Bazaar at Port Chalmers

New Zealand Tablet, 10 September 1908, Page 23

Bazaar at Port Chalmers

The Dominion Bazaar, in aid . of r the. building, .fund of -St. • Joseph 's Convent andLSchopl was opened.^in the Garrison - Hail,. , Port Chalmers, on - Friday* evening. - There was a ■: very, -good at- > tendance. , The . Rev. Father .Hear n, : addressing; those present, said that, the Mayor, j^lr.- John- Mill, kindly consented "to -"" formally open the bazaar, and thanked his .Worship for I . the 1 X - kindly interest he had- taken- in the .proceedings; ;• Mr. vMill, said it afforded him very great pleasure indeed -to be" there -that

evening: In' declaring the carnival-open,- he trusted that the ladies* object would be. realised. He was sure the inhabitants of Port Chalmers would appreciate the effort to further education, and -would support the movement in a practical way. • It afforded the speaker great pleasure to co-operate in any movement of that kind. He had visited all the stalls, and the fine display, showed that the ladies had devoted a great amount of time to it. He must say that the Sisters who taught the school would be delighted if the funds necessary for paying off the little debt on their and school were raised. He wished them every, success, and had great pleasure in declaring the bazaar open. The stalls were most, attractively decorated, and were laden with useful and fancy goods of all descriptions, some of the articles, having been sent' by church "workers from Canterbury and all over Otagd. Many choice paintings, embroideries, - and fancy needlework bore conclusive testimony" to the' untiring zeal and skill of the ladies in the district, "who_- are to be congratulated most heartily upon the success' which has crowned their patient energy. A contingent of pupils was present from the Christian Brothers' School in Dunedin,' and varied the proceedings with . an • attractive display of fancy club-swinging and other exercises, in- addition to vocal and ,' instrumental items, humorous dialogues, etc.. their efforts- in this direction being greatly appreciated by those present. The following is the list of stall-holders and their, assistants-: — No. 1 stall (fancy goods) — Mesdames Hart and O-'Halloran,.'Miss- McCormick, and assistants Misses McKay, Hart, Borlase, Cowan, " Downes, and Fitzpatriclc. No. 2 stall (fancy goods) — Mesdames Mullany, Laloli, and.Stephenson ; assistants, Misses Byrne and Pickup (Waikouaiti), - Albertson, Mackie, Brown, Miller,' and - Clark. No. .3 stall (fancy goods) — Messrs. Holden and Flynn, Miss Craig ; assistants, Misses M. Borlase,- Craig, Griffin, Mulqueen (2), O'Donnell. Lolly stall — Mrs. McCann and Mrs. Driver"; assistants, Misses Murfitt, Rita Anderson, ', Watson, and McCann. Refreshment stall — Miss Staunton ; assistants, Mrs. R. Percy, Misses Hart, -McFarlanei"- Anderson (2), .tßennie, ,Hoskins, Johnstone, Gibb. Shooting -gallery", "Mr." A. Albcrtsoa; fish pond, Mr. Healcy. ,