CARNIVAL NOTES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 310, 7 October 1915, Page 4

CARNIVAL NOTES.

(BY THE 0.5.) The supporters of the "Red Cross” candidate, Miss Carpenter, are arranging a very novel patriotic competitions entertainment in the Town Halil on Wednesday next. Th e prgoramnie is a very attractive cn e and consists of a patriotic speech, time limit, 3 minutes, humorous song, lady or gentle-

man, own selection, patriotic recitation, boys and girls under If years, spelling competitions for boys and girls nndeir 12 and 16 years, patriotic recitation, lady or gentleman, humorous recitation, boys and girls under 16 years, patriotic song, lady or gentleman, own se'iction, and a humorous stekyette competition, the time limit for which is one minute.

Mr W. McLennan has generously offered to give £5 to the person v.ho succeeds in selecting the most winners, the money to go to any candidate the winner may desire. The second count for the Carnival will be screened at tj'ae King’s Theatre this evening.

A Cafe Chantant will be held *st the Town Hall on Saturday evening next in favour of Miss Whenuaroa’s candidature. The function promises to be of a go-as-you-please nature, and you can laugh, sing, dance o-r even smoke, so long as you distribute a little bullion now again to help the wounded soldiers.

CARNIVAL EXECUTIVE.

A MONSTER SPORTS GATHERING

There was a good attendance at the meeting cf the Carnival Committee last evening, Mir W. McLennan presiding.

Mr McLennan reported that the pictures were showing very gic'od results. The question of extending the date of the closing of raffles and art unions ■was raised by Mr McLennan, and on hig motion it was decided to extend the date, but no definite extension was arranged, this being left over till the next meeting of the committee. The chairman said that there was a suggestion to hold a combined sports’ carnival on the Recreation Ground on Labour Day. October 25th. In tjhis connection he would like to say that M : ss Whenuaroa’s Committee bad intended to hold a spelts’ gathering on that dat e anfl ” lia d applied to the Borough Council for the ground. He had, (however, spoken to the secretary of their committee and also to Mr Whenuaroa, who had agreed to a combined gathering be held. The Council had, consequently, held in abeyance the letting icf tjhe ground. The idea was to held one big day, but each candidate’s committee would be abl e to run as many side-shows as they wished, th© proceeds of which would gt> In support of their candidate. Some discussion took place, and, on the motion iOf Mr Powell, seconded by Mr Ashton, it was resolved to hold a combined gathering and it was also decided to tfaank Miss Whenuaroa’s committee for their action in the matter. The Sports’ Committee is to consist of the Carnival Clem mitt ee with three represnta.ti.ves of each candidate’s committee, and Messrs Cribh, Ashton, Missen, Banks, and McLennan were elected a sub-committee to <?raw up a programme of events. A member of one of the candidate s committees (|Not N 0.4) came to me to-day and said, “I wish we’d thought of a Masked Ball. These No. 4 people are going to have a record house to-night. It’ll be worth a mint of money to them. Well, good luck to them, anyway —it’s all fc*r the cause,” and so saying, went sadly off.

THE MASKED BALL

A PUBLIC APPEAL. This is to be one of the great days of the Carnival, for to-night we are to hav e a mild sensation in the form of a masked hall. It is certainly going to he something out of tjhe ordinary. Everyone must mask and everyone must have a good time, the committee Kimranteeins the latter, and anyone who has any complaint is quite at liberty to ask for his money heck. Let lite true Carnival spirit descend upon yon, one and all. and come to frolic in the gcod old Carnivall style. Frolic Im |.he order of the evening, so eve*ryono must be there. None are too old :,n(l non e too young. If yen doubt it, o „ine and have a turn on t|ue shiny Hoor of the Town Hall to the strains of a fine orchestra specially engaged for the function. When you heair the music you'll not be able to help yourHcli'; even the lam e will dance. Come one, come all to help the cause —it's all for our brave boys at the front vviho are doing so much to help you n ow. Shew that your're sensible of their sacrifice. Those who do not wish to dance are also catered for. The gallery will b© at Hißlr disposal al the small charge of one skill in g. C'oino nut) see the giddy .whirl of tjhe mft»kor*i