LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 133, 5 June 1902, Page 5

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS.

The General Committee in connection with the Coronation celebration in Wellington met yesterdaw afternoon, the Muyor of Wellington in the chair. Mr. W. Allan, Chairman of the Children's Festival Committee, reported that the scheme for entertaining the children was being taken up .heartily on the lines suggested. It had been arranged that after the ceremony on the ttasiu Reserve on Coronation Day the children of the city schools should retire to their own schools and be provided with dinner. The Children's Festival Committee desired instructions as to how it was to deal with the suburban school children. Was the committee to confine itaelf to city school children? It was desired that the General Committee should placo the Skating Rink— the use of which had been kindly granted by Mr. T. G. Mucarthy — at the disposal of the- Children's Committee for the use of children not connected with the city schools. It was felt that it would be a mistake to attempt to deal with State school children except those who were cadets. Mr. R. E. Banuister suggested that an invitation should be given to all suburban school children to join in the proceedings. The Mayor considered that jthe Onslow school children must be invited, seeing that the Onslow Borough Council had voted £10 to the celebration fund.. Mrs. Eden suggested that school children should be provided with luncheon in tho Drillshed. Mr. Allan explained that* it was proposed to entertain at tho Skating Rink all those school children who were not to bo entertained at their own schools. On his motion, seconded by Mr. E. L. Burgess, it was decided to entertain the Onslow borough children and others at the Skating Rink. It wns resolved that goods of various kinds donated by citizens should be placed at the disposal of the Children's i^est ival Committee. Tho Huegi'stion of the Acting-Premier that thu attainment of pence should be celebrated in connection with the Coronation was adopted. Mr. James Qudber thought that the indigent poor should not be forgotten on Coronation Day. He> suggested thnt coals or other articles might De supplied to those who were not in receipt of assistance from the charity organisations. The comVnitteo decided to approach the Benevolent Institution and other kindred bodies on the subject. Mr. K. J. Hill reported that the musical arrangements were being carried out satisfactorily. The Mayor stated that tho Governor had arranged to attend the religious service at St. Paul's at hnlf-post 10, and arrive at tho Basin Reserve at noon. It was decided that the procession to the Reserve should start from the ■ Government Buildings at 11 o'clock, and that cadet corps and football teams belonging to the State schools should be invited to join in it. Instructions were given to Mr. Isaac Clark, as Marshal, to draw up at programme for the procession, and submit it to tho Prooession Committee. SCHOOL TEACHERS' MEETING. THE ARRANGEMENTS POR THE CHILDREN. A meeting of day-school teachers wus held in the Council Chambers last night. Mr. Wm. Allan, Chairman of the subcommittee which is organising the entertainment of children on Coronation Day, occupied tlie chair, and the meeting A\ab the most largely attended of iho teacher*' gatherings to date. All the public hdiools in the 1 city were represeuted, two ladie.s represented tho Roman Catholic schools, and teachers from some of the subuibim { schools were also present. The meeting was of an enthusiastic character throughout. The Chairman explained that the I schools of Onslow Borough weie the only ones of the suburbs that could be recognised by the committee, as that borough was tho only one which had contributed to the speoial fund. However, the committed was making pi ovision for children from the outlying schools that might come into town on Coronation Day to see the festivities. Those children would be entertained with refreshments at the Skating Rink at 1.30 p.m. It was proposed that tho treat to the scholars of the city schools should take place at 3 p.m. After a general discussion, the teachers present indicated that tho staffs of their schools would undertake the responsibility of providing tho children under their care' with a cake banquet on the afternoon of Coronation Day. Each school would also entertain the children of tho neighbourhood who attended thp banquet, though they might not happen to be scholars of the particular school at which the spread was held. The Chairman intimated that it v.n tho intention of tho committee to allocate 6d per head for each child to cover tho cost of the banquet, but every school would make its ' own arrangements for the entertainment. An estimate of the uumber of children attending the schools was made at the meeting. It was stated that the public schools of the city had some 8000 children, tho Roman Catholic schools 1100, and private schools 150. It was decided that at the next meeting, to bo held on Wednesday night, the schools should send in the exact number ol scholars in attendance. It Was also decided that the Coronation Committee's souvenir progrnmme of the celebrations should be distributed after the children's banquet! were fin-

iniietl ou the iiflernuun of Coionution Day. The nmihlci.s of the Wellington circuit of the Primitive "Vlelhodi.-ts decided last night to take part m the united service to be held by tbe Ministers' Association at Wesley Church on Coronation Day.