CROWNING THE QUEEN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2501, 30 June 1915, Page 9

CROWNING THE QUEEN

TWO CEREMONIES YESTERDAY BRILLIANT SUCCESSES The Town Hall was packed to the back walls and about a thousand people had to be turned away yesterday afternoon, when the Carnival Queen (Aliss Kitty Doughty) had onco more to submit to be crowned Queen of the Carnival. The beauty and sumptuousness of tho pageant and the high note struck by the organiser and his assistants creatcd the same highly pleasurable impression as on Monday evening, and everyono waited .until the train of the last queen in the procession had disappeared when they heaved a final "Oh, how beautiful I" before they departed for home. Among those honoured with titles in the afternoon were: Mr. James Dykes, jun., who was named a Royal Chip of the Old Block; Mr. T. W. Leslie, who was named Royal Keeper of the Abbey: Mr. W. E. Fuller, Royal Controller of Entertainments; and Mr. D. Whitford (Tramways Band), who was appointed Lord Chief Controller of Br?.ss Bands and Mouth Organs. Mir. C'has. W. Kerry acted as organist. THE ENTOURACE.

The following are those w J ho take part in the procession:—Heralds, Messrs. W. Werne and Osborne Hutchinson; Bearer of the Sceptre, Yvonne Gibson; Bearer of the Orb, Marjorie Reid; Crown Bearer, Norman i\. Rabone: Canopy Bearers, W. F. Battersby, C. C. Al'Lau- | rin, J. E. Al'Kelvy, ana T. E. Owen; 'Sword Bearers, F. G. Hill, W. U. Ful- | ler, B. W. Fenton, and A. V. Campbell; Standard Bearers, B. A. Croker, 1 «nd U. R. Brown: Colour Bearer, Hazel Hardwicke; Emblem Bearer, Edit-h Stoddart; the Allies, French soldier (Phil Reeves), Belgian soldier (Esther I'hramer), English soldier (Cecil M'Gee), Russia (Kathleen Hennessy and Ngaire Lcminon), France (Iris Hawthorne), India (Vera Frandi and Doris Howe), Italy (Una Edilson); Bearers of the Royal Rose, Betty Menard, lima Levy, Eileen Searle, May Al'Lean, Nancy Redstone, Hilda Saunders, Merle Howe, Connie Pye, Ivy Radford, Jean Plimmer, Olive Smith; Pages to the Queen, Marjorie O'Shea, Marie Stringer, lliurza Rogers, Zita Chapman, Molly Chapman, Lorna Chapman; Pages to the t Alnids of Honour, Alary Cowley, Doris S.vraes, Phyllis Fordham, Phylhs Athya, Hilmar Barber, Velma Bull, Marjorie Dompster, Hazel Page, Rita M'Gee, Grace M'Cormack, Peggie Reeves, Marjorie Reid, Yvonne Gibson, Irene Marsh, Olga Lockwood, Lorna Trengrove, Eileen AYaddell, Ethel Bulford, Gertie I'earcei, Adah Elsie Leslie, Alary Heywood, Alarjorie Prendergast, Evelyn Alarsh, Marjorie Coster, Jocelyn Jolifle, Olive Archer, Phyllis Dartnell, Hazel Davies, Alavis King, Zelda Bailey. THE EVENINC SHOW. ■< The coronation ceremony was repeated in the evening, and again proved the same brilliant spectacle as on the previous night. The hall was crowded and applause was lavishly bestowed upon the principal participants in the show. There was no hitch in the proceedings from start to finish, and a page who was taken ill with excitement during' the procession was removed to a seat without many of those present being aware of the fact. An added item to the musical programme was a descriptive rendering of the patriotic sgiig, "The Soldier," by a squad of men from tho Trentham camp, Air. R. Leslie Jones playing the accompaniment. This was a. great success, and, though encores wore not the order, the Trentham boys were enthusiastically recalled. Honours were bestowed on tho following citizens:—Air. C. A. Alarquis, Earl of Eastbourne; Air. IT. Gillmore, Knight Commander of His Alajesty's Organisations; Air. E. A. Batt, Royal Chief Barracker of Orphans; Air. N. A. Grant, Knight Commander of Parks; Air. W. Leitch, Art Designer to the Burgesses of Wellington; Air. W. R. Doughty, Earl of Karaka Bay; Air. S. Kirkcaldie, Knight of the Garter and Court Costumer; Air. T. Turnbull, Knight Commander of the Queen's Horse; Air. H. Carter, Knight Commander of Her Alajesty's Speeches: Lieut. R. H. Nimmo, Distinguished Trentham Booster and Ea.-l of the Wairarapa; Air. W. Brownrigg, Private Secretary to Her Majesty; Captain M'Farlanc, Adviser to Her Majesty; Air. C. J. Lockwood, Royal Chauffeur to Her Alajesty. CORONATION BALL All tho arrangements in connection with the Coro.natio;i Ball, to be hold in the Town Hall this evening, arc well in hand. There has been a very brisk demand for titkets. At 8.15 the Royal Procession will enter the main hall and proceed to tho Coronation Dais, Air. Bernard Page playing tho Coronation March. At 8.30 the Royal -Lancers will be danced by the . official set. Four prizes are to bo awarded to the best fancy dress (ladies and gentlemen) and the most original fancy dress (ladies and gentlemen); che judging will be carried 'out by the lady representatives of the daily papers. The wearing of fancy dress is optional. The gallery will be thrown open to the public from 8 to 10 p.m., a charge of Is. being made for admission. Arrangements have teen made for late trams to leave the Town Hall at the conclusion of t the ball. The following mil comprise the official sets:—Her Alajesty Queen Kitty and Mr. F. Vv. Manton, Airs. J. Hannah and Air. V, Meredith, Miss D, M'Cormack and Lieut. Nimmo, Aliss Senior and Air. Barber, Aliss Al'Enroe and Air. J. J. M'Grath; Dr. Platts-Mills and Atajor Afarshall; Aliss Al'Kegg and Air. N. Kirkcaldie; Airs. Algar Williams and Mr. Seed; Aliss Palmer and Air. Cook, Nurse Everitt and Air. Wickham, Airs. W. H. Smith and Air. W. H. Smith; Aliss Low and Mr. Bloxhani, Aliss Roseingrave and Air. Alonaghan, Aliss Lewis and Air. V. Sinclair, Airs. Hempton ajid Mr. Hempton, Mrs. Al'Vicar and Air. H. George. A FARM FOR ss. One of the biggest.raffles yet brought off in the Dominion is to bo inaugurated in Wellington to-day by the Now Zealand Patriotic Society. Air. J. Lewis (secretary) stated yesterday that the £4000 interest in the block of splendid Waikato land, just outside of Hamilton, is to be rallied by tne society at ss. a ticket. Air. Lewis states that the interest, originally worth £-1000, is to-day worth nearer £6000, and is likely to increase still further in value with tho advancement of Hamilton—one of tho most prosperous and progressive inland towns in the North Island. Tho circumstances which led Air. John Jl'Alaster, of I'irinoa, to make this splendid gift to tho society are interesting. He happened to bo reading the advertisement in which a fervent, appeal v as made for support, for the Trent bain Hoys' candidate. in which there was a reference to the comrades of those in camp, who were lighting and falling at, the front. This was at the dinner table, and the idea, struck him that they ought to do something "tor the del' nulers of their hearths and homes." Some time before ho had given his.interest in the Waikato block to his two hoys, and the idea occurred to liini to ask them to give it for the benefit of the wounded. The hoys acquiesced without question, and so it enmc about that the fund now being raised he.netited immediately to the. extent of £4000. , 'fha mwmtiou is t# j4l titfeeu & ijjg

land raffle all over New Zealand and Australia, and raise probably from £20,000 to £25,000 thereby. ONSLOW'S CONTRIBUTION. Among the amounts received to the credit of the Public Service candidate in the closing days of the poll was a sum of £281 16s. Bd. from the Onslow Borough. As a large proportion of the population of tho borough is composed of Civil Servants, the Onslow Committees at the outset of the campaign decided to support t'he candidature of the Public Service Queen, and committees were formed at Khandallah,' Ngaio, and Kaiwarra to further tho object. Tho principal efforts of the committee were, directed to the running of stalls at Nowtown Park, but a considerable amount was also received in monetary donations, making up th? total mentioned above. Among tho donations received for disposal was a roll-top desk and a typewriter from Air. J. G. Smith, and a stag's head from Air. F. Twiss, which are being raffled, and which will he drawn with the other. Public Service raffles at tho end of the present' week. The Public Service Committee desires to express itsdeepsenceof appreciation to the people of Onslow for their handsome contribution. TO WHOM THE CREDIT IS DUE. The three people who deserve special oredit in connection with tho Coronation entertainment are Professor Cardston (who outlined and arranged tho ceremony), Airs. James Hannah, who designed the drosses and selected tho colours; and Mr. E. T. Doddrell, who supervised the decoration of the Town Hall and stags. Each of these heads proved to be the essential person for the positions, and as they worked in thorough harmony throughout, the success of the show was assured. Airs. Hannah, in addition to her sartorial troubles, has b special faculty for securing the aid and retaining the allegiance of tile correct, types of ohildren for the various offices. In this her instinct is unerring, as tvill he noticed by anyone who studies the personalities of tho children and adults employed in the function. It should be mentioned that the Coronation Chair war, made by Scoullar and Co., of Lambton Quay. MORE RAFFLE-DRAWING. Air. O. E. Bennett, director of raffles for the Patriotic Society, states that the next lot of raffles will be drawn at the socioty's depot in Willis Street oil Friday evening next. All those committees who have raffles ready to bo drawn must communicate with_ Mr. Bennett, accountant of tlie Public Works Department between now and 7.30 p.m. on Friday, and all tickets and certiiicatcs ready for checking. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The name of Air. W. H. George (£10), of George and Kersley, should have appeared amongst the patriotic purchasers of the Queen doll at the Coronation ccrcmony on Alonday evening. The electric light installation oyer tho stage, at the Coronation ceremonial was the gift of the New Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd. (by kind irermission of Air. E. J. Rig'nlon).