ST. MARK'S CHURCH CARTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1206, 17 October 1882, Page 2

ST. MARK'S CHURCH CARTERTON.

frs bazaar got up to assist in defrwin- "1 thedobton he parsonage, if not, SSI shortly before Uro o'clock 1 W. C. Buchanan 11H.8.,-for th/dS Inot, At an early hoar in theihorninff mflmbn. of the vestry, comtnittoeTkJ he congregation set to ■: work sith a " hearty good will, and the fradiesvorlTof the atallß to were soon placed aMhe dupowUf the ladies who hud. /' A iMhe interim, been collecting from al J BidejwUhhnge parcels of dainty articles, -I both useful and ornamental; The stalls ' were arranged on either aide of the Hall leaving »convenient jpacd fpirtbo passini and repassing of the be\raiaV«Lri n . tendantJ, and, oomtoodiouV 'acoWmoda. Hon for real! and the passage i&buveri the end of. he Hall immediately in front of the platform was well laden with U comestible*, atwbioh tea and coffee could »180 be procured, and whiob/ was fairl? pitronised, boing under theeharge of ]fn Western. The sides of the Hail Zl draped with calico, and-decorated with bush ihrnbs and flowers, fluoj, and pic tares. The stalls on the leftside of the Hell on entering were presided ever by Meadames Sandilands, Gardener «J Hinton.ihoseontherightbyMesdatnea Booth, Rutherford, and Price, the lady oupevintendauti being also assisted by a number of their younger sisters. Du t L the afternoon Mr Wilson played selec tinns at intervals on the piano. Mrs Palmer, with her nsual kindness,- follow, ingjjuite in the evening, during which, the Band, who gave their services gratuit- ' onsly, also enlivoned the meeting with some dozen pieces—the Hall not being cleared until about 10.30. When the stalls were ill dressed out the ooup d'ail -vaa very attractive, and bo pertinacious and irresiatiblo were the fair demoiselles that ere the close of the evening a very large proportion of the goods had been sold. Ono item in the business being that all goods were marked at fairly reasonable pricei, and bat little difficulty was found therefore in disposing of thorn among the 303 visitors who, especially in the evening, thronged the Hall. The management throughout was most complete, and refleotß great credit on all who have been connected with the undertaking! The receipts for the day were over L(JO, and the bazaar will be again opened to-day at noon with an auction solo by Mr F, H, Wood this afternoon, the w>le to'conolude with a dance in tho evening The following is an epitome of Mr Buchanau'B address. He said it gavohim much pleasure to be present on an occasion like the present and to assist at the opening of the bazuar. He was surprised at the many and valuable gifts ho saw ' around him on the stalls from ladies m Carterton and the vicinity. He would make but a short statement as to the object for which the bazaar was being hold. A large outlay on the church property had been inourred, the land for the parsonage having cost £ls, tho enlargements lo the church £4BO, and the building of the parsonage itself £350, in all about £BSO. Ou 1 of this he had ascer. tained that some £SOO had been paid .and, on enquiry, found that the funds so taised were mainly a contribution from Mr Booth, a miiiiificonce seldom mot with in any community, and he felt the whole district was much indebted to that gontleman for the able assistance he gave in all local matters. It had been arranged" that a permanent debt of £250 should mnin on the parsonage, loaviug abalauco of about £9O to be provided for, to raise which the present bazaar was being held. The balance ot goods not sold that day would be disposed of by auction tomorrow, but he believed there would be very little for Mr Wood to do.