SWIMMING BATHS

Grey River Argus, 29 May 1925, Page 3

SWIMMING BATHS

ACSPK'IOUS OPENING of BAZAAR. A CROWDED TOAVN HALL. There is an old and true saying tl,.n. nil roads lead to somewhere, and last night the Town Hadi was a ‘.tit exemplification of this. All roads ertainly do lead to Mie Town Hall and they were well-trodden roads yesterday afternoon and evening. For some time past ,au energeto.. Committee of ladies and gent.em, ■ had been working assiduously prom.,, ing a bazaar, which in its turn was .n provide funds to complete the necessary amount for the construction ■ ■ public swimming baths in Greyniouti A laudable object, surely and the pub lie is evidently of the same opim. judging by the crowds which swarm.into ,tjie Town Hall during the alt.: noon, on the occasion of the opeitm of the bazaar yesterday. In the evening the floor was crowded. .What a vertable transformation scene greets the eye as one enters the hall.Tbe tastefully arranged stal.s. built bower-wise with coloured streamers, make a charming picture, whm the stage has been converted jut, ■ dainty tea-room, .which, needles. ... say, was not the leaslt, patronised -ur mg the day aatd night, tins is unuei the direction of Mrs H. . Knciiimhani, Mrs J. O'Brien and their assistUDt/S. A very striking utall in the cen'i. of the floor is presided over bi .he United Queen Committee, and eontaming fancy work and linen t ,l a.i descriptions. This stall i. s qua., shape, but is built ■•enss-ero-... fashion, giving it a more ‘'uecu. .. appearance. Th c Sweets him. charge of Mesdames Mva.ii-. .... Blair; Sewing, Miss Topiiss; r runic. Mesdames Brcbner and Ashby; sta. Queen, Mesdames Leahy, Itugg, .. , binsoil and Harvey ; Sports Queen, Mesdames Alexander, Jackson ..., Smith, Clough and MeGirr. j nen there is the “G'ipsv lent, tho.se who care to delve into the tuiur.. a„. t many and varied side-shows to suit thc taste of all—which is just bow a sucecsslul bazaar should be. Oi coi.isu there is also the usual army of se 1.-i. anxious to dispose of some" an eie, o, some ticket, and realli, they Uta uoi have much trouble m disposing oi their wares, as all present not om\ know what the bazaar was being lieio for, but. what they were there k n. And that, too. was just how it should bePrior to the official opening ceie mony, which was performed by h s Worship th (; Mayor , Mr. \\. H. I’ai fitt), Dr. M. McKay (President oi tin Swimming Births Committee), :ng from the stage, s'.J'ed ilm. £1 . had so far been collected befoie tm carnival began. For ten uioii'.hs' . ing that figure was very s,isfaem Before the bazaar was finish, .. . . hoped to have the necessary /£■■' On behalf of the Swimirjmg B:’h Committee the speaker, thank'-d the people of Grey mouth for the \.ai the Committee had been treated, i lie Committee had been well met. ard bad been made to fee! they were working for a laudable object (Hear Hen, ;. Since the carnival idea had tom: ..-i dated, everyone had entered into a with zest. In conclusion, Dr. Meh. : thanked all present for the sp endiil dart thnit had been given the buz: ai (Applause). "I am very pleased to be here tonight,” sail! His Worship thc- Mayor, ‘'■to declare this bazaar officially open. I desire particularly to thank Dr. McKay and the whole of the Committee associated with him for th'- excellent and untiring efforts they have made J am not here to-night to say who ; s going to be Queen of the Carnival. That will depend upon yourselves.” Continuing, His Worship dwelt upon tile valuable asset *the proposed swimming baths would be to Greymouth—ndt only' to the people of today, but to the generations to come. He congratulated the bodies who iiaxl worked so hard in making such an cx- ' di-pli.y that night. He situ-ei'e l.v trusted That all would "turn jut their pockets” and give liberally (Laughter a-.nd applause). His Wor ■ lien declared the bazaar open

A feature of the evening was an ..-x c.'llent concert given by- the. pupils , the Convent. The programme eon sisted of a humorous recitation "Th Girls of Miss Milligan's School,"

ton little girls; while a beau;.fir choir of sixty voices rendered (Gib. n and Sullivan’s well-known aria "Funiculi Funicula," and "Bciwtu,.: Spring.” The famous “Carnival cl,. Venice” was played as a voilin quar tirtte by Misses E. Wallace and Coburn ,and Masters Warnes and Knight, and Inter on they gave Hu Mocking Bird.” The selections of Mr. W. Williams' orchestra during the evening ,dded not a litdje to the enjoyment of ■■ evening, while the Municipal Ba-yJ was to the. fore once more in p'a.iug a programme outside the hall.

The bazaar w in be eon+in afternoon and evening to-day anti