"JACK'S COME HOME!"

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3030, 17 March 1917, Page 10

"JACK'S COME HOME!"

A WELCOME TO-DAY. The arrival in Wellington of a number of naval "ratings from overseas was tho reason for a display of bunting on the Town Hall, the Harbour Board offices, and on 6omo of tho vesr sols in port yesterday. These men have had a pretty strenuous timo since the war be";an. To indicate in a small way what the city thinks of tlieso men, and the valuable work they havo done, the Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke) is to entertain them at luncheon in the Town Hall to-day at 1 p.m. Tho intention is to march up from the waterfront to tho hall, headed by a band, shortly before 1 p.nj; ' As the ladies, under Mrs. Luke, are attending to the luncheon, and labour is very scarce, the Mayor said that he could not invite all who ho'would have liked to have seen present. The invitations have been restricted to the members of the Ministry, the local mombors of the House, and tho two Speakers, Major-General Sir Alfred Robin and his staff, the chairman and secretary of the Harbour Board, and tho chairman of the Executive Committee of the local'branch "of 'the Navy League. The gallery will bo thrown open to the public. There will only be ono toast—"Tho King.'.' The Mayor will briefly welcome tho officers and men on behalf of the citizens of Wellington, and the Acting-Prime Minister -•• (Sir ■ Jariie's Allen) will speak on behalf of the Gov-: crnment. It is not anticipated that the whole function will last for more than an. hour.'