LANCASTER PARK.
best extinction appeal, rapid sale of tickets. 'a 'i ory lap ' ( ' tickets was rocorded this morning by the commercial Haveners and warehousemen in their , ■ ' ai ' t ' Hn, on appeal on behalf of Lancaster Park. With a bait of n nrst prize bungalow valued at £750 and a second pnao section valued at £l2O >■ io racket sellers offered 24,000 tickets at nalt-a-crown apiece, with the promi.se that the raffle would ho drawn tonight. T)io results were most gratifying, and it was expected that the £3OOO aimed at would bo realised during the afternoon.
V ?; lf ; ho P (president) and i v- t Gould (secretary) directed tho activities of the association’s workers, who included a largo number of ladies. The sellers were stationed at every strong point in the city, and as they sold out, or became weighted down with cash, they returned to the counting house at the Chamber of Commerce. Hero Mrs Hastie was in charge of tea tables, and the Itidv workers in particular wore grateful for the refreshment.
The art union will he drawn publicly to-night, as soon ns tho returns are complete, 'ftnd it is intended to announce the result at 0 p.m. Mr G. Ta Donaldson vtII conduct the drawing under the superintendence of the Mayor and a police representative.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12571, 7 March 1919, Page 5
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