POPPY DAY APPEAL

Taranaki Daily News, 24 April 1930, Page 6

POPPY DAY APPEAL

SOUTH TARANAKI EFFORT TO-DAY. RESPONSE IN ELTHAM AND PATEA. . An opportunity to contribute to the funds for relief of distress among par-' ticipants in the Great War and their dependents will be afforded residents of the South Taranaki Returned Soldiers’ Association’s district to-day. Four thousand poppies have been allotted to the branch’s district and will be sold .in Hawera and other parts of the district. The use to which the money is put assures the support of young and old alike, giving an opportunity for an expression of gratitude by the contribution of a modest sum.

Eltham and Patea have already made their appeals, with most satisfactory results. The task in Eltham, undertaken last week by the Red Cross Society, resulted in the collection of a record sum, amounting to £2O 2s. 9d., compared with £l6 in 1929 and £l7 10s. in 1928.

In Patea the response to the appeal undertaken by Mrs. J. Petersen on behalf of the Domain Board, was most generous, every poppy received being sold. The proceeds go towards the maintenance of the memorial gates, the board undertaking to pay to returned men in need of employment during the year a sum equal to the sum raised from the sale of poppies. HAWERA MAIN SCHOOL. MONTH’S WORK REVIEWED; At the monthly meeting of the Hawera school committee there were present Dr. W. M. Thomson (chairman) and Messrs. E. Kirkby, M. A. Rowlands, J. D. Tait and P. O. Veale (secretary). In his monthly report the headmaster, Mr. J. W. Thomas, stated: “The average attendance for the past four weeks was 574, eight having been admitted and 12 withdrawn. • The present roll number is 611. Mr. Douglas Tayler, rector of School Music, visited the school o» April 5, taking special work with the Dalton class, also with several standard classes, and expressed himrelf pleased with the work done. Nurse Cato, of the dental clinic, has left for New Plymouth, and her place has been taken temporarily by Nurse Cousins. A Paddy’s market, organised by the teachers of the infant school for the purpost of raising, funds for the infant school grounds, resulted in a net profit of £l7 Bs.

“A special effort -is Doing made by the school orchestral committee to raise £l9O towards instruments for a school brass band. These will be kept by the school and will enab e a large number ol children each year to secure tuition. About £4O has already been collected. Dissatisfaction was expressed by the staff at the inadequacy of the facilities for boiling water. It was agreed to secure a quotation for installation of an electric heater in the infant school.

W.E.A. ACTIVITIES.

MANAIA LECTURE ON EVOLUTION.

‘•Evolution: Man and His Task” will be the title of a lecture to be given by Professor T. A. Hunter, of Victoria University College, at Manaia to-day. Though there are differences of opinion among the authorities as to whether evolution came about by the struggle for existence and “natural selection” or other means, few entertain any doubt that the higher forms of life. arose by gradual age-long changes from the lower... Man’s physiological origin is only one small phase of evolution, but it is naturally of first-rate interest. By means of a large number of lantern slides Professor Hunter will explain modern views of the evolution of man in all aspects of his varied life—physiological, mental, social. The slides will depict reconstructions of the remains of more primitive types of human beings who have in times past lived on this earth and will give an idea of the difficulties of their life and what they achieved. In the light of this information the lecturer will discuss the task of modern man. Professor Hunter, who is coming to Manaia under the auspices, of the W.E.A., is not only able to speak with authority but is known as one of our most interesting lecturers. Opportunity will be given for questions and discussion, z . OPERA HOUSE TALKIES. “WELCOME DANGER.” Much’ of the mystery surrounding the production of talking pictures is dissipated by Harold Lloyd in the production of his first “see and hear” Paramount picture,/ “Welcome Danger,” at the Opera House, Hawera, Saturday and Monday only, with a matinee on Saturday at 2 p.m. The hay igloos wherein cameramen on sound stages used to take their daily Turkish bath, were done away with by the Lloyd crew, and in their place was. designed a special camera hood which was. both sound proof and movable, giving the camera the same vision ae in the photographing ot silent pictures. This was necessary in order to get the action that Lloyd puts into “Welcome Danger.” He has the part of the meek son. of an illustrious father, whose very name put fear into the heart of the underworld’s worst criminals. Finally, forced to follow in his father’s footsteps, Lloyd clashes with underground Chinatown, and the result is a series of the most thrilling an ' laughable moments in the history of the screen. One of the big points about “Welcome Danger”. is that its entertainment is designed for . young as well as old. Send the children to the Saturday matinee. Plans are filling for Saturday and Monday evenings. ’Phone V l3 > Miss Blake’s, for reserves.