MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 7

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

; The Bazaar* which closed on Saturday night, and which has' proved eitremcly popujar and attracted large crowds, must,be pronounced, an ■•.unqualified success, ; financially and otherwise. Very.brink business has throughout beea done a ' tho Btalls'and Sideshows. Saturday afternoon was children's '~ day. Master G. Ruthcrfurd wns chairman, and "made a neat little Bpcccli,-and Miso 'Janet'; Rutherfurd declared tho bazaar open.' A vote .--, pf thanks, proposed, bv Master A. Sha\vy and ...- 6econded by Master C.\ Shaw, was accorded •Miss Rutherfurd,. who M'as presented with & bouquet of flowers by Mies ].). Payne. Vocal and instrumental music was given by Miss Ail. Toler Curtis'3 " Mercia "' Band of; Children. A special feature during the .afternoon- was the , arrival'of "Lieut; Shacklotoii, No. 2" and'his tuetry aien in , a plcdgo laden with toys, annVthe ,- hoishng'of the New Zealand flog ou the-,South. Pole. In tho .evening the bazaar .was'.heainA: orowded, and the popular drill «xetci6es-\w«TO ■■ again Riven by Mr.. Dov.cyV-pupils,-. Aright' V music by JJiss Kennedy's -~ orchestra,.-; clari-;.' net solos by Sfr. A. Moore, and a.plcajsinij-per-- ■".■ formance by' Miss A. Toler Cui'tis's,."Mercia" Band ofChildren. ; During the cveuiilj; an auc-tion-sale of. articles was held, MfCo Haybittle wielding the hammer, Tho proceedings closed, .'with-the ever-popular Maypolo display. Mr.iJ. Moore; missioncr, -was indefatigable in tho dis- ' qliaigo , of his duties,'and the bazaar reflected great orcijit on tho workers and on all concerned.: Altogether., if was ono of theMnost do- i lightful bazaars ever held by, the Missjone to' Seamen.. :•'... ■'.''■- -.■•. .'.-.., : •.■-., ',;..;.-■•■.--