QUEEN CARNIVAL

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 13, 16 January 1941, Page 11

QUEEN CARNIVAL

PATRIOTIC FUNDS

COMMERCIAL INTERESTS

The first meeting in connection with the selection of a Commerce Queen for the queen carnival to help in raising Wellington's share of the £1,000,000 All Purposes Patriotic Appeal was held yesterday, representatives of retail, wholesale, and manufacturing businesses being present. Mr. E. G. Morgan, manager of Macduffs, Ltd., was in the chair. Many matters were discussed and suggestions made, but it was felt that for the large number of businesses in these three fields existing in Wellington, representation was insufficient for the meeting to take any leading steps in nominating a queen or in forming committees. Therefore an invitation has been extended to executives in wholesale, retail, and manufacturing concerns to attend a further meeting next Monday morning. The meeting is to be held at 10.30 a.m. in the Manufacturers' Association rooms, corner of Willis and Ghuznee Streets. Further information may be had from Mr. Morgan (telephones 56-200 or 25-842), or Mr. Zemba (telephones 50-901 or 18-203). PUBLIC SERVICES QUEEN. A strong organising committee has been formed to look after the interests of the Public Services Queen (Miss Joan Young). Mr. F. Bond (Audit Office) is chairman, Mr. K. Mitchell (Internal Affairs) secretary, and Mr. C. A. Sharp (Internal Affairs) assistant secretary. In addition to the princesses whose j names were given last night, Miss j Thelma Mark has now been selected jas the Government Departments' secI tion princess. One method of raising funds will be by raffle. A return trip to Samoa has been given by the Department of External Affairs, and a fortnight's holiday at Chateau Tongariro has been given by the Tourist Department as another prize. Arrangements are in hand for a ball jto be held in the near future to in[augurate officially the Public Services' I queen campaign. j The committee has also decided to ; issue an "immunity certificate" against | further donations, for a reasonable fini ancial consideration. ! Mr. J. G. Young, father of Miss Joan I Young, is the president of the Public Service Sports Society, and the selection of his daughter as queen is gratifying to all sporting enthusiasts in the Public Service. At its meeting this week the executive of the WelUngton Amateur Athletic Centre agreed to support Miss Young and to co-operate in running a special athletic meeting at the Basin Reserve.