QUEEN CARNIVAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2470, 25 May 1915, Page 7

QUEEN CARNIVAL

J HEAVY VOTING POSITION!} OF CANDIDATES NOW. There was very heavy voting recorded yesterday, and the West Coasters have succeeded in getting their candidate into the lead. The Sports Bodies have done Hell, and so have (.he Combined Drapers. Tho Tramways have lost their position for the time. The results of the votin" np to last give iho candidates the following positions;— 1. Miss M'Fniroe (West Coasters). 2. .Nurse hi-erott (Sports Bo'dios). Pi'-' (Trannvavs). •1. Miss Lo_\v (Combined Drapers), o. iliss K Doughty (Commercial travellers). 6. Miss A. Palmer (Public Service). a ?i „-n. ls CVs' Society). 8. Mrs. A. \\ llliams (St. John Ambulance). 9. Mrs \V. H. Smith (Forget-Me-Not Overseas Club). 10. Mrs S. Hempton (Te Aro Resi- . dents). U. Miss lioseingrave (Trades and Labour Council). 12. Miss M'Corniac (Trentham Boys). 13. Mrs. M Vicar (Highland Society). ?{l ss Kegg (ManawatuV Miss Senior (Hutt aud Petone). Meeting of West Coasters. „A meeting 0 f lady supports s of Miss Teresa M'Enroe, West Coasters candidate, was held at uodber s rooms last evening. The chairman announced to those present that the ?w£ T esp f° ted t0 °P WI its new 0 i°" Lamb t? n Q«a7 either on Wednesday or Thursday next. The d't'lN 1 ' 0 •'<* ™ be knov -' n as "Palais (I Allies. The services of some wellknown professional vaudeville artists had been secured to give dailv and nightly performances, and with the assistance of local talent the public can °ok 'orward to some first-class entertainments for the next five or six weeks. Beside, the theatre, tents aro to bo erected, m which afternoon tea will bo sened, and side-shows conducted it was arranged to hold a miners' display nightly, when experienced miners and other West Coast pioneers can take their hand m sifting the precious metal from the wash tub. w, T on , for a beautiful "Samoan mat kindly donated by a well-wisher, ftill bo raffled, and the winner of this mat will be presented with a freehold section in one of tho main streets . ® kindly donated to the Carni- 1 nu Committee by Messrs. Dwan Bros. The tickets for the art union are one .shilling each, and the purchaser of a ticket will be entitled to attend 0110 performance at the "Palais tl'Allies." Mr. F. if Parland, tho president of the association generously donated a bottle of Vest Coast nuggets (slugs), to bo disposed of by the committee, the money derived from samp to be handed over to tho Patriotic Fund. Queen Carnival Notes. The street decorations in connection with the Carnival promise to bo very a " active, committee, ui.aer Mi. Doddroll, is working dav and Ilight on the material, and it is hoped hat the shopkeepers on the main route , 1 respond, well to the invitation to uecorate uromises. Among the latest donations sent in are: A prize cocker spaniel from Miss Dunbar, two Persian cats from Mrs. D. 0. Bates; both these gifts to be auctioned. Mr. Len M'Kenzio has donated a flag for the drill competition by the National Reserve. The counting of the ballot-tickets every, night is a work of considerable magnitude, and it was resolved at Friday s meeting to form teams of ten to assist the returning officer, Mr. ColIcy, on different nights of the week. Mr. G. P.. Hanna and Mr. Leary, two well-known ex-members of the Samoan Force, are hringina out a most entertaining book of sketches and skits which will be sold during the Carnival. Hie proceeds to go to the Carnival Fund. The Patriotic Society has received a cheque for £5 from a Mr. A. Aprahaiman, vice-president of the Auto Supply Co., New York. Mr. Aprahaiman, who is an American by birth, and an American subject by naturalisation, has just been released from Somes Island, where he was interned as a Turkish subject, but released as soon is the authorities learnt their mistake. A strong illumination committee has been set up. to go into the question of adequately illuminating the park at night. The tramway men are leaving no stone unturned ill order to put 'their candidate. Dr. Platts-Mills. at the top of the poll. For "Wednesday, June 9. a unique concert has been organised in which the following artists will assist:—Mesdames F. TT Quoroe, J. A. Rosewarne. Misses Rene Queree, A. Segrief, W. Lonsdale. I\. Quill, Nurse Te. Au (Otaki,), Messrs. Bernard Pare (City Organist), Hamilton flodsres, .T. M. Clark, F ; . J. Hill, E. B. Gilchrist, and Signor. Yitetta. Tn addition to this, the. committee is arranging to run a series of vaudeville entertninments at Newtown Park during the Carnival. Commercial Travellers' Efforts. The committee-room of tho Commercial Travellers' Warehousemen's, Mereltnnts' and Central Club is the scene of bus}; bees, both ladies and gentlenien toiling hour after hour until late in the evening. In connection with matters of this kind, the heavy duties fall on somebody's shoulders, and it is only fit and proper that special mention should be given to this matter in commendation for the splendid efforts being made by the various ladies and gentlemen connected with the above club. Their sub-committees aro numerous, and it is not. surprising thai they have received such valuable assistance from outside. It is really wonderful how enthusiastic the various committees are, and nothing seems too much trouble for them; in fact, very often they do not get time to have their meals during the d;\y. Mr. D. Milligan called at the club an dpresented a section at Tawa Flat, as per plan submitted. Messrs. Thompson, Lewis, and Oj. have kindly donated two sections opposite the powerhouse, tram terminus, Miramar, oil the understanding that after the sections are disposed of £25 of the amount received for the sale thereof should be , iS nated to the Hospital Ship. "Struck Oil!" ' Tho resourceful West Coasters, who nre forwarding the candidature of Miss Teresa M'Enroe, have "struck oil," so to speak. Only a week or two ago Mr. Patrick Grili'en purchased that valuable block of City land immediately to the north of the Union Hank of Australia, and having a splendid frontage to Lambton Quay, riidit opposite the Commercial Hotel. Mr. oritt'eu has given his permission to allow his section to he used by the committee which is protecting Miss M'linroe's interests. No time was lost, after getting that consent. 'Die commit tec at once decided to erect a temporary theatre (30ft. by oOft.), and a start was made with its erection yesterday morning, and by the evening the framework was i.eil on the way towards completion, '''he proposal is to run an amateur vamlovillo show every ovening until the clo.-;in« of the "Queen Carnival" poll. There will also be on view in another part of the Griffon Estate a representation of the old-time West Coast diggings, and the committee ho]>cs to spcure the services of some of those who "toiled *11 dav and danced all nipht" ui tho gold old,

days Tvhen the world knew of tho West Coast and»its free-hearted citizens.

Manawatu's Choice. Miss Jessie M'lvegg, of Levin, tho candidate for the Manawatu district, was in Wellington yesterday. Miss M'lvegg is mi excellent horsewoman, and it is her intention, whilst in Wellington to be kinematographod 011 horseback. for the purpose of exhibiting herself in such places as will help to forward her candidature. Miss M'Kegg's committee is doing its best to interest the whole of tho Manawatu district, from Otaki up to I'almorston North and Feikling, and over to Fox ton and Bulls. 011 Saturday evening an auction sale of goods recoived were sold in the streets of Levin by Mr. Walter Simpson (auctioneer for Abraham and Williams), and a goud sum of money was realised. Those sales are to he held every Saturday evening. There is to lie a. Carnival Queen garden party to-morrow afternoon at Otaki and a ooiieet at Levin on Friday evening. On Monday next Professor Carilston will visit Otaki and Levin to further matters in this direction. Lower Hutt Committees. 11l Lower Hutt tho ladies canvassing for their stall at the Carnival have had the following districts alloted them: — Mrs. Fairbairn ancl Miss Poterkin—tho Main Road from the bridge to the V.1.C., included Camp Road. Mrs. Harnian and Mrs. Bird—King's, Waterloo, Queen's, and Knight's Roads. Mrs. Yeats and Mrs. Upton—from V.I.C. to J'aita and the Nai Nai. Mrs. Dormer and Miss Kingdon—Belmont and Western Hutt Road to White's Line. Mrs. Rishworth and Miss Jones —Alicetown and block west of river. Mrs. M'Bain land Mrs. M'Donald—Brunswick, Dow- | ner, Pretoria, Epuni, and Heke Streets. Mrs. Eddie and Mrs. Johnson —Woburn and Bellovue Roads, Hautana Square, Racecourse, and White's Lino .Kast. Mrs. Cameron—Lang's Road, Myrtlo and Iluia Streets. The Maori Concert. The big Maori concert in aid of the Fund for New Zealand Wounded Soldiers and Sailors and their Dependents is to be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday, June 22, not June 29 as reported previously. From information supplied by the Combined Committee of the Commercial Travellers', Warehousemen's, Merchants', aud Central Club, it is believed that the public are promised an entertainment which practically established a precedent in itself. Every conceivable ounce of energy is being imparted into this matter, and special elaborate arrangements are being made with North Island Natives to visit Wellington for the occasion. Something novel in the matter of allotting a portion of the seats will be announced later. It is to bo hoped that the splendid work being done by the above Club Committee and the Natives will be appreciated by tho general public. Cafe Chantant. An enthusiastic meeting was held last night at Messrs. Kirkcaklie aud Stains's to complete the linal arrangements for the "cafe chantant," which commences at the Town Hall 011 Thursday evening next. All preparations aro in a forward condition, and the whole affair promises to be a great success. A notable event in connection with the opening 011 Thursday evening will be a lantern procession of. a hundred ladies and gentlemen, all in fancy costume, who will parade the streets headed by a band, starting from Lambton Station at 7 p.m. and reaching the Town Hall at 8 o'clock, sharp. A pleasing announcement was made at the meeting to the effect that tho Scotillar Company and staff had generously come forward to tako tile decorations of tho hall in hand. This is a sufficient guarantee that they will bo excellent. Crowning the Queen. Professor Cardston states that the ceremony of crowning tho Queen is really a very beautiful one, and from a spectacular point of view will be worth going a long way to see. All the candidates will be present on the occasion (including the six original candidates at Petone and Lower Ilutt). Tho "Queen" will be attended by twelve pageSj and each of the others will have two. There is a pretty investiture ceremony followed by the crowning of tho Queen; then the Queen will read her coronation address nnd receive the homage of her subjects. After that a number of knighthoods will be conferred on citizens. The ceremony will take the entire evening, and will be accompanied by specially-arranged music and graced by a sartorial elegance never witnessed before in Wellington. The dresses are now being designed by Mrs. James Hannah. The residents of Eastbourne are entering into the spirit of the Queen Carnival with-great enthusiasm. A strong committee of both sexes has been set up and under the direction of Mr. C. A. Marquis a fete and concert will be held 011 June 12 and there is every indication that the fund will be considerably swelled thereby. To stimulate the movement Professor Cardston and Mr. D. M'Laren will address tho residents this evening.