PORANGAHAU GUILD

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 51, 23 November 1937, Page 8

PORANGAHAU GUILD

Our Own Correspondent).

Successful Sale of Work

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PORANGAHAU, This Day. The Porangahau Ladies' Guild held the annuat sale of work in the town hall on Saturday afternoon. The attraetive features of the function were the competitions in needlework, cooking, flowers, decorative work and handworit, each setcion eliciting a large number of entries. The sale of work was formally opened ,by Mrs. Niblock, who eulogised the efforts of the guild and thanked the competitors for their support. The stall holders were as follow: Produce, Mesdames Forrest, O. Hobson and Hunter and Miss Sargisson; sweets, MescTames Thomas, Thompson and Somerville; cakes, Mrs. Pope; fancy, Mesdames Hobson, Hope, Sherston and Wilder; dip, Mesdames Jackson and Paterson; ice creams, Misses Hansard and Redward; juinble, Mesdames Maroney, Redward and Stoddart. The competitions resulted as follow: NEEDLEWORK SECTION. (Judges, Mesdames Judd and Wilder) Knitted pullover or cardigan: Miss E. Somerville 1, Miss D. Hunter 2, Miss N. Sargisson 3. Men's stocks: Mrs. T. Howard 1, Mrs C. Hobson 2, Mrs. S. Ward 3. Bed jacket: Mrs. S. Ward 1, Mrs. Beamsley 2, Mrs. G. Herbert 3. Coloured embroidery (sUpper cloth) : Mrs. C. Hobson 1, Miss Black 2, Mrs. Somerville 3. v Coloured embroidery (tray cloth) : Miss E. Wall 1, Miss G. Wall 2, Miss E. Douglas 3. ( Worked apron: Miss E. Ward l and 2, Mrs. T. Hobson 3. Point^i prize: Mrs. 0. Hobson and Miss E. Ward (equal). FLOWERS & VEGETABLES. Bowl of roses: Mrs. P. Wilder 1, Mrs. Herbert 2, Mrs. Hunter 3. Bowl of mixed flowers: Miss Eood 1, Miss Sargisson 2 and 3. Bowl of any flowers (one variety): Mrs. W. Thomas 1, Mrs. L. Wilson 2, Mrs. Pope 3. Vase of sweet peas: Mrs. Herbert 1, Mrs. Pope 2, Miss E. Wylie 3. Largest eollection of annuals; Mrs. Herbert 1, Miss Sargisson 2. Best eollection of vegetables: Miss T. Douglas 1, Miss Sargisson 2. Points prize: Mrs. Herbert, COOKING - SECTION. Sponge sandwich (without butter) : Mrs. Herbert 1 and 2, Miss C. Hobson 3. Fruit cake: Miss E. Wall 1, Mrs. Hogg 2, Mrs. Thomas 3. Scones (plain): Mrs. Pope 1, Mrs. Herbert 2, Miss E. Wall 3. Shortbread: Mrs." Pope 1, Mrs. Herbert 2, Miss E. Wall 3. Marmalade: Mrs. MeGreevy 1, Mrs. C. Hobson 2, Miss J. White 3. Best pound of butter: Mrs. Parker 1, Miss E. Wall 2, Mrs. Hogg 3., .,..1 Hen eggs: Mrs. Parker 1.. Duek eggs: Miss P. Board 1. Points prize:' Mrs. Herbert. Speeial prize for bread: White, Mrs. Alf Morgans 1, Mrs. Forrest 2, Mrs. Redward 3; brown, Mr's. C: Hobson 1, Miss E. Wall 2, CHILDREN 'S SECTION. ' Decorative, I5 ,ye,ars -and unclcr. Bowl of flowers: Shirley St. HillWarren 1, Aline Douglas 2, Pam Board 3. Buttonhole: Lorna Green 1, Pam Board 2, Thora Douglas 3. Handwork (10 to 15 years). Pastel drawing: Thora Douglas 1 and 2, Aline Douglas 3.

Needlework. Embroidery (11 to 15 yeaTs): Audrey Somerville 1, Thora Douglas 2 and 3. Plain embroidery (11 to 15 years): Audrey Somerville 1, Merle Beamsloy 2, Joan Harper 3. Plain embroidery (10 years and under) : Queenie . Smith 1, Hine Wharekuru 2, Stella Thomas 3. A danee was held in the evening. The duties of M.C. were carried out by Mr. Hope and music was supplied by Ross's Orehestra. The prizes won at the sale of work were presented by Mrs. Niblock. Mr. Niblock thanked the Ladies' Guild for their work during the year, and also all who had helped in any way, especially Mrs. Canning, president of the Guild, and Mrs. Lancaster, the secretary