ANNIVERSARY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 724, 25 January 1910, Page 9

ANNIVERSARY DAY.

: : :■ ■'■}: BELLEVTJE: GARDENS. ;;; ;;■;. .Among tho'.niany , holiday resorts liberally patronised ', on ; Saturday .was - the Bellevue"Gardens, -at; the ;Lower. 'Huit. The gardens >ro particularly. attractive at this season of the year, and,a9.every.coni venience is; within': «asy reach . pionio parties' and others were; to spend a -quietly- (enjoyable - time on .tho .cool livens that sni'round-this'fine old country .hotel.-.; -.'-■■:■.'■...■:. •■,•■:.■■'.,-■ ■:■■■::;

.: : Maidstqne. Park,-' another Hutt' Valjey resort, also i attracted its quota of-visitors from' Wellington arid; elsewhere. The rural charms of this pleasant.iconntry seat oontiEue/togrow upon the publio.i.f,/' : ' : .■

:■ : V The members '■ of ■':Excelsior -"Juvenile Temple/ LO.G.T., journeyed 'out to Lyall Bay on. Anniversary.' the oharge r of : Bro. ; Johiistonj and.. Sis. .-Atkinsoiii' and '''a':' very enjoyable; pionio 'was -held. .Thero was a large: at- , ! tendance'of juniors : and. monibors, of the. senior Good Templar Lodges'. . Amongst the' , .visitors present "were' members. of Kia -Ora- Lpdgo (H.M.S. Challenger), the 1 grand secretary; ,and: the district superintendent. .During; the. day a. sports'programme-; was oarried. out, . Sister : Mrs. Johnston presenting the following.-win-, 'ner3 with; prizes;— ;":;.; -:;'';,'.;.;-,.

i Girls under 10 years.—Eva-Moore, 1 Eva;Ward,;Z.>.';■ ■. ' ■ ; ■•;;>.■,'■: .:''; ; -': .Boys under 10; years.—D;';, Johnston,! S; Colman, 2.' ■.-,'.. ■'!.. ':•:•'-.'-'-'-\.) y..i- \ Girls under .12 years.—A...Johnston, 1 iViolet Gilindre, 2. ■ '"- ■-' -- - -'/ -"*"-,-'-;--"-- -■-.-;-"-'.■

Boys under. 12 yesrs.-C. Bennett, 1; A. Rusfiell, 2. :':.'":'<r : :\''.. ■ ':•■;;•:" ■ :".: Girls' s/potato and spoon .Vraco.—Ada Johnstone,. 1;. Maggie Eussell, • 2.. ■' '. :■. .• Girls. under U , years.—M. ..Russell, 1 j M. 'Summers and' A.,'Johnston, 2.* V;-. V

r Boys'.'three-legged. .Bennett and D. Johnston, 1.!- ! ".:;.:■■- . ! ;V.:. : : .: : / • Boys , , .under, li years.—D.'. Johnston,: 1 j £ Bennett, 2.: " ;■ ' ~ ■ .: - ; :'r

Girls' raco.VM- Russell,. 1; U. Summers, 2.

-..- Boys' Race.—A. Johnston, 1; D. Johni, ston,: 2.:;.' '■ ':.V.. ■.;..■■'. ; -..V'.'-".- '■■ !' : • -'■;■'■ GirU' thread-the-needle race.—M. Rus-. sell, 1; L..: Ward , :2; N.'Amos, 3.-,/.-/ ,•:>. Boys' wheelbarrow race.—A. 1 j A..'Johnston,: 2. ; ■■'//■ .'■'''■' /,'■■'■ s Girls , ' skipping.'—A.' Johnston, 'lj;Eva Mooro, 2.'V ■;'■. ' _.;'.■:' :'.. ■■■'■'■'' :'.-!' '■' '.'':■■ ■■ -. ... '

'■■. Tug-of-war.—A. Bussell's . tcain beat C. Bennett , s team,',•'•• ■ ':. .--'■/: .'; : ',.'., : ■;'

;, V\ -V-PICNIC AT BELMONT..^" ; ; -\ ;' ; ; -.; The .Wellington,: Spiritualist Children's. Lyceum .'hold' their . annual' picnio ■ and, spqrts'at Belmont'on Saturday,' when the following,- interesting -little .programme proved mist enjoyable;-:- ~; .;■';! '."•;■■

Girls' : race, 50yds.—Gladys. Malcolm, 1; Eose:Waring, 2. ■■'■'".":.; ■"" .. ': ' ";-'Vvf ' '■> Infants'. race, 25yds.—Euby.Waring, lj Leslie Malcolm, 2:'. •.. .:.'.-' - '.- Men's race, 150yds.—W. WaTirig,'l;,Alf, Miles,- 2..;- '. ■:'■;. ; ;.-.\' ; ■■■■,'■;^.lf.

' Girls'.race, 50yds.— .Maicolm, : 1 Lyddie Taylor and . Nellie Dyer,. dead heat .for; 2. ,'■■'.'■. u■. ■ ■'„.•■" ; ■■'■■ ;'•■.;' ,

'Boys' obstacle: race, 50yds.—Alf.' -Warr.-ing',.lj.Gus.-Miller, 2, -..••.:-.v: : vv'--'. -: '"■ Ladies' Taoe, '50ydsi—Mies,. Harckham, 1; Miss Blake, 2. .' ! - "'"■; -V- '.'.•;, Men's thread-the-needle race, 100 yds.— W. Miles, .1; Wm..Waring, 2. : . ■ -. :; Girls' skipping race, 75yds.—Pearl ■ Bur. nette; 1; Hope Malcolm, 2." ;■•.:■ .Boys' race, 75yds.—Alf. Waring,' 1; J. Dyer, 2. .-. ■ ' ■ : ' •■■•>.."■•'•' •• :•■■-■' ,'• '■ :, Ladies' Race,.'soyds.—Nellie' Waring, .1; Ivy Dyer, 2. ..,■■].■ .'■' '. '' '.', ; Boys' wheelbarrow.race, 25yds.^J..Dyer: and,Giis Miller, 1.. ■'.' ' r '.'■- ■'-■ : Girls', obstacle race,vsoyds.-plive- Saycfs, I'; Nancy Baylcy.a..- •"' ,; . -: - :Consolation skip, 75yds,-Nancy .Bay-, ley, 1; Edna Miller, 2. : ' ■ Great : 'oredit.j» due .'to Mrs. Miles, andMrs, Waring for' the 'success', of 'the. day's outing.:•-"■■;.■■■. -v -. '" ■■■■;-- : ' , ; -'■'■'-•■ :. : '-'.■ : -"..'.'.--:'