MEETING OF PROCESSION COMMITTEE.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14072, 17 June 1911, Page 9

MEETING OF PROCESSION COMMITTEE.

A meeting of tho Procession Com mitt-ec was held last evening, Mr X C. Bishop presiding.

It was decided to invito tho Motor Bicycle Club to take part in tho procession, with decorated machines.

In reference to tableaux, the Chairman again mentioned that it was very necessary that nono should exceed tho height cf the lowest overhead wire on tho route. It w.ns decided to nsk the Telepraph Department, the Tramway Board, and the City Council to publish tlie heiqrlit of the lowest wires.

The Canterbury Football Association, the W.C.T.U., the "Waimairi County Council, tho Woolst-cn Borough Council, Technical College Board of Governors. thc> German Consul, nnd tho Acting-Consmlar-Agent for Italy, notified thfit they would take part in tho proc-assion.

The Chairman reported that Colonel Hawkins had offered to hnr&e two son-ico waiarons, to nceomrnodnto the old people nt the Jubilee Home. It was airicipftted that about twenty-five old people would attend. They wmld bft driven to tho Armagh strwt hridcre. where they would pet n good view of the.md aftorrrnrds thry would be driven homo. Tho offer was accented, with very henrty thnnks.

Colonel Cossfxrove, Commander of the Dominion Scouts, and Mr G-. "Witty, M.P., \vf>re appointcK" marshals.

The Chamber of Commerce nnd tho ChrisMiurch Centre of tho New ZeaInnd Bmrlitifr Association wrote that, as their exoeiitives were cngntred in tho procession in other cnwioit.ies, they would not ho renresenfed. Regret was expro.?sod at these decisions, nnd it wns resolved to make another effort to secure direct representation of the Chamber and "bowlers.

Tho Ambulance Brigade applied for a new station at tho corner of Lnfcimer square and Hereford street, and this was agreed to.

Mr Arehey, of tho Buroham School, wrote that the Burnham Bnnd would be onpaged at a local celebration.

Thn reports from the various subcommittees indicated' th-it all arrangements wero well in hand.