CENTRAL SCHOOL FETE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 251, 29 November 1909, Page 2

CENTRAL SCHOOL FETE.

The Central School bazaar, fete and exhibition was brought to a close on Saturday night. The promoters were exceedingly fortunate in their choice ol dates, striking the first threo consecutive fine days that we have experienced for week past. The fete went -with a swing right up to closing time, aud the count-up gave a very satisfactory final, the total takings being in the region ot £l7ll, or about higher than the tar-

et lixutl liy Mr. iJeiup.-iuy wJicn lie first lunched the project. On Saturday night here were given two performances ol Chiselling " by the local amateurs, and . concert by the children in the [rounds. The lighting installation came n for a good deal of comment, the andle-<powcr of the Uus Company's new talent inverted burners and self-igniting irnamental table-lamps running into conliderably over 1000-c.p., wliilst the Borough's 50-e.p, Osnim lights in severa. ooms and in the grounds aocountcd toj lome thousand more. In each case th< iglit was installed without charge t( ihc school committee. ' Stall-holders' were largely represents it the final performance of "Chiselling in the drill hull, and the reaction Iron bartering and sale brought laughte long and loud, the piece being spletididt put on. Before the actors had time L juit the stage, Jlr. Dempsey, the hea< teacher, appeared before the footlights uid conveyed modestly the news of tli mtire success of the whole affair Ai old campaigner, Mr. Dempsey .studiou'sl, ivoided names as he passed through tli' long avenues of helper.-; whom he praise for their efforts and thanked for tnei zealous assistance in '• doing somethin for the children." He desired to rctur thanks first of all to those who iiai =liarge of the stalls, the exhibitors n the photographic and home industrie competitions, and in the display of cdu cational work; and flic "showmen" ) charge (if the side-shows. Then followc the brass band, the firm which lent tli tlirce pianos and pianola free of charge the lender of the phonograph, the Xe\ Plymouth Borough Council and tlicNe* Plymouth tins Company for their gener ous assistance; and the newspapers fo \alued help. Passing on. Air. Denipse remarked how pleased he had been a' 111 • conduct of the boys. There had no lieen a single complaint; on the contrary he had received several compliment* which, whilst exceedingly gratifying were only what he had expected of then -Mr. Dempsey paid an especial tribute i' the ladies who had been performing o" the stage, lie had been pleasaiitly°sur prised at their magnanimous ofl'er ti stage their piece so many times, nil was delighted with their' performanc of it. In this connection lie made espeei al mention of the amount of worl done by Mr. \ . Fitzherbert in preparin the hall and the stage, this entailin several days of hard "coat-off" exeruon On behalf of the school lie had grea pleasure in presenting Jlr. Fitzhcrber with a gold-mounted cigarette-liolde and cigarette ease. ail'. Fitzherbert briefly thanked Mi Dempsey for his yvholly unexpected gifi Mr. F. p. Corkill, chairman of tli school coininittee, in a brief and bnsi ness-like speech, thanked all who ha< helped in the function, the whole credi for (lie inception and organisation o which belonged to the headruastfil yyhose nun popularity and the popular itv ol Me school had been amply evi deiiccd In |||,. maimer in which peopl hail come forward in every direction t< help. The school committee felt Ilia in this business they had the parent behind tlieni. The eommiltee 'Was 11 debt, and from the proceeds of th bazaar tliey would receive some financia assistance which would enable them t< lie out. of debt when they went out o office, lie himself had done very )ittl< for the committee, knowing (hey ha. in Sir. Dempsey a host, just " sat tight. Results had .proved they were right. Three ringing eheers yvere given fo Mr. Dempsey; followed by another salvi for Mrs. Dockrill, president of the ladies committee; after which the. singing o the Xational Anthem brought ftliout til official closing. Re&'ults of the variou competitions vvcro not available 01 Saturday night.