The Carnival Dance

Southland Times, Issue 19102, 20 July 1903, Page 3

The Carnival Dance

To the Editor. ' f Sir,— lt is with feelings of regret that X have to call the Uonihnttee of the -R.H.C.. CarnivaKto ctask, : for -the -slight that they -haye caat'-'ui»o» some: of "the leading, performers in the late Carnival. We did *U in bur power to rendor tLem assistance i»^ cater, lor the public amuseSieijl; 'aid Jl .might cay, .taking: the Carnival 'tis *a whole, the public found more pleasure in the efforts of the performers than, they .did in the attractions ot ihe t >nd tear room. it .the truth -were knoiwvf.l'have no hesitation in saying that the stall assistants wbose invitations to the dance were accidentTilly mislaid : were- the -means of putting robn^?fl«jney 3ntcf -tfta : exchequer: : < of ,the Gluls^iitHfibi .Ui69e £' iwho. -jrracedi the ; ball • with -their presence.^ Admitting that the Committee -desired; tor have, the ball bery Belectv^ surely /they could^ have given us thei opportunity of refusing. And I am *darante&: >4c±hat > the ;-ordin^ryi reveryday person had any d-esire to nringlc i in. their Bbciety. ; -If tho Carnival was big enough to hbld^us- -alfcX sor surely was the ball . =I ■ am *n6t : ih the- habit of looking for gentlemen: behind- a .ponderous amount of staichi and although I might nn,ve ■been a member of the Civil Service, i do^not^ consider I "have lost any s^-ciaJ standing by not being so. Whoever is to blame X consider Wat.™? wi-^jces !>»w been treated with- insult;- aha an apol:v U ®^,^i^GlN&f AMATEUR;: