apnreciation oFhis stejffart efforts on behalf of their. Qpecn. Stanley Richards (Mess.rs H. S. " a^c ' forwarded tho sum -of £10, to the fund. ' j, SUBURBAN QUEEN. ' ; JOHN DEANS SELECTEDv mecting of tho Suburban Queen's . •ipntire Committco was held, in tho W Council Lilirary p esterday after- . ??«•, Present: Messrs S. A. Staples (in i '• w chair). F. Carr, T. Stoneall (Papa- »•),; 8. Bullock (Waimairi), AV. H. • Pardon), E. Armstrong 1 , • ®- Laurenson (Snm- • Man hire (Spreydon). Secretary reported that tho committee -set "P to elect, a queen for the gnburbs had selected Mrs John Deans, 100 chairmon stated that the name would be as a tower of strength u hurban cause. The announcethat Mrs Deans had given her • 40 5«8t was applauded. i? iraian Br S ed the "represonta- - tho various sub-sections to viiraction. -' " SOLDIERS' QUEEN. * Bingham, treasurer of f 5 g / OH P« has received • , «rv , i f °r £4 ° 3s from tho Institute . sl**?j re Da t»Q des Missions, beinoconcerts held at -rarious .*««« on behalf G f the Patriotic Fund. , . party in aid!of the Sollu?d WI U held in tho ' , Grounds on Saturday next, Attractions in tho i-iSo? e tennis ' B P ort , s > guessing com--":ii Mfi Slrcc ' produce stalls. : Woolston and TfamBands wiU be in attend-