THOMAS GEORGE MACARTHY TRUST

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 58, 2 December 1926, Page 17

THOMAS GEORGE MACARTHY TRUST

A.PPLIGATIONS INVITED. Applications are now being invited by the Public Trustee for grants from the amount becoming available under the T. G. Macarthy Trust for distribution to charitable and educational institutions in the provincial district <f Wellington, nniications must be made on special forms, to be obtained from the District Public Trustee, Wellington, and must be lodged with that officer not later than February 28, t 927. The -.pplications. when received, will be considered by the Advisory Committee set up by the Board of Governors of the trust. Becmimendations will then be made by the Advisory Committee to the Board of Governors, which finally decides on the allocation of the grants.

Lady Luke held a garden party at her home in Hiropi Street yesterday' afternoon in aid of the funds of the Citizens’ Day Nursery. There was a good attendance and a busy time at the atalls, which had, of course, to be placed indoors owing to the wet weather. There was a, flower stall on the veranda" and indoors a cake stall in charge of Mesdames J. Myers and Leicester. Mrs. Firth had a very interesting stall for the sale of pottery and antiques. Mrs. Murphy had a competition, for which the prize was a Christmas dinner, Miss Moss had one for a box of chocolates, and Mrs. A. Gray one for a kangaroo, which was a clever piece of knitting. On sale also were several other toy animals in the same clever work. Afternoon tea was in charge of Lady Luke, helped by Mrs. Post, Mrs. Gilmer, Miss Townsend, Mrs. K. Luke, Mrs. Charlesworth, and Miss Clark, and Miss Bock. There was a very’ enjoyable musical programme arranged by Mrs. Ivan Levy, who sang herself, as did Airs. Shaw, while Miss Gwen. Shepherd gave a musical monologue, and Miss Mavis Tolan plaved the piano. The funds of the nursery should be materially benefited. School impositions written on clay, business receipts dnlv stamped, and a Inbel from the first known museum in the world are the “finds” of Professor Woolier while excavating in 'fosonotamia. Tie also discovered a remn r kahly up-to-date range in a temple v >tchen