THE BELGIAN FUND.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16808, 18 March 1915, Page 11

THE BELGIAN FUND.

HARVEST FESTIVAL.

TO BE HELD ON APRIL 17.

At a meeting of the executive in connection with the harvest festival to raise funds for the starving Belgians it was decided that the function should be postponed for a week and it will now be held at the Show Grounds on April 17. This decision was arrived at in consequence of complaints from business people in the city that the* previous date, April 10, fell in the same week as Ea3ter Monday, and much inconvenience would bo caused. QU-rirkX OF 'l'JttE CARNIVAL.

NINE CANDIDATES NOMINATED. Amongst trie moat 'popiuar attractions ui conuecaon wiui tne "harvest festival in a.d of the Belgian i!'und will be the (Jueen of the Ca.mval coinpeution. During the past tew days liir U. L. Donaldaou, one of the joint secretaries, has attended meetings of different organisations and has explained the scheme. After the candidate has been selected and has chosen her colours ballot papers are issued at twopence each. The purchaser records bis

or her vote, and vhe paper is dropped into one of the many ballot boxes i which it is intended to place in various; portions of the city and suburbs. The j votes will be counted each day. and a flag corresponding with the colours of , the leading oind.dates will be flown I from a prominent position in the vi-j cinity or Cathedral Square. In the suburbs small charts will indicate the j positions of the candidates. A ballot box is already in position in the sheltor shed in Cathedral Square, -and it is.; intended to issue several more boxes to-day. The first count will probably take place on Saturday. At present the following candidates have been' I nominated, the colours chosen being given in parentheses:— I—Aew farmers' Co-op. (red, biac-K and yellow;—Alios A. Urauiicy. 2 —Combined Drapers (violet and while) —iuiss Vera Cooke. 3—Combined 4'accories (red, white and blue) —Miss Lilly Jj'ronch.

4—Auctioneers —lo be selected. | s—isew Brighton, Sumner and Lyt-] telton (black and yellow)—Miss Olive Thorpe. ' • 6—lied Cross and Nurses (ted and j white) —Nurse M. A. Johnson. 7—Combined Picture Theatres (red and bl .cu) —M.ss S.evenson. B—Commercial Travellers (red and navy blue)—Miss Marjorie Nicol. 9—Sports (crimson and goid)—Mrs E. O. Duncan. 10—Tramways (green and creaaiJ vr AT-...1-

In view of the fact that the Boar J « F Control of Lancaster Park has defied to hold a Queen of the Carnival election some time this autumn in aid of -the funds of that organisation, ni.-l has agreed to forgo any claim to priority, so as not to clash with the similar event in connection with the h-Tvest fe-tival, tlm committee of \he Bolcrinn Fund has decided to give a of, the proceeds to the Board of Control as <t is felt that the itTPted support of the, sports bodies will very materially add to the success of the fixture.

TRAMWAYS CANDIDATE

NTTB.SE MATTDE NOMINATED.

The -taff of the Cbnstchurch Trainway Board have decided to nominate a candidate in connection with _ tha "Queen of the Carnival" competition, which is being hold in connection with tbo Harvest Festival on Saturday, April 17. The selected nominee is Nurse Maude, who has given her consent to nomination.

Tlie staff have already commenced the campaign in the interests of their candid'ato, and every effort is to be made to nlace Nurse Maudo at the top of tho poll. • Tho colours chosen are green and uream.

LYTTELTON'. A meeting ox was held ju 1110 »iAi.c»>a Joo,<,t.i£U CuUuUU <JUUilocrs iui>t evening to cuiioiudr fwwxt o»tpo buou.d ue Liiio.i to luruisr tuo inov'eUlcili. tut tile um 1' UUU. . iut; lU'vii., iVii' -j. xi. Vi Col>, p*o.ijuc(i ofrar a smaii ui.wua.iaci:. iiio cnuirman s»i.d that no .md been approauneu m to liiu no.miianon or a ior tue uaivcst lestivai, and h..d xa.ida in wnn tiie buggih.tiou lna.l LyCceKun slioiud '«>ia ivi-.li biuniier, New xJiigiuon and the Peninsula. Aliss Ulive I'norpe bad oeea nominated and ne trusted tiia-u eve.-y effort would be made to place her at tho head of the candidates. .j

Mr L. A. Stringer outlined the procedure to bs adopted in regard jo the voting. The Lyueiton nonnuee's rrlours would be a black and yellow, a.id she would be kno.vn as No. 5.

Mr J. 11. Coi.ins suggested that <i circular should be forwarded *o yarions societies and firms in the port with tbo idea of forming a strong general com mittee to assist the oira.val. He 'noved that the Mayor should be empowered to form an cxecudve to deal with the sale of tickets. After some discussion an executive consisting of the Mayor and ' Messrs "W. T. Foster, L. A. Stringer. M. J. Miller and W. Woods was appointed. Tt was decided to apply for space for a st-.1l at the enming festival, and a committee was formed to arrange the matter.

CAFE CHANTANT. Judging by the large number of seats booked Le Chat Blanc Cafe Cbantant should be u great success and a very large attendance is anticipated at the Colosseum to-morrow and Saturday nights. Tho building is being specially decorated for the occasion and everything has been done to make tho first Cafe Chan tent hold in Christchurch equally as attractive as tho Continental cafes. His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Liverpool will be present at the opening ceremony to-morrow evening. SPREYDON. At tho last meeting of the committee of the Spreydon Patriotic Fund it was decided to donate £SO of tbo funds in hand towards the Belgium Belief bund, and to make the donation through tlie committee of the Harvest Carnival to be held on April 10. It was explained tho. J the first letter from the Carnival Committee had never reached the council, and the timo hod therefore been too .short to tako any organised action. Tbo Patriotic Fund Committee has asked tbo residents of Spreydon to support tho carnival individually by attending antl making purchases, by making contributions to stalls and by otherwise assisting wherever possible.

At the Addington saleyards yesterday Messrs H. Matson and Co. sold for the Stanley Park Company a fat ewe on behalf of the Belgian Fund. It was bought by Mr Burrows for 22s and resold to Mr G. Appleton at 21s.