DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1917, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

UREN'UI GALA DAY. (From A Correspondent). Mr. A. R. Davis, chairman of til's I'likearulie branch ol Taranaki Patriotic League, wishes to acknowledge with thanks gifts from the following:—Mr. J. Phillips, cow; Mr. J. Cannon, three pigs and poultry; Mrs. Sorenson, sen., turkey; V. Evans, dog ; Misses Glassford, pony and drapery; Mr. F. Blundell, one sheep; Mr. W. 0. Classford, one sheep; W. Huston, two sheep; A. Penwarden, two sheep; R. Sutton, cow; Aldrf'W Sorenson, cow; J. W. 11. Martjvcow; P. Wells, cow; 11. Wells, cow; C. N. Reeve, yearling; A. Davis, two yearlings- W. J. Freeth, 21s; H. fireig and Son. £10; Mrs Z. W. Wells, 20s; Mrs. H. Wells, cake and drapery; Mrs. A. Davis, oil painting and fancy goods; Mrs. O. Waterson, fancy goods and ferns; Miss Greig, sweets; Mrs. C. N. Rowe, clothing and sweets; Mrs. A. C. Sorensen, eggs and vegetables; Mrs. C. A. Rowe, sweets- and drapery; Mrs. Wood?, sweets and drapery; Mrs. A. R, Penwarden, cosy and cushion and drapery; Mrs. Cartwright, drapery; Hume, baskets and ferns ; Mrs. R. B. Sutton, bread and eggs; Mrs. P. Wells vegetables and drapery; Mrs. W. J. Freeth, eggs, sweets and refreshments; Mrs. J. W. 11. Martin, flowers; Mrs. .T. Phillip, cushion and cake; Mrs. J Cannon, preserves and cake; Miss Bayliss, fancy goods and drapery; J. Sorensen, one pig; Miss Davis, baskets and drapery; Miss H. Wells, d'olevs- . Miss C. Wells, fancygoods; Master (Dick) Cartwright, model boai. The thanks of the League is also due to the ladies of the stall and their assistants, namely Mesdames H. and P. Wells, G. Waterson, G. Woods, A. Davis, G. Cartwright, Misses Freeth, C. Wells, H. Wells and E. Phillips. Masters R. and J. Cartwright, L. Wells, also Mr. Geo. Waterson for collecting the stock, LEPPERTON. (From Our Own Correspondent). Children's Y.M.C.A. Day, on behalf of Baby Crowe, has come and gone, and was most gratifvingly successful. When the idea was first mooted, it was expected to raise a modest £lO or £ls, and consequently those responsible felt elated when over £55 was netted as a result of their labors.

For the preceding fortnight Mr, and .Mrs. B|own and Miss Mouat had been hard at work preparing the children for their various items. The girls did a great deal of sewing for the plain and fancy stall, and willing assistance was rendered by other workers, of whom Mrs. Waldie was the most prominent. All the stalls did good business under the direction of the following ladies: —Pro duc-e stall, Miss Wright, Miss Luke. sweets, Misses Openshaw, Giddy and Ackland; plain and fancy. Mrs. "VValdie, -Mrs. Ackland, Mrs. Stimpson; shilling parcels, Misses Stewart and Harvey. A prominent feature of the afternoon was a Christmas tree, laden with good tilings for little people and in charge of Santa Claus himself (Mr. F. Hall). T.vo large bran tubs were also quickly emptied of their parcels. The afternoon tea department, was in the capable hands of Mesdames P. Sampson, Blackball, F. Sampson, Giddy (2), assisted by a number of young lady waitresses. A novel feature was an ''Art Gallery," in charge of Master James Wallace. This was a decided hit, and caused much fun. Those who patronised this show will be horrified to learn of cannibal habits among some of our juvenile population, the two "natives of Fiji" disappearing during the evening, and it is feared they were eaten. Raw, too! During the afternoon and evening the following items tveie gi\en by the children and were much appreciated:—Nursery Rhymes (adapted), whole school; Highland Fling, Miss May Wallace; song, Miss Ruby Dick; recitation, "Owl and Pussy Cat," tinies: drills, senior boys: song, "Railway Train," juniors; maypole dances, girls. Several competitions were judged, the results being:—Flour bag articles, Mrs. Phelan 1, Miss Wright 2, rfVtd Mrs. Ormandy :i; kerosene tin articles, Mrs. ■Phelan 1. Mr. Frank Hall had on display a most ornamental flower pot made from a kerosene tin and took several orders for more, the proceeds going to the funds for the day. In the children's classes, Alice Ackland was first, and May Goocli second (senior girls' buttonholes), and Glavds Ackland first, Thelma Sarten second, and Irene Ackland third (junior girls' buttonholes). In the woolwinding competition for boys the following were the winners—E. Williamson and partner 1, and E. Roberts and partner 2. sit is only fair to mention that the amount ( £2BB Is 4d) raised for "Country West Baby," as shown in the News, was not raised ; by "Country West" as a whole, but by Lepperton residents alone. From the start Leppertonians realised that Baby Crowe was out of the running so far as the contest was concern: ed, but. remembering the worthiness of the cause most of the residents gavf loyal support to the Y.M.C.A. baby. Long may he "crowe."

Genuine regret was expressed when it became 'known to-day that Mr. Geo. Hall, one of our oldest residents here, had joined the Great .Majority. Mr. Hall had been in failing health for some time past, and was predeceased by Mrs. Hall only a few weeks past. A native of Lincolnshire, Mr. Hall came to New Zealand in early manhood, and, after a short residence in Auckland, came to Lepperton. where he lived for over fifty years. A carpenter by trade Mr. Hall was one of the old school who believed in doing an honest day's work for a fair Several of the older schools of the district were built by him, and, though faulty from a modern point of view of school architecture, such genuine work was put into them that they are likely to survive their builder for many a long day, unfortunately. For their design Mr. Hall, of course, was not responsible; that i 9 another story.