THE SPORTS QUEEN

Evening Star, Issue 15899, 3 September 1915, Page 4

THE SPORTS QUEEN

At tho invitation of Miss Belle M'Lean the members of the Sports and Pastimes Queen Committee, numbering about 130, met at Hazelwood, Elder street, last night, and spent a very pleasant evening. Sir George and Lady M'Lean were present. The committee presented Miss M'Lean with a diamond ring and an illuminated address, the cost of these being met by a special subscription from the committeemen. Tho address read thus :— ■" To Miss M'Lean, Sports and Pastimes Queen. Dear Miss M'Lean, —The conrmittoe of the Sports and Pastimes Section, Otago Queen Carnival, feel that,they cannot allow the term of their association with you as the queen of that section to pass away without expressing their sincere and warm appreciation of tho qualities which you displayed during the period of the competition. The position of a queen was one that necessitated an unselfish subordination of private arrangements and personal inclinations to the plans of tho section to which she belonged. The committee of the Sports and Pastimes Section desire to assure you of their admiration of the public spirit that impelled you, in accepting nomination as their queen', to undertake for the public good a vast amount of arduous and thankless work. They desire cordially to recognise the enthusiasm, energy, and ability which you applied to the performance of this work, and which operated as a driving force upon the committee themselves, and also gratefully to acknowledge the marked tact which you displayed in your position, and which contributed materially to the establishment of the happiest relations between the various workers in the Sports and Pastimes interest. The committee desire further to take the opportunity of congratulating you upon the achievement of the honor of heading the poll by a substantial majority among the 10 candidates from the City of Dunedin for the distinction of Otago Carnival Queen." Much curiosity existed in the eaa-Iy part of the evening concerning the financial statement which Mr E Rosevear, the honorary -treasurer, was prepared to make. Not a singlo person but himself knew up to last night exactly how the committee stood. He had kept them all at bay. It was with a great deal of satisfaction that the statement was listened to. It disclosed "good business" in every detail. Tho committee started with £6O in hand towards expenses, £SO of this represented by Sir Geo. M'Lean's cheque. Raffles brought in £597 18s Id; badges, £BB 2s 9d; different functions (run by the ladies), such as processions, etc., £1,518 13s; concerts, teas, etc., £438 16s 8d • bowling carnival, £505 18s 4d; 'sports meetings, £271 4s 9d; donations, £6,391 lis 3d; twopenny tickets, £387 9s lid • art union, £1.756 14s 6d; a total o'f io l - was £562 18s 7d leaving the executive £11,430 0s 4<i, with, a small balance in hand to meet unforeseen expenses. The onlv non-pro-ductive expenditure was £l6 9s* 2d.