ST. PETER'S CHURCH BAZAAR.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5123, 24 August 1877, Page 3

ST. PETER'S CHURCH BAZAAR.

;.,.jTbe;fiinoyibazaar'-afc the Odd’Fellows! Hall of. ,the SWRe'ter’si Church was opened,at nooji, on Tuesday by his Governor,' Who was received by the Bight’Rev; n ßithop! Ha'dfield, ’ the j Yen., Archdeacon Stock,-the Rev. Mr. De Castro, andthe church wardens,, and others, the national anthem being played by Mr., Bpnaccorti on a, very Handsome-and fine toned'-piano presented. by Mr. Andrew Young. His Excellency, who jfor <about; balf-au-Hpur;,visited ’ the different stalls, and made purchases at seyeral of thernd werO hoWpeeches on thejocca■sipn, >; ■ The ,appearance of; the;i tastefully ’ de- ■ 'corated hall very attractive, and ajgreat, variety of costly and beautiful articles 1 were displayed in'' liberal. profusion 6n the stallsr arranged on each. side, of the room, and at the upper end were- a-refreshment stall, a Christmas.'tree,.; and ; flpwer; stand. ;'The,folh)wing: 1 ladies ‘presided ‘’at 1 . 1 ’.the„ stalls,i-^Mra.,’"i Stock,'' Mrs. Drake, Mrs. B. Hunter, Mrs. KrullJ Mrs.' Roxburgh,! Misses France, Godfrey, -Robinson,. Seed, Turton, , Mrs; prahsfield, 1 'Mrk George ; ; MraVHiWdingj'MrS.Rous Marten, Mrs. Stains, MrS.AHarcouirti Mrs. Stuart, Misses Barton, Bridgen, Buchanan, E. Buchanan, Dransfield, Morrah,‘ErMorrahrßollen^YM? 1 ®) 'L'.’White, Mrs. De' Castro, Mrs. Kreeft,lMts.; Sheath, i Mrs. i Didsbury, Mrs; Hardy, .'Misses De Castro, Dixon, Kreeft, M. Kreeft, Sheath, J . Sheath, Brice, White. Mrs. Binns, Mrs. Ohees-; man, Mrs. Holies, /Mijs.,Young, Mrs. Cazbeau, , Mrs. Basobe, Misses Holmes, L. Holmes, Ling,. ,I„ Ling, Reid, Ypung. RefreabmentstaU—Mrs.' -Si- Balmer,'Mrs; Garrard, Mrs.”, Kayle.~ Christ--mas Tree-’-b-MissesStock,'Turner,’ Krull. j The fittings w®r® supplied gratis, by .Mr. S. Brown.’ .There t -iwaa a .very good ■ attendance, i , To, the promoters ’of the. movement Wit' ;must have been highly ' satisfactory' to hear the expressions of approval Which were uttered Oh all-sides when' ..the bazaar was opened. It, has taken no little, time .and trouble, al- , though : no doubt- with many the work has been-a labtir 'of love; t'o bring the*.affair so'far] to a successful .issue, apd'when.a spacious and handsome new church is erected in place of the present edifice, they may be congratulated hh having cpnlHbuted in fiO'small' degree to tlie, ; accompHshmentdfaWorkveryurgentlyreqnired. The takings . amounted to *tlie3 very handsome aura;of £929 iiv cash; .and there’js.anamouiit outstanding whicla will swell the total to about* £IOOO. The necessity ; for-a - larger -anfi more ’convenient building haVfor-jtdong; 1 tixfi'b JOeen, : atrdngly'felt,the 1 present '',acopaimpd{ition; afforded ,by, 'St'' Betels * Church ’being, totally inadequate’ to the 'requiromefats of the parish; if f being a ‘ Matter of fact that there are' dumber .of persons who would rent '.seats iu r the , church -if suehcould be’ obtained , hut' there arehoneavaipble,andth'erei3hq doubt.whatever that were’the/accpmmodatioh increased ; the congregation'would be (very mnoh‘> larger, because atpresent the overcrowding dotors.mauy moiHber3, l pf l l 'the f .,Ghut , ch of,England resident Within the, parish from attending, tinder these; i circumstances .itris.iominently satisfactory to note, that the bazaar last week has proved a' ' sOurce.bf contribution towards,, .the erection, of a new- cburoh-wliich will materially assist; the ’attainment of very desudblip en£ ; ! and too, ' much credit ' cannot ! cannfit.. be. given, .to ] the, .ladies... and- gentlemen- to-wbose yaluable, assistance was-principally’Owing’the success*of the-biwOdr from a monetary point of view, * ,