ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1381, 6 March 1912, Page 2

ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATION.

St. Patrick's Day is to be celebrated on a somewhat lavish scalo' this year; The locale of the gathering will be. at Newtown Park. A feature of the day will be the Irish jig competition, for which Mr. Frank M'l'arland has offered a handsome solid gold medal to (he winner. The .tup-of-war will also be an attractive item. .In the morning tho children from boys' and girls' schools will be attended to by ft special programme, and i;ood prizes awarded to the winners. In tho afternoon ("People's Day") a lengthy and varied programme will be served up. A silver cup, donated by Messrs Sullivan and l'itzgibbon, will bo awarded to the champion bov iminer, in a half-mile contest, amoupj tho students of Mm Marist Brothers schools. Tho military aro to be catered for bv a cadels-in-nniforin race, tent pitching, 'physical drill, Mid bugle-calls competition. Tho best local talent has beon secured for the Irish concert. l " ,)c , !lo .' d in tho Town Hall on Monday, March 18. In addition, Miss Adelaide llriice, n J.elbourno singer, who was specially ,'iigaged In sing »t tlio opening of Auckland s Town Hall, ami Mr. r'arquhnr Noting, tho Chrislclnnvh baritonp, have Iwn PHgnicd. There will bo a. selection on (he Irish i,inn« bV Mr. 1 , . Harry, and nn Irish jig by Mr."P. McCarthy.