MISSIONS TO SEAMEN BAZAAR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 6

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN BAZAAR.

. 'to 'the. Missions" to .' : Se&ineii!Bazaai opened iii tlioir' big' hall 'y6sterday : weVo'i expected., to. imagine t'nat'i. ; they.,liad entercd f a harbour .filled' >vith battleships, " v tliat." thp,; colonj4l pressmen. at the '■■ naval' rcyiew ;> saw no fyier sight,' for the.'stalls, ranged round-:-'.the room-\vere ; isupposed to^reJireEenti- battleships and- and '31r,. ; Mooro'-6.aid, -' ,; truJy .criougu; 'that' ,tho ehemy ■facihg'.an;'Buglish ■ship 1 need; iioti.be'.more"alarmed.;thaift ! tho peo'ple-,,wnb*"\vdi'e .faced;.by.. ; stallholders with. a.-.do.raaiid, for "all ,'tli'o vc'a'sh: they.' had , at hand." Tho:stalls, crowded closely together) , were decorated with ' red,- white, and ■ blue, 'and behind each'hung flags , -and pennons, bearing tho name of' their -special-'ship. 'Tho ; stallholders , wore very neatly' dressed in- dark blue"sefgei skirts; and white'sailor;" blouses with bliie; collars,'! and'on their'hats], or in their'.'hair, t,hey' wore.;bands' w.ith'i.iho na.me of .their, ship .in..letters ..of gold. .;Two-'.br' fchreo ofthoEtslllioldersivere very resplendent in dark' serge and any;'amount of gold lace,; one of : thorn ivearing:'als<)'a.i becoming. cocked hat. l:l Tlie. ' stalls' , .Vero ."laderi with 'every t sort 'of.' articlo ; .tlia't, ! ,could'.tempt the. visitor. , '.'A/stall 'devoted- '\ to" art'-,needlework was , beautiful , to see, and; all -had their goods temptingly displayed. One stall was , covered with-bags of .every possible material.and for overy possible .use.::- There -were bags for p&gs; shoes, buttons;'carpenter's tools;'jelly, blueing, and knitting, to mention a. very few among''a multitude, and;\vhero ! there.'.were only paper ! bags: containangjsweets;th'ey• .were blown out to their fullest) size and labelled' luringly, "A bag, a-bang,: and; , a bonbbn tor,a,.penny.' , : Thciro!.were;all)sorts.of side shows, .designed -tovspeciaHy ; 'inteMsf'.- and amusoi the '.'children,-', beginning'with tho'famous buckjumpors,: and. going'' on;to "the zoo, and a little .sideshow'exhibited one NofrfZealander's' idea suffragettes;.', ,Tho' proceedings .of. tho. afternoon' ,: <began with .a prayer : by. the MriJKay, of' Alicetown, after which Mr. James Moore said a ,few. words,, and Mrs., R;: Williams, who -was 1 presented- with a beautiful; bouquet of ■■spring flowers by..'Miss 'Janet'Raitherfurd,-,■'declared . the'■ .bawiar^^.opcn,-and'nhmediatelyjth'o,stalls were besieged by?t-lie ;tnaiiy: people.;.present." . During the afternoon a. baud of children from tho Nowtowu' School danced : , tho iMaypole dance, anda bandwasin'attdhdance to play through an-intcresting.es-hibitiori., of exorcises waß given by- the/boys from>j\t> - .'Dovey's;sohbol.. There' was such s large crowd that tho salo of tickets -had to be stopped at-B.2o:p.mv'-.---.- .vi;«;-',:.-.. • Tbb folloiving is the -list' of.' stallhbiders, with some of the assistants: HiM.SiMajostic, Mesdauics M'Nally, Misses Clarke, ■Campbell, ;,and .'Duthie;: H;M.S, : Powerful,'.;; Mesdanies ■, Moorcj h>: Gardner, M'Ga'rrigle, Ycale , , Rist, and Euan's;••Misses:' Vealo; Mouat, and; Allen;.-H:.M;.S. •;St. l .iViiK cent,: Mesdanies : Duiin. /Colpiis .- (3); '■ Harborqw, aud-Joiieg, .Missps-;, Hill; .:--Denicnt, Collins, and' Jones;, H.M.5.,; Swiftsurd,' Mrs. F.vW. :Rutherfurd,,Mrs...John ) R-u,therfurd, and'-Missi Riitherfiird; HiM.S.s-VicWv, Mrs. Maxwell, Miss'os: Maxwell,' Boyd, ; ' Cunninghani, and Hollimore; .H.M.S.'•, Temcraire,' Mesdamcs. Cable, Hunter, -aud'i;Williams; Misses Cable'(2) and Hunter; H.M:S. Challeiigerj -Mr's.:-Craig,. Misses J Craig- (2)j Hay,ward, - and • Dixon j H.M.S.:; Ericohllter, Mesdumos Lawson, Milliiigton, - Hainertou, and Wilkinson, Lawson, - ; Meadow-'' croft, Palliscr, Evatt,-Uaughtoiiy and Clark-; 1 Johnston;;...' H.M.S. '-• .Vanguard, MescJainos Barltrop' ntid. ColpuspH.M.S. Superb, , Mrs; OW,-.Misses- Kreeftj 'Kirk,- HoUiday, ;Keb-:: bell, Morrahj ■ Jones; "'and 'Shhjv;'-,- -H.M:S. Natal, Mesclaines.Ackroyd, quhoun, and Misses-Scott, and E.'Riwsoii:: H.M.S; Rcpulso, ; Misses Smith ; H.M.S.' Libertyi'. Mesdamcs ;Payne.; : arid v Honiby, ;Misscti<Hellin|ore' iind Payno (2); H.M.S.; Oceaii; Mesdames. Sliaw:. and; ; .Gardiuer,, anil Miss' M;' Clarke;;; ,;;,;>', >' K . -.■'■■ ;■:■"