FOXTON QUEEN CARNIVAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2261, 9 April 1921, Page 1

FOXTON QUEEN CARNIVAL

CORONATION CEREMONY,

BRILLIANT SPECTACLE—CRO WDED AUDIENCE. The Town Hull on Thursday night was, packed with a record audience to witness the grand finale (in the Carnivals effort to raise funds for town beautifying purposes), the crowning of the Carnival Queen, Miss Thelma Heasman, and the bestowal of royal honours. The stage was artistically arranged with raised throne, in the centre of which was the coronation chair, and encircling the throne were the chairs for the maids of honour, leaving ample space for train bearers, flower girls and court potentates. After selections by Mr 11. Osborne's orchestia, the curtain was raised, and the Master of Ceremonies (Mr Hornblow), accompanied by (lie Court trumpeter (Mr J. Colder), asked the citizens to be upstanding to receive the Lord High Mayor (.John Chrystall. Esq.), Lord High Chamberlain (Rev. M. Walton), Lord High Chancellor (E. S. M»o>housc, E^(|.), and Court sword bcarpis (M. E. I'erreau, Esq., and A. X. Smith, Esq.), and Court potentate-. The procession proceeded with royal dignity through the hall, and lookup their positions on the stage, where the Mayor, entering into the Carnival spirit, extended greetings to the subjects from all parts 01. the* farflung realm. He made humorous allusions to I lie Court potentates, whose physiognomies he likened to certain British statesmen. He. referred to the splendid effort put forth to raise money for beautify-

ing purposes, and drew upon his imagination for the realisation ol band rotundas, .fountains, etc., which would be included in the beautifying scheme. The speech was loudly applauded. The -Lord High Chamberlain then read the following:—

.^'^“Proclamation. — High Court of '/Carnival: Whereas the citizens of , the Realm, desiring to express our allegiance to the Queen of our • choice, ho it known to all that Ihc i edict hath gone forth upon the i voices of -1 lie people that I holme, Queen of the Citizens, be crowned .queen of this, our most ancient Realm of Carnival. Taken on the 7th day in Ihe month of April in the ; year of our Lord, 1921/ ; The Lord High Chancellor then commanded the Master of Ceremonies to escort the queen.and retinue to the throne. The announcement was preceded with a trumpet nourish by the Court Trumpeter, and as • the queenly train appeared the orchestra played a suitable march. Tiie procession appeared in the fol- • lowing order: —Master ol Ceremoi ies and Trumpeter, two court pages (Masters Alan Currie and Jack Y.'alton), Maids of Honour, flower girls, Queen, escorted by the Mistress of the Rohes, and remaining Jl'aids of Honour. As the processi-

on wended its way up the hall? the spectacular effect was splendid, the magnificent robes of the royal party being seen to advantage, and presented a right regal effect. With slow dignity the assemblage moved into position, and the Queen was escorted to the throne by the Mistress of the Robes and the Court (rains of the- Maids of Honour were deftly arranged by the eharm:ngly costumed little train bearers. As the Queen ascended the stairway the flower .girls scattered flower pef-