FOR THE BELGIANS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1915, Page 5

FOR THE BELGIANS.

KXTERTAINMEXT AT WBSTOWX. Westown came into line with other parts of New Plymouth and district yesterday when it launched its big effort at the Westown Hall on Behalf of the Belgian Fund. The entertainment, which was organised hy the residents of Westown. filled the afternoon and evening, and in that lime patrons were provided with ample entertainment, while, opportunity was not lacking to enable them to show their sympathy with the Belgians by generously distributing "I he silver' bullet." The proceedings opened with n gift auction, which occupied most of the afternoon, while in the evening an enjoyable concert and ilancc-'.i ith an interval for a, brief session of a "mock court"—was held.

The Weston Hall presented si 11 unusually brisk appearance when Mr. L. B. Webster called the gathering's attention to the good things which lie bad to sell. The ball was filled with people, and on most everywhere where anything eotild be put there. were ' heaped a great variety of articles to bo sold. Bidding, was brisk from the outset, and almost every article was put up to auction several times before it was filially disposed of. A Belgian fla" produced the largest anionic] for a single article, producing £5 2s fid, after being ■put tip time and ayuin. A pi» cut up into several small lots brought £•'! UU. while the other bi»li'e-=t amounts were:-. Morris chair i'2, conch £1 ll!« (1,1, dining tab'e Ms, k„nri tabic »s. and iced cake Ss (id. Altogether .W( 2s (1,1 was collected by the. auction and cash donations amounting to JCK'I Ids 4d were received. Afternoon leu brought £} 13-?. After this auction ° a Jai.r number of people adjourned to a near-by field, where some cattle wer* put up to auction. The bidding here wim a'.:) bri-k. ros;iltii,g : -.C'a!r (presented by .Mr. J. Jury), bought f„r a total of lis by three separate bidders' bull (Mr. Antridge). C2 In, ,\| r ,\ bmell: heifer (Mr. ]•'. Watson), £)' ;j,' (b. Mr. Croobv: belfe,- (Mr. Knapme,). io os, Mr. lb Ooodacre. ]„ adlivnn to this amount the residents of \\Vtown formed a working bee. forts recently produced a stack of cba'i' and this brought £OO ISs (1,1 so (hit the financial results of We.-h'nvn's c f )<-iis will make £l2O lil, -H f, r (],',. H'.'lginns.

1" Hie evening a ivr,- su, ; -esef„i Cll!l . cert ami dance and nioek court wa< held Mr. J. I.ovell, chairman of the t'.itriotie Committee presided. An excelk-nt programme was rende od, towards which the iollowing eontriimtpd: Master and Mis, .Sol.;, Misses liubv 5,,,,, iu ,d Speed, -Messrs I'. A.-hci-, J. Ila-imn, Kevcs, | „ Mintli (ioldswortliy and (ladd. '.Mr. K. A. (.olding, as accompanist, was in his best lonn. Much amusement ami no liltlu profit resulted from tli, ; niock ooiir!, .Mr. .7. 1.0u.p, „ s ~„;,!;,. ~..„„.. cutor, giving the judge, Air. 1!. J. |;,.,,,-,. ii luiiy lime fining (lie numerous offenders mlio were 'hri.uglit forward hv C'oii-tahlos I>. I.aii«iimii and \ |s(,r--rUge. ,\l,-. 11. .Marfell was ~>crk 0| - t i,,. court.. .Miss flop,? Adicr (flower <,;,]) and .Miss .Maggie T.ovcll (sweets nh-n added to the general fund. At the "'[inclusion of his recitation, .Mr. f!old«wortliv referred to the m.ignifcont wav in which the majority of' t|„. fanner, liad responded to the various uppcls liv donations of slock and cash. Mr. .1. l.ovell also thanked (ho-,, present, fm tlio splendid respoii.,,. (hat. had li-pn iimdc. After supper tl.e hall was cleared and an hour or two spent in daiiciiip-. 1-Acollcnt music was provided In- Mis'* n,(n, Sole and Mr. R Under wa=" an eved'eut M.C. It is expected lhat £14.) will he netted. The priiu-l-nal iien:i of income we.e: Sale of ~haff from patriotic stack CI:) I, fid. donations towards cutting £7 lis ((he ,( ; , ( .| : afterwards Icing cut fie- !>,- Andrews Bros.), ea.h donations (_]:) )'U .Id, afler noon ton £1 10s, gross r -oils 0 f -iuc'loi. C 44 2s Od, mod; court £i Jj OJ, door takings £1 18s Od