GALA DAY AT MOSGIEL

Evening Star, Issue 24008, 6 October 1941, Page 10

GALA DAY AT MOSGIEL

SOLDIERS' FUND There was variety of entertainment on the Recreation Ground at Mosgiot on Saturday afternoon when a gala day was held fox- the Soldiers’ Rehabilitation Fund, under the auspices of tho Mosgiel Municipal Band (O.M. Rilies), assisted by tho .local Businessmen’s Association. afternoon’s programme opened with a boys’ trolly race in Gox-don road, and a procession of children's decorated vehicles to the sports ground. The highlights of the afternoon were the fancy dress hockey mutch, a ladies’ football match, and a ladies’ pig driving competition. There were “ chocolate alley ” and other money-making devices—all going to make a highly-suc-cessful effort. A body of willing workers kept, the ball rolling merrily all afternoon, and the music of the band gave the occasion a festive air. Tho principal events resulted as follows; Boys’ Trolly Race. —Billy M’Leod and Laiicc Coombes 1, Ronnie Wright and Billy Wa.xgb 2, Graham Swallow and F. Hilgtndorf 3. Decorated Vehicles.—Betty Kean 1, Doi-othy Jones 2. Best Costume. —Nceline Campbell 1. Children’s Sack Race.—John Deaker. Girls’ Race.—Ruth Ollivcr 1, A. Smith 2. Boys’ Race.—Neil! Howarth 1, Ray Sherwood 2. Musical Bicycles.—TC. Smith 1,. W. Bardsley 2. Men’s Sack Race.—D. Thomson. The 'ladies’ football match, though not played quite to orthodox rules, was quite entertaining. It resulted;—Dunedin 9, Taier- 0. The teams were;—Dunedin: Islay Pnrdic (captain), L. Phelan, M. Law, A. Hill, C. Burns, J. Morgan, 13. Gibbs, E; Abernotliy, W. Dunn, Q. Phelan, N. Hanlin D. Adams, P. Hanlin, J. Thomson. Taieri: O. Weddell (captain), E. Weddell, M. Weddell, W. Coslello, A. Ives, O. Thomson. D Harris, G. Smeaton, B. Fairmaid, W. Scott, M. Roberts, ■ W. Smeaton, C. ' Connor, T. McMillan, and A. Kennedy. The most amusing item of the afternoon was the hockey match. The fancy dresses of the men, and tho burlesque _of Ibe game caused roars of laughter while it was in progress. The women were dressed in footballers’ garb, and more ihan one bystander remarked that they had more athletic appearance than their male opponents. The game ended: Women 4 goals, Men 3 goals. The teams were:— Ladies: I. McMillan. N. Davis. E. Weddell. L. Fairmaid, W. Scott. A. Kennedy, O. Weddell, A. Ives, W. Smeaton, D. Pauli, and G. Smeaton. Men; J. Partridge, A. McLean, W. Scott, W. Thomson, Cyril Harris, W.- Davis. Ken. Giles, and George Andrew. Mr Panll was referee. In the pig-driving coxnnetition tho following ladies look part:—Miss Evelyn Jones (winner). Mrs Graham (second prizel, Miss 0. Jones, Miss H. White, and Miss B. Pickering. A short football match —Fourth Grade v. Past Players, was won by the lat tor. It was n good game.