GARDEN FETE.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 48, 8 May 1930, Page 7

GARDEN FETE.

The Sacred Ileart Convent was, iast Saturday, the scene of a most successful garden party. The ~ beautiful grounds of the Convent looked specially £>b in the brilliant sunshine, and the trees- and shrubs in their autumn garb of scarlet, yellow and bronze, offset by the vivid lawns aiid bright flowerbeds made a particularly beautiful aspect. The Mayor, Sir Alexander Roberts, declared the fete open, but before doing so, made a tour of inspection of the interior of the" Convent which has recently been a.dded to, and, in part, very charmingly re-furnished, so that Sir Alexander said in his opening remarks that he soon Tioped—when •he passed up and down the road —to see tho exterior of t»he Convent looking as charming as the interior, and hoped too, that towards that end,, everyone present would open their hearts, and later, go f uiithe.r, down and, /open their purses, that this most worthy objective might be realised. His Worship then apologised for the unavoidaJble absence of Lady r Itobents, who is at i^resent at jNTew

Plymouth,

Business then "Immediately eomniencod, and the numerous stalls soon began to show signs of depletion. They were varied and well stocked. , A most deloetaible sweet-stall was in Mrs. Brice's charge, her assistants ait that stall being Mesdames Bannigan, Reid, Misses Patton, Mazola, Buchanan, Futter and Sullivan. The produce stall, laden with. its vegetables, preserves and flowers, did bTisk business under the supervision of M»s Cottrell and helpers Mesdames Kelly, Latham arid Gdeesori, while the novelty; stall, with... its boautif ul' Riehlieu, parquetry and velvqca wioi'k, dainty frocks for the little folk, and charmingly arranged dolls, saon ahorwed signs of gienerous pati^nage, the lady in charge of the. stadl being Mrs McCormick and her helpers, Mesdames Marshall, Cookson, Parramt and Patton. The fancy, ■stall, for which Mrs Nolan and Mesdames Fuller, MeEittigen, Fawcett, Lynch and Draper, and the Misses MeMamus, Hiekey, and Lynch were responsible, displayed a most attractive, array of fancy goods, \whieh soon attracted eager purchasers: Two competitions proved most attractive to the' young fotlk ■'' Estealado'' evidently a miniature form of hoxse-raeirig, of which Mr. Gibbs was in charge, while Messrs Buckley amd Brown, were in joint charge of - the '' Hoop-la " operations, a species of qnnoit, with, the difference that each successful thrower won a packet of ehioeolate, or something equally delectable. There "were also raffles, the fortunate winners being the recipients of aJI manrir of; beautiful and iiseful articles. An additional entertainment for the very young was horseback riding—»n a -horse of suita>"ble size -—all round the back lawn, fox the modest sum of th.reep'ence, and a rapidiy extending copper trail was in the care of Messrs GVi\>bs and Fru.de.

Afternodh-'toa was served in the refectoiy and in the charming assembly room under the a^ble direction of Mes'dames Shanley, Morine, Misses Waugh, Brown, Shanley, Moriiie an<d Redmond. A >inue<h appreciated pnogramme w^as provided by- the Convent girls,- wiio were responsible, under Mrs Pilot's direction, for two Irish, dances, while little Miss Loma FlavelL—also a pupil of Mrs Pilot—gave a display of skipping and a Russian dance. Those who viewed the interior of the Convent were charmed with its spacious upstair Ihaill with its rosy wall-paper and chintzes and the beautiful, airy dormitories, with, the grand vista of hill, vale and river.

The Eev Mather Rosalie and Sisters desire to thank aM those who assisted in any way 'towards ihe success of the day.