FLAG DAY NEXT WEDNESDAY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 113, 29 May 1937, Page 5

FLAG DAY NEXT WEDNESDAY

WILL CLOSE APPEAL An announcement that his appeal on. behalf of the K^g George V. Memorial Fund for the establishment of national health camps for children would be forma,lly clbsed next Wednesday instead of the following day, June 3, a ■ : grevious intended, was made hy the Mayor, Mr G. A. Maddison, this mor- A ning. He intimated that arrangements had been made fqr the final day to take the form of a Flag Day. "The intention of the Government if " to close the Memorial Fund on June 3, the birthday of the late King George V.," said Mr Maddison, "However, Thursday is the half-holiday in Hastings, and I made representations to the Minister of Internal Affairs with a yiew to fqrmally elosing the Hastmgs appeal on Wednesday, this being a more suitable day for tbis community, Permissjon to do this has been given, and in consequence Flag Day, in Hastings will be on "Wednesday, , though in other parts of the Dominion it will be conducted on the following day." Mr Maddison pointed out that Flag Day emanated from the custom adopted by his late Majesty King George V., who every Armistiee Day planted a smali cross on the lawn opposite Westminster Abbey, and his example had been followed by thousands of citizens. From this custom had been evolved tbe proposal that on Flag Day the people of New. Zealand should buy • small Union Jacks and plant them ia some prominent place. This little ceremony in Hastings next Wednesday is to commence at 11 a.m. when the Mayor and borough councillors will conduct a very brief selYice and plant flags in the grass plot in front of the cloek tower. The people of Hastings and the surrounding districts are invited to attend the little function and place their flags, which may be purchased any time now at 1/- each, ir the grass plot. "I have arranged for a street collection and sale of flags for next Wednesday," said Mr Maddison. "Ihcra will be a small army of young ladies selling the flags, and I appeal to all the citizens to avail themselves of this final opportunity oi contribufci.tg towards the appeal, v Uieh is for memorial Ihat is indeed very fitting for the perfectly v- onderf ul life and service of Ki'.'g Keoige V.'l