A BUSY WEEK

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 111, 6 November 1935, Page 4

A BUSY WEEK

MISSrONS TO SEAMEN

One of the busiest weeks since the visit of the Australian squadron was experienced by those connected with the work oi the Missions to Seamen, Stout Street. There was the usual family tea served to visitors on Sunday, the hostesses being Mesdames Morton and Williams. On Labour Day, instead of the picnic, which had to be abandoned on account of the weather, high tea was served in the institute, followed by a dance in the main hall and a whist drive in the upper room. Miss E. Meade delighted the audience with her songs and Mr. Louis Coppens with his exhibition of tap-dancing. Prizes for the Monte Carlo dance were won by Miss H. Morton and Mr. Wilson (Rangitiki) and for the highest scores in the whist drive by Messrs. Campbell and Clarke. An excellent supper was served by the ladies at the close of the evening.

On Tuesday evening another dance was given for the men off the ships in port, the band of the R.M.S. Rangitiki supplying the music. During {he supper interval Miss Meade entertained the large audience with her songs, and Messrs. Stan Jones and L. Coppens with novelty tap-dances. The hostesses for the evening were Miss Turton and Mrs. Morton, assisted in the supper arrangements by the members of the junior guild.

A table-tennis tournament was played on Wednesday evening by a team drawn from the guild and coastal seamen against a team from the Rangitiki. Lack of opportunities put the visitors at a disadvantage. In spite of this the. result showed but a narrow margin, the mission team winning by thirteen sets to twelve. The teams consisted of Messrs. Brown, Wilson, Dell, Lewis, Clover, for the ship, and Miss B. Ashley-Jones, Messrs. Thomas, Wilkinson, Sams, and Williams for the Mission.

A thoroughly enjoyable time was spent on the occasion of an Hallow'en party given, in the institute on Thursday evening. The arrangements were in the hands of an efficient committee of the Lightkeepers' Guild. All the guests were greeted by the "Ghosts" and made to "run the gauntlet" before settling down to the more serious business of trying to eat apples and sticky buns suspended from the ceiling. The evening concluded with a "hot-dog" supper served by the ladies' committee. Mrs. G. P. H. Davidson and Mrs. Morton were the hostesses. Everything arranged by the ladies was received with enthusiasm and there was no division of opinion as to the success of their efforts.