CHRISTMAS FAIR.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18242, 28 November 1924, Page 7

CHRISTMAS FAIR.

SYDENHAM BAPTIST CHURCH. A three-day Christmaß Fair waa opened at the Colombo etreet Baptist Church, Sydenham, yesterday afternoon. It will be open from 3 p.m. to .10 p.m. to-day and tomorrow. The Mayor, Mr J. A. Flceher, declared the fete open yesterday in the presence of a large gathering. He congratulated the Rev. J. K. Archer and his. parishioner® on the headway they had made, and expressed a wish that the fair might be most successful. A hearty vote pf thanks was accoided tne Mayor and the Mayoress, who was also m attendance. . The object of the fair is to raise funds for a church to be erected in front of the new Sunday School. The echoolroom. and ( a marquee are lined with stalls o! every] description, and there are side-«hows and competitions to suit all tastes. The esecutive of the Fair is: Rev. J. K. Archer (chairman), Messrs J. S. and S. T. Burseis H. Calvert, W. K. Gahagan, L. Marsh, J. R. Smith (treasurer), J. Willoughby and K. G. Archer (honorary secretary;. The stalls and holdeis are as follows The Christmas tree, Mrs H. Calvert (C.), Mrs Calvert, sen., Miss M. Turner, Miss Limb Mr H. Caivert, with Father Christmas and all his bag of tricks forthe kiddies; the Sunday School Department, Kev. J. K. Archer IC.), Mr T. M. Archer (secretary , consisting of The Busy Bees Miss Bell , C ), Misses Tucker, Carey and Mowbray ; ♦v,/ Trf>llv Sellers, Misses Buchanan (C.l, Hoddinott, Anderson; Fairyland, Misses "Kurburv Peacock, M. and O. Ticker} , Mesdames Haines (C.), and French • Boys' Produce Stall, Messrs F. Inderson and W. Tucker; Boys' Stall Mr o X Barnett and Boys; iuadies Tuck cLn' Misses H. and M. Webster; handker&sUU, Misses Clay (C.), Thomas, J Turner, Delaney, and Goding; Cake sta 1 (in conjunction with tea and supper rooms), AWames Gahagan (C. , Wi.lou ? hby, SeaMesdames anu tt, Challis, Hastie, Wti ' Ball Cadman, Turnbull, Misses Hill S Hall" Meat Stall, Rev. J. K. Archer ?C) Mes'sis Uahagan and G Jackson; Privluce Stall, Messrs J. R. Smith, (C.), Webb, French, Hood, Turnbull E, Brown, t Mitchell• Mens Stall, Messrs J. fa.. (C) Mar«h, G. Brown, TucKer, Calvert' Campbell and Cadman; Sec'han<i stall, Me»sra Godman (C.), Bards- ?" lurncr, it. and J. Wu.ougnby and Rowe- Marble Bar, Young Womens Bible Plow* Plain Sewing Stail, Mesdames James (convener), Bell, .Weston, Peacock, HoddmJones Mitchell, Burges3, Roberts, Ho«fden, Bobmson, McCaw, Jensen Turner, X,. ' -Roberts; Fancy Stall, Mlesdames \rcher (C ), Godman, Bardsley, Hood, ftir Campbell, Brown, Jackson, Bellamy, Fuiford, Anderson, Misses E. and L. Smnn, Matthews, Law- , , . Among--the amusements last night were a _ tjt oy >xiis.= iviauceiit Jennings Vi.uersStanford Choir, and selections by Mr Claude ■Wunanis' orchestra. A nigh.ana danc.ng competition will be held to-night, and tomorrow afternoon there will be a fancy . dress parade, "