THE RIVER BANK CARNIVAL

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 568, 4 December 1915, Page 6

THE RIVER BANK CARNIVAL

STALLS AND STALL HOLDERS. PLAN OF THE GROUND IN NORTH PARK.

ICity Electrical' Department's Tent {Electrical Appliances and Electrical Experiments)—Mr E. E. Stark. 3 Children's Creche (We will mind the , Baby)— Salvation Army Officers. 3 Methodist Church Tent (Produce, Tea, Fruit Salads, and Refreshments, Plain and Fancy Work, Rest)—Mr Free and Mrs B. Metson. 4 Technical College Tent (Afternoon Tea, Pageant arid Dances)— Miss Beck and Mrs Gardner. 5 Odds and Ends Tent—Mrs H. H. Seerctan. 6 New Brighton Cake Tent (Cakes and ' Refreshments)— Mrs J. A. Flcsher. 7 Mock Court Tent (for the trial of sundry offenders)— The Commercial Travellers. 8 Flower Stall (Cut Flowers and Roses) —Mesdames F. C. Raphael and W. D. Stewart. 9 Postcard Tent (Picture Postcards of River and Gardens) Mesdames Beauvais and Pirie. •i ft Produce and Vegetable Tent (Fresh ■*■" Vegetables of all kinds) —Mesdames Poulton and James. U Buttons and Feathers—Mrs W. J. Jenkin. "I tf) Tobacco Tent (Tobacco, Cigars, Cigar--"-<v ettes; Pipes, and Matches) —Mrs Ballin. "| O Presbyterian Churches' Tent (Pro- -*•€> duce, Sweets, Cakes, Plain and Fancy Work, Flowers, Books and Postcards, Ice Cream and Soft Drinks, Xmas Trees and Bran Tubs, Afternoon Tea, Left Parcels)— Mrs C. Chilton, Mrs W. Goss, Mrs G. A. Alexander, Mr G. Callender. 1 A Strawberries and Cream Tent (Ripe Strawberries and Fresh Cream) —Mrs G. Gould. "| pf Christmas Tree (Fancy Goods, Toys, •*-t/ and Presents) —The Misses Sorenscn.

A HUGE EFFORT.

HELPING THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

From what was at first intended to be a-rose show, to be held by the Canterbury Sweet Pea and Carnation Society, in aid of the Canterbury Patriotic Fund, has grown a huge carnival of many kinds of attractions and means of enticing from the public money for the benefit of sick and wounded soldiers and the dependents of soldiers who have fallen or have been incapacitated in the service of the Empire. The carnival has grown to such huge dimensions that, even with it less than a fortnight off, it is practically impossible to obtain a full list of all the component parts of the carnival. Many organisations have come to the assistance of the Sweet Pea and Carnation Society, and so numerous are the attractions which are still in course of arrangement by some of them that only the general ground work of the combined effort can be set out now. The ground plan and list of stalls, which are given above, show the scheme on which the carnival has been built, but of course they cannot reveal the amount of organisation which is going to the making pf the carnival. Take, for instance, the stalls which some of the churches are providing. These stalls are not merely being arranged by some of the leading members of each church, but practically the whole of the Church organisation has been

The plan below has been prepared by Mr A. Dobson, city surveyor, at the request of the Committee of the River and Rose Carnival, which is being held on Anniversary Day, December 16, in aid of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers' Fund.

1 n Arts and Crafts Tent (Raffia and Ta--*-W pestryWork, Indian Basket Work, Poker Work, and Articles of Beauty and Interest)— Mrs W. A. Day. "| iy Rest Tent —Mrs Beauchamp Lane. 1 Q Riccarton Borough ,Tent—Mr J. Brown "I Q Baptist Church Tent (Morning and At/ Afternoon Tea and Supper, Young Men's Produce Stall)—Mr J. A. Pannett. - "I QA Springs County Tent (Produce, etc.) OA Garden Stall (Pot Plants, Bedding-out &" Plants, and Gardening Sundries) — Mesdames Campbell and R. HeYmali. OT. YJM.C.A. Tent (Ice Cream, Soda Foun- & -*- tain, Merry-go-round, Museum, and other attractions, Hot Water at a nominal charge)—Mr T. C Field. nn Congregational Churches' Tent (Morn- && ing and Afternoon Tea, Refreshments, Produce, Cakes, Home-made Delicacies, and Italian Gondola Concert, Items by Combined Chotrs-) — Mrs H. A. Job and Mr A. W. Beaven. OO Sweets Stall (Sweets and Confections &*J of all kinds) —Mesdames Anderson, J. Stevenson, and T. G. R. Blunt. C)A Sumner War Relief Fund Com- ■* mittee's Tent (Fruit Salads, Ripe Cherries)— Mrs H. J. Marriner. OK Fortune Teller's Tent (the future rcvealed and your fortune told) —Mrs Lindsay Matthews. Kindergarten Tea Tent (Morning Tea, Afternoon Tea, and Supper)— Mrs T. E. Taylor. Bran Tub (Lucky Dips for Sixpence) & * —Mrs H. Cross. OO Victoria League Tent (Morning Tea, Afternoon Tea, and Supper)— Mrs Carey Hill. • £}f\ Ice Cream Tent—Mrs May. OA Primary Schools' Tent (Cooking Ex- */" hibition) —Women's Service Corps..

set in motion for the purpose of making the stall as good as it can be made, and special attractions are being arranged to induce the public to visit each stall. Then there arc all the amusements which will be arranged in the open spaces, the athletic demonstration and children's sports, which will be held on the site of the running track which was laid down in connection with the Exhibition of 1906-7. The sporls will be controlled by the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, which will have full control of the sporls ground. The principal portion of the sports will consist of championship events for pupils of secondary schools and primary schools in the centre's district, which embraces Canterbury and Westland. It is anticipated that the entries, which will close next Tuesday, will be numerous. There will also be races for smaller children, and a number of [novelty events for school children. | Post entries will be received for jthese miscellaneous items. Another J feature of the sporls will be a Boy Scouts' relay race, for the Leslie Hill's Challenge Cup. There will be live open events for amateur athletes. Another attraction which will be placed on the sports ground will consist of Highland dancing and piping, arranged by the Canterbury Caledonian Society and the Scottish Society. These events will be conducted on a platform near the centre of the sports ground. In another part of the park will be carried out a demonstration by

fire brigades, in which, it is stated, there are likely to be about 150 lire brigadesinen engaged. Elsewhere, there will be a display of Swedish gymnastics, a battle of flowers, displays of Morris dancing and maypole dancing, displays of national dancing, by pupils of, the Christchurch Technical College, and other similar entertainments of high merit. There will be special attractions on the river and on Victoria Lake, and close by there will be some comedy, in the greasy pole and greasy boom competitions. The commercial travellers and warehousemen will provide more "fun at the fair." There will also be Punch and Judy shows, merry-go-rounds, shooting galleries, and many other things. The carnival will be opened with a big procession through the city, in which many trades and organisations will take part. So it can easily be seen that the carnival is the biggest thing of its kind which has been arranged in Canterbury yet. Special train arrangements are being made, and thousands of people arc expected to arrive from the country to enjoy the day's programme. A fine souvenir programme, which will contain a complete list of the carnival attractions, is to be issued a few days before the carnival.