COMMUNITY SING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26215, 27 July 1946, Page 4

COMMUNITY SING

PETER DAWSON INDISPOSED Owing to indisposition, Mr Peter Dawson was unable to be present at the community sing held in the Strand Theatre yesterday, and he expressed regret to the committee that he could not assist in its efforts on behalf of the Food for Britain Campaign. His accompanist on the tour, Mr Clarence Black, was present, however, and his playing of three selections, including his own arrangement of Liszt’s second Hungarian Rhapsody, was warmly received. The leader, Mr H. P. Desmoulins, thanked Mr Black, and said that several contributions had been promised as a result of his playing:— The response to the appeal was again excellent, and among the donations were £lO from the Dunedin French Club, and another mat made by an elderly resident of Wingatui, which was sold for £ls. Through her efforts, the fund has benefited by £46. The leader was assisted by Mr J. F. Himburg, with Mr A H. Pettitt at the piano. The following were the contributions and promises received:— £10 —Dunedin French Club. '£s ss—Caversham Ladies’ Bowling Club. £s—“ Weekly,” ” Group of Listeners, including Two Ex-Londoners.” (Hawea and Tarras district), “Thankful” (Kelso), Clyde Young People’s Social Club, “ Two Middlemarch Ladies,” " Sunbury street.’ £3 10s—“ Magazine Staff ” (Fairlie). £2—” Two Mornington Boys,” “ Hospital ” (Roxburgh), "Three A’s ” (Upper Junction), “Plantation Poplars" (Poolburn). “ Two Milk Boys ” (Halfway Bush), Mrs Venables (Brockville), "Kelso,” Mrs “ Gee-Gee ” (Warrington), ” Inasmuch, “ Music ” (Hampden). £1 ios—‘" Two Sympathisers" (Portobello), “Strathmore" (Pukuangi). £l—Timaru donation, J. E. N., F. Tombs, "Springfield" (Mosgiel), “ Big Thelma " "Anonymous," “ Hakataramea, Walthamston," D. Fleming (Palmerston), Mrs O'Callaghan (Kenmure road), H. Swallow (Mosgiel), "Sandy” (Woodside), Greatgrandmother" (St. Clair), Bill Taylor (Kaikorai), Mrs Nelson (Lawrence Hospital), "Mother,” "Mac and Chips (Harrow street), Flight Commander Bobbie, “Country Listener,” "Benedicta, "22 Valpy street,” Nurse Gibson (Mosgiel). staff (Kaitangata Hospital), Christie children, Mrs Tapp (West Coast), ‘Anonymous” (Owaka Valley), children (Occupation Centre School), " 108 Queen street, “ Two Old People,” “ Two Crooks and Three Carrot Diggers” (JHiddlemarch). 13s—“Blue Room” (Reckitt and Colman). _ „ _ „ 10s—" Mother and Father of Seven. Muriel (Leith street), Mrs Wilson (Lovell s Flat), domestic staff (Owaka Hospital), Mrs Cameron (Leith street), Edna (Caversham Valley road), wee lan Tilbury, wee Ledie arid Baby Helen (Calder street), “Grandma," Mr and Mrs Nichols (Company Bay), “Young Bull” (Ranfurly), laundry staff (Balclutha Hospital), Dettol room girls (Reckitt and Colman), "Listener," John (Port Chalmers), new Lanham baby. George, Nancy and Margaret (Mosgiel), “ Wuzzie and Sally,' 8 Delta street,” " Father of Nine, Greatgrandmother " (Grey street), “In Appreciation,” “Anonu.,” Mr Arthur Picard (third donation), "A Country Lass (Sterling), A. M. Galbraith (Tahakopa), " No Name.” " The Girls in the Laundry (Public Hospital, Oamaru), “Pat and Gran” (Port Chalmers), "A Friend," Jim and Nan” (Waitati). 5s Bd—" Ticket Dawson.” ss—" Money Found,” Thelma, Evelyn and Beverley (Waitahuna). " The Macs” (Dunback road), "Appreciative Listener” (Ashburton), F. R., “Constant Listener" (Clydevale), "Anderson’s Bay, “The Grange People,” young John Barton, Claude H. (Sidey street), wee Baby John Haugh (Kaikorai). "Rodger and Tan ” (Maheno street), “ George Formby. "Anon.”' Goods, etc.—Vedic (weekly), toy ( Appreciative Listener"), rug (from an old lady of Wingatui), sold to Edith Isobel (Balclutha) for £ls, Miss Artlett (Jackson street, St Kilda), and Mrs Martin (Ross Home). , , , The collection amounted to £l6O.