CROWDED BAZAAR

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 148, 26 June 1933, Page 13

CROWDED BAZAAR

INSTITUTE BOY SCOUTS

The Boy's Institute Building, in Tasman Street was thronged with interested buyers on Saturday afternoon, when a monster bazaar, in aid of the Scout Group connected with the institute was opened by the Mayor, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop. A guard of honour was formed by the Boy Scouts.

Mr. L. T. "Watkins, in introducing Mr. Hislop, said the bazaar had been promoted by the parents' committee (undor the chairmanship of SergeantMajor Sharp), Scoutmaster Cargill, and friends of the institute, who were very grateful to all who had given assistance. On behalf of all Wellington boys and the institute boys in particular, ho thanked the Mayor for breaking into a Saturday-afternoon to come and open the bazaar. Tho Mayor said he was very happy in having the opportunity of helping in a small way this branch of the Boys' Institute activities. They had dono splendid work for years past, and were now reaping the excellent results of a well-organised movement. A spray of pink roses for Mrs. Hislop was presented to tho Mayor by a small girl. Stalls then did a brisk business, thcro being a great demand for flowers, home-made cakes, and sandwiches, groceries, Scout-made- articles, books, ! confectionery, and produce.

An excellent concert was given in the evening, when choruses were sung by the Scouts, the "Sailors' Hornpipe" was danced by Miss Doris Bartlett, an elocutionary item was given by Miss Houghton, and an entertainment by Mr. Burritlge (ventriloquist) gave great pleasure and amusement. The stallholders were as follows: — Flower stall, Mrs. Bonn eld; fancy, Mrs. Barlett and Mrs. Burns; grocery, Mrs. Sharp and Miss Cargill; Scout stall, Mrs. Lamb; cakes and tea rooms, Misses I. Stitt, N. Stitt, and Mrs. Don-, nelly;'greengrocers, Mr. Mullet, Mes-j dames ITlmar, Cuthbert, NichollsjJ books, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Allen;,1 sweets, Mcsdames Dcntice, Woottoiij, Kane, and Miss M. Dentice; art gallery, Mr. Lamb; amusements, Rover-Loader Palmer; shooting gallery, Mr. Sharp.;'

The committee acknowledges generous assistance from the following/-.— Messrs. Hope Bros., 5...M. Peterson .-and Co., E. W. Moore, Ltd., Laery and.Co., Wellington City Council, Oswald. Smith and Co., Noad's Phoenix Soft Drinks, D. Howie and Co., Ltd., Geo. Thomas, Ltd., J. M. Eager, W.F.C.A., Griffi.u and Co., Kussell and Co., Moore, "Wilson, and Co., Ltd., Burt (chemist), Tluomson, Lewis, Ltd., Scoullars, Ltd., Townsend and Paul, Ltd., Market Gardens, Ltd., B. O. Symes, Ltd., Gadson and Co., Ltd., John Dickinson, Ltd., Auisebrook and Co., Aspro, Ltd.,-.L. T. Watkins, 'Ltd., .T. B. McKonzie, Ltd., Chas. Begg and Co., Collie and Co., Brailsford, Ltd., Stewart Hardware, Ltxl., Dominion Confectionery, Ltd., Paper Bag Co., McLean and Archibald, Tingey, Ltd., Ellis and Ma/nton, Ltd., Donkin, Ltd., Pah-burn, W?right, and Co., Macduff's, Ltd., J. W. Gaudin and Sons, Ltd., Dolls' Hospital, P. Hannah and Co., Bryant and May, 'Ltd., Frozen Products, Ltd., Star Stores, Ltd., Commercial Printing Co., .L B. McEwan, Ltd., Self-Help, Ltd., Voolworths, Dr. T. G. Gray, "Evening '~ Post," "Dominion." '