Peace Celebrations.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 July 1919, Page 4

Peace Celebrations.

_____———a-—-———--CHILDREN ’s DAY—sA-TURDAY-A The Recreation Grounds during the past two days. has presented a very busy appearance, workmen and other .....__._istantS being engaged in erecting stands, booths, may pole, and the hundred and one appurtenances necessary -to duly carry out the various functions on Children’s Day. T 110903 PIC‘ pa_rafio,,S are now complete, and the rest lies in the hands of the Clerk of the Weather. Given a fine day tomorrow, the Peace Cele'br;ntions given to the children will -leax‘e a -land—mark in the juvenile mind which will never be forgotten. ' THE PR-OCESSION. The procession will assemble at the Taihape Public School at 10 a.m., and will proceed from there —via- Hula Street, Main Street, Tui Street, Station Street, and Kuku Street’ to the Recreation Griounds. ORDER OF PROCESSION. Reouts and Sailors, _ May Queen. School Children. Captured German Machine-Gun. Fancy Dress Events. Parents are requested to see that their children are adequately clothevd, bearing in mind the changeable weather incidental to this time of the year. The newly-erected school bell will tell the assembly, and later will ring

‘out the fact that the procession has started to move off. Arrived at the Recreation »Gl'lOllands,‘ the sports and dancing «and other events, which have alrea.dy been published, will be entered into. Afternoon tea. and hot water and milli will be provided, but children must bring other meals and mugs. ‘ In the evening there will be a_display of fireworks, followed by Mr ‘and’ 'l\lx's Poyton’s Grand Revue. j THE DECORATIONS. . l To—day was la. verybusy one in Tailhape. Every shop window, verandah post, or projection on which dccoorations or a flag could be‘ placed, have been utilised. Festoons of flags across the street add to the propriety of the scene. Though half completed, the effect is fine, wand to—morrow, when the decorations are completed, Taihape will indeed be a town -transformed. Evergreens are being largely used on the footpaths and around verandah posts, and as one walks up ‘between rows of shrubbery the effect is quite Arcadian. THE PEACE CERTIFICATES. While most. of the functions in con-. nection with the celebrations will be‘ but transient in their efi:‘ects, the ‘Pro- 2;, cession Committee, with forethought, liave provided a lasting memento of =1 the celebration of !the conclusion of the Great War. There have been vari- A ous competitions larranged with the exhibits in the lproqsssibnii and ftb each winner of a first prize itherc will be presented a handsome illuminated peace certificate. The certificate is 12 inches by 15 inches in size, printed on heavy white art. paper, on which is Ia tinted ground. In the left-hand corner is a figure of Peace, holding in its outstreatclied hand a laurel Wreath —fidenoting .'a. victorious peace,-. The wording reads: “To commemorate the signing of Peace ion —“—— of: the"g’reat" pworld war, 1914-19’1j9‘.“-I _i>resént.c'a’ ‘to i——-- ‘ winner of First_Prize‘ for lat the celebrations hel‘d‘on ‘Peace Day‘. ’ ‘ at. Taihape. Then‘ £ol‘lo‘x'v the chairn'la'n'* l and s'eci'e‘tary’s name, I'vith-“God Save 7 ‘~ Fthc"'KingL” ' ' - n.‘ "‘ c l :The certificate is printed in blue, red, - and gold, and is hand lettered through r out, the initial letters being outlined lid gold. The certificate. is well Wortli ‘framing, and keeping as‘ a rnemento of‘ the greatest crisis " in’ 'the«. WOrld’s lhistory. ’ ’ - ‘

The design is the work of Mr F. H. Strong, of Taihape, on whom it rcflectsx very great credit. = The certificate is on View in several shop windows in town.