A MONSTER GARDEN PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 3

A MONSTER GARDEN PARTY.

. ';Th6-£6tice sehfc ' ..pePple' to; ; a eoriimitlee ber's/KoomsVlast' night; spoke? large' ■ garden party that it jvas proposed to hold : inlithevßotanidal : ;Gardens;jatv ah -.early, -date', in:aid- of the funds of-the ! ; to"niß6ys'"lhstit\ite., Whoh'.tho committee' ' .Wet; and fduhd-. it .'numbered between' sixty and'-seventy- members,, it- also'.fbund' that the-proposed garden party was toj.be ■ 'ofi- a, tremendous; scale; with: every sort, of ; attraction in the way- of. tea-rooms,,exhibi-tions! stalls;.and' side-shows. :.1 . ; Thti':Boys'''lnstit'ute'.requires ; a great deal of money,,somo.of;it' for the general • work of-the year!.and..some for altera.'tions' to a hoUSoi- ndioihihg .the'institute: . in Arthur ; Street,' - .which' . has' iust been ' ibqught, by the. committee,' and which re-, : .Quire's to be fitted;for institute work:.;•■ .The : 'institute ! has' ti'.membership'.,df 200' boys,'. ranging from,ten years'to..;eigliteen.years r : of age, arid.-it 'will-be-agreed "that it Reserves -hearty.\publi6' suppdrt. From-the- - number, presmit and' the tone of the. meet-. 'ingUalitvriightj'.'it al-: Teafly had-a; deal of sympathy. : t vMr. presided. '.'- Soveral' apologies for'absence we're rectsived,'one.from Mrsi'. Rhodes; who:regretted that;having sprain- ■ ed her. ankle; sho'was.uriable ;to..be. pre- ' sent, and^.wKo/vexpreS'siiig.'hervfynipathy with: the -work, of the-institute; promised a•' donation of ! 'j£2s,' and a'ribthir .riPQ'ogy from' Mrs.; Easterfleld,, jii-ho .sent a: guinea to-the.fund. '....','• .. It was'decidcd'- to .hqld .ithe. fete on: Sat"urday afternoon,, March; 12/' and .to ir.ake ■ a. charge .of. -orio shiliirig ,for/admission, "; .'children-lialf sixpence. ; Lady AVard and Mrs.- Newman I iwho fwei-a- jireseri.t; , i cb9setited;."!tg!' act'., aj 'hostesses; andi the riariie. of' -Mr's. 'Khodos; was added'.to'theirs, ..Miss geddon readVa', ■ letter,',from Held in the gardens- there,i,w'hicli -. proved,, a great ;,C-. nanciaV success, '.and it; was: agreed, to :run; this fete:ori"similar liries. ' It was. agreed that' ; the>ladies',of\ thq .committee;should'; provide as fniuch." of the tea ■ as. possiblo.;: ' ..'Miss , Seddou >■■ was.- elected;' recording secretary* and Miss...Po]lpck:;general, see-, retary, .foiv'the Ladifes'.', Committee, "ar- i ! -Miss .Kirkcaldie; -treasurer/ Mr.,; Andriy:. • M'Kenzie'.'and;'■,Mr.' ; -. i .B'.andford .being. ■ joint secretaries for the, Men's. Coriimittee;, ' Arrangements, are to; be nvade' to give: an; in Tthe-vTown-v Hall'VbPt.h 1 ; • fri . the 'if ;weatlier ! .should- prove;-lirisnitable for' .'an; out-of-door 'fete. ■ •'

vcere ap.-i pointedy\ ' V-'-; No.vl 'Marquee-rrTke hostesses Qjady Ward;' Mrs- Newman, and-,Mrs. Rhodes), Mesdames-: Firth',. J. -P; -Luke,. Menzies, s[ackehzie;;;A'v-'P."Webster, Dick; :H. P. Cameron',; W. Gray, (Dr.) -. Gibb, Pollock,SC.; Cathiej ,F:!.Pope',.: and ; Dr.-Platts-lfills, Misses ..Seddoh, 'Holmes; Denton, and iLambcrt.'fV .-,'/- V ■/':- : 'N0'..: ; ;;2 ' . Marquee.— ..Dinnie, M'Vil'.y, - Holdswdrthi ;-; Clarke-Johnston,'' Gooder,' M'Eldownie;; -.(Captain) JoHnston, Cook,- Grant, F. M. B. Fisher,■Norwood,- 'Jfactaurin, arid. SlacLeaii. ' .'No'; 3. Marquee.—sl esdamcs' -'bell.-.vMenclaiis,,. JI-Gaviri,-. J.'- Kirkcaldie,, M'To'urig,-Gill,- Glen, Hannah, Butler, : J. HislOp,'-arid ,Misses Paul, ! Wilsonl Ch'ap'pel,;' and .Burns. : ' ... ..i-Sweets.': Stall Mesdames -Meadowcroft, "J.- Hislop, ..Baker,'' apd Missds Miller and Harris. ... / Flower." StilK—Mse'dames-Kersley and Finlay, Misses , -Lockie,' and .Glen. Amusements Comhiittee.—Mesdames F. Pope',, SublilTc,/Grant,Miwts Pollock;' l'utnani, /.Kita Jolmston, ' Meadowcroft; Scott; and Paul, and Messrs. A. Newton, L: Clarke-Jolinstoii, aud L. M'Kenzie': ■ .. Committee.—Mrs; K. 'Gilmer;. ■ lliss Beid. and-Messrs'.-Wrigat; M'Crombiei nrid 'L. 'M'Kcnziel, /■- -/ Grounds . Coinniitlee.—The' president, ■secretaries, and •.convener, and Mr. Glen. Tent;-..-Table,- aiu! Crockery Committee'. Menclaus,-- Moor, Wall, Pea'r : son,- and -Morice... • - - /;.;