PATRIOTIC EFFORT

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 130, 3 June 1936, Page 14

PATRIOTIC EFFORT

MILITARY ART UNION

One of the best means offered New gu K £sA S ess\?4|s W^- D BSE|£rftgg by supporting the Central Military Command £ 1000 shilling-ticket a union, which closes on Saturday next, and will be drawn on July 4. The prizes, all in alluvial gtrid, which are offered are: First prize £500, seciond prize £200, third prize £100, and 40 nrizes of £5 each—a total of 43 prizes valued at £1000. As in -fViic; art union are only allow~d to be sold within the CenttalMilitary Command, having only a third of the population of the whole pomimon and street sales are prohibitedit isem nhasised that the sale of tickets strictly limited and better chances are thus offered of winning a substantial P The art union, which'has been promoted by the. National f a g|a n t Boarcl of which Major-General. Sir Andrew Russell is president, is in aid of the forthcoming grand searchlight tattoo which it is proposed to stage in the four main centres in aid of the regi mental funds of the territorials and senior cadets and of the Air Force. In view of the restrictions placed on sales SS'Snot'to interfere will) the;Mg? half-crown art unions, the Central com mand has enlisted, the support of all territorial and senior cadet units ana of the Air Force throughout the comSS?.te p.omoUng sales by voto tary means, and also of kinarea patriotic organisations, such as the Returned Soldiers' Association, South African veterans, the rifle clubs, the Navy Leaffue the Red Cross, and the St. John Ambulance Association. This has been done on the basis of offering each unit, or organisation selling tickets a 50 per cent, retention for its own unit or organisation funds. Thus, not only the serving defence units but also kindred patriotic organisations will benefit fully by all tickets sold.