MERRY DAYS SOON

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1914, Page 9

MERRY DAYS SOON

AND NIGHTS AT THE CITIZENS' CARNIVAL. JOY FOR ALL AGES. I Some of the Carnival promoters, espeJ dally the general secretary, Mr. Amos, 1 would be very pleased just now with J «ets of rapid wings. Various duties call for much rushing hither and thither, aud the pace becomes faster from day to day., Things are going .with , a merry whirl j active men are moving swiftly, but thinking clearly! 'There' is hurry, but no" flurry. The wheels of Uie ma j chine are at high speed, but the parts j are neatly adjusted, and the work is I being done well. Many minds and hands 1 are ver.y busy to ensure happy, , hearty j times_ tor many thousands of people of the city and . province, from toddlers I to. great-grandfathers and great-grand- ! mothers. There will be room for all. and jolity and good spirits will abound. Purpose and pleasure will be, in an admirable partnership. By the mere act of taking healthy enjoyment the citizens will be doing good for Greater Wellington, because every shilling of net profit will b& invested, at compound interest, for beauty and betterment. It is a splendid fellowship for Wellington, a union of all classes' on the principle :"A benefit for one is a benefit >for all." Differences are to be forgotten gladly in one great fusion of forces for the common good. REVOLUTIONS OF FLOWERS. _ • Wednesday is to begin, the merry-mak-ing'with "social revolutions" of flowers, whiclv will adorn the wheels and bodies of motor-cars and other 'vehicles. The plan is to have a floral procession from Government Buildings, through" the city, to'Newtown Park, which will b© well furnished > with tents and .buildings for the people s comfort.' Perambulators and go-carts will be garnished \vith bright blooms of summer, and they will parade on 'the green with the larger craft. Efforts are being made to add to the ornaments of the city- procession a dazzling array of fancy-Jressed passengers in the motors ' TRICKS WITH MOTORS. Motor-cars, large and. small, will show off their paces and capabilities in various ways. There will be driving competitions and obstacle races to test the skill of, men and lady, drivers, and this excitement will culminate in, a motor-see-saw. The cars will climb on to a platform, balance on' a trestle, and go down a slope. DANCES OF BOYS AND GIRLS. , Boys and girls have trained well for maypole dances, Highland flings, Irish .Jigs, and_ .sailors' hornpipes. Senior Cadets will figure in massed physical drill, and buglers will awaken ochoes among the Wooded hills. SUNBftY SIDE-SHOWS. ' Between whiles the "Ocean Wave" will invite the Adventurous, and the ancient persecution of "Aunt Sally" will be revived. A fortune-teller, in a mysterious tent, will read the sun, mcOn, an .d stars, _ palms, or anything else that will help in the prediction of handsome dark millionaires and fair princesses for the deserving. "Hoop-la," guessing competitions, ,and other side-shows win vary the amusement. Stalls for the sale of refreshments, toys and fancy goods,' tobacco, and ao On, will be open day and night. FROLICS FOR THE NIGHT. On Wednesday evening the Park will be brilliantly lighted. The maypole will have a splendour of illumination— a dance of fairyland. The City Fire Brigade, under Superintendent Tait, will be seen nt smart, vigorous exercises. Rival armies of Cadets, in a sham fight, will give thrilling evidence of their training. The American athletes ■ may .be seen in one of the four athletic handicaps. One race is for " bandsmen, and another for men of H.'M.S. Philomel. The long day's sport will close with a carnival dance to music of the band. This will be the concluding run of gaiety each night. The managers' of the city bands have been generous with offers of aid". Music ] will be abundant by day and night. ■ THE CARD FOR THURSDAY. Efforts are being made to arrange a fancy-dress cricket match for Thursday afternoon. Meh of H.M.S. Philomel will be seen in cutlass drill and other naval exercises, always popular. In the evening members of the V.M.C.A. will give a gymnastic display, and there will be a tug-of-war. Dancing and the sideshows will be also on the bill. CHILDREN'S DAY. •_ Lately every patch of public sward, in and about Wellington, has been , a ' training ground 'for hopeful boys, eager to break all records. At 10.30 on Fri- I day morning, the great day for the school children is to begin. It is expected that the host. of competitors will reach two thousand. The boys will* ha Ve races from 50 yards to a mile,' all sorts of I jumps, obstacle ' and relay races, ' ropeclimbing, throwing' the cricket ' ball, and kicking the'football. The girls will have running and skipping, threading the needle, hopping, egg-and-spoon diversions, and three-legged contests. | For -Friday evening the managers' hope j to have moving pictures in the open, and j the usual dancing. ATHLETES AND CADETS. Saturday, , the final day, is to have crowded , hours. From 2 to 3.15 a thousand senior cadets will have manoeuvres 011 the flat, and they will fill the green ground. After the march-past and various evolutions, the companies will .be engaged iii competitions of physical drill, squad drill, and other exercises. j Then will come the Wellington Provincial Amateur Athletic, Championship events, with competitors from Wanganui, Palmerston North,, Feilding,, and Wellington city and suburbs. Night will bring a sham-fight, another display by the Philomel's men, and j plenty of dancing.