SILENT BELLS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 23, 27 July 1933, Page 12

SILENT BELLS

ENDOWMENT PROPOSAL

FOR PERMANENT PLAYING

To ensure that the War Memorial Carillon will fulfill permanently its inspiring mission as "Bells of Eemembrance," the Carillon Society has formulated an endowment proposal on tho following basis: — Small bells (No. 1 to No. 25), £15 Larger bells as follows:—No. 26, £16; No. 27, £18; No. 28, £20; No. 29, £25; No 30. £30; No. 31, £35; No. 32, £40; No. 33, £45; No. 34, £o0; No. 35, £60; No. 36, £70; No. 37, £85; No. 38, £100; No. 39, £120; No. 40, £140; No. 41, £175; No. 42, £200; No. 43, £250; No. 44, £275; No. 45, £325; No. 46, £400; No. 47, £475; No. 48, £560; No. 49, £660. "An amount of only £300 a year," the society states, "will be needed for the maintenance and proper playing of the bells on historic anniversaries and other occasions which call for national melody, and it is hoped that by the whole-hearted, whole-souled co-opera-tion of citizens this sum will be assured from the interest on a trust fund which will be created by endowments of the bells.

"Largo organisations, public or private, may wish to endow some of the big bells. Individual citizens may desire to associate themselves with certain bells. In some cases such-a desire may be hindered by insufficiency of liquid capital, at present, but folk who have these generous inclinations may nominate a bell for endowment and provide the annual interest in the meanwhile.

"A strong response to the endowment recommendation would obviate the need of periodical appeals to the public for subscriptions. Everybody has the opportunity to assist now in achieving the endowment ideal, for the society will be glad to accept whatever any citizen can afford.

"In response tp the call for the carillon seven years ago Wellington citizens showed a spirit of generosity worthy'of their soldiers. A large proportion of the public was represented in the prompt giving, which included big sums from , individual citizens. Although the times have changed the society believes that the city's heart has not changed, and that soon the bells will be ordered to give their melody of remembrance and inspiration."