HELPING HAND

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 38, 14 February 1931, Page 10

HELPING HAND

ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED

A meeting of the Entertainments Committee, a sub-committee of the Wellington Relief Committee, was held yesterday, when a campaign was planned to raise funds for earthquake relief. Those present were:—Kepresentativcs of picture and other theatres, Messrs. Beaumont Smith, John Fuller, and W. E. Kemball; film distributors, Messrs. Craig, Eobertson, and Stewart; wireless, Mr. J. Ball; conductors and orchestras, Messrs. J. Bishop, Temple White, and Leon do Mauny; music trade unions find bauds, Messrs. E. Beivnell, A. T. Cartwright, A. Williams, J. J. Drew, and B. Kcesing; sports, Messrs. L. A. Tracy and J. Hoonan; Mr. Hugh. J. Ward and Mr. Harrison Cook (convener). Mr. Beaumont Smith was appointed chairman. A campaign is to be launched immediately with the greatest vigour. Already a campaign has been launched among the jjicture theatres of New Zealand, numbering approximately 400, and there will be 400 performances in aid of the funds. Details will be announced shortly. The following entertainments were arranged:— To-morrow: Port Nicholson Band at Opera House. 16th February: Petonc athletic meeting. 17th February: Boxing competitions at Stadium. 22nd February: Sacred concert at Hutt. 23rd February: Eadio concert, Town Hall. 25th February: Burns Club concert, Town Hall. 25th and 26th February: Wellington Players, at Y.W.C.A. 2Sth February: Symphony Orchestra, Town Hall. 3rd April: "Messiah," at Town Hall, by Choral Union. Many offers have been received from others, and the arranging of dates is being considered by the committee. J. C. Williamson, Ltd., has undertaken to contribute half of the profits of the pantomime tour of "The House That Jack Built," commencing at Invercargill on 16th February. An offer from J. C. Williamson, Ltd., FullerHayward Theatres, Ltd., and W. E. Kemball Theatre Co., was received for free admission to their theatres by all refugees presenting the ticket obtainable from the Eed Cross Society, Dixon street. Mr. Temple White is giving an organ recital, free of charge, every afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, in the Wesley Church, Taranaki street. It would greatly assist the Entertainment Committee if those organising any form of entertainment would notify the committee at "the Town Hall, giving full details, so that clashing of interests may be prevented and the best results obtained. As a result of a sports meeting at Te Horo on Wednesday, £40 will be handed to the earthquake relief fund. The Eed Cross advises tbat the Hast-,

ings food controller is Mr. C. H. Slater, whoso signature only can be accepted for goods ordered. The Lower Hutt Appeal Committee appointed Mr. A. J. Gearing, of tlio Hutt Eiver Board, secretary and organiser. The district has been mapped out, and teams appointed to canvass. Each collector will have an official collecting book which contains an appeal form signed by the secretary. Those who make donations should first satisfy themselves that they are giving to authorised collectors. The Petone Rover Scouts have abandoned their second birthday celebrations and have forwarded all the cakes to the Salvation Army food depot. The pupils of the Petone Central School gave £19 Gs 9d to the relief fund. In most cases contributions were made at the cost of personal sacrifice on the part of the children without calling on their parents. The proceeds from the Burns Club's address and concert in the Town Hall, on 25th February, will bo given to the Mayor's earthquake fund. The Ngaio Gardening Club, is holding a flower show in the Town Hall, Ngaio, on Wednesday, and the proceeds will be given to the earthquake relief fund. The Director of Education, Mr. T. B. Strong, has addressed an appeal to all primary and secondary school pupils for contributions toward the earthquake relief fund. It is not desired that the children shall make any special appeal to their parents in this connection, but that they should be asked to devote their pocket-money during, say, the next three months toward the relief of suffering in the earthquake area. The Prime Minister has received a letter from Mr. C. C. Palmer, of Putaruru, offering to maintain one girl for this summer and next winter, or two girls for three or four months, their ages to be about four or five years. This, and the offer of Miss Dal wood (Sydney 7, have been referred to the Napier Belief Committee. The rooms of the St. John Ambulance Association in Courtcnay place, the medical depot for refugees, are experiencing a very busy time. Patients are being attended to at all hours, and the staff has been kept exceedingly busy, in many cases calls have been made upon the organisation for artificial teeth and eye-glasses. Members of the St. John Ambulance Assoeiatioa are constantly in attendance at the railway station administering to the needs of the sufferers from the earthquake region. Many demands have been made over the wireless for assistance, arid the secretary repprts that these have met with a very ready response. Mr. Keith M'Callum has been allotted Resolution street, not Endeavour street, in the canvass arranged for Lyall Bay in connection with the Mayor's Fund. Mr. J. C. Eiddell is canvassing Endeavour street.