TAKARO LADIES’ GUILD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 256, 26 September 1935, Page 11

TAKARO LADIES’ GUILD

JUBILEE FAIR. Arranged in order to raise money for the Sunday school fund, a jubilee fair was held by the Takaro Ladies’ Guild at the Takaro Hall yesterday afternoon and evening. The hall was decorated, likewise several attractive stalls, in red, white and blue, the ladies of the guild obviously having gone to much trouble to ensure that the stalls were well stocked, there being a fine array of articles for sale. Afternoon tea was available, tables being set out in the kindergarten room. In addition, there were competitions for cookery, a children’s sugar bag competition and a baby show, Mrs E. J. Hoare being in charge of the last mentioned section.

The fair was declared open by Mr A. E. Mansford (the Mayor), who was introduced by the Vicar (Canon G. Y. Woodward). Mr Mansford was accompanied by Mrs Mansford. Canon Woodward said A the effort should be well supported because it was in aid of building operations which had already been carried out. He thanked both Mr and Mrs Mansford for the great interest they had always taken in the parish, particularly in the Takaro district. The Mayor thanked the ladies of the guild for the invitation. Churches needed funds, he said, just the same as any other organisations or societies. The display spoke volumes for the ladies of the guild. A great amount of work must have been performed to produce such an array of articles as were to lie seen on the stalls. In the past few years money had been hard to raise and just when people had been hoping for better times another cloud bad appeared on the international horizon. One was almost afraid to pick up the daily newspapers for fear of reading that war had broken out. Every country had been faced with the problems of money, trade and unemployment, and all over the world was seen the blight of depression. How could there be any prosperity, lie asked, when there was uncertainty throughout the world, producing fear and preventing the nations from co-operating. We were now looking to the League of Nations

to exercise their influence, but most of us forgot that we, too, belonged to a league—the league of Christian good-fellowsliip—and each one of us should be working to enlarge its membership, to weld mankind into a great league of sympathy and service. Should war break out, the churches, with their Christian teaching, would be our last line of defence. The future would be established by the spirit of faith and courage displayed by the people of to-day. It was for us to build a world for the coming generation in which tiiey might live in peace and happiness. The speaker concluded by expressing the wish that the sale of work would exceed expectations ill its results and lie trusted that it would bring together the people ’of the Church so that there would be formed a wider friendship and a better understanding of each other’s problems.

The vicar extended thanks to the Mayor and Mayoress for their attendance, and little Joy Bramley presented Mrs Mansford with a bouquet, which had been made by Mrs R. Carruthers.

The following were the results of the cookery competitions:—Sponge (any filling): Mrs Jamieson 1, Mrs H. Dawick 2. Shortbread: Mrs Dawick 1, Mrs C. Pennv 2. Pikelets: Miss K. Arlidge 1, Mrs Penny 2. Children’s toffee (for children up to 14 vears): Mavis Dunstan 1, Margaret Clift 2.

The results of the baby show (judged by Mrs R. D. Spraggon) were as follow: —Babies under 6 months: Garry Beattie 1, Marlene Russell 2. Under 12 months: Colin White 1, Gregory Wooffinden 2. Best baby in show: Baby W. H. Dawick. The stallholders were: —Soft drinks and icecream : Mesdames J. L. C. Merton, A. D. Barkwith and N. Smale. Produce: Mesdames L. 0. Dunstan and M. Hart. Flowers: Mrs M. Bramley. Apron: Mrs J. Egan. Sewing: Mesdames R. Carruthers and J. Rowlands. Shilling: Mrs E. J. Hoare. Art gallery: Mr W. V. Hall. The after-

noon tea arrangements were under the care of Mesdames C. Penny, It. Griffiths and J. W. Polglase. The winner of the sugar bag competition was Colin Langrulge. The proceedings of the evening were capably conducted by Mr G. Young, and the entertainment was provided by the following:—Miss Findlay (violin solos), Misses P. Penny, Graham and Whittaker (recitations) and Mrs Findlay (songs), Mr Young leading community singing. The items were liberally applauded, there being many recalls. The accompaniments were played by Mrs B. F. Barlow. The returns from the effort are regarded by the promoters as very gratifying, the sum realised being in excess of expectations. They were about the same as the sum raised by last year’s effort.