WAIKATO HOSPITAL BALL

Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 46, 24 October 1896, Page 2

WAIKATO HOSPITAL BALL

To TIIK MIITOR Sin,— While thanking yon for the very kind rep rt of the Wuikato Distri -X, Hospital Ball, us given in Till-: Alters of tho 10th inst., I would now brg of yo'.i sufficient space to enable me to publicly acknowledge with grateful tli mks tbe kiinl, gen rous an 1 I oiintiful assistance which I received from the residents of every part of the Waika'o, and which alone enabled me lo carry the undertaking to Mich an unqualified success, It retpiircd tho cnciv.ctie help of many to carry through a ball of such in lgmtudc, and I would therefore ask you to permit; me in your columns to sincerely thank the following ladies and gentloneu for their kind support:—The kidy ladies of committees, and all others associated wi h them t For disposing of our tickets ami for one of the richest and most bountiful suppers ever placed before the Waikato public. The stewards : For helping me on the night of the ball. The ladies of the ladies' orehes'ri: Whose kind services in the extras were gratuitous. Messrs White, Kdgecumbe and Drury : Who played for the children's night. Mrs Whitaker : For the kjiul loan of her piano. Mrs Bright: For so generously providing quarters, etc., for the Bind. Mr Buxton : For the loan of the hall. Mr A. 11. Atkin-on : For the gift of two night's gas, and much labour connected with lifings. Mr I'. B. Cahill (Opotiki) : For driving the children down from t ambridgo free of o ist. Messrs E. Rnthwoll (Whatawhata), J. Gillett and White (Tanp'ri) : For liberal supply of ferns and nikaii palms. Miss-s Booth and Bothwell : For the manufacture of artificial llowers which beautified the ball-room. Mrs Payne (Thames) : For the beautiful paper battel Hies. Mr J. Hammond : For all gas fittings and eonsequent labour free of cost. Mr J. Kidlcr : For heavy carting in collection with the ball. Mr Chas. Iluwood : tor all buggy work. Many gentlemen of Hamilton : Fof the loan of inoandiscent lamps. Many ladies of IlaiuMtou : For quantities of cut fl-.iwcrs. Messrs Lines and Combes (Ngarusiwahia) : For the liberal gift rf the lighter beverages, Mr ~\Y. Stewart (Auckland) : For the supp'y of gl.r-s and china. jNTr Harry Kerr (Cambridge): For supply of silver. Messrs Bell and McLean : For supply of bread, rolls, etc. Me-srs Ehrcntricd, C.mpbcll (Auckland), and Chas LcQuesne : For supply of beer. Messrs Slianaghin, l'eat, Coylo, A. Coates, Hammond, sent-., Tristram, tiilli.tr, Evans, Jas. Harker, T. Slade and 1\ LcQuesne : For assisting me at the lull. Messrs .Tax. Hume. W. A. Graham and John Knox : For lil.cral gifts in kind. Mr P. E Stevens : Who has with such good will and perfect satisfaction performed the arduous duties of Treasurer dihl Sec: clary. Mo.-srs Arthur Nathan and If. M. Sir.ceton (Auckland) : Liberal gifts in kind. And last, though not least, the proprietor of Till-: Akous for the very valuable assistance which his paper has at .'ll timei gi' en our undertaking ami for all the printing and advertising which was done crratis. J now beg to thank the wbo'e W..ikito people for the hearty and liberal assistance, both in money a d kind given to me on behalf of their institution. And now S'r, I 1 eg leave to place before you for publica'i u the Secretary's report, re the sa'c of tickets, which has ten duly audited 1.-y Mr W. von Stunner, of the Bank of New /calami. Tho totil number of li'kets sol I i- :>,">:>,which (jives us a sum (f UN!) I.")--. lam p'ciscd to tell you that not a penny of ill's money will he touched for any purpose other than .hat for which the ball was inaugurated. Morcovc-, thai this sum will still be further increased by the aiditioi of ceitain other money, which will bi duly notified in a few days. Hopi»» tint your readers and all tho-e who took any part ia our Hospital liall, will I e as pleased with the results as 1 am.—l am, etc., CI no. 0. Ki:xny, M.B. Resident Surgeon Superintendent. Hospital, Hand ton, £3rJ October, ISUO.