MONSTERGARDEN PARTY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 258, 1 November 1888, Page 2

MONSTERGARDEN PARTY.

The nrranperueutfl for tha picnic ou a Bcala not yet attetnp'.ed in Nelson which is to take place on the 9th instant at "The Sanriß," kindly lent by Mr Green for tho purpose, are now compile, and the promoters have done and ars dcing nil in iheir pow»r to secure a big bucq^s?, of whiuh, if only the weather prove favorably there c.in be little doubt. Arrangements bavo been made with tho railway au'borities for the trains to stop at the crossing jini; below Annesbrook, aud the firab tivtin will lciye (.own at 11 o'clock, to bo followed by another ab 1 p.m., the return fr.io being fix?d at (ho moder*te rate of Is, Sporta of all kinds are being arrnuged, and these will commenca at 2 p.m. and continue until 5 o'clock, when there will bo an adjouromont for tea, at which at lgr*st 1000 people are expected to sit down, at all events preparations will ba made for more then tbao numbjir, the whole of the provieiojrs having buen presumed, the objeot beiDg to rt\Ue funds for the new organ ordered for tha Wesltyan Church. The Garrison Baud will be in at" tendance from 2 o'clock, and in the evening there is to be an open nir concert, at which several ladies and getnlarnen havo promised their assistance. Admission will ba by ticket oniy, the oharge for which, admitting to the ground a»>d the tea, will be la 6J, children under twelye half-price. -Already a large number have boon disposed of, and there is every reason to expeot a tremendous gathering. Carriages and horses will be admitted free, and a paddock will be provided fqr bbem. In the event of tho weather proving unfavorable the tea will be held at the Drill Shed, whioh has kindjy been placed at the disposal of the Committee for the purpose.