QUEEN CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2466, 20 May 1915, Page 3

QUEEN CARNIVAL

The executive of the Carnival Queen are now meeting every day, and transact a lot of business at each meeting, and in addition, the various sub-com-mittees are all hard at work, meeting twice a week and sometimes oftener. At yesterday's meeting it was finally decided to dispose of tho society's motorcar by holding an estimation competition in respect to the number of persons paying for admission to tho Park for events hold under the auspices of tho society in connection with the Carnival between June 3 nnd .July 3 inclusive, and that the tickets be Is. The secretary was authorised to have 20,000 printed. This is quite apart from the Commercial Travellers' motor-car competition.

Professor Cardston reported that the Anglo-American Music Store has promised to donate all music required for the "Beauty and the Beast" pantomime, to be run by Professor Cardston m connection with the Carnival.

The ohairman reported that the church parade on.Sunday next will be attended by the military, and that permission has been granted to take up a collection on behalf of the fund.

Arrangements with regards to the procession are now well in hand, all the various Queen candidates will take part, and many_ interesting and varied tableaux are being arranged. All willing to take part in procession should immediately apply to the cliief marshal, Major A. A. Corrigan, Lower Cuba Street, or to the secretary, Mr. Lewis. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. J. Culford Bell for his services in reciting at the Town Hall meeting Mr. D. Our Boys at the Front." ■

As a striking example of how the great war relief Carnival is appealing to some who have little to give, hut yot want to express their sympathy in practical form, such experiences as these tell a worthy tale. A labourer in his working togs walked into the secretary's office and addressed Mr. M'Laren, saying: "Here, Mac, I want to do my little bit, never mind the r.ame, the initials will do—that's my £1." Again, iti a worker's home in Te Aro, tho Carnival was mentioned, and the woman promptly said: "AVell, I have little money, but everyone should help. I have a few things here," looking round her decently-furnished sitting-room, "and if required I will strip it bare. Send along and I will have a good conlection of gifts ready."

MOTOR CAR FOR 2s. 6d. One of the attractive means of realising ready money for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund is the guessing competition as to the number of votes all the candidates in the Queen Carnival will poll in the campaign. The prize is a new "Autocrat" run-about automobile, which has been presented for the purpose by. the members of the Wellington Commercial Travellers' Club. Anyone can hare a guess for half-a-crown, and the purchaser of a ticket may fill in tho number himself or allow the seller to do so. The tickets are being numbered from one million upwards, as it is anticipated that that number of votes will at least be polled in the aggregate. The car, gaily be-flaggcd and be-rib-boned, is to be seen in the city streets every day, and should anyone wish to purchase tickets they merely have to hail tho driver to be accommodated. The car was kept at a standstill for about three-quarters of an hour yesterday in Willis Street, whilst the driver sold tickets as fast as he could fill in names and numbers.

Miss K. Doughty, of Seatoun, has been chosen as the nominee of the commercial travellers for the Queen Carnival, and ways and means are being devised of securing a liberal support for the candidate.