HARVEST FESTIVALS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4396, 29 March 1922, Page 3

HARVEST FESTIVALS.

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH. The parishioners of the Anglican Church held a successful jumble sale on Monday evening in the Parish Hall, which was fairly well attended. On entering the hall one was impressed by, the splendid display, of first-class vegetables, all of .which were grown within., the. surrounding district. At- eight o’clpck the Rev. Dobson opened' sale by expressing his pleasure at.. seeing so many of his parishioners present, and. thanked them for their gifts and work done. In former years, he said, the produce from the Harvest Thanksgiving Services was sent to a Thahies and an Auckland, but this time it was decided to hold a jumble sale and retain the proceeds for the church funds, which it was needed flor more especially? The Nationa 1 Anthem was then sung. ' The jumble stall was in charge of Mr P. C. Furley, Mr W, Blakeway, and Mr & Edwards. This stall attracted most attention, for it contained every vegetable in season; also apples, grapes, pears, joints of meat, ducks and fowls. Further- along was the cake stall, attended by Mes-. / d,ames Blakeway, Hayward, and Say. All these good's were sold early the evening. The refreshments were under the supervision of Mes,dames Towers, Fathers, Bush, Barplay, and others. For the small sum of sixpence the people wer,e able tp obtain hot coffee and sandwiches, which were well appreciated. The needlework, which was' executed by the ' Ladies’ Guild, was in charge of Mrs Taylor and Mrs Byrne. During thje evening a few songs were suitably rendered as follows, the accompaniments being played by ' Miss Dobson: Mr E. Edwards, “Joggin’ along the Highway”'; Mrs Bush, "Down Here” ; Edna Hayward, recitation, "A minister to tea” ; Mr Furley, “Drake’s Drum”; Miss de Castro, recitation, “The Wife.” At about 10 o’clock the remaining ‘ unsold produce was kindly put up to' auction by Mr B. Stansfield. The function proved to be a great success, the proceeds amounting to over £2O. '

£T.- ANDRWS CHURCH. The morning and evening harvest Thanksgiving services at St Andi rew’s Presbyterian. Church last Sunday were well attended.. The church was suitably decorated for the occasion by the Ladies’ Guild and ’choir. In the morning 18 children were presented with prizes 'for good attendance. The collection amounted ''-o £lB. /' I ■ On Monday evening, in the vestry, a ?ale of produce in aid of the church funds was held), which proved to be very successful, there being’a large number present, including visitors - from Netherton. The proceeds amounted to £4! 18s 6d. During the evening musical items were rendered, accompanied by Miss I. McKenna: Miss Raffil, song, “Murray Moon”; Miss M. Wellsv song, “Only a flower"; Miss. Jones, violin solo, “Salut d’amour.’’ (Refreshments were arranged for by the Ladies' Guild.

NGATEA FESTIVAL. Thei'e was a large attendance at the Ngatea Public Hall on Monday evening, when a musical evening followed by the sale of gifts was field. There were present, a number of people from Keyepeehf, some of these contributing to the programme. The Following rendered items: Mesdames Twist, Murdoch, and George, Miss M. Norris, Messrs J. Murdoch, J. Twist, M. Ha.rrisoq, Woodbridge, and C. MeL , lor. . • The sale of gifts was a most amusing and profitable business. Mr W. G. Hayward officiated as “Dutch auctioneer,” and brought some good prices, 12s 6d, 15s, and even £1 being quite common bids. Spme foumjl i Hhemselves in a most unfortunate position. They had bid just to "run the other fellow ur” but found that a huge pumpkin or pie-mellon or something else of no use to them was their property. Consequently several things ' were re-sold. One mad held the flpor for m'ost of the evening, and found he had a bill of £4 17s 6d awaiting him. The Rev. Blakemore, resident Methodist minister, was quite satisfied at the financial results, which had exceeded all expectations. The sales amounted to £18; Idss, and the collection £3 5s 9%d. With a donation of £1 Is the amount! from the whole evening totalled £23 Os 9%d.