VICTORY STREET DAY

Evening Star, Issue 23680, 13 September 1940, Page 6

VICTORY STREET DAY

QUEEN CARNIVAL CAMPAIGN COLLECTORS BUSY IN THE CITY It is anticipated by the Queen Carnival executive that to-day’s “ Victory Day ” attractions will raise about £2,000 towards the mass total of £IOO,OOO aimed at for the rehabilitation of soldiers after the war. At every important point in the city and suburbs representatives of practically all of the local women’s organisations were “on guard ” armed with badges and boxes. At noon the weekly community sing was held in the Strand Theatre, the proceeds of which will go to the Army Queen candidate. At the dug-out another band of “ workers for victory ” is on duty with week-end needs of every description. The army tank and the navy cruiser were in evidence throughout the day,' manned by “ soldiers ” and “ sailors ” respectively. In the evening the commercial travellers will be out in full force. At 7.30 p.m. the Casino will reopen. Queen Airini will “ hold court ” there at 9.15 p.m. GENEROUS DONATIONS. The Air Force Queen Committee has received £6O from a “ well wisher ” with the suggestion that many similar amounts will be forthcoming. During the . “Revue” at His Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday night a telephone call was received from Clyde advising that £2O was being sent towards the “ Revue ” takings. Advice has been received that Port Chalmers has gone “ into action ” on behalf of the Navy Queen. Various entertainments, including a big victory concert, are being organised. COUNTRY DISTRICTS TOURED. A tour of the country districts was commenced yestSrday by the Air Force Queen (Miss Mary Pratt), who travelled to Lawrence, where she was met by the mayor (Mr R. F. Batchelor) and the Mayoress and representatives of local bodies. Mr Hart presented Miss Pratt with a beautiful bouquet of narcissi, and the party then left for Roxburgh, where a guard of honour was provided for Miss Pratt by the senior girls of the High School. The mayor (Mr F. Laloli) and prominent residents of the district, as w,ell as a large number of the local ladies, met Miss Pratt in the local hall, which was charmingly decorated with masses of forsythia. The spontaneity of the welcomes which Miss Pratt received at the commencement of her tour was highly gratifying to her committee, and augured well for the support she will receive from the residents of the country districts during the campaign. To-day the party will proceed to Alexandra, where a reception will be tendered the Ladies’ Committee of the Alexandra Red Gross, and in the evening the party will attend an entertainment at Omakau, returning to Dunedin for the week-end. Accompanying the Air Force Queen on the tour are five of her countesses—Misses Joan Scaife (Lakes), Jill Lethbridge (Vincent), Betty Thomas (Wiahemo), and Mary Bennetts (Tuapeka), and Mrs J. H. Stevenson (South Otago).