Bazaar in Aid of Roman Catholic Church, Manaia.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2393, 5 April 1893, Page 2

Bazaar in Aid of Roman Catholic Church, Manaia.

For some months past the ladies of the Roman Oatholio congregation, Manaia. have been basy in Retting Roods made and proooriDg donations for holding a monster bazaar to raise funds to complete the oharoh building. It was decided to have two stalls, Mrs. Green undertaking to procure subscriptions for one, and Mrs. Huflhea the other. Yesterday was fixed as the opening day, and everyone con* neoted witb the undertaking was basy at work from early morn, assisting to put things in order, Messrs. Robinson Bros, and Mr. George Manser, of Hawera, landing great assistance in the erection of stalls, &o. The hall was tastefully decorated with feme, flags, and Chinese lanterns. In the centre of tbe 'hall a oouple ot tree-ferns, implanted in large tubs, bad a very pretty effect. Shortly after the time appointed for opening, Mr. J. Milroy, chairman of the Town Board, who had courteously consented to open the bazaar, said ho had a pleasant duty to perform, at the request of the Rev. Father Mulvihill, wbich was to deolare the bazaar open to the public. The purpose for which it was held was to raise lands to improve the ohuroh and make it more suitable for holding worship in than it had been in the past. He hoped the prooeeds of all the valuable and handsome goods wbioh were displayed on the stalls would be sufficient for the intended purpose, and when the interior was complete, so chat it would be in keeping with the exterior, tbe bnilding would be an ornament to tbe township. Speoial thanks were due to tbe ladies who bad worked so assiduously in getting the goods together, Wbioh formed the grand display on the stalls, and the greatest compliment those who sympathised with them could pay would be to roll up and buy the goods, which would give more satisfaction than mere thanks in word?. He would there* fore deolare the bazaar of 1893 now open to the public, and hoped the results would far exceed the expectations of its most ardent promoters. (Applause). The Rev. Fatber MulvihiU thanked Mr. Milroy for his assistance. It is a very easj thing to go and look at tbe hundred and one things which the industry and ingenuity of a number of zealoas ladies can accumulate, but to oommit a description of them to paper is a very different thing altogetber. When you, come to look on all. tbe iuMjsome things arrayed in their most attractive style yon feel at » loi3 where to begin. On

entering the hall to the xuA| hand dtV J running the fall length of tKbuiiain* «# (he stall under the charge of Mrs QmjHT who is ably asnsied by Mesfcunee GlSo?^ Major, Bogue, and E. Felkner and the Misses McGuire, Moore, Grawley, Cojey and Morrissey. The fixture is loaded JiS goods of all kinds, both useful and ortuu mental, saoh as oashions of haodsime patterns and choice workmanship, velvet pile table cover, silver tea and coffee setvioe, silver knife, fork, and spoon, dma afternoon tea service, silver batter knrfßi foot-stools, (slippers, clocks, photo ttandi! a variety of Japanese fanoy goods, what* nots, folding chairs, albums, mantd I drapes, table and braoket drapes, five story wedding cake, and other goods far too numerous to mention. A speoial feature is a couple ot handsomely dressed dolls one in pink and one in white moire, and life size sailor boy. On the onnosiie aid* of the hall is the other stall pi tto sama dimensions as the first, whioh is under tot charge ot Mrs Hughes, assisted by Mesdames J. MeCarty, D. Mitchell, and Stratum, and the Misses Newing, J. f X.. and M. Hughes, Kehely, SUtter£i&£! MoCartby, and Sullivan. This ' tUttS* is loaded with goods of every variety, a very striking article being a weddfoc eak* manufaotnred by Messrs Stevenson and Sons, and very handsomely decorated a lady's easy ohair covered with velvet and handsome beadwork, and round table to match, very beautiful brackets and drapeg of velvet with bead work, silk embroidered and maorame, footstools, fane, cushions, albnms, worked slippers, numeroM artialtes io fancy glassware, toilet sVLv fancy leather- work brackets, smoking canAi bassinet and dolls, baby's baskets, and » nice display of childrens 1 wearing apparel, woollen goods, &o. At the top of the hall a flower stall was erected, whioh was under the charge of the Misses A. and J. Mouri, Young, and Pitcher, and they did a thriving trade, at the button-boles of the gentlemen amolr testified. r * In the side room, near the entrance to hall, the refreshment stall was set out under the care of Mesdames Holmes and Tarrant, assisted by the Misses Eehslr and Evans, and was loaded with eakss and other delicacies which would tend to create an appetite. As the evening wore on, the energies of those in charge of this department were called into vvoroos action. The Manaia Brass Band played several selections ontside the hall, and then took up their stand on the stage, and enlivened the proceedings by rendering a ohoiee number of selections. Within a short time ot the opening the J hall was crowded, and all the assntantf f were fully occupied in disposing of goods, getting up raffles, and carryin* out the other many ways which are practised at saoh gatherings for the extraction of tbt coin of the realm from visitors. Not least amongst these devioes was the bran padding. A large zinc bath was filled with bran, and a nnmber of artioies of all descriptions buried in this. Yon then paid 6d and had a dip into the pn&diar. whether you extracted a pooket knife or some saoh similar article, or a jmikot ot Epsom Baits the fates alon* Everything at present points to a tueoejg* fal issne, which the exertions of those who have worked so hard to make it a raoassf deserved. ' ■¥«»■■