Catholic Bazaar.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 40, 16 May 1913, Page 3

Catholic Bazaar.

The bazaar held in connection with St. Anthony’s Church came to a successful close on Tuesday evening, when all connected with it went home satisfied that, though the work entailed was severely strenuous, there was ample compensation to be derived from the fact that the object of the bazaar —the freeing of the Presbytery from debt — had been achieved, and that out of the magnificent takings, £303 7'll, there would be something left for any other urgent work required. The various committees and the stall-holders are to be congratulated upon the success which was the result of hard work, rather than of fortuitous | circumstances, and, with the 1 inclement weather to combat, , the patronage accorded was | excellent, while the amateur saleswomen excelled themselves, and required no experience in ! the art of wiling the nimble i shilling out of the pockets of all j and sundry. The ladies were j indefatigable, and they were j ably seconded by the committee ; of the sterner sex which comprised Messrs C\ Braun..l. Darby, W. Darby, F. Farrell, T. McGill, W. McGo .an, M. F. McLeod, T. Hackett, J. Mohan, and W. Ryan, while as secretaries Mrs Darby senr., and Mr T Molloy performed their arduous duties with that t ict and efficiency which smoothed difficulties and overcame all obstacles. Messrs F. Farrell, T. McGill and the secretary hid their hands full in manipulating the ballot box, and the fact that their efforts evoked no adverse comment is a compliment that they may well be proud of. The treasurer, too (Mrs Harris), held no sinecure offich, 3tißl did her duty “ manfully ”. V Every evening things were kept going in lively style. The j result of the raffles for objects of art kept all on the i/ili vir.\ j though the side attractions, such as the bicycle contest, so well managed by Messrs F. Cox, \V. Ryan, and M. F. McLeod, and j the tugs o’ war magnificent efforts on the parts of the competitors kept attention engaged, while the music by the Brass j Band and by Messrs Farrimond (piano), W. Darby (violin) and J. Darby (flute) did a great deal to enliven the proceedings. Busi- . ness kept very brisk from the i opening to the closing hour, so that when the auctioneer came to sell off what remained, very little was left on the depleted stalls to add to the already large takings. The stall-keepers whose rivalry was of the most friendly nature, tried to out-do each other in swelling the reve iu<>, and bare boards proved how well they had succeeded. The following is a list of the stall-holders and the assistants : Refreshment Stall (“England"): Mrs W. Darby assisted by Mesdames Stewart, Molloy, Watson, Grant, Dunn and Miss Fair weather. Fancy Work (’* Ireland *’) : Mrs L. B. Harris junr., with Mrs Uira Mahuta and Miss s Kerin, Cain, and Keepin, assisting. Sweets Stall : Miss Dougherty assisted by Mrs F. Littleproud and Miss Eddy. Plain and Fancy Work (“ New Zealand"): Mrs T. McGill with Mesdames Crowley and Wright. Fancy Work (“Scotland”): Mrs Darby senr., who had the help of Mrs McLeod, and Misses j Darby, Skelton, Berry, and , Britton. On Tuesday night the bazaar j was brought to a close with a j social which was as enjoyable as j it was successful, interest being ; added by the announcement of j tlie winners of the prizes in the Art Union and other competitions. These were as follow : ART UNION. The drawing of the prizes in the Art Union caused some ex-: citement, the names of the winners being hailed with delight,or otherwise, as they were announced. The prizes were Ist, Valuable Chair; 2nd, Lovely Table; 3rd, Beautiful Mirror; 4th. Art Pottervware ; sth, Artistic Tea Set; 6th, Carved Tray ; 7th, Pretty Picture, the winners (the number of whose ticket is enclosed within parentheses) being 1. J. O’Brien, Wanganui (382); 2. Mrs B. Dooley, Kimihia(764); 3. Miss Kathleen Gough, Auckland (232); 1 4. Albert N. Berry, Huntly ; (343); 5. Miss Harris, Harrisville, (158); j 6. John J.Moriarty, Dunedin (342); 7. J. Hawkes, Thames, (844); Other prizes and winners were:— Pair Hand-Painted Mirrors. - Mr J. Cavanagh, Ngaruawahia. Live Sheep (dead weight to be guessed) Messrs P. J. Hassett, „ S. Williams, „ L. B. Harris, junr, „ 8. Dixon. The actual weight of the sheep was 481bs 20z., each of the above guessing the even weight and dividing. Dressed Sheep. Messrs W. Singer, J. Harris, A. Brown and T. Webb, all of whom guessed the exact weight, viz. 65ibs. Pastry. 1. Mrs Stone. Mrs Weston and Miss Harris — highly commended. Mrs Burt was also highly commended for shortbread. Bicycle Competition —114 min. 1. T. Bruce, 1097 revolutions 1. J. McGill, 1067 3. 11. Burt, 1045

Tug O’ War. 1. Railway Team. 2. Roach’s Team. Carved Piano. F. Farrell, Huntly. Hand-Painted Mirror (lilac) MrSeagrove, Huntly. Hand-Painted Mirror (fern). Mr Geo. Monaghan, Huntly. Painting—“ Williamina.” Mr W. H. Bailey.