MEETING OF GENERAL COMMITTEE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13697, 29 May 1915, Page 2

MEETING OF GENERAL COMMITTEE.

Ihe Queen Carnival general-.o6h.mi.tei--met last nightj Mr Jvi Townley- presiding over a large -attendance. , ■/ ; . The. Chairrhan said they were en the'" eve of the closing of the Carniyai Queen election, and the {lisS-t thing" was tho coronation., oereniony; for 'which t^iey ,'• had met to make ai-angemehts. -A'v -~% In outlining the arrangements VmadV' Mr W. Webb said'that Mrs T. A-Craw. v ford had kindly . consented "'to,-' superb.- »' tend the/ tea-rooms -which ,-wpuld ;ba-*' situated on the, reserve^ and ''the. Salva- v tion Army -had consented to 'run- a simi- ; lar; department on the Domain .. Arrange- ' ments. had been mad© for. linking up the two grounds.^ permission- s having 1 been .- received from the Borough Councitto do ; so, '' and the Borough' authorities' had also, intimated their willingness" to lend '" material. ' Areas for sports would bat fenced off by material lent by "Messrs' . Murray, Roberts and Co., whilst ;;'the>-»-. would be numerous side,- shows^** •__ < special dais would be erected .<6n''*.he» *' Reserve, for the coronation cexhao^hy, and a space 'provided -for; tugittf-wAr ; and other, attractions. • ; , The sports^ ih- I eluding fancy i dress football; and Vhockfey matches,, would be held on the Dbihain, where the baby show Will take place on. the grandstand. ' / ' . The Procession Committee was cmV powered to appoint sub-committees to control, the various departments./ . *"" As the procession is expected ftp b* a very large one, it is proposed to start from Townley's corner at 10.30 a.m; t proceed aloiig Peel street, down Childers road, round the Borough Cotmcif Chambers corner into Read's Quay, to Gladstone road, and up^to the Resbrye, / It was decided to invite contributiona of cakes, sweets, etc., for the tea-rooms' and stalls, particularly from th_'____t.y people. y -..-;.. *•. A sub-committee was , appointed to interview the retailors with/a view to having a wholo holiday op: -Thursday next (King's Birthday). , ;•.'•"'" _A promenade concert is to be held, afl His_ . Majesty 's Theatre on ./coronation ni^ht, and a' sub-committee was-ap-pomted to arrange details.

The Morere and' Tiniroto coache^leavo at 7 a.m. on Monday, .'_»#,-__'' Coast coaches at 8 a.m. ■..' For Wedding and :Engageroent Rings, see Uordon, Jeweller,/ dppo__te Bank _i Yew Zealand. Send for auxe card*

T.. R; Gordon, <***o__3ti_fcing Optician, opposite Bank New sfealand, a__ure_i accurate testing and, comfort to tW -«*rer.*. „:_-,'.. ".....•.. '■.._-?