Queen Carnival

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1915, Page 3

Queen Carnival

CORONATION CKREMONY AT LEVIN. On Friday. July 23rd. the public of Levin and district will have the opportunity, both afternoon and evening, of witnessing the crowning ceremony of

the Carnival "Queen" (Miss Kitty Doughty) who was elected by the popular vote of the citizens of Wellington Province at the recent carnival contest in aid of the Wounded .Soldiers 1 Fund. The local committee have made all arrangements with Professor Car'dston to have the ceremony on the same scale of magnitude and splendour as carried out in Wellington. All of the nominated queens (fifteen in number) are expected to take part in the crowning ceremony, also the majority of the page.s. court officials, etc. Exactly the same stage properties that were used in Wellington will lie utilised for

the ceremony in l,evin, so that in every way the residents of tliis district wiil .sec the crowning of the "Queen" to the same advantage as the thousands of Wellington residents, and who classified it as the finest cere'.rvony ever witnessed in the Southern Hemisphere.. The Century Hall will be transformed into a coronation palace where the ceremony, will take place. The afternoon performance will commence at 3 p.m. when the prices of admission (which prices have been specially made to give the children an opportunity iii witnessing this educational performance) will be Is for children and 2s for adults. The evening performance will commence at eight o'clock when the prices of admission will be 3s and 2s. The committee advise everyone to make an early application for their tickets 'is they anticipate large numbers of visitors from Otaki. Shannon. Fox ton and surrounding; districts to attend-