MUCH GAIETY.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20630, 20 August 1932, Page 4

MUCH GAIETY.

* PROPOSED COME TO CHRISTCHURCH WEEK. i ALLIED BUILDING INTERESTS J JO CO-OPERATE. j I'f tij.j ideas of tlic 'Mayor (Mr I>. G. Sullivan. M.P.) arc realised "Como to Christ church Week"' also will be a cheer-up week, and probably incidentally it will present some inducements for people who como to Christchurch to remain in the City. Some of his proposals -were referred to by Mr Sullivan in his reply to a deputation representing the Allied Building Interests which waited on him yesterday offering the co-operation of the allied building trades in tanking "Como to Christchurch Week"' a success. The deputation consisted of Mr U. C, Jaink'son. chairman of the Allied Building Interests,, Colonel H. C. Hurst, chairman of the Procession Sub-Com-mittee. and. Messrs P. Good. W, Thomson, 1

proposed Procession. r e i.m.d Hurst sajtt mat it was propose J 1 1 J permission, to Lave " pi-r>i-<'*sioii of ai least one hundred '-"h'"-]''* in tue course of "Come to i i \ l it was proposed' that 11 )<l he neiil on the Priday in <'Coi'." 1 " < 'tirjHtciiurch Week;'' and the preparation and organisation of: eaeli truck display was to be in the hands of each. firm. Architects were to bo asked to design a lorry display featuring a sketch of a house with a graph showing cost in 3 027 and present day; timber merchants and sawmillers were to provide a lorry displaying logs, _ boxes, sawn timber, dressed timber, joinery, posts, and garden timber, and jinker and log; and the Builders' Association would provide a display of' builders' work, excavators, concrete mixers, carts, and horses, individual displays were to be given by joinery manufacturers, cement merchants, oil and colour luerclianls, brickmakers, gravel and sand suppliers, plumbers, painters, electricians, furniture trades, plasterers, hardware merchants, Gas Company, Municipal Electricity Department, drain pipe manufacturers, range makers, fence makers, plumbers' merchants, brassfounders, roofing materials, and iron founders. ' Mr Good said that it was proposed to hold the procession on the afternoon of the Priday in "Come to Christchurch Week."

, Mr "Winsor suit! that they desired to work in with tho Alayors effort. Everything ]>ul oil 'would bo fit tho expense of the Allied Building Interests. Anything that would augment the Mayor's Relief of Distress Fund was desirable. If tlic procession, as planned, were'carried out it would extend for tho best ■part of a mile —no small undertaking. As would bo seen, it was an endeavour to boost tho building trades, which, as ho (tho Mayor) knew, were in a parlous state just now. Mr AVinsor asked if there was a likelihood of the Allied Building Interests' procession conflicting with other processions to bo held in connexion with tho boys' employment campaign. Tho Mayor said that ho did not think so. Everything done in tho last week of September would be carried out in connexion with tho "Como to Christchurch Week." Those connected with the boys' employment campaign had expressed ofiicially their willingness to cooperato with him in every way possible, "and tho programme for the week would bo decided upon by a joint committee representing tho boys' employment enmp'lign and tlio All Nations' Fair executive. The boys' employment campaign committee would arrange its own processions.

A Week of Gaiety. Ho was exceedingly pleased with the deputation's proposal, and welcomed it. In addition to assisting themselves they were assisting him in providing an. attraction for the week. Ho had contemplated holding ono largo procession, of a carnival character, more of a humorous proposition, something that would introduce some gaiety. A member of tho deputation Something like tho college boys' procession! Tho Mayor said that his idea was something to make the people laugh, and give them some fun and help to lift tho depression—something on the lines of tho Continental carnivals, though, not providing the samo elaborate displays. At first he had visualised the procession of the allied building interests as part of that procession, but now he realised that it.would have to be ono on its own. Ho could hardly complete tho matter, seeing that ho had asked the two organisations mentioned to set up a joint committee. A great fireworks display, under the leadership of a well-known citizen, which was proposed, would be ono _ of tho biggest things of its kind ever held in Christchurch. As to the details of tho allied building interests' procession, they could be goue into by representative's of the building trades and himself and the chief traffic inspector. lie suggested that they might endeavour to introduce an element of gaiety into their procession. Mr Thomson said that there would bo four bands, headed by the AVoolston Band. In further remarks, Mr Sullivan said that he almost felt that it would have - been more proper if he had gone to them and asked them to assist him, and lie said that to indicato how welcome was their offer. As to tho day of their procession, while ho could not f,ivc a delinito promise, ho did not anticipate that thero, would bo any difficulty in mefcting their wishes. _ Ho intended seeing that an invitation was sent to the allied building interests to send representatives to the meeting at which tho joiflt committee would bo aet up in connexion with "Como to Christchurch Week." lie intended making a big effort to get country people to como" to tho City by arranging with the Railways Department for cheap fares. Mr Good mentioned that som«. firms had only taken out a license fot ono out of their two or three lorries, and it was desired, in respect of those for which no license had boon taken out, that they should be ' l o take part in the procession, displaying a demonstration plate only. Mr Sullivan said the matter would have to go before the By-laws Committee, but he anticipated that tho committee in the circumstances, woul.d exercise a . generous, discretion. As to permission for the procession to assemble in Hagley Park, near the-Ar-magh street entrance, Mr Sullivan said that both Mr Winsor and himself were on the Domains Board, and they would look after that matter. : ,