BAND CARNIVAL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 24 April 1914, Page 5

BAND CARNIVAL

TO BE HELD IN JULY

A largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of ladies, together with members of the Hawera Municipal Band, was held in the Borough Chambers on Thursday evening to meet Professor Card-aton, to confer with reference to holding a carnival in aid of the funds of the band. The matter was fully discussed and it was finally decided to hold a carnival, similar to those recently concluded in Wanganui and Now Plymouth, and to have a Queen. The carnival will commence on July 27, and nominations will shortly be .invited for the election of a Queen, which will be decided by popular vote. The following stalls were decided upon: Fancy, Mrs E. Jones and Mrs L. S. Tarrant • refreshment, Mrs T. B. McGonnell and Miss Richardson; cigarette and tobacco, Miss Teague and Miss Costley; sweets, Mrs Gillman and Mrs Grace, produce, Mrs Teague, Mrs Sergeant, and Miss Costley. Several other stnlls have yet to be arranged.

Sewine; bees are to be held, and it v.-ns norvec^ tVtat the first one should be r>t Mrs Cillman's residence on Thursday n*>xt.

Professor Cardsfon left this morning for Masterton. where he is arranging a similar carnival, and will return to Hawera to go Into further details.

A grand beginning was made last evening, which augurs well for the success of the carnival.