OVER £3000 RAISED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 892, 11 August 1910, Page 6

OVER £3000 RAISED.

HOSPITAL FUND. ; :;I A THOROUGH CANVASS. : "■ "RIGHT THROUGH THE TELEPHONE v , : . '..,;. ,So vigorously. has.-'the 'work. of raising . fundsVfor the. new- Children's Hospital been pushed ahead that • when tho com-, ■ mittee meets this afternoon a great part of tlie.'"labour which under normal cir- ... cumstancos, would have fallen to its share, will have been already carried out. . The .total 'collected exceeds three thOus-ind-pounds,'' and the Mayor has hopes .'of , bringing it Up to ,£3500 before the coniihittee meets.,-If his expectation is fulfilled he-and Mrs.; Wilford will have', per..uonally collected over ,£3OOO, a truly not-

. abie achievement, in tho annals of chari- ; table ■' canvassing. ' Some idea of the thor with. v which the Mayor and Mrs. ; - : - Wilford prosecuted- their search for funds may ; be-'gathered from a 1 remark which fell from the lips of the former to-day. "We -went ; right through the -tolephono list;"-he said; with'a reminiscent look. ;'•'' The,city hps now been pretty.thoroughly canvassed-so fai"as its wealthier, inhabi- •'■ tants" are concerned; but something will S;t, no. doubt; be .done, in' tho suburb?, very.where'..the Mayoress's project is gaining recognition, and nothing can be more certain than-that tho children will ' .ere long have a hospital worthy of their . need.'.'.--> At. the ; annual meeting of .the' Kent Terrice Presbyterian Church, last evening, the Rev. J. K. Elliott made a strong appeal to his "congregation to give liber- ' ■. ■ ally towards ; the collection to be taken '•:■■': up next Sunday in'aid of the Children's Hospital Fund.'-'- '',-' ,■'■"■■./'' - ::'..:.-;V;:^;:.'.SAT^i^AY|s^G/\Ur;--,'.,^:f "-NOVEL OPEN-AIR..ENTERTAIN- ' :'.'v. : -', ■•.' ! (MENTS. ■■■■■ .':.< : C':: It will'bo remembered, that in Mr. Hugh , Ward's original'';' money-raising. scheme for the Children's Hospital an . '■ amount was-set opposite what waslabell;.,ed "novel- scheme." ..Mr."Ward; disclosed . what his idea:.is to-a' Dominion reporter. . "'last 'evoning.v'f Not. content with giving ."'. the .matinee, oh Saturday afternoon (in ' addition to:tho performance at night) ho has enlisted-'the..sympathy and services of-the members.of his company to "such "■'. an extent that they are prepared to work '■•"good and h>rd" lor'the;cause on. Satur-' 1 j " ;■' day morning. *-Mr. Hugh Ward, assisted' by M'ss.Grace Palotta, and other talented '" members of the company have, on their own initiative, arranged to give a series of bright performances in the street between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The players .will:,arrange for a convey- :-. " ance (probably a'lorry) and provided with a piano will give some bright and amus- ; ing :littlo snap-shot.; concerts., at- various ~-.points of vantage in : the city, to be, an-nounced-later. The. party will be accomE anted ; in, motor-cars by a number of: idy collectors," who with" other help- .'.. ers, .■. Will., assist, in making collections.- among, .the'','crbwds such '. hovel open-air entertainments are bound to at- •■'; tract. 'It is yery. pleasant to..see such. .' bright and clever people as constitute.the. Hugh Ward Company on the stage, but ... ft-street-performance by such artists will, amount to.'a .hew sensation.', : ; - For the 'purpose in view-Mr.'.Ward ....;.would'like \he use of half a dozen or, . .'more large motor-cars of taxi-cabs for : the 'use of the collectors.". Those de'sifonsbf , assisting Mr. Ward :in- -,this' direction .should communicate with.him at the .'.Grand Hotel.as early as possible. .''.■:, ■.'.-..', ■.", •':. THE. MATINEE. ■.' V V ; .';THREE SHOWSMN ONE. -', .'Patrons of- the matinee performance to be given by Mr. .Hugh Ward and-.'his capable,company at the Opera House on Saturday afternoon will get tho essence^ ■ 'three distinct', 'shows 'in one. ..The first' ,v part is .to consist of a. bright little v'aiide- , ville "programme, including such choice ;,items as Miss, Grace Palotta' in. "The ; Soldiers in'the Park," and Mr. ,Wafd : and '.'...-; tiis company, in "The Scarecrow," one of •■■.. : the sweetest and : quaintest sketches seen' ■ ...in;this'country. .Mr. Ward made a distinct hit/at• the Drury Lane pantomime i in this sketch sis years ago. Miss.Palotta is to sing "another Mary' Song, in the ;.; sketch, -which; is. brightened ' and lifted ; by'. 6omovefy, ; beaiitiful ideas.' With the concentrated; gaiety and humour, laughter .'.. and brilliancy' of acts'.from "The Man '-..'•"'.■ from Mexico"; and "A' Bachelor's Honey- ' moon," .there should ,be a keen, demand for'seats.'"'''■'•''■'■"''"'-'''' "..""':.". The auction sale of the dress circle and '.orchestral stall seats, to be conducted by Miss Grace Palotta, at the meeting called ~-■-.. by the Mayor','in the Town Hall, should attract a large attendance. .Very'complete arrangements have been made to ensure - that th'ero will; be no- confusion tinder .this head.. A'.huge plan of tho seating ■ accommodation of. the Opera House is ;be- . ing prepared by.Messrs. Smith and Smith gratis, oh which the soats'being sold will be clearly indicated with a pointer. The Dresden. Company (through the courtesy :' ■pf.'Mr.'.'.M; J.'Brookes) is sending along 'some of its clerical staff to mark off tho , '.'. Beats on the house plan, reccivo the money and issue .the; tickets onthespot. It only remains.-for the public, to turn up ,in force-this'afternoon" prepared to make a •'; .. struggle -to ! get seats for Saturday's . matinee. '■'■;) SYMPATHY. -Theamountrealised by the special per'formarice. given by. Westrs and.the Royal ' Pictures on Tuesday night was augmented '. .'. yesterday .'by: another .'-. ,£10,.; additional money for tickets sold'outside the .theatre. .- '.This makes the King's Theatre's liandsbme.donation.iE6o.:-': ' . .-" - - •At the,meeting of, Mrs. Wilford's Children's Home Committee this afternoon, ':.'.■ ■ Mr.. H. N. Holmes (chairman of the Wel.lington Football. Association) will detail ' : the intentions of the' association respect- '■ .' ing'- the '. proposed football match . between Otago and-Wellington on the 20th - .;■' instant. -. The Brown. Shield,', which is the blue riband of- Association football in Neiv Zealand, is competed for annual- . ly.by the'.various districts, to be played : on- the grounds of the holders, which on • this occasion happens ,to ;be Wellington. ; Upon, a ."suggestion . from . Otago, -the'-challengers, acquiesced in a .proposal to devote 50. per. cent, of the '~ proceeds of a match towards Mrs. .Wilford's "hospital, scheme, and for -their \ ready ;response they deserve, the thanks : ... of .the. sports-loving bodies of Wellington.. 'The'■ contest is td~take place" on the Basin Eeserve, and as Otago is probably the strongest team in the Dominion, ah interesting .struggle for. the Brown L : . Shield is .anticipated... Tickets for admission will be widely circulated in the city.'. Invitations, to be .present-have been extended: to. his Excellency'. the Governor, Sir Joseph: and Lady Ward, members of the Cabinet, and the Mayor and Mayoress, and City Councillors. . . '■■■: SUPPORT OF THE CHURCHES. , . At a meeting of the' Wellington Mini- ' iters'Association yesterday afternoon the fdUbwing resolution was carried • unanimously: (1) "The aisoeiation, recognising bhat the Children's Hospital has for long been; urgently required in the district, and . that its claims on the • community are in no way affected by any recent-con- ' trbversies, resolves to urge the members of the; Churches to heartily support the fund now being raised on its behalf." AT THE BACK OF THE STAGE. -'..-; SWEETS-AND AUTOGRAPHS.; - A 1 Dominion'representative visited the ; back-of-the stage at the Opera House on ' Tuesday evening and witnessed .a scene which: convinced him of tho genuine enthusiasm with ■ which, ever} member of Mr.' Hugh Ward's; company is imbued in Vegard ,to'. tho Children's Hospital money-raising scheme. On three or four tables, were, piles, of empty sweet boxes enveloped one..into the. other, each inscribed with the autographs of members -of •■ tho.company.-, Pens and ink .were everywhere,'and as. each lady and. gentleman of,, the, company found him or herself with :a minute, or two to spare, they seized tho nearest pen and started in on a pile .of boxes.. The Eccno was very, quaint. Miss Palotta, .who is"• all "enthusiasm, assured the.

writer that she had signed her autograph 750 times, and was beginning ' to wish..' for another ..name, if it was only for the relief it would give her in the sweet-box task. Miss Ceiia Ghiloni said 'she was' threatened' with "writer's cramp," and bad arrived at that stage when she had to ask othsrs how to spell her own-name. Mr; Wykeham was busy with .pen and ink and a great, paste-pot drafting out the programme for Saturday's matinee, and Mr.. Aubrey Mallalieu lost all count of "Rector's" and tho girl, in. a strenuous endeavour to write his signature on a. tower of boxes against an unstable bit,of scenery in a ina.-nner that would not disgrace his family. It was all good.to'sce- and shows tho spirit in which the project has been taken up by this pleasant company of players. Up till 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening the' members of the company had inscribed in all 7500 signatures, and there is still .work to do. THE SUBSCRIPTION LIST. £. s. d. Already .acknowledged 2815 15' 0 King's Theatre (benefit performance) 60 0 0 Murray, Roberts and .Co. 50 0 0 P. Wills and Sons ). '25 0 0 Stock Exchange . ;.........:... 25 0 0 Emplovecs Government' Printing" Ofllcc' H 13 0 Mrs.H. D. Bell 10 10 0 J. E. Schloss .'. 1010 0 Kitto'and Graham and Staff... 6 00 Grand Hotel" Employees ' 6 16 0 Collected bv Mrs. Bunny 6 6:0 E. H. Dean 5 5 0 New Zealand Railways Accountants'. Staff , ..:.... '500 Public Trust Office 3 111 0 J. W. Wallace 3 3 0 Herbert Wardell .....:..... 3 3 0 Butchers' Union (per.' A. H. Cooper; 3 3 0 £'. Focke 3 3 0 Mrs. Harding 2 2 0 leather Devoy 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ames ...... 2 2 0 Foresters' Court, Newtown ...... 2 2 0 Office Appliance Company .2 2 0 Mrs. G. Mee... 2 2 0 Mary ■ M'Gregor 2 2 0 Dr. Anderson 2 2 0 H. E. Kempthorne. 2 5 0 G.F.Pearce .'.' 2 2 0 E. J. and'A. H. Barnett ......... 2 2 0 Wallace and Gibson 1...' 2 2 0 Staff ■of Trocadero - .....v..'......-.....' lit II Herb. Price. ' .1 1 0 G: Davidson ....: 1 10 Mrs. Chas. Haynes '■ , 110 Fitzgibbon • and Perry ....". ..: . 110 H., and M. 1 1 0 Plumbers'' Union ...: '....,.. 1 1 0 Llewellyn Smith : -.'.. 1 1 0 N., M'Nicoll ...- :...:.....:..,.. 110 "Steamer Gothic :». ... 110 J.'Hutton .....: ■ - 1 0- 0 Children's' and Parents St. Peter's. Anglican Mission ... 017 2 Three .Friends :........... ;.'. 015 .0 ! Mnc M'Kenzie-.. '. -..»• '010 11 M.T. '..; • 0 10, 0 Isabel Wilford -'. 0 10 0 A Friend- ..' ..-'-." 010 0 W. Gardiner .0 5 0 Jamieson, Westpbi't 0 5 0. A.M.S. and I.L.J.C. 0 2 0 Sale.of .Scout's Knife; ............ 0 1 0 Dominion List (as below) ....... 3117 6 /Total to date 3129 « 7 -.; .-■ ■ - -i ■■ ■ ■ "DOMINION'S" LIST. H. Seaton '...;.....' 5 5 0 Employees John Duthie and Co., -Ltd. ; .....:.. 511 6 W,. H.-Sefton Moorhouse .: 10 0 0 Tramways' Overhea'd Department, per A.S. Lord ;.. 3 0.0 J/ A. Burnett •...-.............;, .110 A.M.- ..;: 1........;...:;'.... : 10 0 Molly ;...... '.....V..'.....'..'.;.;;':.'..... 0.15 0 Chas. Begg and" Co. .....,.'.....:.. 2 2 0 United Insurance Co. Staff... 2 10 0 Mr. J: J. South'--'..-.;.;.'...:..'.-:..:.'.. 0 5, 0 Mr.'J.Gabb.' .........: 0 5 0 Master Syd. Bridger 0 3 0 '■." '; ''' ■ .£3l 17 6 This afternoon in tho Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, Mrs. Wilford will hold a meeting, in connection with the Children's Hospital. : .-.■;■:'.