GOOD SHOW WORKERS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 174, 27 February 1914, Page 2

GOOD SHOW WORKERS.

A Little Appreciation. We devoted so much spaca in Tuesday's "Times" ti the general report of the Franklin A. and I'. Society's twenty-ninth show that we were unable to find space for an appreciation of the admirable wotk done by the committee and stewardj at the show.

It will be agreed that at functions of this kind the work that is hardest, and in which quality tells most, is the woik which ij done when there j is no limelight. To stay up all . Thursday night, to receive incoming exhibitors at 2.30 o'clock on Friday ' morning, wai the sort of job that the senior vice-president, Mr I). R. Hamilton, volunteered for. Those j as ; ociatrd with him in looking after the exhibitors were Messrs T. Fiavell and V. i'apcsch, and too much praise canrot' he given those gentlemen for their g;:ol work. On Sunday nioining when a horse had to be buried, ar.d on Monday, when the tents had to 1)2 taken down and packed- -occasions when there was no hand-clarping —Mr Hamilton again bcre the heavy end of the work. In their department it would have been difficult to excel Messrs Fiavell ard Papesch in patience, in courtesy and in their capacity Icr rendering cheerful a»I sistanca to Etcck exhibitors. At the last meeting of the ExeI cutive it was generally agreed that ; to be "call steward" was to occupy j the worst job on the ground. Hut j when the work of Hall stewards I was referred to one member said: "That's worse than being Call steward." The Society is indeed fortunate in having Mr F. E Simpso". of Pu-ekohe, ard Mr F. Ballard, of Kama Kami, to look after this most trying section. To Mr Simpson it practically meant the closing cf his office and the suspension of his business for f )i r days; j to Mr Bollard it m-ant almost, as [ great a sacrifice tf time. That their | work was done well was fully attested by judges and exhibitors. Mrs Wylie. Mrs Eames, Rev. F. B. j Dabson, Messrs C. A. Crisoe, VV. | Robinson, M. C/ispa and M. Ballard I also re.idered loyal assistance and gave excellent promise of bigger i service in the future.

Mr M. Wylie, one of ths Society's younger members, did very well with the dogs and Mr W. Howard, of Patumahoe, put up a new record in his sales of weight-Ruessin? tickets, getting about £l4. As Visitors' stewards Messrs J. Wylie and C. Shipherd wtre hospitality itself, while with (ha side shows Mr C. K. Lawrib did pocd serjice. The arrangement of the vehicular traffic is no light task—neither is it interesting, being away from the show itself—but the good nature and tact of Messrs J. G. Rutherford and J. Schlaepfer made for the safety of that section of the grounds and for the greater convenience of the general public Messrs A. B. Barter and H, W. Urivfr were in charge of the Shorthorn 3 and Foiled Angus cattle. Mr Dynes Fulton, of Tuakau, had ths bijgest job in the Jerseys, but he had good assistants in Mr Dunn, of Ararimu, and Mr Craig, of Tuakau. Mr Stan Shinherd regulated the Ayrshircs. The] judges expressed themselves as t:eing more than satisfied with the way in which they had been treated by the stewards. To eive the sheep and fat stock into the keeping of Messrs J. and K. Schlaepfer was to put them into unfailing hands. Mr A. P. Daysh was pig steward, but a reliable man being wrnted at the gates he was transferred to that position. As a "first-timer" Mr W. .). A. Moore made a good name for himself with the pig exhibitors, judores and breeders. Messrs J. Potter, E. G. Phillipps, J. Kennellv. Dvnea Fulton, D. R. Hamilton, J. H. Goldsworthy and or.e or two more were in charge of the hors r s and competitions and kept the Show moving. Soma of them also wielded the hammer and the ax 3in preparing the jumps, etc. In this latter work, Mr R. F. Bollard, M.P. for Raglan, took a share on Thursday. The last thing the ring judges did was to compliment the call stewards, Messrs J. K. Hamilton and F. W. Kavanagh upon their promptness and thoroughness.

The secretary (Mr J. M. Baxter) and Mrs Baxter were at wnrk early and late, and it was due ti their personal solicitation that very many of the exhibits were present at the show. Mr Lauer again took charge of tha responsibility of the gates and Mr Bockett finally took charge of the capital. To Mr J. Roulston as press steward the thanks of the newspaper men are due. He was more than ready to help, and his assistance, particularly to the visiting reporters who had not the advantage of knowing the run of the ropes, was most welcome.