COLLECTIONS AT SUNDAY CONCERTS
Precariousness is the chief feature of voluntary collections made at free shows in Wellington. It was reported at a meeting of the Sports and Entertain* ments Committee, which is arranging the Professional Orchestra's concert in aid of the Patriotic ' Fund, that at a concort held last Sunday evening, and at which a particularly fine programme of music was given, over 700 threepenny pieces were put in the plate. The total collection hardly averaged 2d a head. It/ was resolved, after considerable discussion, 'that the public should be specially appealed to remove the slur on the Welb'ngton public, and that they should be asked to contribute at least Is for the front seats and 6d for the back stalls. It was pointed out that the Professional * Orchestra and other musical bodies were doing a great service in dispensing elevating and educational music to the masses on Sunday evenings, and were worthy of far greater support than has been accorded them in th* past.
The Supreme Court case, Furness v. Scoullar and Co., Ltd., which wa« set down to be heard on Monday, before a Judge and special jury of four, has been settled. v
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 106, 31 October 1914, Page 8
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