Fitzroy School Entertainment.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7826, 19 May 1905, Page 2

Fitzroy School Entertainment.

• —•— The Fitzroy Sciiool has recently been enlarged and improve* at a cost of £4OO, and to celebrate the evont nn entertainment was held at the school on Wednesday evening, which proved highly popular an 1 successful. At 4.80 the children were entertained at tea hy the ladies of tl-e district, and Ihe juveniles highly appreciated the ample spread set om for their delectation. SubM.><|iienll, , the parents of tho scholars niid otic friends present sat down to ten, t'.u ' function passing off very pleasantly. I After tea the juveniles made a rail I on the "bran tubs," the contents < f which had been gathered together by . t'.u ladies (who had worked iissu'u-, ously for some wce'is past), and su; - ■ piemen led with toys and oiler iuI tides calculated to ple.isj (lie ynin:;? I people, (lames for the ,\oumr |u>pl>-, I who numbered from 100 to l."iO, nd '- i o:l to the pleasure of the evening.

tlreat interest was taken in tl'a instrumental, vocal, and elocutional-.' entertainment given by the sclioi.l children. The large school room was packed to overflowing, while Sir E. M. Smith, M.H.K., occupied tlio the chair. The children acouitvd themselves most creditably, and the appreciative applause which erected tfio various items must have been very gratifying to their instructors, Mr Johnson, headmaster, and Miss McKonzic, schoolmistress', assisted by Miss Thomson

Among the evening's attractions were several competitions. Miss K. Griffiths secured the prize for cookery, with Master Hoy Jackson second. The competition was so close that special prizes were awarded to the two next in merit. The guessing prize was won by Miss Tisch, and Mr I. Aroa carried off the

"smelling" eompetitlion. The confectionery and refreshment stalls were well patronised during the evening, as was also the dainty siipi>cr available.

A room was set apart for dancing, which commenced at B.SO. Mr L. Steele (Chairman of the Committee) acted as M.C., and a good number "tripped the light fantastic" until after midnight. Mrs Harding is entitled to the thanks of the Committee for her gratuitous services in supplying the dance music. Altogether the entertainment was one of the" most successful ever held at Fitzroy. The Indies who assisted are so numerous that it is impossible at short notice to mention their names individually, but the enthusiasm displayed by all showed I how heartily their sympathies wore jwith the work which the entertainIment celebrated. The Chairman, members, and secretary of the School l Committee also deserve mention for | their work in promoting the pleasurable gathering. Votes of thanks were accorded nil helpers. Mr E, M. Smith, speaking in acknowledgment, made the usual request for a day's holiday to the children, which the committee readtily acceded to.