MARRIAGE
OF THE PRINCE OF WALES,
10th March, 1863.
Programme of Festivities
At Brigg.
The committee of the
inhabitants for making arrangements
for a public demonstration, on the occasion of the marriage
of
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with the Princess
Alexandra of Denmark, have adopted the following programme
The shops and other places of
business in the town are
intended to be
closed, and the day kept as
A GENERAL
HOLIDAY.
The inhabitants are invited to display Flags. Banners,
&c.
from their houses in
honor of the occasion.
At 12 o'clock there
will be
A FREE
DINNER
In the Exchange Hall, for the poor inhabitants of Brigg, who
shall have previously obtained tickets from the Free Dinner
committee. Several members of the committee have kindly
consented to preside, and assist at the Free Dinner; after
the
Dinner the following verses of the National Anthem will be
sung in the Exchange
Hall.
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God save our gracious Queen;
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Great God ! Thy blessings all
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Long live our noble Queen;
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On Alexandra fall;
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God save the
Queen.
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He Thou her guide!
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Send Her victorious,
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whom lov'd Victoria's smile,
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Happy and glorious,
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And British hearts, the while,
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Long to reign over us-
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Welcome to Albion's isle;
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God save the
Queen.
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God bless the
Bride
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Our Albert Edward bless;
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God save our gracious Queen;
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God grant him happiness;
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Long live our noble Queen,
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God save the
Prince!
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God save the
Queen!
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Mercies his path surround .
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Send Her victorious,
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Peace in his time abound;
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Happy and glorious,
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With every virtue crown'd.
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Long to reign over us-
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Long live the
Prince.
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God save the
Queen.
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All the children resident between the Toll Bars will be sup-
plied with Commemoration Medals; the medals for the
children who are in Sunday schools will be delivered to the
superintendents of schools, and the other children will be
supplied with medals in the afternoon of Saturday, the 7th
of
March, between the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock, on application
at the Town Hall.
At 2 o'clock on the 10th of March, the children will meet
in the Market Place, wearing their medals. The teachers of
the schools are requested to attend with their classes, and
some of the members of the committee will be present to
arrange the children who are not in any of the schools. If
the
weather be fine the children, preceded by a band of music,
flags and banners, and such of the inhabitants of the town
as
can attend, and the Foresters' Club, the Odd Fellows' Club,
and the Band of Hope, will form
A
PROCESSION,
and pass over the Bridge and along the Scawby Road to the
New Bridge Toll Bar, and returning through Bridge Street
will proceed through the Market Place, Bigby Street, Albert
Street, the Wrawby Toll Bar, and Wrawby Street, into the
Market Place, where the procession will be arranged round
the band, and the National Anthem will be sung. The
children will be then divided into two sections, the boys on
the south side of the Market Place and the girls on the
north
side, and then pass in single file, the boys into Bigby
Street,
and the girls into Wrawhy Street. As they pass the Town
Hall, each child on production of the medal, will receive a
plum bun, and on meeting together in Queen Street, as soon
as all are assembled, the National Anthem will again be
sung.
At 12 o'clock there
will be
Public FOOTBALL PLAYING
in a Field adjacent
to the town.
At 4 o'clock there
will be
A Public Dinner In the Town Hall
JOHN
HETT, Esq. Chairman. Mr. A. M. SERGEANT, Vice-chairman.
Dinner
Tickets, including waiters 2s. 6d. each, to be had of Mr. George Jackson.
Secretary to the Dinner
committee.
In the evening there
will be a
PROMENADE CONCERT in the EXCHANGE HALL,
and afterwards
A
DANCE,
The
following gentlemen have consented to act as stewards:- Mr. Brocklesby,
Mr.
Dauber, Mr. R. Hett, Mr. Mason, Mr. Moxon, Mr. Nicholson, Mr. Paterson,
Mr.
Piggott, Mr. E. H. Smith, and Dr. Titley.
Doors will be opened at 6 o'clock, Concert to commence at 7.
Mrs. Mille, Miss Conolly, Miss Forman, & Mr. S. D. Hudson.
Have been engaged to sing.
Several amateurs will
kindly assist in the Concert.
Tea and Coffee
will be provided during the evening.
Dancing at 9 o'clock.
Tickets to the Concert, Tea, and Dance. 2s. 6d.
each, and to the Concert and
Tea 1s.
6d., any be obtained at Mr. Cressey’s and Mr. Jackson’s, Booksellers.
Tickets
to admit 4 or more of the same family, will be issued at a reduced price.
No family
tickets will be sold at the doors.
At 7 o'clock in the
evening the
Town Hall will be Brilliantly illuminated.
The
members of the committee, and other inhabitants taking
part
in the proceedings, are requested to wear WHITE FAVOURS,
made
of Coventry ribbon. The committee will be supplied
with
Favors on application to the secretary.
Subscription
towards the general expenses will be received by John Dauber,
Esq.,
the Treasurer, or Mr. Freer, the Secretary.
John Hett,
Chairman of the Committee.
