MILITARY PAGEANT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19135, 1 April 1924, Page 9

MILITARY PAGEANT.

FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS. ,\/ A meeting of the Military Pageant Committee was held in tho Returned Soldiers’ Club Room last night, and woa attended by Messrs F. H. Dampen (in the chairi, M. C. Henderson, G. Laurie, G Parkinson, J. H. Oliver, J. Roydhouae, A. J. Deane, A. C. Laing, G Carter, A. E. Jeffs, F. R. Brown, G. Carter, D. Harris Hastings, Major, BelL and Captain F. L. Hunt. ; ' \ 1 ’ It was reported that arrangements wejfe being made for the Hillside Ambulance Corps to >e in attendance throughout the pageant, t and also for special seating acoommodatfo'n - of parties of school children. In addition, the committee has decided to extend invitations to the children of all the orphanages and similar institutions to be present on the Wednesday afternoon, April 16. The Chairman reported that he had received word from the Auckland Pageant Committee that all accessories were being forwarded that day (yesterday) by special transit. ' It was resolved to stage four Maypole dances simultaneously. , Tile question of the possibility of the lighting and power problem affecting the pageant was raised, but M> Henderson said that a limited number of cars could lie run without any very great difficulty, and, failing everything else, power could be generated by "a stand-by plant. Rain was to bo hoped for before then, however. It was reported also that Messrs Turnbull and Jones (Limited) have undertaken to supnly a number’ of flood lights, and that the Peninsula Perry Company had kindly offered the use of a powerful searchlight. Two offices and a store room have been lent by Mr Denny for the headquarters of the Ladies’ Committee. ■ . With the object of furthering the interests of the pageant Mr F. J. O’Neill, of 4YA, will broadcast a wireless concert, which will be received in the Octagon ou Friday evening, April 11.