PLUNKET BABY CARNIVAL

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 9 March 1935, Page 4

PLUNKET BABY CARNIVAL

“GLENHOLME” GARDEN PARTY On Wednesday next a garden party will be held at Air A. K. Fyson’s residence, “Glenholme,” South Road, in aid of the Country Baby Candidate in the Plunket Baby Carnival. Given fine weather, patrons are assured of an excellent outing in these beautiful grounds. Admission is free and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend. There will be entertainment and magic for the children provided by a conjuring exhibition and magic of another sort for their elders in the “mystery tent.” Competitions in golf, tennis, croquet and deck tennis will he held and there will be a wide variety of stalls. Afternoon tea and ice-cream will be procurable.

SPORTS CANDIDATE WORD BUILDING COMPETITION In an effort to raise money on behalf of the Sports Baby Candidate in the Plunket Baby Carnival, the sports committee is organising a word-huild-ing competition, open to children throughout Taranaki who have not attained their sixteenth birthday. Attractive prizes of £2 2s and 10s 6d are being offered and it is.hoped to secure the support of parents and teachers throughout the province. The entrance fee is 6<J for each attempt sent to the organisers, P.O. Box 8, Hawera. Entries close on Friday, March 22, 1935.

The key phrase “Our Plunket Baby” and the prizes will go to those entrants making the greatest number or words out of the letters contained in that phrase. Only words appearing in Webster’s Standard Dictionary will be allowed, geographical and proper names excluded. Bach letter is to be used in one word only the same number of times as it appears in the key phrase. Thus no word can have more than one “T” as that letter appears only once in the key phrase.