WINTER GARDEN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13717, 22 June 1915, Page 4

WINTER GARDEN.

. .. ♦ ' XOVEL SCENE; .AT THE SOOTTISH HALL. Efforts ■. uimde to raise money foi ■churches and other purposes take variou; forms, and tjlie Gipbprne Method-is' ; -Chim'ch hit upon an idea, quite new tGisborne, whin they 'decided to organist' .a. winter (garden. For. some, time pasa strong committee; witli the ; Rev. R Raine ius chairman, and Messrs ,F. H. Forge and *T.- Dawson as ■ secretaries ; have been .plannuW and v scheming, »n<J' to-day saw the culmination of all. the , 'preparation, wheni- a winter* garden w.at! opened at the Scottish -hall. The scene 'is representative of an English winter. The elaborate , and magnificen;t decora tions miost hare imuoh thought and labor, aiid to thosp. responsible, rauc]) credit, is due. . -The ; 'w ( hols\ aspect, is "wintry," and, no pains, nave been spared to carry u that idea into every braiiQl' of the undertaking. .Small pieces of cotton wPol have been, suspended .- all through .the spacipus h^ll ,to i^preSe.ii.t falling snow, whilst .the vaiuo;^ v sts[ls liave^eeri thatclied with the same msiterial to represent snow-ooyeied roofs.' This wort r lias been splendidly- carried out m every detail, and* .at mght-tinu^, with electrical iUuminations;- the scene /. pliould be quite " encliaaiiting. In the centre Jot the .4por 'is the garden. This consists of a silver birch tree, <h tree fern and cabbage palms,' surrounded' with a green sward, which ig bordered with blossoms <o$ vaa-i---ous kinds, making a ve^y pi^et^y picture. The stalls, which ■■were; erected under the suDerviai&n of Mir G: Aitkeii,. are on each sid© of the hall. So artistically have they been arranged that tney iorm an important part of the decorations. .The stage, from whic~ a musidul , programme will be given to-night and to-morrow might, is -also tastefully arranged. .At the y ,back of the stage a capital., winter: scene has been painted by Mr How ell, sign writer, whilst placed m a prominent position ia a large swan lent by the Swan Cycle Co. The coin-: mittee responsible for the decorations comprises Messrs Forrest, Boardman, Lawrence, MJead, Hbwell, Russell, and Bignall. . One .»f,Jthe. front rooms been arranged to\ represent a faii'y grotto, where patrons for small charge,, can retire from the hubbub. of • the main theatre of operations ana enjoy a few minutes of rest and qu^t-, ness. The grotto is profusely arranged with grenery, shrubs and pot plants, having kindly been lent by Mr A. Thomson^ who has also assisted .^k" )'j. Knibbs m. preparing the pretty scene. Amongst the greenery, colorea lights have been scattered, and these should enhance the picturesque appearance at the" evening sessions. . . In addition* to the various stalls there are other attractions of a novel character. Prominent amongst these 1 is 'an imitation of a mine derrick. 'This is taking the place of the bran tub. It has been aranged by Mr'J. W. Bull. The children. put. in thieir .sixpences, and the fairy turns the windlaa up conies a-. gift irom the '/mine/! .^liss Merle JBIUI is the "miner," and Miss Phyllis Bull is^e- -engine .driver. The ..^mine" ; waa a source of much attraction, .par-: ticularly .to the ju.verijles r Competitions such as ladies' najl driving, gentlemen- s hat trimming", and. wiackrapnle ./,(for children) will be held during the evening. . AtaVijeWjF; , Sc^iwabe <W$ Qliff Hawkins are conducting a "Ea^iser Bill"; side show, wKilst./in, one, ofi the. rooms off th© stage jVlasterf .I*es. Vincent <md Cleve, Bvirp are.in' ■charge of a piiig-poiig table. The other room off the stage has bben fitted up'r fora .pleepialilq^r—wluch lias an air p'f . 'mystery «tbotitu it. ' % . Muah interest was taken m $10 ladies', baking competition'rjWhipli was, under the <sharge of Mrs Vinc'eht. ( There wei-e about 40 enetries, and Mrs W. Cumming and Mrs J. ; Bourke . acted as judges., Upstairs a tea and supper room is 'being conducted. The/cpiiipartment has been tast^fullyV^oora^dj-jjiJi^ made,very attractive. The committee rin c^iuirge of his. brancK.con^prises, ,Mes4ames \ *urr (convenor), f Mead; Pi-itchaxd, Pai'ker, IBftiley, Han-ies, ,Chrisp, WaUace, Spenee, Russell and' Johansen. fifoe undertaking 1 -was - opened this afternoon by the' Mayor and Maym-eas,-and will be continued Jfco-nijght, and. tomoiTow jrfternoon and evening. Admission to' the winter garden to-night and te-morrow -night ■ will be Is, 'but -tomorrow, afternoon no charge «will bo 'made. 'Half the takings at the door an<l proceeds fronv tlie sale- -of + tickets will.be devoted to <the patriotic fund. The committee conducting the yaiious stalls which are all. liberally, supplied with goods and articles, are as. follows: — -Art stall;,. Misses, 'Ryder* (2).; ijlaju' and fancywoj:k:...Mesdames E. >S. ..Gpl.dsmith .(convenor), Spooner, .: ;1 Schw.abe, Edwards, Davis, Hutton, , and ; jumble and .produce stajl ; .'Mesdames 1 Seeley (convenor) » G. - .Bull an/t I^angfordj Jdessrs J. .A. Jones, G. Vincent,. 0. Russell, . and T. 8.. Gordon; doll* stall c Misses M. Goldsmith (convenor), Hilda^Gbldsmith, L. Wilkinson, E. Jones, Grubb, and -JP. Wilkin-. son; sweets, and cocoa stall: Misses Raine (convenor), Hutton, Harries, Koss, Godfrey,. M. Hawkins, V. Smith, and Brokenshire^»v^ ,*-< rt «w . .. .