THE PLUNKET BALL
A HANDSOME PROFIT
GENEROUS HELP ACKNOW LEDGED
The finul meeting of the .Ball Committee for the .Plunket Ball, which was held on 11th July,, was held this week. The balance-sheet showed that the gross takings were £724 0s lid, and the expenses £105 0s lid, leaving a net return of £619. . The committee of the society i expresses its sincere gratitude for the great help that was rendered to it on this occasion. Such success would have been impossible without the help of the society's many frieuds, many of whom joined the committee to help with the ball and worked hard on the sub-committees. The committee regrets that it is impossible to acknowledge directly the many gifts that were given to the supper, but takes this opportunity of expressing its appreciation of the generous response that was made to its appeal; it was principally owing to the fact that the whole of the supper was given that the net return -was so saisfactory. The committee also records its thanks to the Press for its sympathetic support and the publicity given on this occasion; Mrs. Macarthy Reid for the whole of the claret; Mr. W. Reid for a donation; the D.1.0. Co., Ltd., for the loan of furniture, prize, coloured paper, decorating effects, and help given at the hall; Messrs. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., for furniture, carpets, cutlery, glass, and coloured paper; the Scoullar Co., Ltd., for furniture; Radford and Co., for furniture; S. S. Williams and Co., for furniture; the Union S.S. Co., for cutlery;" Duthie and Co., Ltd., for wire; Gamble and Creed, or cutlery, rolls, and"table cloths; tlio Deahard Bakery for rolls; Whitcombc and iombs, Ltd., for prizes, coloured paper, wire, and paste; Wellington Bread Co., tor rolls: KelW Bakery, for rolls; Empire Manufacturing Co., for coffee; Stewart Dawson and Co., tor prize; M'Kemia and Co., for a prize; Gear Co.. for tongues; O. Johnston (Mr. O'Xeill), for enma; Littlejohn and Son, Ltd., for a prize; Mr. C. W. Smith for a prize; G. Thomas and Co., for fruit; Mr..Hayes, or oranges; Wah Kee, for fruit; v the Oriental Fruit Co., for fruit; D. Bowie and Co., for oranges; Chung Wah, for ruit; Wong She, for fruit; JS Tew Zealand fisheries, Ltd., for oysters and lobsters; Mr. Mills for the uso of a room at the A.B.C. Garage; Mr. Corrigan, for the use of a room; Adams Bruce, Ltd., for cake: j. T.-Watkins, Ltd., for tickets and cutting paper for decorating; Smith and Smith, Ltd., for green arid gold paint; W. D. and H. O. Wills, Ltd., Ashford and .Batten, Ltd., and Mr. Barnes, for cigarettes; Mr. Wolland, for ham; J. B. MacEwan and Co., for butter; Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd., for balloons; Excelsior Supply Co.. Ltd., for balloons; Vienna Pastrycooks, for cake; Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., for string; Curtis and Co., Ltd., for carting; St. Irancis Hall, for-tables; The Texas Oil Co., for tins; Mr. M'Kenzie, for greenery and cartage; A. E. Preston, Ltd., for cook, iug tongues and poultry: an anonymous donor tor turkeys; Mr. Fancourt, for assistmg the Decorating Committee; the T.P.R. Co., Ltd., for printing posters; Chandler and Co., Ltd., for placing posters on trams; the City Corporation Tramways, for the advertising; the Do Luxe, Paramount, St. James, Opera House, Regent, Majestic, and Shortt's Theatres for advertising on screens; Mr. Vinsen, for spotlights; the members of "Toe H" for their invaluable assistance on the night; the Phj'llis Bates Studio and Mr. M'Gregor, for ballet items; Mr. Waus;h, for greenery and pot plants; Miss Rodgers, for music in supper room. The following donations are also acknowledged: Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Bledisloe, £5 si; Mrs. B. B. Wood, Messrs. A. Duncan, H. Nathan, Thompson, and acEwan, £2 2s each; Messrs. Foden and Thompson, G. A. Troup, Mace, C. Pearee, Lady Carncross, and Mrs. Cook, £1 Is each; Mesdames V. Riddiford, TytheBrown, Clabburn, and Mr. J. Crawford, £1 each; Mesdames Corrigau and Birch, 10s each.
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