NEW YEAR'S DAY AT MORRINSVILLE.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 84, 10 January 1885, Page 2

NEW YEAR'S DAY AT MORRINSVILLE.

It being holiday season and nothing occurring in our quiet township to showthat such wa9 the case, a few of the residents determine'! to get up sportsand a tea for the children, to be luld on New Year's Day, It wanted but a l>\v days to the time when propose , so tle * preparations had to be made very , quickly but the result showed wluit ; lot of work can be done in a sliort period, when people set about it with a will. A com < mittee was formed, and there were n^ lack of subscriptions when t the affnii; became known. Mr Clifford receive- ■' orders to provide the cake and s upphi the other necessaries for tea forthwith] aid the manner in which the orders weiv executed ' Would have done.' credit' 'to"; u professional caterer. Mr Stnil.li f Pgbihv Hotel), kindly permitted tho use of \\W pal \oc\i for the sports,' too schoo' grounds beingf nnsnitfthlfl. Tito weathe •vna fine but throflteninv', and at tw i 1i 1 o'clock old and young iiadinusteruil in

force on the scone oF action. Appended are the various events :—: — 150 Yards Flat Race for boys : Geome Tickelponny, 1 ; Fred Rowe, 2. 100 Ynrds Fiat Race for girls : May Horroll, 1 ; Alice Picket*. 2. 100 Yards Flat Race for little hoys : William BoHon, 1 ; Charles Thomas, 2. Hop, Step, ami Jump : George Tickelpenny, 1 ; Fred Rowe, 2 ; Wiliam Thomas, 3. Distance cleared 86 feet 7 inches. 50 Yards Flnt. Race for little girls : Maggie Bolton, 1 ; Ethel Rowe, 2. Tlii'ev.i egged 1 Race : William Innes nnd Fred Rowe, 1 ; George Tickelpeuny and John Rowe, 2. , Skipping-rope - Race : Alir c Pi ketfc, I ;Sti'lla Innes, 2. Hack R.iee : Frod Rowh, 1 ; Cinrlcs Cox, 2 ; George Tickelpnnny, 3. Hnr lie Race : Charles Tijomas, 1 ; Charles Cox, 2 ; George Tickelpenny, »>. Lone: Jump : William Innes, 1 ; George Tickclp-nny, 2. Distance cleared ,11 leet 7 inuho-*. After thu conclusion of thr> s]>orts the j)avfy adjdnnipd to (lie sciiool-ivioni a>»<i the i-hiliiu'ii were s«ion in the nih!st of ■Miother kind of enj lynu-nt, for which their running and jumping had *voli prepared them, After the very excellent tea had been done full justice to lollies and nuts were distributed, nnd, .ilVr some few more games, most of the children went home A few of the parents and friends, however, remained, ■mi the party was hop*, up until a lute hour. We wish to thank most sincer ley those ladies who assisted at the tahlob and the gentlemen who worked so har>l to make the affair a success, ani who succeeded so well. Special thanks run due to the Brothers Bartlet and the Brothers Warren whose labours were indefatigable. — [Communicated.]