Wellington Carnival

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1915, Page 2

Wellington Carnival

One does not have to be in.Wellington long to note the enthusiasm being, put into the organisation tor the , Car-' J nival to be held in Wellington next week. The Various candidates committees are arranging all kinds of entertainments to raise money for the fund and place their candidate at the • head of the poll. Concerto are held every night and a procession led by a band .through the street* take the ciowd along. It costs about 6d or la '■ to enter at these entertainments and seven or eight times as much to stop inside. A pereon can buy quite , easily a whole lot of things he does hot want. Every night the : illuminated tfamcar." ' carrying a band ajid flanked bj scouting parties in faucy dresfe, an.«l, armed;' with collection- • boxes passes : through r the streets. The oar is outlined with red, white and blue lights^'iud bcare' a request.to vote for the tramwayinen 'g" Another candidate's committee has erected a "Palais'de Allies," out of old tarpaulinsoorn r a vacant sec- ' tion in Lambton Quay near the,' Union Bank* of : Australaeia, and *will give., regular entertainments.''' -' ''" ■' " While ju Wellington ~a representative of The Chronicle liad a few minutes' conversation with Mr H. G. Hill, chairman of the Wellington branch df the New Zealand Patriotic 'Societal. Mr Hrll stated that the Carnival hi&P canght on, in a manner that Was astonishing; It-is only -auoHt < 'three ? ' weeks since the committee definitely •■ started to proceed with the organisation for the Carnival prtip'eJ*, aM'to-diy there were over 2000 people actively engaged on behalf'of tile'executive and candidates' " committees, the ohject of all io create a fund for the benefit" of ow -wounded soldiers and sailor*. This will give some idea of the mag-, nitude of the operations, and also ; the . task that is in front of the executive which is controlling euch an important function. V Asked if he could give any advice to the people of this district ijo further the interests of their candidate for the "Queen Carnival," Mr Hill statix? that,, it was of conrsc a difficult matter to,, advise as to the best methods to be adopted, seeing that he was so far away from the a?ene of action, aiid he also realised that Miss McKegg had an excellent committee of ladies and gentlemen who were keenly enthusiastic to secure her return as Wellington Carnival ''Queen." There wi\s one point he would like to mention, and he trusted that those in the Manawatu district would accept it in the spirit in which it was given; it success was to he assured it would only come thorough organisation and therefore /the" chairman trusted that the central committees had their various suh-commjt-tees working in every town throughr out the Manawatu, and that reports,if necessary daily, should be sent to the - central committee in order to. keep them in touch with the progress made right throughout the district. Thia was most essential as tiie weak linke ■were detected and made strong, while the districts from which good, results... •were obtained were an inspiration to all.

Tfie chairman further stated that the ctompetitivo value of the various

•andidnies' committees was hard to estiinalie., For instance every pound subscribed or collected by one" candir date's committee meant that their opponente fitrainml every nerve , to" get a guinea in return, and it" was this competitive eiemeiit that was each a big factor in creating, ftrnde "ior «iicn a laudable object as we iiove in view.

Mr Mill distinctly points wjt, «s chairman of the executive, that he -could not take sides with «ay ■ particular candidate, and these remarks nrore intended to be general, and with the co'mmon/ desire to aseist in enlarging the fund, which, unfortunately, we all believe would be so necessary to those, men who were incapacitated as the result of fighting our tattles, and the dependents of those who fall in action.