OWAKA JUMBLE SALE.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLIII, Issue 13, 15 August 1916, Page 5

OWAKA JUMBLE SALE.

A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. TAKINGS AMOUNT TO £l3O. The Owaka Territorial Hall presented a bright and busy scene on Thursday afternoon at the opening of the twodays' jumble sale arranged for by the patriotic lady workers of the district. The hall was aieeJy decorated, and . all the stalls were loaded goods, both ■useful and ornamental. There was bleating of sheep, cackling of liens and barking of dogs, in addition to the hum of voices. The weather was fine, and as a consequence there was quite a large gathering of the public, the whole, making one of the best displays seen at Owaka for some considerable time. At 2 p.nj. the proceedings commenced with a short address by Mr T. Barr (president of the local patriotic committee), who then called oil Mrs Shaw (the energetic secretary of the ladies' branch).

The latter said she was sure they would all feel sorry that 'Mrs Maginness (chairwoman of the ladies' committee) was, owing to sickness, unable to be present with them that afternoon. Mrs Maginness was one of their most regular workers, and took a keen interest iu all that was being done for "our boys," and was therefore much disappointed at not being able to be "present. The speaker said she would like to most heartily thank all the friends who had so generously supported them in their efforts. Goods had been sent in from Tahakopa, Papatowai and other parts of the district; from ex-residents now residing at Dunediu and the North Island, and a little boy at Papatowai hail sent in a valuable rocking horse to be sold jfor the soldiers' fund. Mrs Shaw said she wished especially to thank the ladies throughout the district who were working so well for the Bed, Cross and other funds. On the central stall were to be seen samples of the kind of things that are wanted for the lied Cross Society; also a parcel from Katea showing the kind of tilings that the local ladles were sending in the Belgian parcels. In this connection she (the speaker) would like to say that the Dunedin centre had repeatedly urged the desirableness of forming a sub-centre at Owaka for the whole of the iGatlins district. When one remembered the many places that were continually forwarding'parcels to Dunedin, and that they all had to be acknowledged, it would be at once seen how such a sub-centre would lessen the labour of the honorary workers at Dunedin. Some little time ago she (the speaker) met the ladies in several of the outlying districts for the purpose of showing the kind of work that was being done at Owaka, and also of enlisting their co-operation. A first result of this was the well-filled Purekireki, Tahatika and Owaka Valley stall presided over bv the ladies from the respective districts. Continuing, the speaker stated, that 22 of the young men who had enlisted, from the Owaka district had each been supplied with a parcel containing two pair of socks, one balaclava, one scarf and, a pair of mittens. These parcels had all been acknowledged by the boys, who all expressed- themselves very pleased with their present. "In conclusion," said the speaker, '' I would like to say if I have not reached your hearts, for the sake of our boys I hope we will reach your pockets." (Applause.) Rev. J. C. Loan congratulated the ladies and others concerned on the evident success of their effort, and thanked them for the honour they had done him in asking him to declare the jumble sale duly open for the transaction of business.

'The following is a list of the stalls, with the names of the ladies in charge: Red cross (list of goods next week), Mesdames P. Abernethy, Allan and Ford; Owaka Jumble, Mesdames Shaw, Noonan, Heydon, Aherne, Stoddart (Tahakopa) and Miss Gorman; Purekireki, Tahatika and Owaka Valley combined, Mesdames .las. Sim, J. Johnstone, 0 ''Grady, Roger, F. Reid and Miss Johnstone; cake and sweets, Mesdames Chesney, W. Keen and Miss Adam; tea-room, Mesdames Anderson, Loan, Horan and Misses Wrattan.

Bandage-winding exhibition, Mesdames MeLachlan and Osborne. In addition to the above there were the usual competitions: Trays of sweets (Miss Burgess, judge), Mrs Kilgour 1, Mrs Errage 2, Miss (M. Mason 3. Other competitions were: Sawing and nail-driving for ladies, display of rabbitskins, sheep guessing {different sheep each day), guessing contents of sealed box, number of sweets in sealed bottle, scallywag, etc., etc. The sale was brought to a close about 11 o'clock on Friday night, and the gross takings will just about amount to £l30 —a very gratifying result which reflects credit on all concerned.