Taking Care of Father Christmas
p. 147 · Read in the full issue
Way hack in February of this year, people connected with the local Suh-hranch of the RSL, in Lae, New Guinea, started thinking of their children’s Christmas party, and the wherewithal to provide the fun. So the Club started a weekly Housie game.
Organised by Club Manager Bill Double, the game started off with a Jackpot which Quickly snowballed to £ll5. This was taken out and the next Jackpot started off at £5O.
Excitement was at fever heat when it reached £2OO, and you had to be at the hall early to find a parking spot for your car and a chair to sit upon. However, it went off on July 16—shared by a partnership of three—and the following week the Jackpot started off afresh at £lOO, and with two weekly additions of £l5, is already up to £l3O.
And the Children’s party? It is well taken care of, and the surplus is going towards a building fund for extensions to the Club—Pß.