THE BEAUTIFYING MOVEMENT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 20 October 1911, Page 4

THE BEAUTIFYING MOVEMENT.

THE _ COMING CARNIVAL. The executive committee of the Carnival of Mowers met in the City Council 'Chaim'bers last civenonig, Mr P B 'Adams in the chair. ' ' - " Offers -and Buggeetions i n reference to ' Ughting Trafalgar Park were referred' back to the lighting committee for further inquiries. It was decided' that 10,000 are union, tickets 'be printed. '-...';-' (Sergeant Gotclough (offered eto drill! 100 '. children dr-sssedl in different colours io Represent the different wards. Tiheot fer was accepted with thanks. Messrs Saunders and Oidershaiw wrote stating that a balance of £3 18s' 6d re; miained from the Children's Coronation, 'fund. They would 1 hand tliris to'the Carnival Oommittee to ibe ispent on the ■ children's events.—Aooaptec? ■ with •thanks. Cocoanut shies, conducted by the Bov Scouts, under Mr. J. Houlker, were added to the programme if the boys were 'willing ..to undertaika it. The Scouts* offer to aot as messengers at the Carnival was accepted with thanks. The final of the tug <of war was fixed for Thursday. It was decided to ask the Fire Brigade to display coloured' lights, provided by. the committee, at the masquerade on the second evening. The Programme Committee will meet on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. ■ Trophies will 'be-given for the following events provided/'there are three or "more competitors: Autistic ■costume (for cliiidr-jii under 14); most . original costume in pre-hist|oric Lord Mavor's show .(for members of Savage Club); ladies' costume representing a flower, a flag, a nation or a poster (separate competitions) : best dressed l cowboy; besfc dressed doll; decorated motor ear, motor cycle, (bicycle, tricycle, perambulator, doll's pertamfbulator, go-cart, dog cart, express, umforella, sunshade, lady's hat (with natural flowers.) It was resolved that there bo no entry fee for any of the competitions. The bicycle team was -limited to four and the driver. The General Committee will meet next •week.

FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS . Tli© following further contributions to the Beautifying .Society's funds are acknowledged. They were collected 'by Mr. A. Wilkie in the Pott "Vv'ard only:— £. 8. d. Amount previously acknoiwlodged 156 6 0 Air. Wastnoy 5 6 0 F. H. Richmond 3 3 0 Airs E. Moor©, sentr. 22 0 ,Alr. P. Aloore 2 20 Mr. E. B. Moore 22 0 A. Brown / 22 0 A. N. Batchelor 22 0 T. Browst 22 0 Anchor. 00. 22 O E. Snuallfbone 22 0 Wilkie and Page 22 0 M. P. AVebster 22 0 H. V. Gully 110 Air. Gilibtirt ' 110 H. •MabiiaJb ' 1 1 jO F. I. Ledger 110 J. McHarrr \ ,1 1 0 Mr. Laird -. >■ 1 1 0 J. Damant 110 S. Bloomfteld 110 A. E. Greiinslade 0 10 6 N. Everett 0 10 6 G. Brown 0 10 6 M. J. Claridge 0 10 S E. C. Bishop' - 010 6 AI. 00-Hiris 0 10 b R. V-ickerman 0 10 6 JT. E. Stevens 0 10 6 J. D. Dayman 0 10 £ L. Alaginnity ' _ 010 6 J. Everett 010 6 P. H. l Kitchingman 0 10 6 Airs Wildman 0 10 6 J. L. Rdb-jrtson 0 10 6 Misses Horton 0 10 6 G. Robertson . • 0 10 6 M. E. Franzen 0 10 6 J. A. Stringer 0 10 6 W. Besley 0 10 6 S. Gorman ' 0 10 b Airs. J. Glasgow 0 10 6 Mrs. J. Brown ; 0 10 0 Thirteen at 5a 3 5 0 Twenty at 2s 6d 2 10 0 One. at 3s ,'.... 0 3 0 Children's contributions 2 13 • Total £213 11 9 The foJowing also contributed: —Airs. Pete*;®, Airs. Akersteoi. M. Graham, Mrs. Tregidg.a, Mi?s Stagg, L. Bell', R. G. Tregidga, \V. Tonkin, L». Charles, J. Newport, J. R„ Kidson, iH. Griffiths, Air. lElliott. Air. Heathy F. Lusty, junr., Airs. Wahlstrom, R. Henry, A. Airs. Young, J. Dayman, F. Oocike, "Interested," J. 'Robinson, B. B. Jones, W. Simpson, Airs. Sculily, J. Hart, W. J. Hookey, J. J. Cook, C. Haggitt, FG. Fairoy, Airs. R. Snodgrass, F. Atkinson, ' 'Friend." The children of the Port Ward havo, in small sums, cowtri'butedi a total of £2 151 3d, this 'being the amount Air. Wilkie has already received from tho young peiopk. . It is very gratifying to see this interest on. the part ot tho younger generation, which augurs we 11 for tli© permanency of the .b-jaai.tifying spirit.

Tho greatest weakness of .Labour in< (says the Sydney "Sun" lies 'in the. fact that the leaders are not lead.ers at all, but servants. No principle of democracy is violated' by giving on© mau 'power over his fellows ; it is only when, the will of the people is not b/eihind' tihat power that wrong is done. Similarly socialism must find "its redennptipni through 'the- individual. No b'cd'y of men. ever diid liuivtli'inig yet so well as ona man cam ido it. " Whether it be in the control of a gneialt empire, or tih,e managetmenlb of a 's'hop. or the cond.uct of a- junior, tfoot'■ball cilu'b, the one-imam shows invariably come out on top. In the multitude of 'counsellors there may ho safety; but, amid .the thunders >c'f the captains, the connistdltons only mean confusion', and even a bl'undering commander fitted 'with the peculiar qualities' that make for •leadership is a great factor for success.; Democracy would- gain mucih. more were its supporters less 1 extreme. When t'hei •people gave, .their verdict at the Jaist Federal elections the caucus should! havei •met, not to elect a Ministry, but a< leader, and that'loader shoulid have Ib.ee.nl , siuiprcime and aibsoluto dictator, until a •majority of the party deed died! that it was necessary for him to retire. He should duave been given a free "hand', to choose as .Ministers whomsoever he deemed anost suitable, and both Ministers and memfbers should haive followed his. lead unreservedly so. long as he held his 1 posi•fcion.