A CORONATION

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11522, 18 May 1923, Page 5

A CORONATION

ST. JUDE'S QUEEN CARNIVAL. The Queen Carnival which has been held in connection with St. Jude’s Church, Lyall Bay, culminated last night in the crowning of-the successful Queen, Aliss Alaisie Hall, which took place in the Church Hall, the Alayoress, Aire It. A. Wright, performing the ceremony before a crowded audience. The stage where the crowning took place was decorated with greenery and gay with floral trails, which lent picturesqueness to the scene, as each queen represented a flower—roses, buttercup, and poppies. The procession entered and marched round the hall before taking up positions on the stage. First came Princess Buttercup (Joan Palethorp), the Sunday School Queen, dressed in white with train of yellow and crown of yellow flowers. Her attendants, Joyce Hayes and Irene AVilson, also in white with yellow flowers, and the emblem bearer (A T ida Ross) bearing the emblem, a hunch of buttercups, on a white satin cushion. Tho Guild Queen, Princess Poppy (Gwenda Hollings), followed with her attendants, Gwen Usher and Phyllis Ross, and emblem bearer Alary Bedell. Their white frocks were adorned with poppies and the princess was wreathed with them and sported a red train. Next followed by the Queen’s attendants, two standard hearers, Lorna Moran and Ruby Hall, a tiny page, Edna Raven, the Lady Chancellor, Betty Hewson, crown bearer, Alaizie Rudkin, and two tiny children, George Rudkin as sceptre bearer, and Bonald Durrant as orb hearer, dressed in court suits with scarlet coats and white satin breeches. Aloira Shaw, Noreen Shaw, Beatrice Mehafey, and Muriel Milroy followed dressed as butterflies, and 1 Edith Lewis carrying a sword, and finally the Committee Queen (roses), Alaisie Hall, whose white frock was edged with pink roses and a long pink train hung from her shoulders. Her attendants were Brenda Carr and, Ola. Burge, with Marjory Raven as emblem bearer, and Gwen Lewis sword bearer. After they had all taken up their positions on the stage, the Alayoress, Airs R. A. AA’riglit, duly crowned the queen, and Her Majesty was proclaimed with a fanfare of trumpets. Sho then proceeded to dispense honours, the names of the recipients being called by the Lady Chancellor. The following were decorated:—G. A. Stone, Chief Constable; Rev. A. T. B. Page, Chief Justice; A. Carr, “Knight of the Garter” ; T. AlcEwan, "Knight of the Thistle” ; H. Hewson, “Knight of the Bath” ; Sidney Manning, “Knight of Benedicts”; Horaoe Rudkin, “Knight of St. Andrews” ; and Stephen Hall, ‘ Knight of the Pfen.” Airs Rudkin, Airs Palethorp, and Mrs A. Raven were created Duchesses amid much laughter and applause. After these ceremonies Airs Wright handed commemorative medals to the three queen candidates, and the Rev. Page congratulated the winning queen and sympathised with the others who were not so successful and congratulated all who had assisted on the success of the Carnival. Airs Alcran also thanked those who had! worked on the committee. . After the crowning the children marched out in procession, and then the evening finished with a dance. Air A. Carr was Master of Ceremonies for the successful little function, which will be repeated to-night.