CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

Taupo Times, Volume 11, Issue 74, 17 June 1953, Page 6

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT

SUGGESTED CHR1STMAS ENTERT AINMEN T Mr E. E. Marsden, of Napier and Taupo, in a letter to the Times, has outlined a type of enteirtainment whieh has been most successful elsewhere and whieh he suggests eould be arranged to take place. in Taupo during ihe Chri stmas-N e w Y ea r period. "With a kno wledge of choir, ; chciral and glee work ov,er a long period," says Mr Marsden, "I believe that a 'Carols by Candlelight' evening eould be put aeross veiry sueeessf.idy in Taupo. It eould be beld on the Sunday evening following Christmas, and a *Spirituals by Candlelight' evening tould be held on the following Monday i»r Tuesday." ' Mr Marsden hopes to enlist the help of a representative committee firom the churches and kindred organisations. Unequalled Site Available. A situation for the suggested enteri&inments, whieh Mr Marsden eonsiders is perhaps unequalled any where in Kew Zealand, would be the area adjacent to the Wharf, with its sloping portion fiacing the flat area essential for a ce o nrm oda ti ng the assemb!y« Surrounded as it is by tali trees and free of noise and traffie, as it •would be after dark, and adjacent to the quietly running adver, its cairn and serene atmosphere, says Mr Marsden, would be ideal. Revenue would come from collections and the kale of programmes. "A geperal entertainment eould be held late on Kew Yeai/s Eve, in whieh eommunity aingingy dancing, orehestra artists, fiumour and general fun would be the f*rder/p conelud,es Mr Marsden. "I lione to meet a committee in the near futurte to outline the proposals. Finance available from these entertainments would be at the disposal of the iWajr Memorial Hall Committee for furnishings for the Hall/'