SUNDAY-SCHOOL PICNICS AT CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Issue 3204, 7 January 1893, Page 2

SUNDAY-SCHOOL PICNICS AT CAMBRIDGE.

New Year's Day is generally looked forward to with great interest by the children of Cambridge, for upon that day the annual Sunday-school picnics aw usually held. This year, New Year's Day falling on Sunday, the picnics were held on the following day, aod great were the larnen tations of both scholars and teachers when the morning broke wet and cold; however towards eleven o'clock the weather improved and the children were loaded up in vehicles and conveyed to the grounds where the picnics were held. ST. ANDREWS. This picnic was held in Mr MeCnllagh's grounds on the Hamilton Road, and although it rained at intervals during tho day, the children were in the dry, for the rain was not sufficient to penetrate the hmg avenue of pines leading to Mr McCullagh's house, and in it tho little ones ran races, skipped and played and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Tho great attraction of the day was a donkey, that Mr McCiillagh had specially bought for the youngster's benefit, and he certainly could not have hit on anything more to their taste for they never seemed tired of trying its paces. At tho close of tho day hearty cheers wero given for Mr and Mrs McUulhigh, and other friends who had .helped to make the picnic a success, amongst whom must nut be forgotten Messrs Seddon, Souter, Fogarty and Meredith, who provided vehicles, etc. FRESBYTEIUAX PICXIC, It was intended to have held this at the suburban township of St. Kilda-which, by-the-way, only exists on paper—near Mr Breakell's late residence on the Thornton road, Cambridge, but the wet necessitated a change being made, so tho vacant Baptist Chapel was appropriated and an excellent play room it made. When the rain came on the children played parlour games and skipped inside, and when it cleared oil they adjourned to Mr McCormish's paddock, kindly placed at their disposal, and raced etc. Prizes were presented for various events which wero kindly given by Airs Howard and Mr Kincaid, Of course the youngsters did not like being done out of their side; neither were they, for Mr J. McMillan hired one of Mr W. K. Carter's coaches and perambulated the town several times with loads of children who seemed thoroughly, happy and shouting as if the success of the undertaking depended upon the amount of noise i hey made.

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