FANCY FAIR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8269, 14 October 1915, Page 4

FANCY FAIR.

AND SALE OF WORK:

ST. STEPHEN'S' CHURCH EFFORT

A fancy fair and sale of -work- was opened in the St. Stephen's Schoolroom this afternoon, having for its object the augmenting of the church's general fund and also the fund for wiping off the debt on the Kindergarten School building and' equipment. ; A great deal of preparatory work had been done by the various workers: connected with the church, and their efforts, as reflected by the stalls set out and arranged in the schoolroom, resulted in a particularly gratifying success. The stalls peculiar to such; functions were very liberally laden with goods of one kind or another calculated' to appeal to the tastes, aesthetic or otherwise, of most people. The fair was opened at 2.30 o'clock this.afternoon by •■'Mrs T. Bullock, in the ab--. senco of her husband. She expressed; the hppe that the salewould be a' profitable one, and that visitors would 1 purchase freely, for the good object in~ view, and then, declared the fair open-, for business. . This afternoon there was a fairlygood attendance, and the workers were very assiduous in disposing of their." .wares. An orchestra, composed of Mrs Claridtre (piano), Miss Gates ('cello), Miss ei:iridirp (violin), Mr A. C. Webb (viola), Mr H. A. Gates (double bass), avA Mr E. "Robilliard (flute) played' several selections in the course of the afternoon.- and in this direction added" cov.s'dorhbly to the enjoyment of the afternoon. Id .uOdiiion to the stalls., ' provision was made for bran tubs and" si.-shooting gallery, 'the latter-being in charge of Chief-Scoutmaster J. Williams.. , ■ The fair will bo • open again thisevening and. also to-morrow afternoon- • and evening. ■ v ■'■ The...-following is a list of the' stallholders:—Produce Stall, Mesdamcs E. X Nicoll, G. H. Buchanan and J. B. Chii'-Liiiii; Christmas troo, Mesditmcs Serwce, R. Galliraith, T. J. Hunter and Mi-,s Roberts; flower stjill. MescL.mcs C W. Xicoll, D. Knight ai-d \l.-. Xicoll; "Liboity',' stall. x<k j-.dam(s W. A. Morgan, E. B. Xew--1:>T!, i). C D Thomas .and N. Fostoi ; ■sv ects stall, MevSdames Cowan, A. L. \Jooio, ;nd Misses Cowan, McChuc, Z. JJonnmgton and E. Emer&on; lundkeiclnel and d'oyloy stall, Mrs Biugm's Gills' Bible Class; fancy stall, Mesdames E. A. Dcnham, T. Pettoy juid Mis- Hosken; plain need.le\voi-k stall. Mesdames^Miller,> White," Simpson, M. Digby and Miss Kano; juiiblo stall, Mesdames Emerson, Cookson, Kerr, McElrea and Miss Stringfellow; book stall, Mrs Muir; refreshments, Mesdames J. B Bnrgin, T. Bullock, lieu son, T. J). Taylor, A. McChue. F. ' B. Roliillijiul. F. Vj. D. Ferriman. AA r. MeCluvg, D. Wood. J. Rumsey. and Missos Eversnindlo, Simpson. FTayes. Foignson and Hardwiek.