ONE PRINCESS CHOSEN

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 109, 1 February 1941, Page 6

ONE PRINCESS CHOSEN

To Support Commerce Queen In Patriotic Carnival

The first princess chosen to support the Commerce Queen in the Victory Queen Carnival has been announced, she attended till 1034, continuing afterdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Amos, Wellington, and is being sponsored by the manufacturers in Wellington. Miss Amos was educated at Downhurst Collegiate School. London, and Marsden School, Wellington, which she atended till 1034, continuing afterward for two years as assistant kindergarten teacher. At school she won her tennis blazer, and she is interested in dramatic art and music. Her musical education began.in London and on returning to New Zealand she obtained her L.U.S.M. in 1940. Last year she won the De Mauny Challenge' Cup for open pianoforte solo. She is also a student of the ’cello. Miss Amos was chosen only after careful deliberation, for the committee had a number of other suitable girls to consider.

A meeting of tlie manufacturers’ committee was held yesterday afternoon, when the following officers were elected: Chairman, Mr. Stephens; secretary, Mr. Morgan; treasurer, Mr. Cavanagh; committee, Messrs. A. Jackson, A. Seed and Zemba. Further meetings will be held early next week, and the name of the Commerce Queen and the other princesses will be announced shortly.

U.S.A. Picture Show. The latest effort Held in connexion with the clubroom building fund of the Hutt Valley Keturned Soldiers’ Association took .the form of a picture show given by Mr. C. G. Wiggins, Greytown, at St. James’s Hall, Lower Hutt, on Wednesday night. The commentary given by Sir. J. Thompson, Greytown, added interest to tlie evening. The pictures were coloured and included subjects of tropical interest. After the I erformance, the president of the Hutt Valley Association, Mr. C. J. Ashton, thanked Mr. "Wiggins and Mr. Thompson for a most enjoyable evening. Mr. N. Berry was at the door.

Very unusual and charming are the new cigarette boxes at Robin and Co., 17 Grey St. One is of Chinese silver with a delicate design of butterflies and Howers in coloured enamels accented with coral and turquoise .matrix inlaid. Another box is part of a smoker's set, also in Chinese silver with tlie background enamelled in Chinese blue, throwing into relief a charming flower design in silver. —Advt.