CITIZENS' CARNIVAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1988, 19 February 1914, Page 9

CITIZENS' CARNIVAL.

MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE. •• A. meeting of tho Kxeeirtiv-e- Committee of 'tho Citizens' Carnival was bold iit'the'Maj'or'sropm laSt evening. His Worship the -Mayor (Mr. J. I', Luke) iirosjiio.il, : Air. G. 9. Hil'j ; (.'liairrnan of the Sports Committee, \vrot<i, pointing out that. the entrance-, fees for the fancy dress, competition had been' increased from ono shilling (adults) and six-pence (children) to two shillings , and one shilling, and pointing out that they would very likely lose entries, by the s iiicrcasos made: ..Ho asked that tho executive, recotisidfir the matter in faV.our of the original amounts. In con- . lieetion with tlie .letter, Mr. J. H. JPdilock supported Miv Hill's pretest, and moved tr.at the original, entrantso foes be adhered to, nild to that e.lid thft resolution increasing the feos'bfe rescinded. This was agreed to, .'without 'discission, ' Mr. A. Marryatt moved that there bo three, entriss.-pr liocoirii.ieijtion, Sulci- five, entries «jr no• second pri>.e. This Has agreed to.. ■ ■ r 'Tho Wellington Education, Board wrote, stating that si circular had bi'cii forwarded to .the schools likely to take part i'fl. t)ig ( ... .carnival, and intimAthig -that excursion trains will b.o run to coiuomenro tho school children .likely to travel to Wellington. Tho Commander of H.M.B. Philomel wired the secretary in response to-an inquiry—"Sliju arrives Wellington March 2. Exptct. to remain about one , week., Writing." It; ttas decided to eommunicato with- the Commander at Napier (if possible) detailing tW arrangements in which they Imped the officers and -men of .tkfc .warship would participate in in -connection with tho t'arnival ; ' '■) The Hide-shows Committed > reported thaS Mr. James Hislop. iiad boon appointed te jß'tlge the '"ugly face" ■competition, and'Mr: A> G>' Humes will act us judgo as to who iV the prettiest girl under sixteen years of age. Messrs! J. ltobbio and Hv'lletcHfii:. Werb. appointed to tak®.charge if .'ihp sh;aotiiii?-.eompeti» tion. Tho secretary reported tliat tho chairiiian iiid, secretary had' arranged for prizes for the liabv show (o» March 12) and "hoop-la,."—Report adopted. Mrs. Luke reported that tile firo brigade' liad decided to assist in the tloral fete, and.'that Mrs. J. P. Firth had promised to doirata- two prizes' for tho decorated go-carts and pefaitfbulators on tho condition that each volucle contained a baby. Mi'. A. Mairyatt proposed that a third of tho excess revenue {aver and above ordinary revenue) of tile electric tramways should be donated to the Carnival Fund. Mr. 0, G. 'Wilson seconded. tho proposal. 11l connection with this matter, the Mayor, whilst in full sympathy with the said that it would bo setting Up what might prove a very undesirable precedent, and would very much prefer if tho committee would allow thp Trnmways Board to malto a donation to tho funds, instead of stipulating a certain proportion of tho excess rovemio occasioned by. the Carnival. Tho suggestion was williiiel.T o.gi'eod to by Messrs. Marryatt and Wilso«.