Proposed Jubilee Celebrations.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 89, 27 December 1900, Page 2

Proposed Jubilee Celebrations.

About twenty persons, including a number of ladies, attended at the Borough Council Oharaberi on Saturday afternoon to discus the question of holding a geni^d gathering and picnic to celobrato the Jubilee of the Province. Tho Mayor, Dr. Baieluy, wa« voted to the chair. Apologies were received from Messrs Garland and 'Franklin. On the >motion of the Rec WcKer zie Gibson a&d Mrßdck.tt it was unanimously d«-c<d d to hold a picnic and general gather ing to ceiebrate the Jubilee of tlw Province. The Chairman said that he hail called on the tnembdrs oj: tlw Foresters and Oddfellows' Lodges, and the Band had been asked by Air Hamilton to take part in tiuJ prcc Bsion. I Mr Beckett moved -and Mr] Mathias seconded "That fj«l gathering be held on InesdujJ January Ist, 1901." ' I During discussion it was poiijt dl out that sports were held ml Timarn and Oamam and a gather-l ■ing at Waikakahi. Captain Gai-I land, Studholme Mounted iMnJ and Lieutenant Jackson, W<iiiuBt»l Rifles, had been asked and tiM pi eased themselves aa willing wl call a parade, but they did nM think it would be a large -one oil January Ist. I It was pointed out that Wedutf« ay wae also a public holiday. I Air W. L. Scott moved as m amendment aad the Rev. A. m Morrison seconded, •■" That tW< picnic be held on January 2ud."B Mr Manchester and the Btf« McKenzie G^b-on tuonght thattK gatheriug would lose much, of w attraction if the gathering waßDm held on the first; day of the y»m Leave to withdraw the amendment was granted. ■ Th.6 motion was then put aflß* carried. M Mr Francis reported ha. ing w tainod a price for the c. tjri&m*' and that Mr Atwill had oiiejt(i» lend a marquee. I Mr Manchester thought tb»tKi ! should be known that Mi'Fraßm: had offered to piovide tiretfOWr aud this, with the free marqijvj had made the .price of cat«f»mach less. He thought tiiep'flft; etiould start at 1 p.m. fc Messrs Mathias and Bec«j thought this too late. It slWfft a)t be later than II a.m. ?*■£> wjuld not wait till tbs >&£■■ It wa3 decided that thelpijl: should be held at 11 o'clock,** | that a drag be seat fo f fc| natives. »r| A. long -discussion enaneim| finally the following w6re eJe j|| a committee to make final arra^^: inents-: - Mesdamed ScudUi^J; Barclay Sinclair, Medsrs Chester,, Francis, Beckett, Anderson, Franklin, aui Wjlt Geo. Barclay, M<jKenzie « and Morrison. . tt# A vote qt .thanks to thfi concluded the business. ■11

The commit! ee met on The result of their discn£i<>J|l ba saea in. an adYertf3^j|| tibia issue, mm