H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 263, 2 August 1919, Page 5

H.M.S. NEW ZEALAND

RECEPTION ARRANGEMENTS

THE JELLICOE BALL A meeting of the Executive Committee set up to inn lie amusements tor tho reception to '1)0 accorded to Atlnural Lord Jeilitoi! and H.,\l.ri. New Zealand was held in the office 01 Sutton and J,»mberl yesterday afternoon. Air. li. Aeesing presided. Mr. Lan Duncan, reporting for tho iinniiee I'oniimioe, staled that it was consideral that at least .CIOOO would be needed for the purpose of entertaining the officers and men of 11.51.5. New Zealand whilst she was in Wellington. As tho result of a general appeal made by circular, tho sum of'some JioOO was remitted. Then they appointed canvassing committees, whose ell'orts had brought the sum up to £952 His. Gd. There were still donations to come in from some business houses and hotels, which would bring the total amount up to between ,mOO and JJI2OO.

The Jollicoe Sail. Mr. Duncan said that at a meeting ot tho Ball Committee held on July W it was decided that the ball to bo given ;n honour of Lord. Jallicoo and his officers should be done on the test possible scale, on lines similar to (he race ball. It had ken decided that tickets would he 30s. for ((piitlomen, and the some for Indies, and that other than the Governoi-General and the Countess of Liverpool and Lord Jellicoe and his officers there should be no free list. Lord Jellicoe had accented the cabled invitntkm lo bo present tentatively, but there was still on uncertainty as to the dato. The chairman said that the Mayor had been asked to cable Lord Jellicoe requesting him to fix a date for the ■ball, so that all arnuujnincnts could, be mr.de. Mr. A. E. Whylo detailed the arrangements made in connection with the supper, which would be provided by Messrs. DuUin and Co. He estimated that the ball rank! cost about .£I2OO. If they had 891) psoiim there it would pay its own way, but if thcro were less, tho overhead charges would be tho same, and tho committee must be prepared to meet n loss. He thought the executive might set aside .£IOO or .£l5O to meet suck:a possible deficiency. The Men's Luncheon. Willi respect to tho luncheon to be given to the men in the Town Hall, Mr. Whyto said that the YVellinglun llncing Clui> was prepared to loan sufficient plant for 700 men, and mentioned that without such plant he thought they would have difuculty .in getting it in town. ' Mrs. Luke said it was settled that the ladie3 were going to cater for the luncheon— they had understood that all along, fcho assumed that the plant would be niwle available to them as it would to a.caterer. Mr. AVliytc said ho had no doubt about the matter, but he would have to submit it to his stewards. . The chairman commended the reports submitted by Messrs. Duncan and Whyte. N.Z. Club Luncheon. ih. C. E. Smith, on behalf of tho New Zealand Club, said the club would be glad to entertain Admiral Jellicoe at luncheon, as they had other distinguished visitors to Wellington. Tho catering difficulties, would prevent the club inviting anyone outside the membership of th« club. Before they made all those arrangements Colonel G. F. C. Campbell submitted that they might have to, consult tho Admiral's Hug lieutenant. Tho Wellington Club would no doubt.wish lo entertain tho Admiral, and there might bo a clash. The chairman 6tated that the Government intended to entertain Lord JellkflO at dinner, but whatever the Government decided to do it was going to inform the committee— the Citizens' Committeo—so that there would bo no clashing at all. • They wero the Citizens' Committee, and had charge of all the arrangements, Lord Jellicoe had made it known that ho would be very busy.when in Wellington. He had made that clear to tha members of tho Mercantile Marino officers whom ho had asked to meet him on tho Now Zealand. It was decided that tho Admiral tw asked to attend tho proposed luncheon. A Harbour Welcome. Mr. W. E. i'uller reported as to tho liarbour reception. So Jar, he said, they cou'iu not do very much, as tncy aid not know when tho New Zealand would arrive, and the harbourmaster (Captain Dawson) had no intimation of any kintl as to when the warship would arrivo. Unoe tney got that information they would get to work right away.

Lemonade and Cakes. In regard to the Children's Reception Committee, tlie cnuiiman said tluvt ono of tueir dnlioulties was to provide soniufliing in tiio nature of a "teed" for tho chiluren, who had ali been very disappointed over the peaco celebrations. The proposal was to give them each a bottlu of lemonade and a 'oog of cakes. He had been'into the matter witli Mr. .Sutton, and they had thought they coulu. do it for id. each. A voice: How many children will' there be? The chairman said that there would be between 1000 and 5000. Mi-. Murryatt said that there would bo more than that. Until they knew how many children wore to be present they omild not very well say how- niuuh money they eou.d spend. Uu the motion oi Colonel G. I''. C. Campbell it was decided to spend (Kl. a head on tho children up to 5000. deferring to the arrangements for motor-cars, a suggestion was made that Captain W. i'ryor should bo called upon. M're. Luko said it would not bo a fair tiling to call on Captain i'ryor, whoso Volunteer Motor Corps was turning out morning, noon, and night to meet tho returned soldiers. "I would not like my nitiiio connected with any request of the sort to Mr. Pryor," concluded Mrs. Luke. Colonel Campbell said that Captain Pryor was certainly tho man to be consuited, as he was the one man wlio was closely associated with the motorists.

Al Fresco Sport. Mr. A. Matryitt suggested Ihut a card should be printed setting forth tho list of cuWtaiuiueuts and ail the privileges to be accorded to the ollieers and men, so that they would all know where they were. Among the diversions inentiou'ed were a soccer football match, tenuis at the Ivelburn courls, and a sports meeting on tho Basin Kcscrve. The card programme idea was approved by the meeting. 'i'he chairman mentioned that if such things were »eft in the hands of Mr. Murryatt and his committee they could rely on them being well attended to. He mentioned that the Wellington Golf Club had offered to entertain the officers of JT.M.S. New Zealand on ono special day at llevctaunga. Mrs. Darling reminded Iho meeting that Mr. Clutha Mackenzie (who came out to Australia on tho New Zealand) had mentioned that oi all the sports the officers liked U'st was golf ou good links and ears to carry thorn to and fro. .Mr. Murryatt said they should uot have to worry about ears, as tho members of tho club, who would lie meeting the officers in tin; ordinary way, were bound to make Rtieh arrangements. The cars were wanted more for the men. Captain Chudley. Yes, we're more concerned with the men. The chairman: We're concerned with both.