ROSE DAY FUND

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 35, 5 November 1942, Page 6

ROSE DAY FUND

Successful Community Sing By consent of Theatre Management, Ltd., the Majestic Theatre Wellington, was made available at miuday yestetday for a community sing to help the Rose Day appeal funds. An ex«lint American dance band, a gifted O tou of W instrumentalists, pleased theaudience greatly by 1 their numerous co - tributions to the programme. Ihcst con eisted of the latest American songs and ' °The S mayor 1 of b Wellington, Mr. Hislop, welcomed the band and all members ot the U.S. forces present. 1 licit were onlv two occasions in the year’on which the'U.S.A, made appeals to the public, he said. They were the Indays befoie Anzac and Armistice Days, Iho nst was Poppy Day, and the other Rose Day , on Friday next. This was an eftoil to help the Itose Day appeal, when money was collected -for the general purposes of the Returned Services Association, to help all those who had done their duty by- their country in the war zone. le was sure they would all do what they could to help. ... ~ n’Brioil The sing was led by Mi. 8.. O Bi tn. Miss MollV Atkinson, Miss Mans lai monds, and Mr. Ken Macau lay sang appropriate solos, to the (leliwht audience. Mr. C. Howe was the accompanist. The sing yielded the sum of L4-I G/ Mr It Malcolm, the organizer of the sing, saitl afterward that he bad recened a number of requests from People ' were present yesterday tor a repe l to of the community smg, which seemed t meet with tremendous appreciation. - endeavour would be made to satisfy the request, but it was too early yet to say whether this could be arranged. If it was made possible the public would .i< through the newspapers. Street Appeal Tomorrow. With increasing numbers of men returning from overseas sen ice. th' ■H'P'M of the Returned Services Association t > be made in the streets of Mel ington uml in the country districts of the province tomorrow is expected to. obtain nil cellent response.