CATHEDRAL GUILD.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18139, 2 October 1930, Page 8

CATHEDRAL GUILD.

SALE OF WORK.

ANNUAL FAIR OPENED. ' VARIED SELECTION OP WARES Every week for the past twelve months the Cathedral Ladies’ Guild has met together and spent an afternoon with busy needles, and to-day their year’s activities culminated in the annual sale .of work. Wide and varied was the selection of wares arranged on the stalls in the Parish Hall, in fact, everything from books to dainty articles of clothing was offered for sale. The Fair was officially opened this morning by the Very Reverend Dean Barnett. This was his first opportunity of making the opening speech, at the annual sale of work, he said, and (he ladies’ effort caused two thoughts to arise in his mind, the first, the great value of team work, and the oilier, that the true team-work that characterises the Cathedral Guild not only deserves, but demands the greatest support. Boys and girls at school are taught that team work plays an important part in their lives. A team of brilliant footballers' may easily be beaten by a less brilliant side that has learnt, team work and combination. - The same applies to the Church. Without united endeavour it cannot possibly flourish and progress. The Cathedral Ladies’ Guild performs valuable work year after year, and plays an important part in the Church. Every Friday afternoon the ladies gather, and with busy fingers increase their store of goods for their annual sale. The good-fellowship and harmony that prevails at these meetings makes a visit something to look forward to. The result of the Guild’s work, the speaker continued, is seen in the wonderful display on the stalls. Tribute to Secretary. No reference to the Guild would be complete without mention of the enormous amount of work done by the energetic secretary, Mrs E. 11. Curling. (Applause). And it is not generally known ' outside the Guild that Mrs Stubbs tops the poll of stall takings at each sale. This is due to the fact that she works week in and week put at her home in making toy'rabbits and other goods, which find a ready sale. Both these ladies work not for their own benefit, but for) the good of. the Church, and the same applies to every member of the Guild. The result of their labours'is in the beautiful stained glass window, and in many other parts of'the Cathedral. All these are the direct result of their team work, and annual effort. Unfortunately, the work of the Guild is often checkmated by sales in the town, at which various firms offer their goods at lower prices than the ladies could mark their work. Owing to this fact some of the parishioners do not even visit the Guild sale'. The speaker appealed to those present to give the ’Guild tangible support by buying their requirements form the stalls. He then declared the sale to be officially opened. The Fair will close at 13 o’clock, and will re-open at 7 o’clock. The stalls are managed by the following ladies: —Guild Work, Mrs E. H Curling,Miss Taylor; linen, Mesdames M. Green and J. Murchie; fancy, Mesdames D. M. York and H. Earle; produce, Mesdames .Davison and C. E. Davy; sweets, Mesdames A.’ 11. Clark, A. and the members of the Girls’ Diocesain Association; cakes, Mesdames C. King and W. Peterson; baby, Mesdames M. Maning and J. Thompson; doll and bran tub, Mesdames A. Stubbs, J. D. Muir, and Miss Sybil Muir; afternoon tea, Mesdames R. H. Coombs, F. Vickery, E. M. Masters, T. Simpson."