The Church Social.

Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1894, Page 2

The Church Social.

The congregation of All Saints Church are indebted to the energy of the ladies for a further addition to their funds, emphasizing again the claim of the ladies to a greater voice in church matters. The tea and social on Tuesday evening was a great success, in the attendance of the public, in the enjoyment received, and, taking the depression into due consideration, in the sain obtained. The doors of the Public Hall wera opened at 6.30 p.m. and were not closed until after 10 o'clock, and during these hours the promoters were constant in their attendance upon their visitors. The tea was excellent, many of the dainties having been prepared by the ladies, and thus guaranteed their proficiency in the higher walks, at any rate, of the great art of cookery. The hall was filled, admission being only one solitary shilling, for a good and toothsome meal and a musical evening. The ladies upon whose shoulders the responsibility of the tea mainly rested were Mesdames Steel, Stewart, McMillan, Wilson and Rhodes, assisted by young ladies too nunaer* ous to mention. Mrs Whyte also assisted by many willing helpers had charge of the work stall, and its contents caused many pangs of pain that money was so" tight," for would-be buyers had to admire and leave. Still it is satisfactory to note that the sale of work and cakes netted over £6. The takings at the door is ieporfced as being £6 2s 3d, though how the threepence got there is unaecount^ able, unless some generous person mistook the charge for the usual collection plate. During the evening music and songs enlivened the hours. Miss Williams and Whyte played a couple of duets; Mis Mitchell, Misses Collins, Cummerfield, M. Trask, G. Hamer, Williams, H. Burr sang so: os ; Mrs Aitkens and Mrs Mitchell sang a duet "In the Greenwood " ; .' Mrs Palmer played the "Holiday March " ; and the Misses Ray played the " Fanfare Militaire " duet. Mr Timmins contributed a violin solo. At the conclusion the Rev. *G. Aitkens thanked the company present for their assistance in making the evening a success. He referred to the obligations under whioh they were to the energies of the ladies guild, and Mrs Whyte in partioula* as the active generalissimo of that organisation.