GARDEN PARTY.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10754, 27 November 1928, Page 3

GARDEN PARTY.

ANNUAL FUNCTION AT ST. WINIFREDS S ,

WELCOME TO BISHOP OF WAIAPU

A charming entertainment was presented by the. pupils of St. Winifred’s school in the grounds yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the annual garden party. The function’ also coincided with the. visit of the Bishop of Waiapu, Dr. Sedgwick, who is regarded as “father of the school”. Fully 200- parents and friends were present at the gathering, who were entertained with items of concerted singing by the junior and senior pupils and games. The principals of the school, Mr and Mlrs Edmonds, received the guests, who witnessed the first part of the entertainment from the lawn in front of the school, '

Later the gathering adjourned to the tennis lawn where the pupils staged two delightful playettes, the costuming and acting of which was of a very high standard. The playettes were: “Dick Whittington”, and “Beauty and the Beast”. The chief characters in the former were: “Dick Whittington,” Lois Davys; the Cat, Valerie Cox ; ■ “Alice”, Shirley Ormond; “Jack” Colleen Blackburn: “Cook”, L. Baker; “Housemaid” June Irvine; “King of Bar bary” Margaret Reed; “Queen”, Bessie Steed; “Princess,” Ray Williams; “Captain Sailaway” Margaret Thode.v; “Fairies” Jean Spence Cynthia Dymoek and Eileen Harper In “Beauty and the Beast” the outstanding characters, were: “Efeauty,” Sheila Richardson; “Beast,” L. Baker; “Ruby.”. Nancy Dixon; “Emerald.” Lois Da-vvs; “Cassim,” Colleen Blackburn; “Prince”, Shirley Ormond; “B'ov” Peggy Dunn; and “Mary” Phyllis Hudson. Addressing the gathering Mr. Edmonds said lie deeply appreciated the large attendance 'of parents and friends, who were thus showing a practical interest in the welfare of the school and their children. He was particularly gratified to he able to welcome the Bishop of Waiapu who was regarded as the father of the e school anti without whom the school would never have been founded. His Lordship had put his heart and soul into promoting the welfare of the institution and lie hoped that the spirit of the school would ho kept along the lines as were in vogue when they took it over from the Bishop. The school had made re-' markable, progress and every bed in the building was now tided. In reply His Lordship praised th" Work of both Mr and Mrs Edmonds in their efforts to develop the moral. intellectuaL'and spiritual character of the child. He could say that if the principals paid as much atten tion to the educational and spiritual side of training the children as to the deportment, and he was sure they were doing so, the school would develop into one of the . foremost centres of learning in the Dominion. The atmosphere in which the children were taught was excellent, he said, as it- mou'ded the character of the child in the best possible way. In fact if he had a girl of his own of school age he would certainly send her to St. Winifred’s.

During the afternoon the guests were entertained at afternoon tea.