THE CARNIVAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1916, Page 5

THE CARNIVAL.

FORMATION OF Mips. ' WAITARA SETS A LEAD.! GIRLS FOR FETE WANTED. i v The Taranaki Carnival schemo it dfl* veloping rapidly, and steps are being taken this week to arrange committee* in the different towns to organise armies Wnitara has given the lead, fop the Patriotic Committee there has Unanimously decided to enter an army and givo the scheme their complete support. A great deal of enthusiasm k being shown at Waita.ru, and the Carnival will form the subject of a public meeting there on Friday night. , A public neat' ing will be held in New Plymouth,, in 4 few days, when the permanent Carnival committee will be' appointed, while visit* lnr moves will be made in other parte of Taranaki. The splendid example of V7U< tara should be followed by other towwy for it is necessary that local commit*tees should be appointed as early aepee* Bible—certainly not later than the fcsto ning of next week. In the course of a few days Mr, "Oft Lint 9 (the Carnival organised) wN( ft* quire the assistauce of about 100 gjrh, between the nges of 9 and 16 year* t» assist in staging the junior portion of the Fete of Nations. There will tft> IMf evening practices for this class, all jttci tices "being held aiter school. Mr. states that he never has any difficulty in getting performers, as the work thin do, such as marching, dancing, tinging, and living statuary, tends to oesiet tile performers materially from si physical, standpoint, especially under strict disoii pline. . ' The Carnival was the subject of " brief discussion at the meeting of the New Plymouth Patriotic Committee lut night, The following letter was received from the secretary ot tho Ngunota, Beautifying and Improvement Society (Mr. It, F.llis): '1 am directed to inform , you that tile delegates reported to the committee the -esult of the recent conferenee with your committee In the Town ITall, when the following rcsohi* tion was carried: 'That this committed co-operate, with the Kawaroa, East B#d, and (Patriotic Committees and run % monster picnic on either of the fo*eshores on the day of the official of tiie trams, the whole of the net proceeds to be devoted to the Woundjl' Soldiers' Fund, and not to form part of the Carnival Fund; and that no charge be made for the use of the comnrttee's grounds and gear.' My committee Willi loyally and enthusiastically support the, above proposal as a committee, but 1 if' the function is run by the CarnWal'tbqt. mittee they leave it to the respective members concerned to help ai private citizens." '

The chairman (Mr. <T E. Wilson) mid lie regretted there had been fl misapprehension about-the financial arrangements of the Carnival. It was stated by the Ngamotu Committee that the Sport* Ground was to get £SOO out of tilt profits from the Carnival, but this mi not so. He was very sorry to hear tllit statement come out, as it might have a iletrimental effect in other parts of the district. The Carnival scheme had «0m» . before the Taranaki executive, and the members there decided to eadotse it an-' to recommend their committees to sup ' port the scheme. It was recognised that through this Carnival there was a chincfi of getting a considerable amount j)f money. Mr. Wilson was sorry that diV cord had como in, but he 'hoped tin members of the Xfiamotti Oommitte. would support the Carnival as set oul in the last paragraph of the letter. There was no good in having a dupliea tion of attractions on that day, and at the Carnival committee will have their arrangements made the public should ! come forward and support tliem. After Bome discussion it was decided to ask the promoters of the Carnival meet the committee to discuss plant,