DELEGATES' MEETING.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 15, 5 July 1900, Page 3

DELEGATES' MEE TING.

I A meeting of delegates from the varieus local bodies, etc., met (ho Procession Committee on Tuesday I evening. Present — Messis Sinclair (chair), Walker, and MiNom (Pro cession Committee), Colville (Fire Brigade), Mathias (Caledonian Society ), C. Dash ("Band), Captain Garland (Mounted Rifles), Lieutenant Jackson (Wnimnto Rifles), Buckingham (Silva tion Army). Scott (Star Cycling Club). Mme 1 ? (Oddfellows), Grant (Foresters), and Pike (Maori Race). The chairman stated that the moot ing had been called to determine the order of the procos'iion on Demon-Ora-tion Day. To avoid jy^ousy ifc h'-ul been docubd to put the nam.^s of tho vaiious bodies in a hat ai d diaw thy n out, the band, of courso, going livn Mr Dash here explained that he was very sorry to have to report that the band would not be able to take pait in the procession. They could not get together a largo enough number of players, and farther they could not get, a suitable room for praCi^ing, o-vinq | to their being^ refused admittance to the drill shed. After Mr C. Jackson had explain ?d matters, it was evident thsL^uas sonic misunderstanding, as ho \.s,s sard thy volunfceors did not wiah rhe baud tv leaxe the Drill Shed. Mi Si.iclaiv o."i'jiri j c? In vne of tbw Fire Brigade Sto'.ion for a piae*Hj room, nh peace was d^c l uvd. Finally, on tli3 lUotion of Mp-w*. Mi.thias and Colviila, MtSbi? isiici>n, G^iHnd and Grn.nt woto apfo;ute<l to [ uiurivipw past members of the baud j with the objscb oi a btrong band (-together for the oorai-ion. Mr GuriniTd stated uh.it tlio Mounted Ritlec would tain oxn m the monnng j mounted, dismounted in tha ovoning. It was dc-cidsd th-*t the Mounted Itifis3 preoede tho bund, the Waimate Eiiies next, and the school children next. Mr Mathias promised, on" behalf of ih& Caledonian tiocie^y. that they vioald £6* together as many members a'j pobbible to carry th9ii banner. They would gefc seveiAi pipers if possible. The iDu-Ji'il (Mr Walker) was instiucted to put tha Maoii repireeanta(,l7B6 m a prouiiaoat position. The naiiies of tlis rarious local bodies nere put iv a hat and drawn on* in the following order :—: — Cnkdonian Society. Foresters' Lodge. Star Cycling Club. Salvation Army. W'litoats Cycling Club. File Dngftdo. Borough and County Councils. Hockey Club. Football Club. Oddfellows' Lodge. It was decided that tha Salvation Army change places with uhe OddfallowH, and bring up the rear with their band. Mr Jackson stated that a traction engine had beeu arranged for, for an armoured train. Mr Akburst suggested that lbs Wairaate Rifles defend the srmourad train, and the^'MttUflted" Rffles and '"Wills' Brigade" with r lffew^Long Tom and Maxim form an attacking party. This was was considered a, good idea, and is to be acted upon.