THE CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1686, 28 February 1913, Page 8

THE CARNIVAL.

THE BIG FETE AT EASTER. A meeting'of representatives of tlio city sports bodies was held in tlio City Council Chambers Inst night with a view to furthering the Easter carnival movement. There were twenty gentlemen present, and over theso the Mayor (Mr. 1). M'l.arcn) presided.. The Mayor said Hint tlio purpose of the lWeting was to have a heart-to-heart talk with delegates from the sports bodies. It was the earnest desire of everyone concerned ■ that the carnival should bo the biggest'gathering held in Wellington, and ho believed it was going to.be. Further, ho thought it would be the best. 110 had never been associated with people who worked so harmoniously. Still, it was not fair that the willing liorso should be allowed to do all tlio work. ' Ono of, tlio objects of tlio carnival promoters was to improve the reserves, so it was meet that the sports bodies should tako a part. He hoped, that members of sports bodies would realise that it was incumbent upon every? individual club member to como forward and do his Bliare. Tlio carnival would be going hard from Eoster Saturday till Easter Monday, and it was' possible that Easter Tuesday, also, would have to be, utilised in order to exhaust tlio big programme. Additional workers were wanted for tho side-shows committee and'for other departments. So far, 18,000- art union tickets had been sold; they, should be able to sell 40,000. Tlio massed binds would play at . Newtown Park on Easter Saturday and about twenty women collectors were wanted to "take round tlio plate" that afternoon. The women : of the city, ho remarked, were giving their services willingly, and the movement had a most excellent secretary (Mr. A. M'Bnin), tho work must r.ot bs left to a willing few. Mf: C. G. Wilson, a member of the Wellington Cricket Association, expressed disappointment at tho smallness of the attendance. . It annoyed him, ho said, to observe apathy of the young people ■of tho city in this matter. '. However, he felt that things .were going well. And he thought that if, tlio position - were put. properly, before 'the young . people their services would be enlisted! .'Tho work of beautifying .Wellington was. in. reality being doiie for tho. grandchildren' of ■ tlio Men t and women who were now prominent in the movement,, so he emphasised his point that tho people between eighteen and thirty should bo part of the life otitic scheme. In. spite of'all, ho repeated, the enthusiasts would make a 1 huge sue-' cess of the carnival. ! . ..' • N1 Mr. M. P. Euckie (chairman of the executive of ,tho Wellington-Cricket-Associa-tion) said'that lie was not at . all pessimistic, although apathy was apparent. He moved: "That it bq urged upon tho individual members of all sports bodies in tho citj[ tlmt they should join committees set up in connection with the Easter Carnival, and that every member should personally undertake to dispose of a number of art union tickets, and give such active assistance as is possible, to secure the success of.tho carnival." % - The motion was carried. : City Councillor G. Frost'expressed tho opinioji that all would go well with the carnival; the 1 fact that theuneeting was. small did not induce him to take a doleful vieiv of.matters. . W . .. Mr. G. Hurley remarked on the score of the. apparent apathy. that it was no use expecting people to;come!forward .with advice; tlie only way. to accomplish something was to put a concrete case before the public, and appeal for support for it. He suggested that an electric-light tennis mntoh should bo played during tlio carnival. ' ;' J _ ■ , l Mr. Simpson, tho secretary of the Corinthian Association! Football Club, suggested that in the place of the proposed fancy dress football matcll a gamo of . "soccer' should be arranged between the Wellington representatives,' who '.wrested, the' Brown Shield from Canterbury las);. • season,, and a team representing the ( rer) niainder of ; tlie city players. ' t ' f ;' Prior to the above n'teeting tho High'-": ' land Dancing Committee and representatives of the Scottish Society met, and . '.ranged, their programme—exhibifibnsSSof' dnncing'nnd dancing compctili6i\s.' Prizes:' •were fixed, and judges appointed; .■'•■ The. City, Council at its meeting yisster-.. day afternoon gave the City Engineer / a ■ general authority to' employ corporation •'workers', to carry out certain; works .in .preparation for. the.Easter Carnival. ! . '