QUEEN CARNIVAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1941, Page 7

QUEEN CARNIVAL

ARMY QUEEN RACE MEETING. LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS. 'Die Municipal Hall was filled las' evening when (he Army Queen Committee's second night of lhe Carnival Races was held. Excitement ran high throughout the evening and many thrilling finishes were witnessed. The results are as follow: — The Rimutaka Tunnel Welter: J. R McKenzie's Warder's Plight 'Miss Nol; HargoodL Tlie "Canteen Flyer": Phil Hawksworth's Double Fault 'Miss Isobel Palmer). "Over the River to Jordan": The Chairman's Assistant 'Mrs G. Daubney).

The Taratahi Handles: Mrs G. Beecroft's Great Hope 'Mr H. G. Alexandei ). Artillery Advance: G. Daubney's Vocabulary (Miss Audrey Kcisenberg '. Footsloggers Parade; H. B. Maunsell's Prairie Flower (Miss Flo Roebuck >. Taueru Trot: The Ironmonger's Worker (Mr Roy PawsonL Army Service Sweepstake: G. Bullick ’ Blackmore's Shirty 'Miss Lola Hopkins). Carnival Cup: N. B. Maunsell’s Prairie Flower (Miss Flo Roebuck). The third meeting will be held on Tuesday night and al! entries close tomorrow at 12 noon at lhe State Kitchenette. The public are notified in an advertisement in this issue that the Trentham Military Band will be in attendance in Masterton at an early date tc assist the Army Queen's Carnival. On Sunday. March 9 by courtesy of the Slate Theatre, a special film in glorious colour of the recent Interhouse display and. Children's Carnival will be shown. Seats inay.be reserved a*. Messrs Hugo and Shearer's shop Further details will be announced tomorrow. A Fashion and Bathing Beauty Parade will be held in the Opera House at an early date. The parade is sponsored by the Combined Retail Shops in Masterton and it is anticipated tha’ the event will be one of the most popular of the carnival.

BARGAINS AT MARKET. The goose-stepping of Adolph Hitler’s Nazis on the village of Berlin a few years back has faded into oblivion, whilst the heel-kicking hike of Mussolini's hordes of black-shirted fantastic Fascists on the ancient borough of Rome is also a matter of history. But neither of those memorable military marches will compare with the mammoth march of lhe multitude of merry Mastertonians to lhe money-making market in lhe Municipal Mansion, in March, where lhe modest means of many model and meticulous mothers may multiply materially by marketing methodically midst the multitudinous mountains of meat and merchandise,

NAVY-NURSING SERVICES

CAMPAIGN IN MASTERTON. WHEELBARROW DERBY DECIDED. The Navy-Nursing Services eommil'lee announce that Mrs. Gray, of Bannister Street. Mastertun. has won the canaries. The committee is very grateful for a donation of £2B as the result of a private stock sale. Yesterday’s big event, the schools* wheelbarrow derby, attracted considerable attention even from Hawke's Bay visitors. The traffic was controlled by Messrs McGregor and Flaws while a field of twenty starters lined across Queen Street An excellent rave was won in quid; time by R. Mabson and R McGovern, with T Judd and A Roll second 'l’he schools' committee reports th.it the official time was 2mm 55sec. The prizes tl.ss each* for guessing liie correct time, were won by Mr, E. C. Coddingtun. Chapel Street < ticket No. 65>. and M Lyttle, Church Street, ticket number 782. Prize money can be collected from the Navy and Nursing office. Mr, Coddingtun has refunded his prize money From (his. race and liie swimming sports a considerable sum was added" to the fund:,

CARD PARTY AT YMCA Another successful eifor'. spotv by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the local YMC A. on behalf of tile NursingNavy Queen vote production and incidentally also as a help towards Masterton’s qtioLi for the Million Pounds Pat' riotie Fund was held at the Y.M.C.A rooms last evening when both trie games hall and meeting room .were well rilled by enthusiastic card players who were keen on seeing the red. white and blue top the mast and enjoying their games both bridge and 500 'l'fio-e successful m gaining prizes were- Bridge. Mrs Coleman and Mr lan Coleman: suo Mr J. Evans and Mrs McPherson Supper was provided and dispensed by a committee of she Ladies* Aux di a ry It has been decided to hold another gathering on • 'Thursday. March 13 wiiets it is hoped shat the.ro will be a buinpr! house TOMORROW S EVENTS Tomorrow's big a:'r.irlim> a. ,|| be the pi inMwii.i m site Park O\ 1 w-’h m.my ,‘ltracuve . <-ms. mehidin;; runnmg. gyn:... 'ties, drill and mao;. shows 'ii cater l<>r ;di lassos. The 50 eionltey- me! 'he <H<;tppearifi ■, . ... y be am- ng m.my other al'rai m \IR f-ORCI: QUHLN GEESE IN QUEEN STREET TONIGHT .-.'i' AIR RAID SHELTER. A: !1 .■ . !■!. : ■ . '..mght Jj! ■ ' le to i,.' . d ! .: aid .-f "h' Ao !• Qin-':.: <'.i:'.dn>.ili.: <■ La ' Ft :<i..y e’.'i-mng tbe.'e ■ . .i I <:■ d (■ ; ■i- io: ib . > i ■:q | !;■ *.:• Hi o’ ‘LiU H«UH! ' *.'u x-i He/;’ V, :H hr.if 1 x-' ■ : . H 1 ' t’*l • ’. * «;;«■' jf’n* ‘ -A t 1 > H S';H - 7■■ ; .■. . ■ • • a ■ \ p.’ * f H ■ H d. : . honif p* i