BAZAAR AT NGATEA.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4486, 1 November 1922, Page 2

BAZAAR AT NGATEA.

OPENED YESTERDAY. EFFORT FOR HALL FUNDS. A bazaar, the first function of its kind held in Ngatea, was opened yesterday atfernoon by Mr G. T. Davidson, chairman of the hall committee. The object is to reduce the £4OO debt on the hall, and judging by the large display and the large numbers present in the afternoon and evening the greater portion of thisi debt should be removed. The stalls were systematically arranged and prettily decorated, so as to present a most pleasing appearance, Mr Davidson, in declaring the bazaar officially open, said he had endeavoured to get Mr T. W. Rhodes-, M.P., or Mr P. E. Brenan, Mayor of Paeroa, to open the function, but neither was able to come. The bazaar was for the hall funds, jtfhica were in debt by £4OO. The quality of the work exhibited, he considered, was excellent, and a credit to those who inaugurated the bazaar. The children wouid find there was plenty of fun. He declared the first bazaar held in Ngatea to be officially open. . After the formal opening those present turned their attention to the ■stalls, .which were packed with good things. A feature of the display was a collection of exquisitely worked cushions which were deposited in the secretary’s sanctum. The prices asked for these articles were quite on a par with their value. Perhaps the most popular of the stalls was that containing the sweets, and soft drinks controlled by Mrs. Costello and Miss Nora Costello. Liberally stocked with toothsome sweetmeats, it was continually besieged by the young folk. The plain sewing stal.l was nicelyarranged, and was under the care of Mrs Hayward and Mi's W. ClarkThough it specialised in ladies’ attire, there was also a good display of men’s wear.

Misses E. Leonard and; E. McGinley were the attendants at the toy stall and bran tub. Though the parents did*Wst of the buying the kiddies took an exceedingly deep interest in the contents of the stall, and one of the fair attendants . was kept busy controlling the lucky dip. The cookery and produce stall had the pride of position near the entrance of the hall, and the dainty cookery was enough to tempt any appetite. There was a large assortment of all kinds of produce, from eggs to cabbages, and from dressed fowls tp live chickens. Mesdames Dudding and Durban were in charge. Refreshments’ are indispensable at a function such as this, and oh the stage Mesdames Mantelow., Hendren, Misses R. Hilford, M- P. Smith, and Hilda Costello served the refreshing dainties.

Other helpers throughout the day were Mesdames Norris, Mellor, and Elvidge, and Miss M. Norris. The secretary, Mrs M. Potter, is to be complimented on the succ.ess of her arrangements and the' consistent hard work which, she has given for the bazaar for, the past months;.