Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 996
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 996 |
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| Page number | 996 |
| Date | 1919 |
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| Publisher | Unknown |
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Peace Celebrations in Reading - continued.
this time there must have been quite six or seven thousand persons in the Park. Each individual school had made its own arrangements for its own sports, the Education Committee having made a grant for prizes.
T h e first item w as a costu m e crick et m a tc h .
The girls arrayed in Japanese, nursing, elf like, and other garbs, having taken the field, Dilly and Dally strode out with solemn dignity with bats that could scarcely have stopped a marble. They were followed by the Bing Boys, Charlie Chaplin and other bizarre batsmen.
This was followed by a fancy costume parade. A tremendous number of entrants paraded, clothed in garments varying widely from statuesque representation of victory to an impersonation of a gutter-urchin newsboy.
Then came the event of the day, a Jazz Band parade, which was productive of infinite merriment. Attired in wierd [sic] and wonderful costumes and calling forth the strangest sounds from the most mystic of instruments, the various bands marched past the judge (Bandmaster Weaver) in turn.
A tug-of-war contest concluded the evening. After some exciting tussles between the boys' and girls' departments separately, the winning boys' team pulled against the winning girls. Spurred on by Mr. Maker's sporting offer of half-a-pound of chocolates per head in the event of victory, the girls actually managed to pull over their opponents amidst great enthusiasm.
The band of the 2nd Batt. Royal Berks Regiment rendered musical items at intervals during the day, under the baton of Bandmaster E. A. Weaver.
The Mayoress presented the prizes at the close of a happy, if rainy, day.
IN PALM ER PARK.
Celebrations took more or less the same form in Palmer Park, though there the rain was not quite so heavy or persistent. The M.C. was assisted by Mr. F. Winter and Mr. H. T. Morley, and amongst others who followed the proceedings with interest were Mr. H. T. Pugh and Miss E. M. Sutton. The following were the schools who attended Palmer Park: - St. Laurence's, St. James', Newtown and Redlands Boys, St. John's, St. Stephen's, Redlands Girls', Wokingham Road, St. Giles', Christ Church Palmer, Caversham Council, Parochial, Roman Catholic, St. John's, and Emmer Green Schools, and Whitley (Lower).The Spring Gardens Band played in the afternoon and evening. The fancy dress parade was held on the cycle track. Owing to the inclement weather the tug-of-war had to be postponed, and it was decided to defer the prize-giving until later in the week.
Jazz Band Competition (for which eleven schools entered). - 1st prize for best music, Wokingham Road Senior; 1st prize for best costumes, Wokingham Road Intermediate; 2, George Palmer Senior.
[photo, group, exterior] THE MAYORESS (Mrs. Hayward) PLANTING A VERDUN OAK IN PROSPECT PARK. [Photo by C. E. & A. May.]
[photo, boats] MR. SULLY WON FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST BOAT AT READING WATER CARNIVAL. [Photo by C. E. & A. May.]