QUEEN OF THE CARNIVAL
THE CROWNING, (By TeleEra-ph.—Presn Asseciation.) Wangariui, March SO. A unique ceremony was-witnessed twilight, when, in the presence of a parked audience, Mrs. Gregor M'Gregor was crowned Queen of the Carnival. The lady is a full-blooded Maori at' high lineage, and • the ceremony was appropriate to the occasion. Sir James Civ*, roll officiated and the Queen of the-' Carnival was attended by leading local ladies who wee candidates lor election. They acted as maids of honour, and a largo number of Maoris participated in a most interesting programmsi, of which war songs and dances formed the chief feature.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2013, 21 March 1914, Page 6
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101QUEEN OF THE CARNIVAL Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2013, 21 March 1914, Page 6
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