PICNICS AT PETONE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1965, 23 January 1914, Page 8

PICNICS AT PETONE.

■' Tlie. annual Methodist j' , NelsonVs-./and •:. -r Jackson Streets Sunday School was: held-at- tlie Hutt Park vestorday.. ■;-A large attendance/of children and adults helped-to make the day a. gr n at'success..' One -of tho most ■'interesting features, of the day was the rumiing-rtf of the ■.various' races, and the results were, as under:-— Ladies'championship: Mies.-.D.. Webster. ' Ladies' race: Mrs. Mclhuish, 1; Miss Jackson,- 2.:* Girls': Bible Class: Miss I). Webster,-!;'. Miss M...Webster,' 2. Boys'.Bible Class:^Andrew.:Kyle, i 1; Robert -Vincent 1 , 1 2/j'*W-;.,y:V:M . - ~,p Tlie Hope of-.Petoim Lodge-and , the ''Star of Wellington Lodge'of Good Templars held a ! most •.enjoyable picnic-, at: Melting Siding yesterday. ' -,Tliere were'■ kalsn present members from the Phoenix. :.Lodge, Lower -Hutti-v'.An , ."- invitation I was sent to the Pioneer Lodge. , of-Wol- ! lington,-' who , , .did t'.ot'i.respoiid'." ; ,'.- -The day was--snentr-in'outdoor Rnrnes, etc., in which all took part.: .'-, Various.prizes were won.in races as tinder:—Bro. Wostori''—EgE: and spoon rwe. . Bio. Don-aW-son—Sack raco. yßro. Rigarisford ' —Married men's race:; ■ / Sjster AVard— ■ Married women's .race.-.*;-,. Sister Ripn'rls-' ford_ —Thread-the-needle; , ' ■'Sister■ Hydo —Single ladies'-race;'.;.V Owing to 'tho bad weather sotting iii, the.party decidwl to rehirn by first train,, which departed at 5.0 p.m.,' after.a most plessant time had been-spent.' -The Hope of Petono Lodge-on ,, return to their Lodge room, held '■ a' , social ■ evening ■to bring the outing to a pleasant, "close. There Iras a good attendance,--'and a jolly evening was spent. .ii ■-;,. 1 ' . -.-. . . A successful picnic,'..underi.the auspices of the Social Democratic Party, was hold on the ; Pctone' , . Recreation Grounds yesterday. X long progrnmme of sports, was, ■■successfully■ 'carried tliroufth. ..The Watersiders'- , . , . Band played tliroiittliout the day.' -and the Wellington' Housewives' -Union had avery busy time attending to tho wants of the large'.number of visitors from Wellington. ■Brief : : speeches - ,; ' were made by Messrs. T. :W.- Mills, ■ Hie key; P. Fraser, and others. Following are the results of tho sports:—Girls, under 9—Rita Warden, 1; Doily Mom-. land, 2: (i. Jones. 3; Beryl Bowdcn, <>. Boys, under 9-W. Bell, 1; F. Bell, 2; C, Eyman, 3. Girls,- under 14—Irene Fairciouftli, 1;-Kitty Little, 2; Rem> Tovey, 3. Boys, tinder I.4—D. Johnston," 1; W. Mills, 2; J; Hiiughton, 3. l fiandsmpu's Loiig 14ft. oin. Thrcc-kgned. race—Johnston ' and j I Farman, 1. Girls, under 17—A I' Wili son, 1; M. Hunt, , 2. •■ Married swomen's race—Mrs. O'Grady', , -' 1 ."'■" SkippingMisses F. Howland, I; K;' , Little, 2; E. Fairclougli, 3, "Married men's race—H. Parker, 1; J. Reynolds, 2... Hop, step and jump—Fairclougli, .28ft.. Cin.> 1. Boys, under 17—Johnston, 1; J. Mor : ris: 2. .Housewives' ■ race—Mrs. P. Mcliar, 1. Married ■women's': open'raceMrs. G fccniiig, 1: Mrs.' , ■ Burrows, ■2. ■ Bandsmen's, race—R , . Holland, I-;" J. Reynolds, S.'^^-'i.--,:^.-^' ,^, ; * : - - Tho committee was composed of Mesdnmes Scmnlo; Mills, Glover; Rigby, and Snow (spc.), , and ,Messrs.- ; Chapman, Snow, Glovor, Rigby,- Wliitaker, ■ Fairdough, Ward,.aiid. Blackic. ■•' s, .■',■ ■ T\w Wellington ■ South -.:. Kiibirnie, Lower Hutt, and Potolio'.'Church' "■' of. Clirist Sunday Schools.also held a. com■hincd picnic at the;.Hutt-.Park yesterday, upwards, of 300.children .thoroughly "enjoving the outing. The 'Alicetown Congregational: Hntt and Petone Brethren, and .I:S.A';'-Sunday School ■ also ' chose this , reserve-for their scholars'':annual tutiug. ■■■'■. '' '."..-''' J^'