"RAINBOW" EXHIBITION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3174, 27 April 1909, Page 6

"RAINBOW" EXHIBITION.

In order to raise the necessary funds required to build a new infant room, the Methodist Sunday School officials have-been, for some time past, Working hard organising a bazaar and sale of work, and their efforts will be realised on Wednesday and Thursday, April 28th and 29th, whan the ''Rainbow" Exhibition will be held in the Drill Hall, opening at 3 p.m. each day, and continuing during the evening. There will be numerous stalls, side shows, and competitions. It is absolutely necessary that a new room should be built at once, as the present one is far too small for present requirements, as will be readily seen from the fact that on Sunday week last there were 80 little boys and girls present, their ages ranging from fopr to eight years, and the size of thp present classroom is only 18ft by 20ft. The number on the roll of this class is increasing every month, and now stands at 109. The plans of the new infant room show that it will be 36ft by 32ft, and will accommodate about 150 children. It is to be built and fitted up in the most modern and up-to-date manner. There will be a raised platform at the front for the sand-table, and the floor will slope down from the back of the room tu the foot of the platform, so that there will Le no

difficulty for the little ones to see what is taking place on the platform. Room will also be left at the back for visitors in such a manner that they will not interfere with the wording of the class. The entrance will be into a lobby, and then into the main room. There will also be a cupboard for stores in one corner oi the building. The new room will be erected on the vacant section at the rear of the church, aid quite apart from the rest of tbe Sunday School. It is estimated that the building will cost £3OO. Mr T. R. Mannell, the energetic head of the infant department, has now about £IOO (cash and promised) in hand, subscribed by a tew friends who realise the necessity for building at once. It is hoped that the "Rainbow" Exhibition will go a long way towards realising the remaining £2OO. A thiry-two page programme has been issued giving full particulars about the exhibition.