PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 162, 8 June 1940, Page 12

PATRIOTIC FUNDS.

(To tho Editor.) Sir; —My attention has been drawn to a letter appearing in your columns written by “Dunkirk” concerning the Bulls District Young Farmers’ Club’s ball. As chairman ot the club I should like to clear up any wrong impressions that “Dunkirk’s” remarks might have created. It appears the announcement referred to was the one, broadcast on Monday night, the script of which, supplied by me, was inter alia as follows: “The evcr-incrcasing popularity of the Bulls District Young Farmers’' Club’s annual dances and their eagerness to assist in patriotic funds has urged the club to make this year’s effort a grand ball, with the assistance of the Bulls Junior Women’s Division. ... 50 per cent, of the profits to the patriotic funds.” However, it was necessary for it to s be reduced to 25 words and in this process a slightalteration in the wording appears to have been made. “Dunkirk” should note that this is the first ball we have arranged, and it was a major effort in order that funds for patriotic purposes would he raised: “Dunkirk’s” letter goes on to say “in case the prices may be too , hot the patriotic purposes will remedy that.” Surely 110 one expected an admission smaller than 7s double ticket for a grand ball ; in fact I think anyone who attended will agree that the ball was equal to, and in some cases better than, some at 10s double ticket, “Dunkirk” by the last remark, “Are not the troops helping them enough ” tried to give the impression that we are imposing, perhaps not giving 50 per cent, of the profits to patriotic funds, or he thinks we should give all the profits. Let me point out that 50 tier cent, profits, together with a detailed statement of accounts, will be handed over to the body concerned with patriotic funds, also that the club’s total expenditure last year was £6O and that other than members’ subscriptions and several donations the -club depends on its annual dance (or in this case the ball) for funds. Our expenditure in peace time as well ns in war time is with the one objective—to increase the duality and quantity of production. As increased production is of great national importance we feel that the Y.F.C. movement has worked and is working for the nation’s war effort, sn actually all the profits of the ball will assist onr troops and the Mother Country in some way. —I am. etc.. STEPHEN G. V. AVERY. Chairman, Bulls District Y’.F.C. This correspondence ,is closed.