Overview
Wed. Nov. 13.
Peace celebrations + a lovely fine day for the rejoicings. Drove down to Levin about 10am. Town full of people + a large number in fancy dress. Photos (1/4 pl[ate]) (1) Clif (Mephistopheles), Viv (Lady) & Miss Kingston (old fashioned swell), all on horseback on the way down to Levin; (2) Riri Nicholson, the leader of the procession, in Maori costume; (3) John Bull (Mr. Vickers) + girls with decorated bicycles; (4) Convict (Mr. Noble) & Maori (Mr. Proctor); (5) head of procession from balcony Grand Hotel; (6) Procession - girls in fancy dress; (7) Procession - motor cars. The procession finished at the recreation ground + a good many people picniced there.
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Photos (8 & 9) Maori group & car got up as a Maori whare; (10) Funeral view of crowd. Later in afternoon the Chelsyn Rise party returned with Gertie and Nancy in fancy dress. Photos (11) Indian Maiden (Gertie) + Belgian girl (Nancy); (12) Girl's race including Gertie; (13) Group - Nancy, Gertie + Miss Goldsmith. Home to tea. In evening Gertie + I drove down with Father and others in the car to torchlight procession + concert in Recreation Ground but the affair was rather a "frost". One good item, however, was "Archibald" sung by Mr. D. Matheson.
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