QUEEN CARNIVAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24418, 2 October 1940, Page 8

QUEEN CARNIVAL

CAMPAIGNS INTENSIFYING FULL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS NUMEROUS FUNCTIONS ON SATURDAY All three committees are speeding up their campaigns in Otago’s Queen Carnival for the Rehabilitation Fund, and a lengthy programme of events has been drawn up for the coming weeks. The Navy Queen Committee is working hard, and a number of excellent entertainments is now being arranged. Under the chairmanship of Mrs R S. Black, a strong women’s committee has been set up to arrange a Navy ball in the Early Settlers’ Hall on Friday, November 1. A novel feature to precede the ball will be the holding of a buffet dinner in the Pioneer Hall. A bridge party will be held in the Crawford Lounge to-morrow evening, 100 tables having been engaged. On Friday a community sing in the Strand Theatre will be conducted on behalf of both the Navy and Army Queens. On October 11, a Paddy’s Market and jumble sale will be held in Burns Hall, and this will be followed in the evening by a skating carnival in the De Luxe Skating Rink, from 7 to 10.30. Children will be permitted on the floor only until 9 p.m. Prizes in the three raffles being conducted by the Navy Queen Committee are now on display, those in the Utility and Victory raffles being on exhibit in the Navy shop, 144 George street, while the car, offered in the car raffle, is being toured round the city on a motor lorry. In the Utility raffle, the main prizes include an electric range, gas cooker, electric irons, and similar articles of utility. . The first prize in the Victory raffle is a £55 washing machine, and other prizes include a radio set, a 14ft yacht, two bicycles, and a set of cutlery. Tickets in all three raffles are selling rapidly. Reserve Battalion’s Parade On Friday night a full-dress parade of the National Reserve Battalion, under the command of .Lieutenantcolonel McPherson, will be held through the city. The battalion, which comprises 600 men. will assemble at the Oval at 7.30 and will march to the Octagon, arriving there about 7.40. The parade will pass a saluting base in the Octagon, where the Mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) and Queen Airini will take the salute. The oflSect of the parade is to give the men their first chance to parade in public and pay their respects to the Mayor. It will' also enable them to take part in the Army Queen’s efforts to raise funds for patriotic purposes. A well-attended meeting was held yesterday of South Dunedin women who desire to assist the Army Queen in her campaign. An address was given by Mrs Dora Smeaton, of the Army Queen Central Committee, and it was decided to open an Army Queen shop next to McConnell’s grocery shop on Friday afternoon between 2 and 4 o’clock. The shop will be open between those hours every Friday during the carnival, and an appeal is made for gifts of goods and produce. Saturday’s Navy Parties

Considerable interest is being displayed in Saturday’s parties of the Navy Committee. The adults’ gathering is in the beautiful grounds of “Marinoto,” Sir Percy Sargood’s residence in Newington avenue, Maori Hill, while the children will be entertertained in the Town Hall Concert Chamber. The executive draws the attention of parents to the convenience of these parties. Children may be left at the Concert Chamber, where they will be properly looked after while the parents attend the fete at “Marinoto.” At the garden party there will be a number of stalls, including flowers, produce, sweets, cakes, ice creams, and afternoon tea, while there will be a “fun fair” and a band in attendance. There will also be guessing competitions and a baking competition. For the baking competition entries are called for the following:—Shortbread, savoury biscuits, scones, pikelets, collection of six small cakes, butter sponge sausage rolls, coconut ice and toffee. Entries must be in at the Navy Queen shop not later than midday on Saturday. A prize to the value of 5s will be awarded for each cooking competition. Entries will be sold at the garden fete, and the prizes distributed. At the children’s party special prizes will be offered for the best fancy dresses, and there is already being displayed considerable interest in the baby contest, in which £5 in' prizes will be distributed. “Peter” will be present, and there will be plenty of fun specially designed for the children, Lucky Baffle Tickets Conducted under the auspices of the Navy Queen Food Group Sub-com-mittee the first lucky house raffle ticket competition has now been decided, the prize of 10s 6d being won by Mr W. Crowther, a returned soldier, who purchased his ticket from Mrs Sweet, Highgate. ' Through the generosity of members of the sub-committee it has now been arranged that a weekly prize of £ 1 Is will be awarded the purchaser of a lucky ticket in the house art union. Such tickets must be purchased from a seller appointed by the Food Group. Sub-committee. These special guinea prizes will be given until the close of the carnival. ARMY QUEEN DANCE AT GREEN ISLAND An enthusiastic and energetic committee is working hard to further the interests of the Army Queen in Green Island. The first big function is a dance in the Green Island Town Hall to-morrow night. No efforts have been spared to make this dance an out ■ standing success, and it is anticipated that the Army Queen funds will benefit considerably from the function. The hall has been specially decorated for the occasion, and music will be provided by the Majestic Dance Band of seven players. Miss Airini Grennell, the Army Queen, will be in attendance, accompanied by members of the Army'Queen Central Committee. Dancing will continue from 8 p.m. to midnight, and supper will be served during the evening. CONCERT AT HIGHCLIFF Some of Dunedin's best talent will contribute to the concert programme to be offered in the Highchff Hall tonight. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to the Air Force Queen’s funds. The performers will include several singers, as well as instrumentalists and dancers. AIR FORCE QUEEN’S TOUR The Air Force Queen and her party returned on Saturday from an extensive tour of Central Otago, and at not one point was the welcome other than spontaneous. The party not only attended the official functions that had been arranged, but everywhere they travelled requests were awaiting them to visit schools and institutions. The spirit of this welcome has demonstrated that the country people have taken Miss Pratt to their hearts and that the appeal she is representing as the Air Force Queen is meeting with immediate response. The financial returns from this lour have also been very satisfactory, even although the functions were inaugural in most districts. All sorts of efforts are now being launched, and there is no doubt that the country will do its part In the big . appeal now being made for the rehabilitation of New Zealand’s soldiers, sailors and airmen. The queen left for South Otago yesterday, and opened her campaign at Milton last night, when a big concert was held. To-day she will visit Kaitangata in the morning, and in the aftefnoon Clinton, Clydevale ahd Greenfield. At all of these places she