FOXTON QUEEN CARNIVAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2261, 9 April 1921, Page 4

FOXTON QUEEN CARNIVAL.

CORONA I lON l Mt&AtUi\t. (Concluded from page 1.) nls in her .path. The National Anthem was struck up, and all united in singing the first verse. The Loid High Chamberlain read the follow- \ jng proclamation: " 4 "\“Your Royal Highness, Ministers of the Realm, Citizens of the splendid Realm of the Manawatu: Bv virtue of our high ’rights? of Carnival, we are assembled here to honour in joyful gladness the High Lady of our choice. The voices and votes of our people have been heard and counted, and with acclaim we hail llie lad.v who shall be crowned as our noble Queen of the Realm. As representative of beautiful womanhood her right, of sovereign sway will be recognised by all her loyal and worthy subjects, ' To-day wc pledge our hearts and minds to assist our noble Queen in fulfilling the objects which she desires. The noble efforts of our citizens to carry out the work of making this reh 1m one which shall be noted for its beauty and dignity, for its pride in those things which will make the realm to stand out in all the world as one in which beauty of character in its Queen and in its citizens will be expressed in the efforts which have been made, and will lie made, to make the whole realm pleasing to the eye, and which will give to its citizens (he spirit of peace and happiness. We look forward with confidence to your reign to be not tfic culmination, but the continuance, of ! the virtue of splendid service, lender favour of our Queen’s glad smile, we shall rejoice to serve for the high rights and privileges of citizenship. Most. gracious lady, by the right of my high office I lake from you the pledge of fealty to your loving subjects, and charge you that you keep the only law we know, the Law of Carnival. Do you this favour grant? As ivprosent- , iug all in this fair realm, I have now pleasure, lady, in calling upon the Lord .High Mayor to place this 'crown upon thy brow and name thee Queen of this our Carnival.”

><"Tho Mayor, in a few appropriate words, placed the crown upon the Queen’s head, and handed her Majesty the emblems of office, and both Lord High' Chamberlain and Lord Mayor made obeisance. The trumpet sounded, and the call went forth, “All Hail the Queen!” The Lord High Chamberlain and Lord Mayor were then knighted, and commanded to rise, after which the Lord High Chancellor, in a clear voice, and with good drarfmtic effect, read the following acknowledgment from the throne: — ..A -?<“As it hath pleased the people to ! honour me as their Queen, so doth it please me to honour thee. Arise, sirs. My Lord High Chancellor, Ministers of Stale, and most worthy and loving subjects, 1 am moved with dee]> thankfulness and gratitude on account of the great honour and high trust that you, my dear people, tune placed in me. Vie are assembled, 0 my people, to perforin the I;it and highest offices of otic Carnival, and while ! am with you all, filled with the joy of carnival and gladness of the moment, i eom- ■ mand you to remember that while this occasion marks tho culminating point of your recent splendid achievements, ihis humble ceremonial | vili become history in our land, and | your children's children will bless you for your noble efforts to make j more beautiful the spot in litis g!oI f'iottj. dominion you .arc so fortunate | to call your home. Citizens of my j Rca'ini, changes have taken place j since the great Tc Knuparalm forced i a pathway through The bush of this ! district in pursuit of hi> foes, since ! the days of llmknra and his XgnlcI rank:’,was who, encamped on the i shores of Mannwatu. brushed tliro- | ugh the high fern where now is your | main street of Foxton, and tilled j with bullock teams, growing crops | of maize and kumaras on the lands | of Awahou where now stand some J of your principal public buildings; j siliper the early settlers swam their i cattle across the Manawalu en !.route to market, and awaited arrival ! of horsemen with mails. The hands j of avaricious man have wrought havoc with the beauties of nature. The necessities of commercialism have resulted in the obliteration of Nature’s natural beauty spots and playgrounds, and although we have advanced 'with the limes and continue to advance and take our place with up-to-date communities, our minds have been temporarily diverted by dreadful war from our immediate surroundings, and some of our (Uitie- as citizens have been placed aside. But, being; now well entered once more upon glorious times of peace, the officers of my realm strive with you to create again ! beauty spots in our midst, to pro- ( 1 vide pleasant places of rest and re- ! creation for old and young, to boautify and arrange for the keeping in I order of the sadly neglected rest- | ; ing place of Ilmlfara and others 1 j whom you knew and loved, who f ! have passed and with him lie. By J , your authority at my command is f entrusted to our high council the { responsibility of these works, that f our little children may take their $ pleasures upon a: suitable playI ground instead of the public liigh- * j way; that our young men and maid- ) ' ens may have fitting, grounds for \ their sports; that lovers may, as j I was .done by pale and dusky otmples r in departed days, tell their tales of love and bill and 000 nealh shade f of nature’s verdure and among the ilowers; that our weary may rest j upon comfortable seats in Easton g Park, instead of upon the curbstone; that our local Band max be

provided ,with worthy place to charm thee with sweet strains and melt the hearts of our city fathers; that your captains of industry, weary from their never-ceasing efforts to accumulate the filthy lucre, may forget their worries under the influence of their surroundings; that globe-trotters may at no distant, date include in their itinerary —beautiful Foxton. For the achievement of these ends will the moneys you so liberally subscribed be used. The love of the beautiful is common to all. Such objects are surely worthy of your continued service. Let not your interest and efforts k> restore the beauties of nature in your midst cease. Your Queen places her services at ydur disposal. Thus do I accept the high (honour of this great occasion ’X Mr S. H. Poole, by Royal Command, then sung “There’s a Land,” the'final original verse of which was as follows: — She’s a queen among queens whom we honour to-night, To beautify Foxton all queens here unite.i, The Mayor and the Council proclaim her decree: “To beautify-Foxton from hillside to sen.” Your town! My town! Beauteous, Glorious, This year of all years we’ll plant and we’ll' sav, Your task My task, - Glorious, Victorious, Progress and Beauty to foxton for A ve!

At a later stage Mr Poole also sang “May Morning,” both songs being splendidly received. Maids of Honour were presented by the Mistress of Robes, and made obesiance. Three Maori maidens provided a bright interlude with a graceful poi dance, and a charming fit tie maiden, Molly Benjamin, on behalf of her grand father, Mr J. Folia's, presented the Queen with a j beautiful bouquet. The Master of Ceremonies presented prominent committeemen and carnival workers for Royal honours, the bestowal o( which in many cases created roars of laughter. As each one approached and left the dais they were greeted with salvoes of applause. The various movements of the reci- j pients came in for keen criticism, j while in many cases the recital of ' honours had to be pended owing to the applause. Space will not permit more than passing reference to the “honours,'’ j suffice it to say that it was the most j amusing portion of the proceed- i ings. The following were honoured : Mrs Heasmln, “Queen Mother.” “There is in all this cold and hollow world no fount Of deep, strong deathless love stive that within a mother's heart.' Mrs Pearson: Patroness of till Carnival Efforts, with full rights and privileges to levy toll and otherwise extract coin of the realm from all citizens of the male sex when occasion demands financial assistance for any deserving cause. Mrs McColt (absent): Patron of the Royal Croquet. Court, .and Grand Assistant in till laudable efforts. A. N. Smith: Knight Commander of the Truthful Order of Koftgoodsmen, when not otherwise engaged in the honourable task of dragging the ehemieal lire engine to sundry eOnliagra lions. .John McColl: Kniglu Commander of the Bath and Tank; to see every household within the realm is provided with a sufficiency of Chrystal water so that the features of loyal and • beloved subjects are recognisable in the public thoroughfa re. D. \Y. Robertson (absent): Knight Commander and General Court 1 Tovider. Iloranee Reid: Marquis of the Movies and Knight Defender of the Goal, and Patron of the ancient game of Rugby. Miss Aiteheson: Member of the Royal Household Entertainers. W. Carmine: Gentleman in Waiting to the Court Ladies, and Scrutineer of Spurious Coin. J. Desmond: Purveyor of Lockjaw to all Maoyi subjects, and conch to her Majesty’s Royal Toc-ballers. J. Claris: Knight of the Order of Phormium Tennx, and Lord of the Waterfront. F. D. Whibley: Kniglit of the Hammer, and Driver-in-Cliiof to the Royal Bowling Rink. ' A. Baker: Royal Chauffeur to her Majesty. Peter Robinson : Lord of the High Top Hat, and Booster of the .Royal Maori Entertainers, Master of the Royal Coach, and Secretary of State for the Cannibal Islands. Hone McMillan (in whose absence the honour was bestowed on a charming young Maori in Native costume): This honour was received with tumultuous applatfse, and was as follows: —. “E To Ariki, E To Kahn! E te Mangai o te Iwi Whaknhirahira. Non nei riga Tupuna i wake n’tai i Hawaiki. Ingy rarigi-o-namata. Na rat on i hoe te Moanajmi-a-Kiwa, Wailio ake i te Rarigi hei arataki mai ki ao-to-aroa. “Rangitira o Ngatiraukawa rongonui, Putanoa o robe e Manawatu. E pamamao ana te Pakeha. Kua puia nei ‘Tana Taua” to Tawohu mete Malii, Jvia rawe te maraekainga. Tohou Taitara lie ‘Ariki.’” [0 mighty nobleman! worthy re-" pfesentative of a proud race whose ancestors left Hawaiki in the mist of the past, and crossed the mighty ocean guided by a infs tie sign in the heavens which beckoned your people to the land of Ao-te-Aroa. Rangitira of the famous Ngatirankawas, who fought and subdued the

tribes of Manawittu while as* yet the pakelui was afar off, you now unite with us by gift of land and labour to beautify our home town. Accept ■ the title al my hand of “Ariki of Foxton.”] Mrs Hynes; Mistress of the .Order of the Red Cross and First Friend of the Side, the Needy and Afflicted. Mrs O’Donoghue: Mistress of Her Majesty’s Lingerie, and Organiser of Court Social Functions. R. N. ShawwLord High Groom of the Tennis Court. ' D. Purcell: High Controller of Her Majesty’s Stock and Herds. W. T. Jewell: Baron of Marotiri, Keeper of the Crown Jewels, and Knight Commander of the Royal Stables. Miss Wood roof e: Sweet Lady. Mrs Procter: Assistant to Her Majesty’s Outdoor Forces. Mr Follas: Purveyor of Bouquets to the Royal Household, Keeper of the Royal Vintage, and Knight of the XXX. 0 John Burr: Assistant Keeper to the Royal Stables. L. Procter: Supervisor of the Royal Racing Track. L. J. Fume: Knight Commander of Sport, and Lord High Administrator of Education. S. 11. Poole: Kniglit Commander of the Privy Purse and Controller of Overdrafts. W. Hamer: Kniglit Commander of the and August Purveyor of Public Entertainment. Constable Owen, Lord High Constable, and Knight Commander of the Baton. “Curly” Smith. —Organiser of Impromptu Dances, and Grand Secretary to the Defunct Borough Band. J. 11. Reid: Grand Organiser and Baron of the Cinema. C. Spiers: First Assistant to the | Sick and Needy, and Lord Apollo. D. Christie: Court Decorator. During the conferring of hon- ! ours • Miss Aiteheson contributed two excellent elocutionary items, and Miss Bell Pearson, in answer to a royal command, also gave a recitation. Mr M. E. Porreau, President of the Beautifying Society, made presentation.- of gold cable bangles to the queen and maids of honour on behalf of the Carnival Committee. | There was a representation of ■ Britannia and the Allies, with orchestral accompaniment of national airs as each stepped on the stage. The characters were taken by j Madge Patterson (Britannia), lsie j Patterson (Scotland). Esther Wri- ■ gbt (Ireland), E. Wright (America), Nellie Woods (Italy), John McKniglit (Russia), R. Dunn (Wales). After the National Anthem had been played the procession reformed, and passed through the audience to the adjoining supper-room, thus bringing to an end one of the most successful spectacular events ever witnessed locally.