THE JUBILEE

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3542, 25 February 1927, Page 8

THE JUBILEE

MANY HAPPY RETURNS. The Jubilee feeling is in the air. Are you getting it ? Arc you getting that glad fooling that you experience now anff again in your livo,s wh6n some ' big event is looming near ? Palmerston North's fiftieth anniversary is that occasion, and the Jubilee festivities provide the opportunity to give vent to the expressions of goodwill that are right and proper on a birthday. The Electric Light Sports to be held at the Showgrounds on Monday open the festive gatherings but the first event is a Mayoral and Council parade to a compined church service at the Offera House on Sunday at three p.m. The combined church choirs have been practising the special anthems and hymns to be used in the' service, the principal address in which will bo delivered by the Key. M. A. Rugby Pratt, who leaves Palmerston North shortly to live in the South Island. The children's day at the Showgrounds should bring many parents out to picnic on the grounds on that day. On Tuesday evening excitement will run high over the Queen election. The six ladies nominated are all well-known in the town and it would be something »of a prophet who can at this stage pick the winner, as each committee is confident that their particular candidate is a cSrtainty. This is as it should be. The Queen Election closes finally at 10.30 on Tuesday evening. As a means of extracting the nimble sixpence and elusive shilling from the unwary a Queen’s Joyland -has been instituted in George Street, located between the Palace and de Luxe Theatres. Here the various committees will take charge of various games of skill and get the reward of the skilful. This should' be in full swing to-night. The Jubilee souvenir programme., containing a complete synopsis of every*event run in conjunction with the celebrations will be sold on the street stalls and in the streets on Saturday. The organiser has made a good job of this and for the sum of one shilling one may know the time of any or every event during the week. The programme contains the photographs of the six queen candidates and other photos with some valuable and instructive information concerning the history of our borough, and would be well worth sending away to friends at a distance .or particularly to one-time residents of Palmerston North. The procession on Wednesday promises to be a most elaborate affair, opening with a historic pageant of relics in the way of ancient vehicles,, including a decorated canoe with twelve Maori* as in-the act of paddling. 1 Amongst the antiques to be shown is the old sky-scraper bike, jocularly known forty years ago as the “pennyfarthing?' Palmerston North also possesses a man who can ride the tall bike and stick on. ■ The decorated cars promise to be most spectacular and special prizes from various- motor-car proprietors are being offered to encourage the decorator to do his best. Collinson , and Cunningbame’s Tableau should be a' very fine exhibit with seventeen of the prettiest girls in town. to represent the “Jubilee Follies.” Miss McKenzie Forbes’ senior pupils are putting on a tableau called “Brittanla’s Call to Arms,” in which the young ladies will be dressed to represent th*e various countries. The Queen events for to-night include an Electric flight Garden Party at the residence of the Mayoress at 163 College Street. Dancing on the lawn to good orchestral music and several games with prizes-for the successful competitor are amongst the amusements. A Scottish Inglesiclo will be run to-night/at the-Empire Hail by the Scottish Society on behalf of the Queen o’ Scots’ funds. The children’s fancy dress dance at Zealandia Hall should be well patronised by both parents and children jis the prices are down to zero and afford any who have fancy costumes to' get them out for an airing and preliminary to the Jubilee occasions next week. Speight’s orchestra has'been engaged to play the dance music and’ Mrs. R. T. Jaggard has consented to award the twenty prizes. The Boy Scouts’ Queen will benefit from a dq.nce and euchre tournament to be held at the West End SchooS to-night. The Man-awatu Tennis Association is assisting Miss Seifert in her endeavour to wear the Jubilee crown of honour by putting on a “Yankee” tournament for mixed doubles at the Linton Street courts to-morrow at 2 o’clock. Players from all clubs are asked to enter for this tournament. The Pipe Band will take a conveyance for Bainesse to-night at 7 to produce a concert and dance, some of Palmerston’s best talent will make the trip, and the committee wash it to be known that any supporter who wishes may go with them. To-morrow night a Cabaret will be held at Zealandia Hall. Several dance novelties will bo introduced and a demonstration of dancing by one of Palmerston’s premier dancers will be given,. Balloon-bursting, confetti fights will be indulged in with streamers flying everywhere. The price for admission is only one shilling and the method of supplying supper is on the principle of ordering what you want and getting what you can.