TO-MORROW'S CARNIVAL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 254, 30 December 1940, Page 4

TO-MORROW'S CARNIVAL

THE weather is.the only remaining factor to ensure the success of the New Year's Eve Carnival tomorrow night and there is every indication that it will favour the event with a fine night. The Carnival has been widely advertised and already there are promises of visitors coming from as far away as Tauranga and Opotiki. The major event,, the carnival procession has attracted widespread interest. Already many entries have been received by the organiser, the liberal prize awards being a big factor in making the competition attractive. There is also good reason to believe that there will be many more entries from the. outllying districts, including a specially decorated Maori float from Ruatoki. In. the town itself residents are invited to participate in what is hoped will be the greatest Carnival held in the Bay of Plenty. The true spirit can only be engendered by the attitude, of the public towards the general air of jollification. The committee is doing its bit by providing free entertainment in all parts of the Strand from, approximately p.m. onwards. It is therefore the duty of the average person to co-operate towards making the event as enjoyable and as memorable as possible. The culmination will be of course, the demonstration at midnight when the New Year will be welcomed in with all the boisterousnoss and hilarity usually associated with the event. In all parts of the Strand it is hoped to infuse the correct spirit of carnival,, culminating with the singing of Auld Lang Syne by the entire assembly. The programme as at present planned should provide the people of Whakatane with a novel entertainment, quite apart from anything yet experienced by the town. Because of this and to ensure the success of future carnivals it is imperative that every person joins wholeheartedly in the fun and assists towards the happy end in. view.