QUEEN CARNIVAL

Evening Star, Issue 23691, 26 September 1940, Page 13

QUEEN CARNIVAL

11 MYSTERY BAGS " TO-MORROW ART UNIONS IN PROGRESS VARIED AND VALUABLE PRIZES _ Among the varied attractions provided for the public during the course of Otago’s £IOO,OOO queen carnival is the mystery bag day, which will take place to-morrow. An attraction of this nature has always proved popular with the public, and brisk businesses anticipated from the moment the ticket sellers commence operations at 8.30 in the morning. The organisers emphasise that whilst some tickets are worth big prizes—one being a gas cooker —all tickets, which are priced at Is each, will secure a prize. There are no blanks. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. the old Telegraph Office in the Triangle will be open as the distributing depot. _ Ticketholders are advised that all prizes will be handed out from the depot only. _ Many anij varied are the attractions arranged ■by the various committees, and, while contributing to_ a worthy cause, members of the public will find much to intrigue and interest them. No fewer than seven major art unions are at present in progress, with such attractive prizes as the £3,500 modern house, a motor car, and a pony complete with saddle and bridle. There is a uniform price of 6d for all tickets. All interested in furthering the arrangements for the carnival night, which is set down for Friday, October 11, are invited to attend a special meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms this 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 be present. LUCKY RAFFLE TICKETS. The Navy Queen Food Group Subcommittee, which is at present offering a prize of 10s 6d to the purchaser of a lucky ticket in the raffle for the house, intends carrying this method of encouraging sales still further. From next week, through the generosity of members of the sub-committee, a lucky ticket will be sold each week until the conclusion of the carnival. These lucky tickets, it must be noted, ore being sold only by agents of the Food Group Sub-committee. 54 THE CASINO. The usual week-end sessions will be commenced at the Casino to-morrow evening at 7.30. It will be under the control of the Army Queen Committee. Several new games of skill will be introduced, and Bren Finlayson’s orchestra will provide music. Admission is free, and lucky tickets will be distri--buted each evening. AIR FORCE QUEEN. Expected to be one of the outstanding events of the carnival, the Air Force Queen Carnival Ball will be held in the Town Hall on Friday, October 4. This function was decided on when the officers, n.c.o.s, and men at the R.N.Z. Air Force Station, Taieri, expressed a wish to assist the present appeal in some way, and their offer was gratefully accepted. The arrangements have been undertaken entirely by the personnel of the station, with the assistance of a Ladies’ Committee.

Great enthusiasm is being shown in the tour of the Air Force Queer)' in the country districts. At Alexandra yesterday afternoon Miss Pratt was accorded a warm welcome by the mayor (Mr W. Bringans). For a concert at Alexandra last night the hall had been beautifully decorated by Mrs Cronin, Miss Brown, and a ladies’ committee, Mr Ernest Drake’s concert party, with Miss Margaret Pratt and Miss Dorothy Sligo, supplied an excellent programme to a very appreciative audience. The Queen also sang, and, in fact, two numbers, ‘ There’ll Always be an England ’ and ‘ Land of Hope and Glory,’ realised over £23. This sum, together with the door takings, amounted to £BO. As evidence of the interest which Miss Pratt’s tour has created’ in Central Otago, visitors had come from all the surrounding districts and from as far afield as Cromwell and Roxburgh.

Mr A. C. Cameron, chairman of the Air Force Queen Carnival Committee, reports that the hospitality being accorded the party on tour is almost overwhelming. To-night Miss Pratt will attend a ball at Clyde, and to-morrow night a ball at Ranfurly, and on Saturday a big outdoor function at Patearoa. The sum of £BO was realised from a stock drive held recently in the Galloway and Dunstan districts, and it is anticipated that further efforts of a similar nature throughout the province will produce considerable sums. A successful community sing in aid of the Air Force Queen was conducted by Messrs A. R. Dreavcr and George Laing, assisted by Mr A. I. Miller (Balclutba), in the Clydevale Hall. Mrs J. H. Stevenson (the Countess of Cluthal was in attendance. Songs were rendered by Misses H. Dick, D. Craig, and A. R. Dreaver, and a number of “ cheerios ” were received. Contributions in regard to Mr Laing’s solo, rendered on his piano-accordion, totalled £4 3s. A successful auction of goods was also conducted by Mr Laing. A sandwich supper was provided by Messrs P. Miller and Sons. Mr A. V. King, president of the Patriotic Committee, thanked the public for their generous support, also the song leaders and performers. Dancing was then continued till midnight. The proceeds amounted to £3l 14s 6d. PORT CHALMERS EFFORT. The Queen Carnival will start in earnest at Port Chalmers to-night with a victory concert in the Town Hall. The Navy Queen, Miss Jessie M‘Lcuuan, will be in attendance, and will be

presented to her Port Chalmers subS ‘ THE DUG-OUT. Brisk business was done yesterday at the Octagon dug-out, which was staffed by members of the D.I.C. To-day, when members of the D.S.A. had control, sales were again good. The takings yesterday amounted tt. £SO.