BELMONT BIRTHDAY FAIR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20372, 28 September 1929, Page 19

BELMONT BIRTHDAY FAIR.

The third Birthday Fair hold in connection with the Belmont Presbyterian Church took place yesterday afternoon and .tvill be continued to-day. A hand-painted handkerchief was presented by little Jean Hepburn to Mrs. Julius Williamson, the Mayoress of Takapuna, who opened the function., Tho stalls were decorated with me blue and gold streamers and the fchree-tier birthday cake, which was surmounted by three candles, wa3 cut by Mrs. Williamson. Under the church extension schemes the Belmont church Ims now been made by the congregation fully self-supporting and it has as minister the Bev. S. J. Atkins. Tho Belmont Lady 'Aopociatps, with Mrs. Atkins (president) and Miss M. Spooner (secretary), bad combined and had been responsible for the making of many of the articles on tale. Stallholders were as follows: —Cakes, Mrs. Stokes and Mrs. McEldowney: sweets, Mrs. M. Kay, Mrs. R. W. Young and Mrs. C. Irvine; produce, Mrs. Wheatley and Mrs, T, Saxon; men's stall. Mr. Phillips and Mr. McEldowney; children's stall, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Paul; work stall, Mrs. Kcssell, Mrs Phillips and Mrs. W. Leggatt; tearoom, Hepburn, Mrs. Glassey, Mrs. Shearer and Mrs. Banks. A demonstration in cooking was given by Mrs. W. Hay, who assisted by Mrs. Bramley and Miss Urquhart.