"CHRISTMAS TREE" AND FANCY FANCY FAIR

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 6 December 1907, Page 2

"CHRISTMAS TREE" AND FANCY FANCY FAIR

I ''l"' "Chrislmas tree" fete arranged b. the young people of the Whiteley 1, '""",,. V" u t';' l 'K iUlull »» aid of the I Home .M,ssion Fund eveiiluated yeslcr- ■ day at Whiteley Hail. There was a fair i attendance during the afternoon, and greater inroads were made upon the stock of salcables and eatables than had been expected. At night large numbers were present, and excellent business was done, so that the missions should benefit considerably. The two organisers, Misses Ambury ami Lewis, had a Strom' committee, and the workers were distributed to conduct the "tree," stalls of various kinds, tea rooms, and guessing competitions. These were "manned" as billows:— Christmas tree, Misses Ambury, Black, Oxenhani, I. Okey, and E. Colba; refreshments and sweets, Misses Lewis I. Buckman, E. Keys, A. Avann, ami h. Okey; afternoon tea, Misses E. Ihidder, E. Carter, E. Catran, M. Cannell, Harre, and Veale; llowcr stall, Misses i\ Avann and I. Davidson; proI 'luce, Masters 11. MeGahey and C. Bulot; bran tub, Misses Gladys Brooke,

Oliyo Ambury, and ]{, Marctt. Th( , bril , c 'loll, to } K presented to the person guessing ]( s i,., m0 . , Vils not won, no one picking Hs cognomen, ".Dora." Cuke- , guessing was won by Mrs. Amburv, and i ciishioii-guossmg ), v j/ iw j-ieWt. ' Dur- , , »'!I the afternoon Misses Okcv and Douglas contributed pianoforte 'solos. -'\l night a splendid musical programme ! "as contributed by (he Whitelev orchestra under Mr. Lawn. Solos "were »">ig l.v Miss Okey, Messrs. Nowoll „,„, Aslier. ilr. .loimson recited, and Mr. . ' f" 1 ' «'»■•' a stump speech. Mr. Lawn ',, I'hijcda cornet solo. The whole of the t an-angcmenls decorative and executive, U »»"'<• IhouglKlnlly and capably carried