QUEEN CARNIVAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22057, 13 September 1933, Page 5

QUEEN CARNIVAL

POSITION OF CANDIDATES CIVIC QUEEN IN LEAD The positions of the candidates in the Queen Carnival Competition again underwent a change yesterday, when the Civic Queen displaced the Sports Queen for the lead, the latter going to second place. The position of the queens is now as follows: — Civic Queen (Miss Billie Mitchell) 1 j Sports Queen (Mrs R. Hudson) . . 2 ' “Cinema” Queen (Mrs R. S. Black) 3 Services Queen (Mrs Norah Ross) 4 FINAL DEMONSTRATION. As a fitting end to the Queen Carnival, which will have been in progress for more than nine weeks, a demonstration has been arranged to take place in the Town Hall and in the Concert Chamber on Saturday night. The Organising Committee plans to create the carnival spirit by introducing bright music, bright entertainment, opportunities for dancing and for last-minute donations to the funds of the respective queens. The floors of the two halls will be cleared, that of the big hall for the purpose of a promenade, and that of the Concert Chamber exclusively for dancing. In addition to this, the Amusement Park in the basement will be open. Supper and softdrinks will be available, and everything will be done to provide the crowd which is expected to attend with pleasure and entertainment. An element of excitement will also be introduced by the half--1 hourly announcement of the positions of j the queens in the voting list. It is anticipated that very little will separate the four queens, and as the money is handed in the flags may be expected to change fairly frequently. Though most of the patrons will no doubt prefer to be on the floor, provision wijl be made for | seating accommodation in the circle, and a limited number of seats there may be booked. The box plan for these will be open at the D.I.C. and there will be day sales of unreserved tickets at Jacobs’s and the D.I.C. All taking part on this occasion are giving their services i free, and the proceeds will be equally divided among the four queen committees. CORONATION CEREMONY. i The sub-committee which was appointed ' to draw up the programme for the Coro- ; nation Ceremony, which will be performed in the Town Hall on Thursday of next j week, is making elaborate preparations j for a very impressive occasion. The dei corations, the costumes, and the robes of | office will lend an air of brilliance which should provide a spectacle that will be ; worth witnessing. The box plan, which ■ opened at the D.I.C. on Monday, has alI ready received considerable attention, a large number of seats having been taken. Tickets for the unreserved portion of the hall and galleries may be obtained at Jacobs’s and at the D.I.C. CIVIC QUEEN To-morrow night will be a big night for the juveniles, the occasion oeing the Children’s Fancy Dress Dance, which has been organised by the Civic Queen Com- ; mittee, in the Town Hall. There is every | prospect of a large attendance of young j dancers, while the public is also showing , interest in the event as a spectacle by | booking seats in the circle at the reasonable price fixed by the committee. Reserved seats in the circle may be obtained at the D.I.C. . The final effort of the card-playing supporters of the Civic Queen will take the form of a euchre party to be held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall tomorrow evening. The committee responsible for the arrangements intends to provide an unusually enjoyable evening. COSTER BALL.

All is in readiness for the Coster Ball in the Town Hall to-night. The arrangements made by the Civic Queen Committee are complete in every detail, and it will not be the fault of that body if the occasions fails to be an outstanding success. It is obvious that the public is looking forward to the ball, for seats in the circle have been very freely booked. The dancing section of the community, too, may be depended upon to give its patronage to this, the last, big dancing event of the carnival season for the adults. Coster costumes should predominate, but other fancy drees, as well as the conventional evening dress, will also be in evidence. Floor tickets may still be obtained from the Civic Queen display shops in George street and Princes street, or from members of the committee. The box plan for circle seats remains open at the D.I.C. SERVICES QUEEN One of the ever-popular children’s parties which the Services Queen Committee has organised during the Carnival will be held in the Foresters Hall, Albany street, on Saturday next. On Friday and Saturday evenings this committee will have control of the Amusement Park in the basement of the Town Hall, where “ all the fun of the fair ” will be in evidencc. The three Service Queen display shops—one in Rattray street, one in George street, and the third in South Dunedin—have been extremely busy during the past few days disposing of donation tickets, buttons, and other emblems On Friday night, in the Concert Cham ber of the Town Hall, the concert party from the H.M.A.S. Australia will offer something unusual in the way of entertainment. The Services Queen Committee has expressed its thanks and gratitude to the commanding officer of the snip tor allowing hia men to give such valuable this naval concert there will be a dance in the Town Hall, to which the officers of the cruiser have been invited, together with the ratings and their friends. Popular prices are to be charged, and it is expected that Service Queen supporters will take this last opportunity of indulging in a dance in aid of the funds. * •’CINEMA” QUEEN The brightness of Friday’s midnight matinee in the Empire Theatre is assured. The picture which will be part of the programme to be presented is entitled “ Girls About Town, featuring Kay Francis and Lilian T ash man, and will be in keeping with the lively vaudeville turns which are being arranged by Mr Knight Barnett. A hearty invitation to those members of H.M.A.S. Australia who may be free is extended by the committee, and those in uniform will be admitted free of charge. The programme will be commenced at 11 p.m. and will close approximately an hour and a-hali later.