AT THE SEASIDE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2083, 29 January 1920, Page 3

AT THE SEASIDE.

The children of All Saints’ Palmerston Home, who are spending a holiday at the local seaside, are “having the time of their lives,’’ Every morning the whole family, aliout 21 in number, have a dip before breakfast. They 'prefer the bathe and scamper along- the water's edge to the conventional morning tub. The Ala. Iron, Airs Spensloy, and her assistants, enter into the fun with their charges, and they are a very happy family indeed. The family is accommodated in a house and a tent. The boys like the tent ami at night they reckon they are

soldiers snugged up in their blankels. The Beach folk don’t forget: I hem. Yesterday morning fish for break fast. Paneying frying (blunders for a family of 21, and extracting the hongs of the fish before serving! Yesterday afternoon Airs Slack entertained the family, and she was voted a queen of hostesses. All kinds of novel races and other competitions were indulged in, and I hen came a grand spread in the hall. There were, sandwiches, cakes and cookies, trifle and jellies, anil fruit salads, snowed over with delirious whipped cream, and cordials. How the delicacies disappeared! It ■was a sight for the gods. Prior to the feast there was apple-bobbing in the good old English way. At the conclusion each child rvas, provided with a. bag of sweets. Then our representative war, privileged to hear Them sing—a marvellous performance after such a banquet. “They'll remember this for ninny a long day.” remarked Mrs. Bpensley, and so they should. At the conclusion the little dots cheered in thankfulness. Those who assisted Airs Khick were Alesdamcs - Adam*, Hornblow. Buchanan, Bagley and Misses Buchanan and Bagley, while Alaster Jack Buchanan supervised the sports.