ANNUAL PICNICS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 26, 31 January 1924, Page 9

ANNUAL PICNICS

_<The annual picnic of the ■Wellington' Transport Workers, including watersiders, seamen, and drivers, was held yesterday at Rona Bay. Sports . were held I on the Rona Bay Recreation Ground, events being provided for all, including the children. It is estimated that over ?B<jp. people journeyed across the harbour. ( The principal events an the sports programme resulted as follow:—Old men's race, 75 yards: W. A. Brown (watersider), 1; 0. Vernon (watrirsider), 2. Single Udies egg and spoon race, 100 yards: Miss Miller, 1; Miss Kiley, 2. Transport workers' handicap, 200 yards: G. David (watersider), 1; F. Leonard' (watersider), 2.' Transport porkers' wives' handicap, 75 yards: Mrs. T. Duncan, 1; Mrs. H. S. Webber. 2. Nail driving competition for ladies: Mrs.' Gordon, 1; .Mrs. Andrews, 2. Sack race for me,n, 100 yards: A. Thistol'(driver),' 1; N. Austin (driver), 2. Stepping the distance for ladies: Mrs. A Harding 1; Mrs, Ringrose, 2. Thread-the-needle race, 100 yards: Miss M. Hey 1: Mrs Hedges, 2. Balloon race: i Mrs. H. S.< Webber, 1; Miss jtiey, 2 J Elopement- race, 100 yards: Miss Savory, 1; Mrs.' H. S. Webber, 2. " Several dancing events o n the programme proved a great attraction. The prjzes were awarded as follow:—Sword dance, under'H years: M. -Nicholls, 1; Zelma Carro]l, 2. -Highland, ifliug, under 14 years : Violet Lamb, 1; Zelma,Carroli: i. Sheauntruibbhas, under 14 years • Irene Morse, 1; Gwen Ward, 2: Irish jig, under 14 years: Iriene Morse T; Zelma Carroll, 2. .Sailors' hornpipe under U years: Zelma /Carroll, 1 Hazel Martin, 2. . Highland fling, .over 14 years: Olga Seaman. 1; Babs CoV 2 Sheauntruibbhas, over 14 years ' Olga Seaman, 1; Marion Lamb, 2 Sword dance, over 14 years:'Olga Seaman, 1; Edna Vear, 2. Irish jig, over ■14 years: Olga Seaman, 1; H. Needham. 2. Hornpipe, over 14 years: Olga Seaman, 1; Edna Vcar, 2. ' One of the greatest attractions of the day was the lucky baby competition. There were sixteen, prizes and they were awarded to the following babies:—First prize, Lilian. Morris; second, Mervin Mills; third, Thelma Ellis; fourth M rEr Wan; fifth' Freda Barker; sixth, Wilfred Bridges; seventh, Gloria Deveneux; eighth, Donald Donovan; ninth, Joyce Barker- tenth, Marvis Byrne; eleventh, Sammy Morristwelfth, Lttty Fairclough; /thirteenth, William Jensen; fourteenth, William I HaMing; fifteenth, Irene Unsworth • sixteenth, Margaret Miller. The tug-of-war resulted in a, win for the drivers' team, captained by A. Hardie, whose supports were J. Doherty L. Hansen J. Jorgensen, T. Heaphy, and G. Cole. . J> •_ The fifth annual staff picnic of the Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd., was held, on Tuesday at Golden Gate, near fahautanui. A very happy day , was spent amongst beautiful surroundings and; bathing and boating added considerably to the day's enjovment. In the evening the party was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Hodgson at their home in Kliandallah. The day had been I , a very happy one, but the evening proved, every bit as enjoyable. Some excellent music was rendered bv members of the staff, and dancing w*as most popular. , °