Sales of work.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 2

Sales of work.

With one accord yesterday afternoon seemed to have been chosen' for the opening day of soveral sales of-work hi connection with several of tho Wellington churches, as well as those in the suburbs. Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool performed the opening ceremony in connection with the salo of work at St. Mark's. A brief introductory speech was made by the vicar, after Which Her Excellency declared tho bazaar open. All the stalls had been prettily decorated and made an excellent display, the plain and fancy work being as usual of excellent quality. Tho home-made sweets were' also a feature of the sale. In tho evening an entertainment was given, and proved to be very acceptable to those present.

Mrs. W. F. MaGsov opened the sale of work which was held at St. Peter's Schoolroom yesterciay afternoon and ovening. In tho absence of the Rev. Mr. Sola (tho acting vicar); Mrs. Massoy was received by the Rev. .Mr. Watson, who, although' recently appointed as vicar of St. Peter's; has not yet-formally taken up his charge. Mrs. Massey was presented with a. beautiful bouquet of lilac and briefly declared the sale open, after having made special reference, to the soldiers' stall which had been made a feature of the bazaar. Mrs. Kreeft, assisted by-'Mra. Muir and Mrs. Hamerton, was in charge of this stall, and much of the work which was displayed upon it was either designed or made by her. • It included all kinds of articles useful to soldiers— balaclavas, "housewives," writing pads, shaving books, soap, guaranteed to lather in salt- water, pipes, tobacco, soldiers'- bags, etc., and people who have been seeking for Christmas presents for their soldiers wpuld have found tins stall very helpful. .' The other stalls were in charge of the following:—Sweet stall, the choir, with Miss Randell in chareis; guild stall, Mrs. Wilberfoss, Mrs. ,Nicholls, and Mrs. Johnston; needlework stall, Miss Evans, Miss Smallbone; produce, Mrs. Richards, Mrs. Robinson, and Mrs. Lloyd; afternoon tea, St. Peter.'s Tenuis Club, with Miss Thornton and assistants. -There were also several assistants with ' the other ' stalls. In the evening an entertainment was given. Tho Mayoress, Mrs. J. P. Luke, opened a sale' of work/ in connection with the Anglican Church at Brooklyn yesterday afternoon.' She was received by the vicar, the Rev. Mr. Hobday, and was presented with a beautiful bouquet of Japanese plum blossom Tho schoolroom had been prettily decorated and the display made by the various stalls was very attractive. Excellent busiiiess appeared to have been done during tho evening.

Miss Grace. Lord fell from her bicycle in Masterton on Tuesday and sustained a bad fracture of the arm. '

Mrs. and Miss Worsp (Auckland) are visiting Wellington, and are staying at the Royal Oak. ,

The jumble sale -which was held in the 'lnranaki Street Kindergarten (of tlie Richmond Free Kindergartens) on Saturday afternoon realised the sum'of £12 10s.'

Another sale of work that , was held f yesterday was one in connection with St. Mary's.Anglican Chnrcli at Karori, opened in the Parochial Hall by Mrs. Coleridge. Peach blossom and .Japanese chrysanthemums made the room' look bright and pretty,-an effect' that, was added to by attractively arranged stalls. These were in charge of the following Fancy stall, Mrs. .Waters and Mrs. Trapp; guild stall, Mrs.' Tustin and Mrs. Picot; produce, Mrs. Woodward and Mrs. Moss; flowers, Miss M'CJregor and Miss Jean Mackenzie; sweets; Miss Gwen. Davey and Miss Edith Pollen; doll,and handkerchief stall, Mrs. M'Lellan; cake stall (competition), Mrs. BellGtt ; tearoom, Mrs. Newc-ombe and Mrs. Andrews! , Another stall was tho calendar stall. Those, calendars were a. special Karori production, with photograph of the church on the outside, and to every day in- the year was attached . a quotation contributed by Karori residents. The proceeds of the sale go to pay off the qhurcli debt. An' event to be borne in mind is the. sale of gifts in aid of the Berhampore Presbyterian Orphanage, in St. John's Schoolroom on November - 4 and'' 5. There is every promise of a successful function, and as. tho cause is a good one it well deserves support. Mr.-and Mrs; J. Studholme left Auckland on Monday for Suva.(Continued on next page.) i