GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S VISIT.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1921, Page 4

GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S VISIT.

PLANS FOR PUBLIC RECEPTION. ARRANGING THE DETAILS. Further arrangements in connection with the visit of Their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe to New Plymouth (commencing on the 27th inst.) were discussed at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. The Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson) reported that since the original programme was drawn up it had been decided tb hold the public reception (on the Friday) at the High School grounds, this being a more suitable place than Pukekura Park. Citizens will be asked to fly bunting and to observe a holiday from 10.30 a.m. till midday on the date of the reception. The guard of honor will be comprised o-f territorials, and after the ceremony the Vice-Regal party would probably be taken for a walk through Pukekura Park (via John Street). Special provision for mothers and wives of fallen soldiers will be made at the function, in addition to other accommodation reserved. If weather conditions prevent an open-air function the reception is to be held in the school assembly hall. The Education Board and all school authorities are to be communicated with requesting that arrangements be made to facilitate the attendance of the children at the public reception. On this occasion John Street will be closed for traffic, and a similar regulation will apply to the section of Powderham Street in the locality of the Clarke Memorial Hostel, where the official opening ceremony takes place on the Friday afternoon. THE CITIZENS’ A ball of the importance and magnitude of the forthcoming Citizens’ Bali on the occasion of the visit of their Excellencies demands a large amount of co-operation, not the least important being that of the public, who arc to attend. Tickets of axlmission are now on sale, and early application should be made at Messrs. Avery, Ltd., or at Collier’s Music Warehouse. The Victoria League and the town are fortunate in having the willing co-operation of th • Returned Soluiers’ Association and of the Savage Club, as well as of the Mayor and borough officials, who are cordially assisting. Many returned men and a large number of the Savages will help, those co-opted to the Victoria League committee, whose names -have already been, published, being Messrs. C. H. Weston, A. M. Mac Diarmid, H. A. Stratford, J. Kinnear, G. >E. Roper, and of the Savage Club Messrs. W. H. Robertshaw, W. J. Penn, C. H. Burgess, H. Dawson, H. Collier, L. Etherington, E. Hine, B. Hartman, R. T. McQuade, S. R. Weir, C. B. Webster, C. H. Wyatt. Messrs. Weston, Stratford, MacDiarmicV Hartman, Weir, and Webster are returned men as well as Savages, and others are also members of the LtJague. Mr. C. Denny Brown is secretary for the ball. The Victoria League has assigned definite pieces of work to the men of the and in tlris way they are being assisted of course by others than those named. To make t|ie ball the success it undoubtedly will be, willing assistance is being looked for and is being given.