ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10670, 27 June 1912, Page 5

ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH

GALE OF V;CRK. A sale of work was opened in St. Matthew's Church yesterday aifterTioon, and was .continued,' throughout ,j it-he day aind evening. . The tiflth© isale 'aire to aid in liquidating tho debt on the' Vicarage, and it. is; •aintiicipated that, the ifuiid will materially (benefit as a result.. .■ During tlie'afternoon," and eveming th© ' 'bixMding •presented a ibusy and good .business. appeared rto >be doing at the Various'stalls. - The stalls, which were tonrainged artistically around the room, were tastefully'decorated, and atiiraeted quits a deal oif The folJowing as a list of the various stalls "and their, attendants: ■Work stall.-^-..Mrs'R.E. Jones, as-' siisted by several members of St. (Matthew's .Guild. ' Afteriiocia tea-. Mrs Dy:i' and. assistants. Produce.— Messrs S'tych, Wiinsetb : and D'Ewcis. > • '■ Cake others. . -/■io ~ - Flower stall.—; Miss Mackersey. Sweet stall.— Misses La Roche a'nd Vile.. ... Fish posnd— Mi egos M. La Roche - and Roibbins. . /'v.' ' A good deal of imprest was takenin. the competition for the best dressed doll;. .There were' a lairge number of e'nitricß, and the' judgcvs, Messrs Caselberg and H. T. Wood, awarded tho first prize for. the most , originally dressed doll to. Miss .Dorothy Vile and the second orize >to Miss "Gladys Viiile., • • -i. During the evening a splendid,pro,gramme o 1 ? vocal a'nd finstrumentai -(sic, arranged thy Misa Haonpton and Mr iH. F. iGroeh, was rdidered, and .helped -materially to the euocees of the function. ■■■-.

tI The greatest credit reflects on the. ••dadies' Committee, which so ably rivorked' to Jbrinig the function to a successful; issue, : and ■ they are '•to' 1 :be' congratulated upon their efforts .being so splendidly rewarded.