METHODIST CHURCH.

Shannon News, 20 March 1925, Page 2

METHODIST CHURCH.

HARVEST^ESTIVAL. The harvest festival organised by the ladies’ committee of the Methodist Church was held in the Parish Hall Last evening, it had been untended to hold a bazaar in the middle oi February, hut owing tq. the restrictions in consequence of the epidemic this was postponed. For some months

past file ladies had been preparing articles and it was decided to hold the sale of goods hist evening. The sale commenced in the alternoiom and was continued in the evening and considering that the restr'ietions have not been removed there was a i'tur attendancu both at'lernoon and evening. A splendid lot of vegetables and fruit was sent along while the fancy, sewing and jumble stalls were well loaded with garments and uselul articles of all kinds; the whole meeting with a ready "'sale. There was alsn a sweet stall where parents were able to purchase sweets and toys to take home to the children. The afternoon tea and supper rooms were also well patronised. Duirilng the evening a number of competitions were got off and aroused keen interest. The fob | lowing are the results of the uumpoti- I lions:—Sawing (ladies), Mrs J. Sin- j clair 1; (men), Mr L. J. Gardner 1. Nail driving (ladies), Miss Elsie Swindlehurst; (men), Mr W. H. Huberts: guessing weight Jbox of chocolates, Mrs Hill: knitted silk jumper weight

‘Mbs tfjozs,- six tied for this each being half ounce short and if was dopef'd hi draw', Miss Elsie Hill winirmg; Indued blue jumper, time taken m I make lOiirs liOniin, Mr Alsop guessing correct time. Flower cushion ( guessing, Mr Murdioeh’s weligl.it which' was lOst loz., Mrs Brassington winner with lOst; cushion (leaf) guessing name “Janet,” Miss Mon.a lngley; iced fruit cake. “Donald” Mrs A. -

Johnson; tug-of-war, Jack Bowker. The following were in charge of hw different stalls:—Sewing: Mesdames Curler and Barber; produce, Mr and Mrs TTil.l; sweets, Mrs Mardon; jumble, Mesdames lngley and -Pettit; tearooms, Mesdames Ouarrie and Brassingion: sawing and nail-driving. Mr Roberts.

At the conclusion of the festival Mr Hill dutch auctioned a quantity ol produce most of whitch was dispose • Of