CARNIVAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 133, 7 June 1915, Page 8

CARNIVAL NOTES

Messrs. Watkin, Tyer, and Tolan have donated a cheque for ten guineas on be-* half of the soldiers' candidate (Miss 'M'Cormack). Dr. Platts-Mills's Tramway Committee and Ladies' Committees are" working very energetically, and have several wellorganised events coming off this week. A Tango tea, under the patronage of Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool, Lady Kelburn, and Mi's. Masscy, will take place in the Concert Room on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday .the Tramway Committee has arranged a concert, which will be attended by His Excellency the Governor, who will make a speech. On Thursday Miss Campbell's pupils will give an enteitainment, "Les Petite.s Danseuses,*' assisted by several well-known singers and artists. Her Excellency has also promised her patronage to this concert. On Thursday evening the concert arranged by Mrs. And Miss Gwen Shepherd will take place in St. Ihomas's Schoolroom, Newtown. Miss Una Carter's demonstration of economic cooking will be given in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, on Friday, Hth .luno, at 3 p.m. The committee of the New Zealand Patriotic Society desires it to be known' that those donating goods for sale by auction may indicate the candidate to whom the pioceeds of. the sale' may be credited The Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen intend holding a Flower Day on Saturday in the mLprests of their candidate. Contributions of flowers will be gladly accepted. v The ladies' committee of the Commercial Travellers' Association will hold a meeting to-morrow evening. The West Coasters' "social" will be held to-night, and is being looked forward to with interest. The large Town Hall, considering the excellent arrangements which have been made, should be taxed beyond its capacity. The catering is in the hands of Mrs. Johnson. An attractive programme has been ai ranged. of the Hutt Valley are sparing no efforts to further the candidature of their prospective queen, Miss A. M. Senior. Various entertainments are being organised for the purpose of strengthening the exchequer, and to these the people have responded liberally. A special dft'ort is to bo made on Saturday, 19th June, when a monster procession will bo held in the afternoon. Preparations are already being made for the big event, and it is anticipated that the venture will be the most successful of its kind held in the Hutt Valley. Mr. John Farrell. advance agent for the J. C. Williamson Pantomime Company, received a wireless from the Sydney boat to-day stating that the 'members of the company would be pleased to assist the fund by holding a "Cinderella" day. Their efforts will probably be in the form of a street parade, followed by an entertainment at the Basin Reserve. Unusual interest attaches to the military concert- to be given by the soldiers from Trentham in the Town Hall tomorrow night, owing to ' the fact that it will practically be a fa,rewell appearance of the men prior to their departure for the front. It is to be hoped that in recognition of the self-sacrifice the soldiers are making in the' cause of Empire the public will liberally patronise the entertainment. An excellent programme has been prepared, and the Kilbirnie and Hataitai Dium Band will assist. The soldiers will be played from the railway station by the Central Mission Band. The Tramways Union has arranged to hold open-air concerts at Courtenay-place and Lambton Station to-monow evening. Dr. Platts-Mills has a notice in this issue to young ladies willing to assist. In aid of ±he Wounded Soldiers' Fund Mr. Culford Bell and Miss Betty Purdom will give a special programme of short plays, interspered with sketches in. character, monologues, and dramatic and humorous recitals, in the Concert Chamber on Thursday evening. It is promised that the programme will be bright, entertaining, and exhilarating. Amongst the donations received by the executive of the Sports candidate (Nurse Everitt) is an upright grand piano, generously donated by Charles Begg and Co., of Manners-street. The committee has also to thank the Singer Sewing Machine Co. for one of the latest design seven-drawer sewing machines. The actual amount received at the. patriotic concert given nt the Town Hall last night was £59 6s o£d. Over £100 was taken during the three days' carnival in the No. 1 refreshment tent at the Park, and the takings in the tea kiosk were about £50. About £20 was realised in the fortune-telling tent. It will be some days yet before the amount deposited in the collection boxes will be definitely known. The counting process is continuously in operation, but hundreds of boxes have, yet to be counted. Forty were forwarded in one lot this morning. Until the Carnival closes there will b n no announcement of the gate takings at Newtown Park, as the executive's mi torcar is to be awarded to the person making the nearest guess as to the number of persons paying for admission to all of the Carnival fixtures in the Park. Other open-air attractions will be a combined sports meeting on Saturday next, a "soccer" match, and a National Re servo drill competition. In connection with the last-named event, Mr. L. M'Kensiie has presented a Hag for the , winning company , I