PATRIOTIC SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2462, 15 May 1915, Page 3

PATRIOTIC SOCIETY

THE FORTHCOMING CARNIVAL

ME ETING OF THE EXECUTIVE

Sir. H. G. Hill presided at last night's meeting of the executive of the Now Zealand Patriotic Society, thero being a full attendance.

At,the outset the chairman mentioned in regard to the recent deputation to the Mayor that he (the chairman) had been approached by several pcoplo regarding a little confusion which seemed to exist as to the Wellington Branch of the Now Zealand Patriotic Society and the Mayor's Patriotic Committee. Originally the Mayor's committee had the idea before them of holding a carnival for the Belgian Fund, but they considered the time was inopportune and the matter was not considered further. The Wellington Committee of the New Zealand Patriotic Society then took up the idea—not aid of the Belgians, but in aid <if our own wounded soldiers—resolutions were carried at the last executive meeting, and, in keeping with those resolutions, a deputation waited on the Mayor,, and met with a very favourable reception indeed. Mr. Luke stated his intention of taking his ooat off to further the society's aims and to do everything ho was asked to. • He would first call a public meeting for Tuesday night and at that meeting these resolutions, which have been passed, will bo submitted, and those, if adopted, will bo carried on. by deputation to the Prime Minister, headed by the Mayor and backed up by the leading citizens of Wellington, together with this society. He (the chairman) was pleased to see by the papers that the Mayor's Patriotic Committee had decided to throw itself heart and soul into the_ society's movement. Enthusiasm was simply burning everywhere and soon there would be nothing else but carnival.

The chairman nest said he wished, to make it clear' that the Patriotic Society took no responsibility for any expenditure on behalf of candidates' committees. As far as sub-committees of the society were concerned, anything expended by them must be sanctioned by the executive before they could accept any responsibility for it. He wished to make it clear to the public that the society was going to protect tliem with regard to any collections No person was authorised to collect anything on behalf of this_ carnival unless in possession of a written authority from the executive.

On the motion of Mr. A. M. Samuel, it was decided to notify the public .that all collecting boxes connected with the carnival will bear the society's stamp on five sides.

Mr. E. T. Doddrell reported that he had called a meeting of the D.I.C. employees that evening, when it had b6en decided to combine to further the interests of the carnival. Some forty or fifty collectors woyld be. available irom the firm's staff and they would wear distinctive colours.

The chairman'reported that the number of candidates for Queen of the Carnival—fifteen—was a record for New Zealand.

It was also reported that the .prospects for the Band Contest were very favourable and that the contest was likely to prove a very big affair indeed. The poll for the election of the Queen of the Carnival would (it was stated) close at 9 o'clock on Saturday night, June 26. The crowning will take pTace on Monday, June 28.