GALA DAY.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14147, 26 July 1916, Page 3

GALA DAY.

APvRANGEMENTS FQJI PROCESSION

CEREMONY AT THE PARK

A meeting of the Procession Committee was held last night. Suggestions for the procession on Monday, the 31st inst., were brought forward by Major Stiles as follows, and were approved:— ; SILVER BULLET PUOCESSION. ORDER, ETC^ ' 12th Regiment Band. * Returned soldiers and those on leave (on foot). Wounded soldiers (in motor cars). ■ H Battery. Companies of 12th ,Nolson) Regiment. Cadets (College and other units). National Reserve Band All units of National Reserve, .including Motor Section. MuTchison boys, ;n Maori costume. Friendly Societies, according to establishment. Boys' Training Farm Ban/1. Representatives of Silver Bullet Armies, according to position they hold, oil the day. Decorated cars and vehicles. School children on both sides ef Central Trafalgar street, and to fail on to procession as it passes. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY. 12th Regiment Band, returned soldiers, soldiers on leave, H Battery, 12th Regiment, Cadets, at Drillshed.' National Reserve, all .units and band. Eardy- street, north side, head at Dr. Johnston's. , Murchisori boys, friendly societies, south side of Hardy street, head at junction of Hardy and Collingwood streets. , , Silver Bullet Annies, west side/of Collingwood street, head at Usher's, headed by Boys' Training Farm Band. Decorated motor cars and vehicles, oast side of ,Colling'ivoocl street" head | opposite. Usher's. ROUTE OF PROCESSION. "Harley, Hardy, Collingwood, Bridge, , {and Trafalgar streets {turn towards and , J circle at Post Office), proceed to Churoh . Steps and again circle, thence into Hardy, Collingwood, and Grove streets, [ to Trafalgar Park. | All vehicles, excepting Lhose^ontaining Silver Rullet Army Princesses ! will move into the Park), will proceed to Wainui sheet .and ba dismissed. . "' f TIMES OF ASSEMBLY. All units will assemble at 10.30 a.m., and await the in-rival of the. 10.30 train with the -fduntry section of the procession. The pioces.sion will theu .inftyo off at a given signal. AFTER THE PROCESSION. The organiser Qlr Y>\ Lints) made the following proposals, which were approved, for the ceremony at Trafai- "!«■■ Park after the procession:— Tableaux will'be formed on platform o'i officials, Princ-csse^, Colonels, and attendants of various Armies. * ''Gbcl Save the King" (orchestra an-1 5 choir). . " - .. ! h\ Ovcrtivo (r.vissrd Vjk!p); ' '-\ "Union of the A Hies,'''suggested b'yj ©"the National Anthems of •'Belgium,"

1< ranee, ftussia;- 5-. and Great Britain , (choir and orchestra): • '' ! Trumpet-call.; " J 1 Declaration of the Silver Bullet Can.' nonade, (by the Treasurer). ' - " . • ;;The successful Princess will then be i placed in- Britannia's- chair to. the I i&tnains of "See the Conquering HerV Cemes" (massed.bands). 1 Britannia invested with trident, i shield, and helmet (by the Commander-in-Chief). * \ \ | "Rule Britannia" (by choir and1 ■ erchestra). ! Fanfare of Lrumpots. I Presentation of colours. Princesses presented to Britannia (by Mistress of Robes), to >. Grand March, by orchestra. The Ti-easurer will then ijresent casket containing tlie record of treasurer subscribed. Trumpet calls'. Britannia's speech (road by the Minister of War). Patriotic hymn (choir and orchestra).

Presentation of bouquets. National Anthem (orchestra). Griand procession out (massed hands)