GIFT SALE OF WORK.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4480, 16 October 1922, Page 2

GIFT SALE OF WORK.

A SUCCESSFUL SALE. The sale of work conducted by the Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild ip the Central Theatre on Thursday afternoon and evening proved a most successful event. The theatre looked very attractive .with a host of stalls, all of which were laden with goods representing the labours pf the ladies’ guild during the past few months. The sale was practically a gift sale, even most of the needlework having been given or made up from material donated. The goods were marked so as to effect a ready sale, and this object was achieved. The financial result .was beyopd the Guild’s expectations.

The plain sewing stall was under the charge of Mesdames Findlay and W. F. Johnstone and was well patronised. This stall is always eagerly looked to by mothers for well-made articles of apparel more especially suited for the little ones. The fancy stall, wife also another place that attracted attention, and was daintily arranged with its many articles of ware,. Mrs J. and Miss Couper were responsible for its arrangement, and reported good business. There was a very fine display of cookery, and it locked most inviting, and associated with this department was also the produce stall. These were in the hands of Mesdames ■ McKenna and North. The sweets stall has undoubtedly the biggest draw for the children, and many pennies were passed over to Misses M. Wilson, Forbes, Jenkinson, Purdie, and R. Hamilton in trust for the cause. The; most attractive stall from a scenic point of view was that under the care of Mesdames Evans and Mclntyre, namely, the flower stall. This stall gave a very fair idea of. the beautiful blooms that can be produced, and their irrangement on the stall reflects credit on the artistic tastes of the ladies concerned. The tea room was well patronised both in the afternoon and evening, and the ladies in charge, Mesdames Cat.tpn, Dykes, Raffill, Sing, and Miss V. Raffill, worked hard to give the satisfaction that they like to in this, the most criticised part ?f the programme. In the evening a musical programme and was well received. A duet was rendered by Miss Forbes and Mr Milk and songs by Misses V. Raffill and Forbes, Messrs Mill and Foster. The winners of the competitions were as follows :—Ladies: Nail-driv-ing, Mrs Lawrence; candle-lighting, Miss B. Jones ; woodsawing, Mrs McKenna. Gentlemen: Nail-driving, Mr Johnstone; candid-lighting, Mr AJenkinson; woodsawing, Mr Johnstone.