SELF-DENIAL

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 58, 6 September 1916, Page 9

SELF-DENIAL

SALVATION ARMY FAIR OPENED

''The Great Camp Fair," which is being conducted by the Salvation Army in connection with the self-denial appeal, was opened in the Vivian-street Citadel last evening under most auspicious circumstances. Every "attention had been paid to detail in arranging the various stalls, which were made to represent canvas tents, and the interior of the ciUdel was appropriately hung with national flags. Commissioner Hodder presided over a crowded attendance, which included Brigadier-General Sir Alfred Robin, accompanied by Miss Robin, Colonel Tait, Adjutant-General, and Mrs, Tait, and Lieutenant Bryan, Assistant Military Secretary.

In a brief introductory address, Commissioner Hodder referred to ■tho trials and hardships which the. Army had had to face in the beginning. At first they were unable for various reasons to capture the public, and at one stage the la,te General Booth found the struggle hard indeed. The Army was in debt "and the position was anything but encouraging. By dint of great effort and fortitude, however, they had won through,,and rt the present time the movement extended to all parts of the globe. "The sun never sets'on the Salvation Army," said the Commissioner, amid applause. Tho speaker went on to refer to the magnificent results which had attended the periods set apart for self-denial. In spite of the war and its attendant consequences, the result of the self-denial effort in England last year was £80,000; in Australia it was between £30,000 and £40,000, while New Zealand's great record was £22,400. (<_pplauso.) In proportion to its population and its soldiery, New Zealand headed tho list. "Our business," concluded the Commissioner, "is not to go down or go back, but to go forwaj_, and that is what the Army is doing to-day."

An excellent musical and elocutionary programme was arranged, the following contributing :—Trio, selected, violin, 'cello, and piano, Messrs. Watson," Bos, and Tinney; sok>, "Sunshine of Your Smile," Mr. P. Martin;-recitation, "The Briar Rose," Miss E. Peitherick: solo, Mr. Vf, Nelson; recitation, "Guilty or Not Guilty," Miss Mary Cooley; solo, "Laddie in Khaki," Miss M. Petherick; trio, selected,1 violin, 'cello, and piano, Mossts. Watson, Box, and Tinney.

At the-^conelusion of tbe programme, which wis considerably lengthened by encores, Genera! Robin, in a happy speech (reported under another heading), declared the fair open ajnid loud applause. Business then proceeded at the various stalls, which, were well patronised. The fair will be continued for three, nights.'