ST. SAVIOUR’S CHURCH BAZAAR.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1503, 8 May 1886, Page 2

ST. SAVIOUR’S CHURCH BAZAAR.

The Bazaar and Gift Auction in aid of the funds of St. Saviour’s Church, Terouka, was held last Thursday. Notwithstanding that it had to be postponed from the previous week, on account of the inclemency of the weather, and that Thursday was not over favorable, it was attended with extraordinary success. It proved that if people go to work with energy and perseverance, success will follow. i)’rom an early houron Thursday morning, groups of young ladies might be seen wending their way through the streets heavily laden with immense quantities of flowers and other gifts for the Bazaar, while others were hard at work in titling up the stalls and making the necessary arrangements. Amongst those who worked hardest in fitting up the stalls were Messrs Comer and Larcombe, who did all the carpentering work free of charge, and to whom the congregation is indebted for valuable services. When the bazaar opened at 2 o'clock the hall presented a very pleasing appearance. Two long stalls ran along each side of the room, and at the entrance to the hall were two cross stalls, all of them being tastefully covered with pink calico. The long st'tlla at both sides of the h&ll were heavily laden with tea-cosies, cushions, brackets, and other articles, the work of the ladies of the congregation, some of which vere very artistically got up, together with a large quantity of dolls, bubylinen and the other nick-nacks which are ever to be found in such places. At these stalls Mesdaraes Hamilton, Hargreaves, Ashwell, and Misses Pilbrow, Wood, Parkes, Patching, and Macdonald, presided, and worked with a will in disposing of the articles they had for sale. The flower stalls at the end of the hall presented a very pleasing appearance. There was a splendid display of ferns, pot plants, etc., that showed the stalls off to advantage, and here a good trade was carried on by the Misses G, Rowe and F. Guy, with Misses F. Rayner, J. Pilbrow, and A. Erwood acting as flower girls. Up near the stage was a very large Christmas tree towering up to almost the ceiling of the room, and bearing a greater variety of fruit than ever was dreamt off in fairy tales. This tree added greatly to the appearance of the hall, and was the great loadstar of the juvenile portion of the visitors,.who received the greatest kindness and attention at the hands of the Misses Ladbrooke, Jamieson, and Clark, who officiated in this department. The hall all round was splendidly decorated with evergreens and flowers, and across the front of the stage tan a row of flax leaves and other decorations, allowing the visitor to get but partial glimpses of the refreshment table behind them. The refreshment table was most sumptuously supplied with the most appetizing of eatables, from the most substantial of meats to the greatest delicacies of the season, and at this Mesdames J. Hayhurst, J. T. M. Hayhurst, Alderton, Voyce, Windebank, Davey, and Miss Lottie Pilbrow presided. The Christmas tree was not more attractive to the juvenile visitors than the refreshment table appeared to the adults, who patronised it liberally. Messrs L. Rayner and N. C. Nicholas had an enterprise of their own in the shape of a shooting gallery, and were able to hand over to the Bazaar Committee at the end of the day a substantial sum realised from this. They worked assiduously and were kept pretty busy during the whole time. Immediately after the Bazaar was opened the Hall was crowded with visitors, aud the ladies in the stalls were kept busy selling their goods. At about 7 o’clock in the evening the Hall was overcrowded, and later on, when Mr K. F. Gray commenced the auction sale, shortly after 8 o’clock, there was scarcely standing room to be found. A large quantity of farm produce, trees, poultry, and some of the articles which were not sold daring the afternoon were put under the hammer hy Mr Gray and disposed of at very good prices. Mr Gray kept on selling until about 10 p.m., when it was decided to hold the balance over until some other time. At 4 p.m, the same afternoon Mr Gray sold a large number of sheep, fowls, ducks, cattle, etc., at the yards on behalf of the gift auction, which realiaed good prices, some of the sheep going as high as 7s 6d each. Mr Gray gave his services gratuitously, and the best thanks of the Bazaar Committee are due to him for the assistance he rendered towards bringing the gift auction to a successful issue. The Vestry Committee in another column tender their thanks to all who assisted in making this annua! gathering the success that ijb was. At the contusion of the bazaar, tbe harmonium formerly used in the Church was raffled, Mr G. J. Mason proving the winner*