NATIONAL GALLERY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1448, 24 May 1912, Page 4

NATIONAL GALLERY.

A MATINEE BENEFIT. The attendance at the exhibition of British pictures continues very satisfactory. The pupils attending the Terrace and Clyde Quay 'primary schools visited the gallery in largo' numbers yesterday morning. Tho exhibition will bo again opened on Sunday afternoon,, when a collection will bo taken at the door.

Tho proprietors of tho Ade'plu Picture Theatre, Willis Street, havo generously offered to donate tho proceeds of their initial matinee performance on Saturday afternoon to -the picture purchase fund. Tickets for tho matinee may be obtained at the Art Gallery. An appeal is made to the general public to avail themselves of tin's opportunity to assist the National Gallery movement, and at tho same tiino show their appreciation of the public spirit of the management. The "livening I'ost" proprietors have purchased for the National Gallery the charming portrait study by liobert How, A.Ii.S.A., entitled "A Winsome Maid.' Tiio shift' of tho Post and Telegraph Department in the Wellington, lilonheim, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, and \W ligauni postal districts have subscribed an amount, of JESO, and a picture ill? liaillie collection is_ to bo purchased find presented to the National Gallery a*. a gift from the Post ami Telegraph offi.w-. The contributions from tlio miiiily «'(■- tending the primary schools of Well in Rival olid immediate suburbs are now ooiViiTig to hand, the latest being those i'wm Die Newtown and Wellington Smith sWs and Mount Cook Girls' (additional 1 ), The returns to hand from ten schools \ollt of about twenty-five appealed to) amount to over -C 32, Tho donations to date are,L' d. Amount acknowledged 3S7S l'J 3 Mrs. Burnes, Lowry Bay i 2 li "Donbank" ; 4 15 A Wellington South Primary School " S I' Miss Iv. Denton 0 I<> t) Wm. Richardson, Palmcrston North " " Stall', I'osl and Telegraph Department Hl> 0 0 veiling Post" Proprietors ipiettire 1, additional -■"> 0 0 Pupils Newtown Public School 3 111 II Pupils. .Mount Cool; Girls' (additional) 0 10 0 Henri Da-lings, Groymoulli ... i 1 0 11. S. Wardeli Memorial Picture— W, M. Kebkfll, Alfredtou ... 1 1 <1 Mrs. Jti-cph Ames 1 1 11 •i. Anus 1 1 1 .Mrs. .1. C. Andrew, Kanga- . whuti - - " Mrs. li. I',. Levin, Fcilding ••• •*> « L. U. Partridge ■' •' " Stall' oi' ]{. Partridge I "i U ('. Tringiunn. Pigeon Hush ... ileiiri Bastings, Groymotilh I 1 II .£3C;S 19 3