QUEEN CARNIVAL

Evening Star, Issue 23690, 25 September 1940, Page 11

QUEEN CARNIVAL

*• HOBO " BALL TO-NiGHT MYSTERY lAG DAY ON FRIDAY . Art unions and other attractions arranged by the various committees in [the queen carnival continue to intrigue the public, the big effort to-night being the hobo ball in the Town Hall. Queen [Airini will be in attendance. Highly popular should be the mystery bag day on Friday, when rickets entitling purchasers to prizes will be sold on the streets. Attractions of this kind have aroused much interest in the past, and a generous response is anticipated. Some valuable prizes have been given. The prizes will be on view in the Army Queen shop window, next to the City Hotel. . A novel contest is being conducted by the Navy Queen Committee in the form of an ugly man competition, for which nominations are now being •ought. The nomination fee is ss. A great deal of fun, as well as considerable profit to the cause, should result from this competition, in which anyone may enter his neighbour, his best friend, or his worst friend. THE DUG-OUT. This afternoon the dug-out was stocked and staffed by employees of the D.I.C. This is a feature which will continue throughout the week, the staffs of different firms taking a turn at stocking and running it. The effort is on behalf of the Navy Queen. _ Port Chalmers’s big effort, in the form of a concert, also conducted by th* Navy supporters, is to take place on Thursday evening, and the committee in the city is still appealing for household goods and effects for the promised auction sale. These may be sent to the Navy headquarters in George street. There are also the two art unions, one for the Austin 10 car and the other for numerous electrical appliances. Tickets are 6d each. The Air Force supporters are putting on a concert and community sing at Lawrence Town Hall on Friday nest. The town will hold an auction to raise funds. ■ CARNIVAL NIGHT., . .’All interested in furthering the arrangements for the carnival night, which is set down for Friday, October H, are invited to attend a special meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms io-morrow evening, at 7 o’clock. Representatives of business firms, industrial secretaries, and members of the public not already associated with the queen carnival activities are asked to he present. Judging by the disorder on the stage •t the navy community sing at the St. James Theatre yesterday, the cooking contest conducted could be described a case of “ too many cooks spoil the .cooking.” The navy “cooks,” Messrs H. S. Harford and Arthur MacDonald, were the winners. The array was represented by “ Cooks ” G. W. Lane and 11, Wilson Brown, and “ Spud ” Murphy and B. M'Connell ably represented 4ZB. AIR FORCE QUEEN. The reception being extended to the Air Force Queen is becoming more enthusiastic as the tour progresses. Before leaving Queenstown on Tuesday morning the party first visited the Queenstown Convent School. There a great welcome was accorded by the Hev. Father Fitzgibbon, the Mother Superior, and sisters, as well as the pupils. Here Miss Pratt sang two songs, and Miss Dorothy Sligo also sang. ■At the Queenstown District High School the pupils were lined up in the open air, and Miss Pratt again sang. Later, at the Arrowtown School, the children were drawn up to form a guard of. honour, and a great effect was obtained by every child carrying - small flag. Mrs Douglas, the hea> .cress, .welcomed the party, after wuich the ’children sang ‘ There’ll Always be an ([England.’ P* Later, at the Cromwell District flELigh School, another rousing reception ([was given the queen by the whole 'school. The chairman (Mr Ernest kjolly), who was attended by the committee, welcomed the party, and 1 his remarks were supplemented by the mead master. Miss Margaret Pratt sang at this function, and when the children were dismissed the queen was (besieged by scores of kiddies seeking her autograph. At an afternoon function Arranged by the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee and presided over by the Mayoress of Cromwell (Mrs J. C. Parcell), a very representative gathering of the ladies of the district entertained the queen at afternoon tea. In the evening a capacity audience received Miss Pratt at a concert and dance. Here a warm welcome was extended to her, the speaker being the mayor (Mr J. C. Parcell), who also introduced the countesses. An excellent programme arranged by Mr E rnest Drake and including well-received items by- a local singer (Miss Elspeth Denham) and a one-act * play with an all-male cast, was well received by the audience. Miss Pratt sang three songs. The takings at the door amounted to £SO. This function was one of the best attended and most enthusiastic which has been held in the town for many years. To-day the party left for Clyde.