CAMP ENTERTAINMENT FUND

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 54, 27 November 1919, Page 4

CAMP ENTERTAINMENT FUND

CLOSED ACTIVITIES. A ineetinjr of the Camp Entertainment Committee was held in the Dominion dinners' Institute last evening. Mr. 11. Darroch Cchairin«n) presided. Tho third and final report of tho work carried out bv the. committee, as presented bv Mrs. Coleridge, was as follow:— "Tho committee was formed in February, 191 C, .when difficulties began to arise in arranging for transport of concert parties to entertain the sokiicre in Trenthnm Citmp. The committee coninrised representatives from the Church of England. Koman Catholic Church, Sal-, ration Army, Victoria League, and the y.if.C.A. Jlr. Vurney was elected chairman. Mrs. Coleridge lion, secretary, and Mr. B. J)arroch lion, treasurer. On the denarture of Jlr. Varney for Trance, .Mr. Darroch was appointed chairman. Mrs. Flaiuttian and Miss Francis acted as seerotaries on two occasions during tho abGMico of Mrs, Coleridge, During its ODerations accessions to tho committee wero trained in tho shape of Mrs. Mueller's concert parly and the "Cheer-oh fiirls." Voluntary help was given.by the Hutt Patriotic. Society, which contributefi .£5 a month to the expenses. Alwut 350 concerts had been arranged for. and at least 80,000 soldiers entertained. The totnl receipts of the committee amounted to .£Bl7 ss. 5d., of which .17S1 13s. Id. was expended in motor biro for the performers. Printing and advertisini totalled J32S 7s. !)d. The neriod of usefulness of the funu having c.ime to an end, it was proposed to ham! thn biilanco in hand, about £3(1, to the Y.M.C.A.. which is nov,; providing the necessary concerts at Trenthain J.lospi-1 tal."

Sincere thanks are expressed to those who cave their services in tho concerts nil through the war, to. all those who sunplied cars, to the auditors (Messrs. Hold and Arcus), the Y.M.C.A. for free use ot rooms for meetings, and the Press, and to all who assisted.

Last vear'a balance-sheet (from March 1. 1018. to November II), 1919) shmvea' receipts totalling J!382 17s. 7d., of which J!251 2s. was received from affiliated societies, donations .£77 Js., imd receipts from entertainments J;3f Gs. Od. Tho expetiditiiM towllod i' 349 19s. 2d., of which i;i;is 10s. was expended upon motor hire, ,£3 0.5. 6d. for printing and advertisins;. leavine a bnlancp in tlie bank of dG32 lS,i. sd. In moving the atfoption of tho amort: anil balnnee-sheet Mr. Darroeh said that many thanks were duo to those, ladies and gentlemen who bad gone out so regularly to Trenthnm Camp during tjve uast four years to do what was possible in providing entertainment for the soldiers Quartered there. The work had I'roiieltt together many different organisations, ami" during the lime they had connoriited their work had been marked by a iota! absence of friction of any kind whatsoever. He considered this fact worthy of emphasis, and thought that if thev had been able to work together in harmony for so long a period during .wnr lime, it was surely possible to work together in peace time for worthy ob-ic-cts. and (hose worthy objects were not lackimr. The adoption of the report and baalnee-sheut was agreed to. Mr. Dnrrcch innvMi' that ,£25 of the £?,2 18s. lid. be handed over to tho Y.if.C.A. for their work in providing entertainment for the men in Trenthnm Hospital, and that the balance, X 7 18s. Sd. lie used for the payment of stamps, stationery, etc., which had been heavy, . anl had been met voluntarily by those transactiim correspondence, etc. This motion was carried.