CONTEST FOR BABIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23791, 19 October 1940, Page 7

CONTEST FOR BABIES

PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION APPEAL FOR PUBLIC SUPPORT Sinoo mothers Auckland wcro invited a month ngn to forward photographic entries for the "Beautilill Plilllket Ihtliv Competition." which is about to ln> launched by the Plunket Society, 901) photographs have heen received. They will be exhibited front next Thursday until Friday. November 1, in Milne and Olioyr-e's children's department, when penny votes will be sold in aid of the society's work for mothers and babies.

The exhibition will be opened by the Mayoress, l.ady Davis, and the public .should find much interest in the photographs and the popularity vote competition in the eight separate classes. I lie voting will he recorded twice daily in the show windows in Queen Street, hut no surnames will he used, babies being identified by their Christian names and numbers. .Most entries were received in the class for babies two vents of age.

The competition will be conducted 011 the lines of a similar one held five years ago, when JL'nOO was raised. It is again the hope of the society that a generous response will he forthcoming to assist it, in raising the L'oOOO necessary to carry 011 its work for the year. "The soeielv is urgently in need of funds," said the president, Mrs. ,1. C. Allan, last night. "We realise there has been a steady call 011 the people Unpatriotic purposes, hut we are hoping tliev will recognise that the society can undertake no more patriotic work than looking after the wives and babies of soldiers while they are absent. We cannot atford to increase the nursing stall at. present, hut wo propose to extend the work if the competition is successful."

PAPATOETOE ItUSES

STRAIN ON SERVICES A report 011 a conference between the management of the local bus services, residents and representatives of the Papatoelne Town Board arranged to devise ways of ensuring an adequate service from the city to Papatoetoe was submit ted at the Tow n Board meet ine ibis week. Complaints were received by the hoard recently that Papatoelne passengers were being lelt, n<i in eutiseqiience of the petrol restrictions more people were using the service. The chairman of the board. Mr. L. ,1. Kendall, said it was found that ditliculties were due to war conditions. With a. view to relieving the position the management had agreed to have all buses leaving the cilv during the rush hours marked with the Papatoetoe destination, and transfers would, if necessary, be effected nt Olahuhtt.