FLORAL FETE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume C, Issue 11750, 30 November 1898, Page 6

FLORAL FETE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —Would you kindly allow me to add to your excellent suggestions to exhibitors, several others to the committee, viz (1) That for the ,sake-of obtairamgi-tmiformity of judgment, one or two pcrsons-of recognised taste, should bo asked to assist the'judges. The assistance of anyone or more of the masters of the School of Art might be sought with much advantage. (2) That' a 'marshal should be appointed for the procession, and stewards for the various-classes. At the last fete exhibitors wandered about in hopeless confusion, with no t ne to direct them where their exhibits should be placed, and unless care be taken, matters will be much worse on Thursday. (3) That special prizes should be offered for exhibits worthy of them, irrespective of being entered in any class. Many exhibits have be p n excluded through the classes being unsuitable, and some may yet be obtained if it were advertised that any worthy exhibit, irrespective of class, would be awarded a special prize. I am.,_etc.. INTENDING EXHIBITOR. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I very much regretted to see that the committee had sanctioned the sale of intoxicants at the floral fete. I am not one of those who are in the habit of writing or speaking of “liquid damnation,” and I have little general sympathy with the prohibitionists, but this does not prevent me from seeing that the committee have made a grave error of judgment. I would not venture to write on the strength (or weakness) of my individual opinion, so have waited until I bad time to speak to a number of people on the subject. I find that they all, especially theladies, condemn the ooramitte&’s action. None of those I have spoken to are prohibitionists. The occasion is a widely different one from the Agricultural and Pastoral Show (I need not take up your space by pointing out how), and it is an occasion on which, "for many obvious reasous, a publican's permit is entirely out of place. If the members of the committee are the men the public take them for, they will manfully acknowledge their error, and do away with the proposed incongruity.—l am. etc., ONE OF THE PUBLIC.