WORLD’S GREATEST DINNER.
EIGHT THOUSAND GUESTS
COMING MASONIC FUNCTION
Eight thousand Freemasons will be present, in their regalia, at a banquet to be given ’by the United Grand Lodge of England at Olympia on August Bth, in connection with the Million Memorial Fund. The Duke of Connaught will preside. It is believed that this wi 1 j be the greatest function of its .kind ever held. The catering will be in the hands of Messrs. J. Lyons and Co.. Ltd. Some 50,000 plates and dishes, 24,000 glasses, and 100.000 pieces of cutlery wil] lie needed. The arrangements will be controlled from an office like fhe conningtower of a warship. This wi!J. be electrica!l.vv fitted, and will convey instructions to any paid of the .hall. Waiting wil| be dotie by 1500 “Nippys,” who. at a signal wiU emerge simultaneously from .1.4 different openings in the screen surrounding the dining hall. Seven distinct kitchens, with service rooms and wine bars, will lie erected.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 June 1925, Page 8
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161WORLD’S GREATEST DINNER. Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 17 June 1925, Page 8
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