Week's Festivities

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 95, 8 May 1937, Page 4

Week's Festivities

PUBLIC FUNCTI0NS Mr. Maddison's Appeal to Rosidents SUPPORT WANTED Ap outllne Qf the whole of the Ocxronation and Juhilee celehrz. tiohs to be coqducted in HaflHngs, commencing from • to-morrpw. was given by ihe Mayor, Nhr G. A Maddison, this morning be inade ap appeal to nP th# to enter ftdjy lntp the fjps^yitig* and mahe tho occaaion § memarv able one in the history of ihe borough. 9+ "Firsi; and fiQrenjost I earnesfly appeal to all tp be preseat ftt a|l the putflic funpti°P that haye bfeq a?r ranged," he w44- "Th®# I ftSRf that the citxzens of Hastings will encourage the rnht of th« l?ceS^i9h hy ag ing for the d.e£orai;um pf their hpmes and the displpy pf fiags. To the feibiness people I ask that they make the most of the occaeion fp inculcgto fhe spirit of 'Em^ire Week' by arranging for special wiudow djsplays and " aprangepient qf additionai bunting and iecoratioqe along the tops pf theiji buildiugs," Mr Maddison said that he hoped that thp Municipal Buildings, which had been specially decorated, would h® ially lighted this ovening, and t Monday the clock tower woujd alsp he lighted with coloured lights and floodlights, while other public buildings would also be specially attractive. The cpmbined street decorations now erected would be further supplemented by strings pf coloured lights* and two big standards each 11ft. by 7ft. high, depicting the coat of arms, wero to be placed across Heretaunga street. In addition, a huge crown, 6ft. in fiiapieter is to be placed over the clock tower. Concerning the programme arranged Coronation and .Tubilee fejoh tiops, Mr Maddison said that it ppens to-morrow with the combiped Divine service cpuductefi by the Hastings hliR" istera' Association in thp Mujiicipa! Tbeatre, cpmmencing at 3 p'ciock. f'f pcrsonally aPPPal tp all PPpple in Hastings to be prpspnt »t this service,'1 hp said. Nothing had been arranged for MPPday, but on Tuesday there will be functions at all the scliqpjs in » Ha§f ings, the Borough Council having presented to each sehool a Coronation Cake, and all the sehool comraittees have arranged for special services to bp held, during which each child will receive a piece of cake and a C^roaation l^dge.

in £ax£ Wedpesday, Coronation Day, will sap tho big celgbratipn in Nelson Park, commencing at 10.30 p'clpck. A special open-air celebratipn has beep arranged, apd Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Mapspn will be marshalling the various units at 9,30 o 'clock outside the Municipal Theatre. The procession, which will raclude thp Hastings Citjgens? gand, Hawke 's Bay Highland pip? Blsd, tbP Hawke 's Bay Regiment, Legipn of Frpntiersiapn, ^oqth Afir|pan* W&v Vft.erans, Beturned foldie^s' AgSpciatiPl, 3f. jphn Anibuiance Bfigadej Fire jgfir gade, repregpntatives pf tfie f^ifndiy Society lodges, Boy Scouts, Befi jQrosg groups, Women Community iQlub, th.e Hastings tpwnswpmep'p Gpild im4 tfef Girl Gpides, will proceed frpm the theatre to Nelson Park, via Heretaunga street and Karamu road. ^pllpwiag tfie address by thp Mgyor, Mr, G. A, Maddispn, thprf will be a margb-imsj of the procession, which fjg be Joiped by the sehp.ol qhpdrPRi whp arP requested tp be seated at Nelson no lafer than 1P45 q 'cloph» in "the aftesrnpon ther§ wiii be ti® spepial Cffrqnatjpn pafg m®§f.iug |r: rangpd by'tbe Hawk®'a ^T.®cfeay Club th® Hastjngs ra.c.pgqpse. Fqr this meeting there are gpecial §tajigg, and gengraUy the fnnelieB will bg a fitting one for the oceaslon. Tn "the eveping the OpronatiQn BaU wiii take place In Ihe Assembiy Haii: Several .ce'nainfttess ha^e thq arnlngements for this function well ia hand, ,nnd ev.ery e#prt js being made tq iq•mre that it wilf be a huge snce®SB ia every r®spect, Thpugh a eharge is being made for this function, it should hq noted that all the proceeds from Ihe ball will go to the Mayor 's appeal for the King George V, MemOFiftj Faa4, which is being establishod fpr the purpose pf setting up national health camps for children. It is to'be hoped that' in view of the worthy eause that there will be a big attendance. Appeal fox "1 make an earnest appeal to everyone to observe Wednesday as n fu|J public holiday, ' ' said Mr, Maddison. "The Retaiiers' Assoication have already signified that the premises of its ru.embers will be closed " that day, but I would make this appeal to everyone. f.o all industries and to all walks of On Thursday afternoon the Townswomen's Guild has arranged for an historical pageant to be presented at the Municipal Theatre. Here agjain no ebarge for admissipn is' being madp, thpugh a cpllectioh wiil bp thken foy the King .George V, Memoriai Fund, Tjie function will cpmmgpee Vf o'elqcls apd will h® a ^jectaciuar fevipiv of great historical interest. * In the'pvjebing the Mayor aujj councijlors wiil be!the hogts at the Oorpnation and ' Jubile.e dihner, at which will bp ' present the exee'uHves and reprpseptatives of all the lpcal bodigs, local organisations and publfc and semirpublic services in %p bprpngh and surroundings dis'triqts. The final* function on the arranged prqgramme is the compjrnpntary af ter-nqon-tea arranged by the Mayoress and the wivep qf the borough cpuncillbrs, at which will be present representatives pf all the women 's organisatibns in thp town and district