RED CROSS SOCIAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 28 September 1916, Page 2

RED CROSS SOCIAL.

SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT 'V; AT PARAKAI. , ~$ The social, given by the Parakai Branch 4 of the Women's Patriotic League, and J held in the Parakai Hall on September i 12th was a very enjoyable one as well )\ as being successful financially. There *1 was a large attendance, the Hall being '*4 too small for affairs of the kind. $ Musical items were rendered by Master '*•& 1. Lambert,. Mesdames Bailey and -« Lambert, and Messrs Cucksey and M. *.$ McGarvey. Master V. Aitkenhead gave \ 1 a very stirring recitation entitled "On L;?i the Road to Berlin." Various guessing competitions kept the people busy, and " ' dancing was indulged in at intervals. ' \< A very refreshing cup of tea with plenty of cakes and sandwiches were to be had - for the sum of 6d. The cakes were all , .*; donated by residents of the district, those, not used for 9U pp e r being v auctioned later on. At the lower end of '-/ " the Hall was a large stall well filled with gifts of every description-ham,'-Poultry, eggs, butter, vegetables, etc?, fc which were auctioned by .Mr Carrf!^ ' who kindly gave his services, for^F evening. The rs . of this JJJ, , showed great, their gifta ! bringing close on £20. The auctioning, I of a Billy-goat caused great amusement, but as no one seemed to want him he ft . was repeatedly «put up » again, and The Tf t0 *he former ownir. 2? if KJ al&nCe for the s^ial was £26 14s sd. The Committee have augmented it from their other funds to, the sum of £30 to be gent for Chr . 6tmaß , billies for our boya at the front. These arexrrespeotiveof the ones being sent Swt^ teiadividuals' which will be collected this week. «n? c I? Committee de^es to thank one and all who so kindly helped to make the evening a su C ces S .- [A Correspondent