"COMFORTS FOR FIGHTERS"

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24636, 18 June 1941, Page 9

"COMFORTS FOR FIGHTERS"

RETAILERS' ACTIVITIES The weekly meeting of the retail section fo the " Comforts for Fighters " Fund June Appeal Committee was held on Monday, Mr L. A. Doolan presiding. The staff of Messrs Brown, Ewing and Co., Ltd.. reported that the sum of £9O had been collected at the " dug-put;" Acknowledgment was made of a donation of £lO by the staff of Messrs A., and T. Inglis. Ltd. A clock raffled by the staff of Messrs Dawson's, Ltd.,- was reported to have raised £IOO, and a second clock was now being raffled.; A report on the arranging of a copper trail by Messrs G. Adess and J. Himburg was considered. Full co-operation of the staffs of the retail trade was asked in this effort. The.main -streets of the. city had been divided into zones from Manse street to Frederick street. ,Four supervisors would be required for each zone, and approximately 50 guards ..were necessary to keep a tally of the coppers. Wheelbarrows would be provided for the purpose of collecting the coppers. The date for the copper trail was fixed as Friday. June 27. . ; ; " .... House Functions '•..■■•; The following is the list of functions arranged by the various retail houses for the remainder of this month:— D.1.C., social, View Street Hail, June 18; D.S.A., Mac Duffs, A. Smith, Ltd., dug-out, June 18; Hannahs, Ltd., street stall, June 19; Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., dug-out. June 19; Andrew Lees. Ltd., card party. Wilson Hall, June 19; Chas. Begg and Co_ dug-out, June 21; Barnett's, Penrose s and Woolworths. dancing, cards and carnival, two halls, Crawford Lounge June 21; Brown. Ewing's, Ltd., social, R.S.A. Han. June 23; Whitcombe and Tombs, concert, R.S.A. Hall. June 24; "Jay's, Ltd., dug-out. June 24; Dreavers, Ltd.. card party, in the show room, June 25; Barnett s and Penrose's, dug-out, June 25; Dawsons, Ltd concert, View Street Hall, June 25. Woolworths, dug-out, June 26; Dawsons. Ltd., street stall, June 27; copper trail, Princes and George streets, Junei 27; Hannah's and Smith Wilson's baby photo competition and carnival, Wilson Hall, z pm.. June 28; D.S.A., Ltd., dance, Crawford Lounge, June 28; finals tug-pf-war. Main Town Hall. June 30; preliminaries, same hall, June 25 and 26; stall daily. A. and T. Inglis. Ltd. VARIETY CONCERT Something outstanding in the matter of variety entertainment has been the objective of the staff of Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., in arranging the programme which will be presented in the • R.S.A. Hall on Tuesday next as part of the Re-. tail Group June Appeal for the Comforts for 'Fighters" Fund. Mr. Arthur Macdonald will compere the programme, and will also contribute an item. Other well-known artists who are to give their services are Miss Billie Loan, a talented elocutionist, Miss Dorothy Barron, the popular soprano, and Messrs Walter Mitchell and Ray Marshall, radio vocalists. A pianoforte duet will also be rendered by Misses Olive and Ellice Nieper. Miss Ethel Todd's pupils will present .a ballet, and items will be contributed by the Opoho Ladies' Choir and Stokes's Bario Band. Other solo items will be by Mrs J C McFarlane (contralto). Miss Rosina Glen (elocutionist). Miss Audrey Wheeler (tap-dancer), and Misses Sadie Anderson", Robina Jenkins, and Pat Woods (vocalists). Additional artists are Master Billy Murphy, the clever young piano-accordion player, and Mr J. McFarlane, described as " Dunedin's own Levante," and a humorous sketch will be presented by Misses Dorothy Lowry and Marjorie Wilden. The accompanist will be Mrs T. A. Coventry.