GALLIPOLI DAY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2620, 16 November 1915, Page 3

GALLIPOLI DAY

A CITIZENS' EFFORT. A meeting of ladies willing to assist the Associated Amateur Sports Bodies 011 Galiipoli Day was held 111 tho Council Chambers last evening. There was again a very large attendance, showing how enthusiastically the movomont of providing Christmas gifts of tobaeoo and sweets for tho men at the front is being taken up. The Mayoress presided, and associated with her was Mr. C. J. Wilson.

Mrs. Luke briefly, opened the meeting, remarking how pleased she was to see so l many present, and then called mpon Mr. C. R. Smith to speak. Mr. Smith explained to the meeting that Galiipoli Day was not only the Associated Sports Bodies' movement, but was a. general movement, and one in which every ma.ll and women should join in with and assist. Anyone who refused to give a shilling was deserving of their own self-contempt. Mr. Batt confirmed Mr. Smith's remarks, stating that Galiipoli Day was a citizens' movement, and was receiving the hearty support of other bodies. It could have been, confined to sports bodies alone, but for such a causo it was thought better to have general cooperation.

111 discussing; details of organisation for Saturday, it was decidcd that the tennis courts and bowling greens should be visited by the same committee of helpers combined for that purpose, and that particular work was placed in tho hands of Mrs. Meldrtmi. Mr. Amos read oyer the list of stations and the ladies in charge of them, and certain rectifications were made in tho list where necessary. It was decided that m the afternoon one o<r two ladies should be called away from several stations to assist at the Basin Reserve, where it was expected that a large amount of assistance would: be needed with all the different forms of entertainment which would take place there. Mrs. M'Vicar, on behalf of tho Ladies' Guild of tho New Zealand Natives' Association, offered its services in any capacity whatever, and it was decided to utilise its services at tho Reserve. Also assisting with arrangements in connection with tho Reserve are Misses Dix, Becks, Fordyce, Boyd, Newenham, Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Pyc, and Miss Hornell. Mrs. Townsond will bo in charge of the tea arrangements, and donations of calces, scones, sandwiches, etc., would be greatly apprecatod. Books were given out for tho art union in connection with the train of Nurse Everett's court dress worn at the coronation of the Carnival Queen, and the arrangements in connection with the sale of badges, flowers, etc., were also dealt 'with, and made practically oomplete in organisation.

The ceremony in connection with the opening of the new Sunday School belonging to St. Anne's Church, Northland, was performed by the Bishop of Wellington, Dr. Sprott. A short service was conducted by His Lordship, Archdeacon Fancourt, with the vicar, the Rev. Cyril Harvey also taking part in it. The Mayor and Mayoress were present and and apology was received from tho Hon. A. L. Herdman, who at tho last moment found himself unable to attend. After the ceremony was over everyone was entertained at afternoon tea. by the ladies of tho parish. Tho building is a fine one, with a main ball, containing a stage a,nd with 'two dressing-rooms on eithor side of tho entrance doors. Down below arc supper rooms and a kitchen. Tho members of the parish are entirely responsible for its erection, and compliment-, dry references to thoir enthusiastic and generous work were made in the course of tho speeches. Th schoolroom is intended for socia lpurposes as well as for Sunday school. To-day a sale of work is to be held, and will bo opened by Her Excelloncy the Countess of Liverpool at 3 p.m. The sale will be continued to-morrow,, and the opening ceremony is to be performed'by Mrs. Massey.

The committee of the Soldiers' Room desires to acknowledge with many thanks its indebtedness to Messrs. Mainland and Barr and to Mr. W. L. Thompson, contractor, for so generously supplying material and labour in connection with • flooring and woodwork for the soldiers' bathroom.

Mrs. Harold Matthews (Featherston) and her sister, Miss Helen • Alters (Pnlmcrston North), are staling at the Royal Oak.