A KINDERGARTEN FAIR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 34, 3 November 1917, Page 5

A KINDERGARTEN FAIR

A considerable amount of interest was shown in (lie fair which was opened in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon in aid of I.lm Kindergarten Building Wind. Tho necessity for a. building m which kindergarten work could bo carried on is one that "those interes,te 1 have felt keenly for some time and the have been working with s eadtast cntliusiasm (o raise funds for this object, o see the children taking part in wo damonstratioii of kindergarten wo k Me on in the afternoon was to_ realise J-on excellent tho work was and how valuable an agent, it was in laying the foundation tor useful citizenship. lMirthermoio it is regarded as a great blot upon Wellington that it should bo beandother cities in the provis.on o adequate accommodation for those little ones whom the work so greatly benefits, The Town Hall had been very efiMtively decorated with quantities ot big vv.i little (tho D.I.C. being rcsponeil)'» for the decorations , and tho stni >j, Ist of which were placed underneath Die gallery, hart been draped with icd, white, and blue drapery AH *«« stocked with u great variety of good, the work and the produce stalls be i* quite features of the occasion. uri im work «l«lls, particularly, 'the npticlcf, which were shown (plain and fancy) wore wonderfully good, and were so d at most moderate, prices. Some, ot the nnb> clothes were of extraordinary idlup<" tho money, and were beautifully niaclo. Another stall of particular in ««t was the students' work stall, at one end o tho hall. On it were to bo seen a manner of things, many ot. c i dtoa's toys of a most ingenious descni ■Hon and made of the simplest mater u s. A doll's bed-two or three of to 'i fact-cradles, toy tables and chairs little toy trucks, baskets, Dreadnoughts ie diiced to their simplest elements, t>£», purses, little ornamental boxes tendon caps, etc., were only some of the things that'were on thU stall and it was ha dly to bo wondered at that, it was a- source of much attraction. The hsh ponde" the centre of the room were at once sm rounded by the children, whowcnt. upon marvellously successful fishing ope a tions. Tho arrangements in connection with tßose ponds were, made .>. one w the fathers of kindergarten children ho had employed his spare time cut t out the fishes, arranging tho line,, and numbering tho prizes-no ehght amount ° UreJLl'ill. in welcoming Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool, who was to open the bazaar, said how interested u Kindergarten Association had been n tiie Baby Week campaign carried out by tne Plunket Society, and that the woik ot the kindergartens was in many «a j* tmc ■a continuation of its efforts. lh kinder gartens had been started m; Celling on Some years ago, and illustrate ho« the work had grown, they now had toe to* rfergartens in.different parts of the town In place of one. They were anno*.to establish another for which there ias much need. Every school meant JIW added to the general expensesand ot course they needed as , much mone) as possiSlo ta keep, the work S ol^-, Her Excellency, in declaring the bazaar open, expressed her sympathy with the work, in which she was greatly mteiested, and wished the effort every success. She was very pleased indeed to be piesent on such an occasion as the piesent. The bazaar was then declared open and a tour of tho various stalls followed. Occupying seats upon the stage with Hei Excellency were, in addition to Mrs. Gil, Mrs. W. F. Massey, Lady Waid, iii». Li W.•Russell, Mrs. J. A. Hanan Mrss England. The four general stalls weie in charge of their local committees, and were as ° follow : -Maranui Mrsl Mactou?io and Mrs. Moran, with assistants, Taranaki Sheet. Mrs.' Gill, J rs. Anderson Hiss Helyer; Well ngton *««f Hav Brooklyn, Mrs. Watt, Mis. brnolt, Other sta Is were: Profuce Miss Lee. of the Hutt, with helpera- sweets. Miss Bulkley; umble Mm. f)fsoTS Mm. Burton; soft drinks aud "k°s Berhampore Committee; tearoom under the gallery), Mrs. Eichelbamn, Miss Stow Christmas. Tree> and fishii „ ponds, Miss Myew and Miss *»%• b%ar^^tK S were'atoo several side-shows, including I tripod, guessing com.peti ions aud * Punch and Judy Show mcharge of Mi. Ladd. listed by Mr. Richardson An entertainment^ programme com„vi«*i disnlavs by kindergarten cluldErTsetecfaoS by Mr. Turner's String Orchesft t»V «,o Boys' Instita e Bantf including instrumental tno a . clubswinWig by Mr. Blight, and a special ite i °bv Mr. Houll. Miss Nes a CanvellCooke gavo'some of her charming .lances. The convener of the bazaar was Mr*, mil, president of the Kindergarten Association, Miss Helyer wad treasurer, and Miss Seaton. secretary.

The engagement is announced between 2nd Lieutenant L. J. Moale,.late of Maso on, no* on active service with the S7th Enforcements, and Eileen eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1. S. .Aewcombe, of Mastorton.

The wedding took place Maslatoa on Thursday, in S. Matthew s Ghmch. of Miss Addie Partridge, of Dimedin, and Corporal J. Bwington, of Mastorton, who w ill leave with the 32nd Specia ist Corns The coremony was . performed by the Ttov Mr. Walker, and the. bride was -ive'n .way by Sergeant-Ma]or Harris. The bridelmaids were Miss Violet Bwington and Miss Rogers, and Sergeant, b.J. Anderson, also of the 32nd Specialists, was best man.

People who are acquainted with the work done by Miss Hester Maclean, Matron-in-Chief of the New Zealand Army Nursing Service, will bei great j pleased to hoar of the honour that has bean conferred upon, her by His Majesty the King, that of the First Class of the Koyal Bed Cross Decoration. Mies Maclean wtio is Assistant Inspector of Hospitals for New Zealand, is a native of Sydney, where she trained for her profession at Prince Alfred Hospital. She was for some time matron of the Women's Hospital, Melbourne, leaving, thero to take up the 'head of the J)»tact Nursing Association, in Sydney. It is inst eleven years since she arrived in New Zealand, having joined ment here on NoTomber 1,. 1906. She exceeded Miss Grace Neill m the posi«on of Assistant Inspector of Hospitals. Miss Maclean organised the Army «ursine Service in New Zealand and became ta* matron-in-chief in Mil. but the heater part of the organisation has, of wTm, been done since the commencement 'of the war.