FLOWER SHOW AND MARKET

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 65, 9 December 1937, Page 8

FLOWER SHOW AND MARKET

Our Own Correspondent.5 '

Successful Affair at Rissington

(From

RISSINGTON,. Last Night. A very successful flower show and market was held in the hall. There was an excellent display of flowers, vegetables, cookery and home produce. The market stall did good business, and afternoon tea, ices and soft drinks had many patrons. In the' evening the Puketitiri Women's Iustitute presented an amusing play entitled, "Sewing for tne Heathen." Dancing followed and was kept up till midnight. Competitions for a Christmas cake and a ham were won by Master Warren Hughes and Mr E. Pair, respectively. Following were the winners of the various show classes: — Flowers: Sweet peas, Mrs Rowe. Pansies, Mrs Rowe. Roses, Mrs Wocdward. Single roses, Mrs A. Absolom. Iceland poppy, Mrs W. Hughes. Best colleetion cut flowers, Mr A. Absolom. Victorian posy, Miss Joyce McLean. Decorated vase, Mrs G. MeLean. Chliiren's seetion: Buttonhole, Miss Joan Rcwe. Miniature garden, Miss Joy Rowe. Vegetables: Peas, Mrs A. G. "Williams. Lettuce, Mrs Puddle. Oarrots, Mrs A .G. Williams, Rhubarb, Mr A. Absolom. New potatoes, Mr S. Williams. Best colleetion of vegetables, Mrs J. H. Absolom. Cookery, etc.: Short bread, Mrs W. Hughes. Gingerbread, Mrs W. Woodward. Fruit cake, Mrs Woodward. White scones, Mrs Woodward. Girdle scones, Mrs Carmichael. Tartlets, Mrs Woodward. Pikelets, Mrs W. Hughes. Sponge (made by man), Mr W. Woodward. Sweets, Mrs Woodward. Jar piekles, Mrs Woodward. Jar chutney, Mrs Woodward. Pot of jam, Mrs Carmichael. Jar bottled fruit, Mrs Carmichael. Pot of Marmalade, Mrs A. G. Williams. Six eggs, Mrs Peddle. Points prize for flowers, Mrs Woodward. Points pripe for cookery, Mrs W. Hughes. Largest number of entries for any one seclion, Mrs Carmichael. The judges were: Mrs H. R. Clarke and Mrs Cornford.