CENTENNIAL EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23192, 11 November 1938, Page 12

CENTENNIAL EVENTS

NATIONAL GAMES PROGRAMME OF PAGEANTRY Dates for some of' ihe major events to be organised for the celebration • of the Centennial in Auckland were approved by the Auckland ! Metropolitan Centennial Executive last * night. It was agreed that the. celebrations 6honld be inaugurated on l Saturday. January 6, 1940, by a short combined dedication service, -arid a pageant of sport to signalise the opening of the New Zealand Centennial Games, which are to be held at the Domain from January 6 to January 20. There will b<T a combined thanksgiving service on Sunday, January 7. A pageantry programme is to be presented during the period from January 22 to 28, with a great historical pageant on the first day. In the period from January 27 to February 3 there will be a series of Centennial yachting contests, and the Navy Department is to be asked to send all available ships to Auckland for that period. It was decided to ask the Auckland Yacht and Motor-boat. Association to notify Empire yacht clubs of the contests, and invite them to'be represented. , The dates August 17 to August 31 were approved for the holding of the New Zealand Centennial Winter Games. ..... It was decided to request the National Centennial Council to confirm that the Auckland Provincial Centennial Council Bball carry out the national procession pageantry arid Shakespearian play productions for New Zealand.