PRESBYTERIAN SWEET PEA SHOW.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3881, 8 December 1928, Page 2

PRESBYTERIAN SWEET PEA SHOW.

A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. On Thursday afternoon and evening an innovation was introduced in the foi*nx of a sweet pea show and sponge cake competition by the local Presbyterian Church. The effort was to raise funds for the church and was. held in the Masonic Hall. Besides the sweet pea show and cake competition, jumble, cake, sweet and produce stalls were held and afternoon tea was dispensed. The effort was very successful, both financially and socially. The sweet pea exhibition was particularly good and attracted a large number of entries. The display was possibly the best that has been witnessed in this connection in Foxton. The sponge cake competition was not largely patronised but the entries were of high quality, Mr. L. Couch played two bagpipe selections during the evening.

The stall-holders were as follows :

Jumble, Mesdames D. R. Barron and G. Alexander; cake, Mesdames A. Ross, Stevenson (2); produce, Mi-s. McEwen and Miss MeEwen; sweets, Misses B. Speirs, Stevenson, E. and I. Patterson; door, Miss Littlejohn. Afternoon tea was supervised by Mesdames J. Ross, J. Thomson, Gardner, Haydoek, and Miss Davey. The sweet pea competition resulted as follows: N 3 sprays maroon, Mrs. A. S< Easton 1, Miss R, Saunders 2, Mrs. F. Wbods 3; 3 sprays crimson or scarlet, Mrs. Easton 1, Mrs. Woods 2; 3 sprays cream and pink, Mrs. Woods 1, Mrs. Easton 2, Miss R. Saunders 3; 3 sprays lavendei’, Mrs. Satherley 1, Mrs. Woods 2, Miss Speirs 3; 3 sprays blush or pink, Mrs. Wbods 1, Miss B. Speirs 2, Miss Saunders 3; 3 sprays mauve, Mrs. Woods 1, Miss iSaunders 2, Miss !B. Speirs 3; 3 sprays rose or carmine, Mrs. Woods 1, Mrs. Easton 2; 3 sprays cream, Mrs. Woods 1, Miss Saunders 2, Miss B. Speirs 3; 3 sprays blue, Miss B. Speirs 1, and 2, Mrs. Easton 3; 3 sprays white, Miss Saunders- 1, Mrs. Easton 2, Miss Satherley 3; 3 sprays orange or tangerine, Mrs. Woods 1, Mi's. Owen 2; 3 sprays any other colour, Mrs. Woods 1, Mrs. Easton 2 and 3. Collection, 3 varieties, 3 sprays of each, Mrs. Woods 1, Miss B. Speirs 2; collection, 6 varieties, 3 sprays of each, Mrs. Woods 1, Miss I McEwen 2. Presbyterian trophy, value 10/- for the best collection of sweet peas, 4 varieties, 3 of each, grown from seed by exhibitoi', Mrs. Woods 1, Miss B. Speirs 2, Mrs. Owen 3; bowl of sweet peas not more than 3 varieties, Mrs. Owen 1, Miss I. McEwen 2, Mrs. Easton 3. The points prize was won by Mrs. F. Woods.

! The jxxdge in the above competition was Mr. Glover, of Rongotea, The stewai’ds were Mesdames J. Martin, S.. Easton and Miss A. Speirs. The entries were nicely displayed and reflected credit on the- stewai'ds.

The sponge cake competition (no butter, for Mrs. Perreau’s prize) drew seven competitors and prizes were awarded as follows: —

First, Miss Satherley; second, Miss Hughes. Mr. M. E. Perreau acted as judge in the above competition.