ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BAZAAR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 976, 21 February 1910, Page 5

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BAZAAR.

The St. John Ambulance Bazaar, in aid of the District Nurse Fund, was brought to a close last Saturday evening. The results are eminently satisiactory, inasmuch that the sum required seems to be in. view. The takings at the Drill and Town Halls ior the week are as follows:—Monday, £29 Os 9d; Tuesday, £39 lis Id: Wednesday, £79 10s 2d; Thursday, £35 lis sd; Friday, £39 lis Id- Saturday, £B3 10s lOd, making a total of £306 15s 4dc It will be seen from the above figures that Saturday evening's takings were the best, and for a considerable time the attendance was such as to be almost Inconvenient. About an hour before closing time, the sweet's stall displayed a card with "Sold out" written on it, a state of affairs which must indeed have been gratifying to those in charge of the stall. The other stalls', also, succeeded in disposing of the great bulk of the goods offered, and the stallholders are to be congratulated on the energetic manner in which they attended to their duties in what may be aptly termed a noble cause. In addition to the sum mentioned previously, there is nearly £IOO to come in from various sources, and a credit of nearly £SO was in keeping before the bazaar started. It is thus expected that the sum which it was desired to raise, viz., £4OO, will, after paying expenses, be available. This is no doubt an exceedingly pleasing result to one and all who have been connected with the bazaar. A word of praiße is due to the Secretary, Mr W. Gillespie, and his assistant, Mr B Pragnell, to whom much of the success of the bazaar is due. Following are the results ot the competitions:—Club swinging, Emily Barnett. Singing, J. Elder 1, B. Clayson 2. Recitation (classical), Mrs Dupre, 190 points, 1. D. Hebenton, 150, 2, Mr W. Kemp, 135 t 3. SpellingsStandard 111., Lilian Pember 1, Douglas de Castro 2, Kitty Pownal 3; Standard IV., Archie Lee 1, Noel Cook 2, Lizzie Peters 3; Standard V., Lena Shackleton 1; Standard VI., Charles Hoffeinsl." The weight of the block of soap was 43Jlbs, and the nearest guess • was 431b loz, Mr J. Shackleton winning the prize. The gold watch .presented by Mr A. Henderson when " unsealed was found to have stopped at 22i minutes to 7, and although no one guessed the correct time, Mrs P. Cotter and Mr W. Urystall tied for first place, their time being 25 to 7, while four others put down 6.30. Tbe winning numbers in addition to those published in Saturday's issue are :-1.542, 1,597, 2,447, 1 893, 1,658, 1,058. 106, 2,197, 278, 2,'430 1,260, 1,962, 2.229, 2,399 1 638 2,300," 1,517, ,1-,711, 2,235, 818, 2,111, 2,269, 1,574, 2,354, 2,608,2.463,2,142, 2.647, 779 129. The following are the detailed receipts in connection with the St. John Ambulance Bazaar :-Doors: Drill Hall, £3l 13s 3d (several blocks of art union tickets still out); Town Hall £l3 3s;stalls, £156 2s 3d; tea room's, £ls; shooting gallery £2l4s; football, £7 16s sd; dredge, £l6 13s 6d- gipsy tent, £5 Is; bakers' oven, W6s 7d; bran tubs, £6 5s 7d; cordials, £8 12s 2d; guessing weight, soap £1 5s 6d, lamb £1 6s.