BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 294, 21 May 1915, Page 5

BELGIAN RELIEF FUND.

OMATA'S FIXE EFFORT. Residents of Omata have every cause to congratulate themselves on the successful issue of their efforts in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, for, judging by the returns already to hand lieu yesterday's function, and these" are by »io means complete, the result should be, to add nearly £204 to the fund. This is very creditable indeed to a district which was very limited in scope, vnly including the territory between Bpotswood and Tapuae. The function took the nature of a small fair in the Omata Hall and a gift sale. A committee comprising Mesdamcs Cleaiow, Hooker, Penwarden, Moore, Messrs.. Clcmow, Hughes, Crockett, Meyenbcrg and IJoneylicld had systematically and thoroughly canvassed the whole district, and , met a ready and willing response, not having one refusal. The donations in cash and kind made a goodly showing, the former alone amounting to! over fii'i), whilst the latter comprised 'stock of every description—poultry and pets galore, dairy produce, garden produce, home industries, furniture, etc.; in! fact, almost any article that one could mention. There was a good attendance in the hall in the afternoon, mid 3ie or die was indeed hard-hearted that could escape with pocket unscathed from the attacks of the winsome maidens; with the patriotic badges, button-holes, guesSing competitions or other effective methods of securing the nimble threepcflnypiccc—and no one wanted to, for all recognised that it was for a good tause. Thi! more sedate stallholders were kept busy and all looked happy—sure sign that they were doing a good business. The stallholders were: Afternoon tea, Mesdamcs Penwarden, Moore, Were, Misses Penwarden, S. Pen Warden, ■Wells and C. Moore; sweets, Mrs Clommv and Misses Ona Penwarden, M. Rayly and .Jessie Olemow; variety stall. Mrs Hooker: competitions, Mrs Kidd and Miss I. Vickers; produce, Mesdamcs A. Mace, A. S. Frost and Kyngdon; sheep guessing, Mr. P. Mace, Among the items to be guessed for ■were a model town made by Keith Clemow; a picture, Miss Wells; boat, Mr. Frost; cushions, talile-centres, etc. Miss Hope Aahcr did well with the sale of button-holes, realising 13s Od; whilst little patriotic flags, hand painted by Mrs Mevenberg, . who was assisted in their salo.liy Miss Blewman, realised :C1 fis. In all, about £2O was taken at the various stalls. but'there is a lot of competition money yet to count. The committee, which comprised Mesdamcs Clemow, Hooker. Moore, Penwarden, Kidd, Messrs. Rayly, Hooker, iPenwarden, Vickers. Hughes, Crockett, afoore, Olemow, Shrimpton, and Meyenherg, with Mr. D. Hooker as chairman, kept an eye to everything, / whilst the secretary, Mr. Meyenbcrg, had his work right 'up to the moment, every detail hehig foreseen and arranged.

THE SALE. The sale produced some spirited bidding. Mi - . Fairbrotlujr was in his best form, and .kept mutters merrily moving, Whilst Mr. R. Cutfleld wis kept very busy booking up, and had an equally busy time afterwards making dut accounts, for a feature was the prompt and willing payment. It was impossible to obtain a complete list of the donors of the goods, as miicli was sent 'anonymously, but the principal items submitted were: — '

Cow (15. Clemow), W. H. Jurv £0 17s (id. resold to <i. Green £0 lis 6d; row (A. R. .Matthews), G. Green £2 15; heifer (W. ,1. Anstis), W. J. Anstis £2 2s fid. resuld <5. Green £2; heifer (W. <!. Anstis, 0. Green £2 7s Cd; Jersey cow (J). Penwarden), G. Green £i os; Jersey heifer (P. McCormick), D. • Penwarden £2 15s; heifer (E. 15. Havly), I<\ H. Morris .CI, resold to W. H. ■Morris 15s, E. Elliott £l, C. H. Moore l.'.s; two steers (F. Hart), G. Green £1 10s; four heifers (G. Were), F. -E. Morris £5; Jersey bull (Roy Penwarden), W. J. Anstis 12ff (id. W. J. MeKee lis; Roy Jury lis, 10. Elliott 10s, C. Fairbrother 10s. W. J. Georgo 10s, G. Green 3s, J. Jury 10s, G. A. Adlam Cs, W. Morris 7s, J. Jurv fis, 1). Penwarden <ls, R. CutfieM js, S. Vickern 3s, Saijger ss, A. Bavlv ss, Shrimpton ss, 'G,- Green 10s, total £il U).i fid; steer (Moore boys) G. Green 3s; heifer (R. G:,.KlA,wnan'n), E. Elliott 10s, W. J. McKcc Ifla.lF. Loveridge ss; heifer tff. Jury), F. Lovcridge (V-: calf (J. Lobb, pin.), G. Were Is I'. Mace 2s W. J. Anstis 2s, \V. J. Anstis 2s fid; goat (Moore .boys), C. U. Moore £1; pony (W, J. Honey field), Mrs. Mr.ee £fi 15s: bridle (TV. J. jloneyfiehl), E. George fis, Mrs. Mace 2s dd; pig (L. Seamark), W. G. Anstis £1 10s; two pigs ('W. George), Sanger two weaners (Bellringcr Rros.), ganger lis: one weauer ( Hare),'Sanger (Is; sack oats (J. Jury), S. Viokera '£l 5s fid; load wood (F. Morris), Mrs. A. Gray £1 Is: rata (F. Morris), Miss fen warden £1 14s; canaries (Mrs. Graham), W. J. Anstis IDs. Other flonorg • Were:—W. Quickfall, R. J. Quickfall, S. Quickfall, E. ]5. •Shrinrpton, J. Cjemow, .1. Ilnrkc. J. Sanger. Seamark, W. G. Anstis, O. Huso, J. Jury, E. George, F. .. Williamson, W. Deane, X. Loveriige', L. Tloswell, U iMoAllum. F. J»Terid|e, W. J. lloneyfield and Mrs. Kvngdon, and others. Tliere is yet to be added to the tofal (lie proceeds of the sale of tile pigs presented by Mostts. G. Were, I - '. Hart. E. It. RnvTy. G. W. Anstis, D-. , .1 enwnrden and W. H. Jurv. nndj which " are to be disposed of bv'Messrs. Sole' Bros; a box of butter from • the iOmata ; Hairy Company, and two cheeses fey Mr, • Slmmpton, Royal Oak Factory. ', and & sheep presented byMr.-E. R.BJay]y. TTTE SOCIAL. The social in the evening was very largely attended, and will add considerably to the financial result Several of the epmpetition winners were announced. Miss ISrewer provided excellent music.