QUEEN CARNIVAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 February 1941, Page 7

QUEEN CARNIVAL

i ACTIVITIES AT AIR RAID I SHELTER 1 i BRING AND BUY PRODUCE DAY. ! DISPOSAL OF FIFTY GEESE. ! Tile Air Paid shelter was the centre i of activities yesterday in furtherance ; of trie campaign in aid of the Air Force , Queen. A bring and buy produce day

was held, mid a well stocked stall was ! quickly cleared. Many of the worth while raffles were being sought after, j notable a washing machine, which was I donated to the committee and was ! valued at £4O. I During the evening 50 • geese were i disposed < f in. a novel manner, mid it i would be safe to say that goose will I figure on many a Mastcrton table to- ! morrow. The shelter will be the scene L f activities every Friday evening dur- ! ing the campaign. Carnival Dance. A carnival dance, arranged by settlers of Koptmrmiga is to be held at Koj tmrang;, on Tuesday evening. This event should prove to.be a very happy evening. A few seats are available in. cars leaving from Air Raid shelter al 7.30 pin. Those requiring a scat are asked to ring the Air Raid shelter. No, 2338. Iced Fruit Cake Donated. A beautifully iced fruit cake hasbeen donated to the Air Force by Mrs E. Styles. The committee wishes to express its appreciation of this donation. and advises that the cake will be raffled at the Air Raid shelter. NAVY=NURSING QUEEN — SCHOOLS’ PADDY MARKET. CONSIDERABLE SUM RAISED Tile committee supporting Miss Bar-1 bara Barton (Queen) and Miss Audrey! Burling (Princess Royal) is very grate-! ful to the lady helpers, teachers midi children for their splendid effort at , tin Schools’ Paddy’s Market yesterday. when a considerable sum was raised.! Further school efforts include a Boys' Wheelbarrow Derby of 24 chains' on Thursday next (with real wheel-j barrows) finishing at the Baths itl i Dixon Street where the Inter-school j swimming sports are to be held. The Navy League effort yesterday is; also greatly appreciated by the com-1 mittee for its excellent results and its! thanks are due to the organisers.

Supporters are finally reminded of the Bowling Tournament at the Park Bowling Club today, followed by the billiard tournament at the Masterton Bowling Club. Tonight al Mauriceville East there is the Mauriceville Red Cross dance and at the Dixon Street Baths there is the monster swimming carnival. ARMY CAMPAIGN ATTRACTIONS THIS EVENING. CONCERT AT OPERA HOUSE. The principal attraction this evening in furtherance of the Army Queen's campaign is a Scottish concert to be held in the Opera House under the auspices of the St. Andrew Society. A most attractive programme has been arranged and it is anticipated that the concert will be an overwhelming success. A special feature will be the Ladies’ Choir, which will sing several popular and traditional numbers under the baton of their capable leader Tonight there will also be a dance, at tb.e club house at the Hood Aero-’ drome under the direction <>f the local: Territorials. The dance will be in aid! of the .Army Queen Funds, and judg-| ing by the success of previous Terri-j torial dances tonight's gathering j should be up to the usual high stand-1 ard, A free bus will leave the Post Of-1 flee at fi pan. j Concert and Dance. At the Tinui Hall tonight the Army! Queen's concert and dance party will hold a carnival. Results of Raffles. Army Queen raffles have resulted as! follow: - Hamper N<>. 2' -No. 35. A KilmLteri 1. N". 417 T. Wyeth 2. No 145, A E.j McDonald. Mauriceville 3 Knitting bag: A Kilmister. Competition, beans in bottle: Mrs W.i Munro. Plate Allan C.(lister Eggs Allison McKenzie. Jean Street. Hamper No 1. Mr Julies, Cooper 1 Street. |