RAHOTU HALL BAZAAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 59, 3 April 1909, Page 6

RAHOTU HALL BAZAAR.

(From Our Own Correspondent). b„;i'r 1,11/ ; il!l1 ' OI the Rahotu JiaJl Wednesday afternoon. For months the residents of the district bL '°" working hard in this connection and during the past few dais the nail lias been transformed into a' venial) e fairyland replete with almost every article, ornamental or useful. At 230 p.m. on Wednesday, despite tin- very inclement weather, a large gatherim' assembled to witness the openin.r cere" "ioii.v in connection with tlie new hall and also of the bazaar. Mr. Dive Ml' tor hgniont, performed the opening ceremony. ]||. was introduced liv the'chiii"man, Mr. Jas. Garcia. Mr. ]3ivc. in the course of his remarks, tha-.ikcd the people for the solid way in which thev had supported him last election, and rusted Ins actions iu Parliament wou.d e r" th tl'it even those who voted against him bust election would yo;c loi him on the next occasion. He congiatulutcd the district on the eiiteiprsc show,, ill creeling such a line hall, and hoped that the committee's efforts would be loyally supported. The present lim. hall took the place or ,« 0 1,. lamed some years ago through i!„. instrumentality, of Mr. Chapman. Tlie bazaar would compare more than favoramy with any in a larger centre. h conclusion, ho hoped "many pleasant events would !><> spent in the hull. winch he then declared open. .Mr. j\ Chapman proposed a hearty vole <•!, iiiajiks to Dive. Thuts.* present entercd the hall and the various stall-bidd-ers appealed to do good business all the altei'iioon. in the evening the hall was crowded. The Opunake Brass Band, under Bandmaster iiisbop, added greatly to the proceedings with a line programme of music. The following were tlie stillholdeivi: Drapery aud fancy, Mesdaiu"« Wright, Cramer, Campbell! West ami Lowrie; toy stall, Mesilames Tvrell and Hopkins; fern stall, Mr. and Mrs. Croom; lolly and fruit stall, Mcsdamcs < ian-ia and J. Phillips and Miss Scliinkel; relreshnicnts, Mcwdaiues Baker, Kelly, Billings, Morgan and Mr. Scliink?!games, Mr. A. E. Phillips; Aunt. Sall.-j Air. Jackson; art gallery, Messrs Taylor anil llnglison; gipsy, Miss Lewis: doorkeepers .Messrs Porteuues and .las. Phillip". 11l addition, there was a reguiar army of assistants, raJTlers, flower girls, etc., all adepts at beguiling the niuilde sixpence from the unwary. The Christmas tree and bran tub were run by Mr A. Gray, Alisses A. llnglison, Laybourne. AlcGregor and Alorrow. The lar.g.' committee, of which Mr. Jas. Garcia was chairman, and Mr. A. D. Fielder and Miss Eustace secretaries, and Mr. A. E. Phillips treasurer, all worked well. The following is a sliorl description of the new hull: —Length. 78ft. breadth 3(ifl, height of stud 17ft; 18ft of tlie main hall is taken up by the stage, leaving a floor space of 00ft by 3lift. The old hall irt at the back, anil has ben divided into supper-rooms and ladies' aud in-ill leineifs dressing rooms, and altogether Raliotu has one of (lie most convenient and commodious halls on tbc Coast. The cost of the new hall (umiued) is about £4BO. The plans were given by Messrs Turner and Beadle, whilst Messrs Ward and Copper, the successful contractors, have given general satisfaction. j