BEACH IMPROVEMENT

Evening Star, Issue 21716, 10 May 1934, Page 6

BEACH IMPROVEMENT

MEETING OF QUEEN CARNIVAL COMMITTEE A well attended meeting of the General Committee in connection with, the St. Kilda Queen Carnival was held last evening, Mr R. Thompson being in the chair. Reports were submitted by the committees of the competing queens concerning entertainments and other functions arranged for, including dances, smoko concerts, and card evenings—noted. The organiser submitted a progress report which indicated satisfactory progress, and the recommendations contained therein were adopted. It was agreed that cards showing the position occupied by the competing queens from time to time be placed at suitable parts of the borough and the citv. Messrs J. Kelly, W. R. Sellars, J. A. Johnston, and G. A. Wycherley were appointed a delegation to wait upon the St. Kilda Borough Council at its next meeting with a view to enlisting the support of that body in the movement. . . It was resolved that, in fairness to those queens who had come late into the contest, the date of the closing of the competition be extended to June 16, and that permission be sought to extend the date of drawing the art union to June 23. A special committee consisting of Messrs A. Webster, W. R. Sellars, J. A Johnston, J. Idour, Mrs I>. M. Lister, and Mrs Thomson, together with the organiser (Mr G. A. Wycherley) and bon. secretary (Mr J. V. Trerize) was appointed to go into the matter of the arrangements for the coronation ceremony and any other general functions and report to the Gegerai Qummittee.