COMMUNITY SING

Evening Star, Issue 25565, 18 August 1945, Page 9

COMMUNITY SING

VICTORY CELEBRATIONS V.J.-Day was celebrated at the weekly community sing in the Strand Theatre yesterday, when there was a very large audience. Patriotic songs were sung with gusto, and included the ‘ Star-Spangled Banner, 1 1 Thank You, America,’ and * Land of Hope and Glory.’ Members of the New Zealand University teams who are engaged in.thfe tournament in Dunedin were present, each University giving its own haka. The Otago University Band played ‘ Our Director.’ The collection, amounting to £IOO, was for the Otago and Southland war amputees,of this war and the last. The following ' amounts were received or promised:—

£5: "Blind Friend." Invercargill; F. and N. Iteid, Stafford street; " Anonymous," " Weekly," " Elizabeth," Mrs Booth, " Barnego," " Balclutha," " Owaka," A. D. Sutherland (Roslyn), £3; Penny family (Halfway Bush). £2 2s: Mr and Mrs Miles ('Lower Portobello). £2: "Husband of Anonymous," "Anonymous." W Sanders (Surrey street). £1 Is: "Well-wisher" (Forbury Corner), " Warrington," Carol and Jillian ''t.vde), Mrs McPheat (Mosgiel),'(Mrs Neale (St. Clair). Mr and Mrs Charles Ovens (;)7 Falcon street), Mrs C. E. H. (York Place). £1: Private K. C. Gordon (26th Battalion, Italy), "Iona" (Queen's Drive. Musselburgh), Eddie. Iris, and Muriel Garforth, (Alexandra), "A Friend" (Marion street), A.M.C. (Jeffrey street). V. Gebbie (Wakari), " Anonymous," 'Mrs Chapman (Kaikorai), Jimmy Hunter (Kaikorai), "Boy Under the Stairs," L.H. (Merton).' Wee Peter MacDougall (Ngaipuua), Nurse Gibson (Mosgiel), "Mossy" (Palmerston), " Anonymous," " A Sailor's Wife." " Two Luckv Soldiers." " Somebody Who has to Work,' D.S.W. (Clinton). Mrs Kirkham and Wee Elizabeth (London street) Mr and Mrs Russell (Tapanin), "Mum" (Union street, Milton). 10s: Mrs Nicol (SOvPeel street). "Soldier's Sister " (Talbovs Hospital). " 629," " Jean,'' iMiss Mac (Douglas street), Brian and Bobby (Port Chalmers), "Telephone Exchange Girl" (Mosgiel), " Anon " (George street), " A Nurse on Night Duty " (Jubilee Ward), Mrs Scurr, Frances and Lavrrie. " Grateful Soldier's Mother " (Cargill road). Mrs Williams (Micliie street). Mrs C. G.- Smith (Victoria road, Waverley), "Laddie" (Victoria road. Waverley), Goods'etc. : " Vedic." Miss Artlett (Jackson street. St. Kilda), Mrs Martin (Ross Home). Mrs Timbers. Mrs Woicks

The following additional amounts were received.last week,for the Nurses'

Chapel Fund: —£2, "Ex-patient"; £l " Onco a Nurse " (254 York Place), patients at Wakari Hospital; 10s—" Lover of Good Things." Mr Jungle (iMiddlemarch), Mrs T. F. McLennaii (100 Cavell street).