ST. LUKE'S BAZAAR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 81, 26 November 1931, Page 7

ST. LUKE'S BAZAAR

A completely successful and wellarranged bazaar was held in the St. Luke's Parish Hall yesterday afternoon and evening. The function from both the financial and' the social point of view was a credit to the organising abilities of the inembers of St. Luke's Ladies' Guild and their untiring efforts were certainly well repaid. In the m'atter of contributions those concerned were most generous and the. Guild has to thank the people of Rotorua for their support. The hall was arranged in stalls, eacli. appropriately decorated with multicoloured paper streamers, foliage, roses and rhododendrons. A

novelty feature of the bazaar was one never before seen at such functions. This attraction was a stall showing '"surprise packets." The plain and fancy work stall was very well patI ronised, while a flower stall set a corner of the hall added a decorative touch.-' k ... Early in the afternoon Archdeacon F. W. Chatterton, opened the bazaar with a brief speech in which he paid tribute to the good work done by the members of the Guild thrpughout the year. In the evening novelty eompetitions were continu'ed, a cork-spearing contest providing much amusement. The ladies in charge of the various stalls were: Plain and fancy work stall, Mesdames Hall, Butts, Newson, and Meredith ; Flower stall, Mesdames Bunyard ando Bayfeild; Sweet stall, | Mesdames Rangi and Todd; Ice cream ! stall-, Mrs Brown; Produce stall, Mesj dames Lasenby, Dayis and Sextion; Surprise Packets, Mrs J. Mewburn, Misses G. Dillon, M. Lasenby, C. Wilson; Cake stall, Mesdames Hitchcock, and Thomas; Afternoon Tea, Mesdames D. -Steele, Pakes, Halkett and Painton and Misses J. Pearce, Allen, Kelly and M.ontgomery; Candle lighting competition, . Miss Kent (Auckland) ; cork spearing, Mrs Hall. _ The.winners of the various competi- i tions are as follow:. Cork spearing, three eompetitions, Miss Benner (12), Miss Newson (15), Miss Lasenby (19); Memory test, Miss M. Nelson (28 articles) ; Estimating the weight of Christmas Cake, Miss G. Montgomery (correct weight liibs 6oz.); Candle lighting, Miss Hogg (19).