PATRIOTIC EVENING.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 July 1917, Page 2

PATRIOTIC EVENING.

The Helensville Women's Patriotic League is to be congratulated on the success of the function held last Thursday evening in the Star Theatre, when nearly £44 was taken. This amount, minus £3 5s expenses, will go to swell the funds for comforts for ourboya in khaki.

Various forms of entertainment were provided, including the usual compel? tions. A source of great amusement was the surprise envelopes which brought in £14 108. These envelopes ware rightly named, for one can judge of the surprise of a lady who received an order 'Aa a shave, and of a gentleman vrh! y''*fcj^L the evening (when a few articu4M^m ing envelopes, were auctionedFoHi^P for a similar order. A guessufg^TF petition—shops in Queen Street—dttkcted great attention, Mrs parmody being ad3udged the winner, having 18 right out of 20. ' -' •* ■.

For some days previously several young ladies had been busily engaged in conducting a campaign for a handsome mirror, and the lucky winner proved to be Mrs Nxeld, while the doll and ladies' bag were won by Miss Stancombe and Major Turley respectively. The sweet-stall, presided over by Miss Wikon, was tastefully arranged, and did a brisk trade in home-made sweets. During the evening two very fine vocal items were rendered with great taste by Mrs C, Wilson, and the violin predated rCT erWaSal6oi *™«* •* i predated A very pretty step-dance' was performed by the little Misses X McGarvey and E. Eddleston, and an equally pretty skirt-dance by the Misses E. New, E. McGarvey, and D. Eddleston