CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 23497, 10 February 1940, Page 12

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS

LOCAL FIXTURES Tlio Celebrations Committee which lias bad charge of the arrangements for tho commemoration of New Zealand’s Centennial so far ns Dunedin is concerned is deserving of commendation, for the list of fixtures for tho local centennial week is a most comprehensive and well varied one, assuring tho public of a week of real brightness. Many important functions are to bo licit! during the celebrations which open on .Saturday next with one of the biggest sports meetings hold on tho Caledonian Ground in recent years, the programme being conducted under the auspices of a number of organisations including tho Otago Centro of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and tho Caledonian Society.

Thanksgiving services will ho held in individual churches on Sunday, February 18, and one of the most appropriate and successful functions is likely to bo tho Early Settlors’ Reunion at Logan Park on Monday, February 19. The greatest gathering of school children over hold in Dunedin is listed lor Tuesday, February 20, _ when schools’ day will bo bold at AVingatui from 10.30 a.m. Fine weather is all that is required to make this outing ono of tho most notable ever held in Otago, and tho task of catering for the needs of 10,000 youngsters is ono that has exercised all the ingenuity of members of the committee. Everything seems to have been provided for, and tho big day promises to bo ono that will be remembered by tho participants for all time.

Ono of tho main sporting attractions of tho week will bo the D.J.C. races at AVingatui, Cup Day being Thursday, February 22, the fixture being concluded on Saturday, February 24.

One of the most impressive ceremonies of tho week will bo tlio laying of the foundation stone at tho Centennial Memorial on Signal Hill on AVednesday, February 21, and a similar function is to bo Held at tho Maori Memorial Church at Otakou on Saturday, February 24. The final function wdl be the Otakou Historical Pageant in His Majesty’s Theatre on Tuesday, lebruar'From February 10 to March 9 the Centennial of New Zealand Art will be staged in the Pioneer s Halt, Lower High street. The main list of attractions is given below:—

Saturday, February 17: , Sports meeting, Caledonian Ground, noon. . Kaikorai Club’s swimming Carnival, Kaikorai Baths, at 2. Dramatic plays and pageant Concert Chamber. Sunday, February 18: Thanksgiving services in individual churches. Monday, February 19: Early Settlers’ Reunion, Logan Park, at 2.30. Tuesday, February 20: Schools’ Day, at AVingatui, at 10.30. AVednesday, February 21: Foundation stone ceremony at Centennial Memorial, Signal Hill, at 3.30. ' AVomen’s track and field athletic meeting, Caledonian Ground, at 6 in the evening. Thursday, February 22: D.J.C. Races (Cup Day), at AVingatui, commencing at 12.30. Otago Centre’s swimming carnival, Municipal Baths, at 7.45. Saturday, February 24: D.J.C. Races, at AVingatui. Otago women’s and junior athletic championships, Caledonian Ground, at 1.30. Foundation stone ceremony, at Maori Memorial Church, Otakou, 2.30. Scottish concert, Town Hall, at 8.

Tuesday, February 27: Otakou Historical Pageant, His Majesty’s Theatre, at 8, The Centennial Exhibition of New Zealand Art will open on Monday evening, February 19, and continue until Saturday, March 9. From February 20 to 24, there will bo a beach carnival at St. Clair each night from 7.30.