PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BULLS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8919, 12 September 1907, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BULLS.

Monday last saw the arrival and despatch of the annual sale of work in connection with the Bulls Presbyterian Cliurch. It was a groat success ; thanks to the unanimity and enthusiasm of the ladies and to the generosity of the people. The sale opened at 3 p.m. and closed at 10 p.m. and the total taking was £75. The effect of the decorations and clrapiugs on the stalls was delightful and gave a bright fairy-like appearance to the whole scene. A great many people from the country came in during the afternoon and were attended to with the first fruits of the stalls. In the evening the townspeople turned out In goodly numbers. Musical items were few and far between, owing to the prevalency of colds and. to the groat babel of tongues which almost necessarily occurs at bazaars. Ouly one song was contributed during the whole evening. Miss Scott, of Parewanui, rendered ‘‘Oh Premise Me,” to a very appreciative audience. The competitions caused a little stir of excitement. The nail-driving was won by Miss Agues Stevenson and the gentlemen’s wool : winding---not wool-gathering—competition fell to Mr Ewen. The stalls were presided over as follows:—Plain Sewing, Madames Flower, Scott and Walker ; fancy goods, Madames Doughty aud Evans, Misses Dalziel and Denham ; Christmas tree, Misses Flower and L. Bailey; lollies, Mrs Gray, Misses L. Dalziol and Harper; flower stall, Misses Scott (2), Parewanui; produce, Madames Sim. Macdonell aud Miss Fraser; tea stall, Madames Green, Hammond, Tucker, Misses Kilgour, Stevenson (3), Green, Duncan and others. Everything in the stalls was disposed of, save a very few things in the fancy stall and a number of the plain sewing goods. One very marked feature in the bazaar was the furnishing and supplies to the produce stall._ There were live aud dead sheep, live aud dead fowls ; one might have filled a larder or planted a garden. The Parewanui ladies merit very great praise for the enthusiasm and generosity whicti they displayed in everything which they undertook, and no less praise is duo to the Bulls ladies who worked steadily and regularly at plain and fancy work throughout the whole year. The enthusiasm of the whole was one: the moving all was onis; the generosity of I 'no neople was one, aud success was inevitable. The table decorations wore, very prettily arranged aud the verdict of the eye-witnesses on them was close indeed. Table Ho. 4, which was given first place, won over Table Ho. 5 by only two votes. All are extremely pleased with the result of the, sale, and the promoters now look back with a feeling of satisfaction and a feeling of tiredness.