ST. PATRICK'S BAZAAR AND FANCY FAIR.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14244, 12 March 1917, Page 5

ST. PATRICK'S BAZAAR AND FANCY FAIR.

AT WAEREXOA-A-HIKA HALL. The Catholics of Ormond Parish hold their bazaar to help to clear off their parish debt in tho Waerenga-a-hika hall this \reeki jit, o.pens- tp-J><o,n'ow> at 2 p.m. when the stalta of the different districts will be prepared for the inspection of tho public and tickets will be for sale on the various articles to he drawn. It opens entiii day at tho same hour and continues until 10 p.m. In the stalls* will be exhibited beautiful oil colors, hand paintings, lovely transparent pcenes. ?Je\v Zealand and native handicraft, Japanese novelties, art fancy and 'needlework, toys, etc. In addition to the stall?-, are some popular and novel games, as torpedo firing, guessing, puzzles and competitions. Substantial donations have been already thanlcfully received by the committee : Messrs A. M, Lewis and Son, motor agents, £20. Mr T. Quirk £15 15s, Mr Con. Xer-nan £10 HK Mr D. .1. Parker £10, Rev. Father Ftirragher £7 7s, Mr Rigney £5 ss, Mr J. Law £5 ss, Mr D. Malone £5 ss, Revi Father Lane £5.. Mr Walsh, Makauri £5, and various smaller sums, whilst others have promis : ed. . to give their donations during the week, which will be gratefully acknowledged. Mr Phill Walsh,, horse trainer, Makauri, has kindly donated a horse, Mrs D. O'Connell a silver tea set, Mr* Rigney a ladies" ctf&Ume.' a bevelled haiu painted mirror, Mrs T. Quirk two beauti ! ful oil paintings, Mrs Doyle a bane ; painted mirror, Misses, Lynn and Griffin Te Arai, "a Morris ; . chair, . Mrs T. Bros . uahan two painting'*, * hand paintec •cushions aud,a6lls, Miss Xeehaii a sidelboard, Misses Griei-son, Tuohy, Wo6lel 'and Mis. Walls, ofPatutahi, oil pain* v ing, tea- set, opera cloak, etc, The stalls, are conducted by Ihe fol lowing ladies: — Makauri: Mrs Rigney Miss Griffin and Mrs O'Connell. Ormond Mrs T. Brbsnahan. Misses Neenan, Har per and Prouclfoot, Mrs Rees-Jone* an( [Ur* Bowler. Patutahi : Mrs Walls Missesi Tuohy Daulton. Lynn and Giif [fin. te Karaka: Mrs M. Doyle, Mrs .T 1 Quirk, Misses lO'Connell, McPhee an( 1 Afrs , Ciimmiiis. The refreshment stall i in charge of Miss May X*eenan, and witl her experience in this department to gcthcr with the aid of some willing halid the public may be sure they will be wel cateiM>tl for. There is al.°» a product stall in charge "of Messrs Neenan am Brosnahan. Tho art union tickets contain sevei pri'Aes, and the winner ot the first priz< (a beautiful oil painting) ijnll have hi: choice of the painting or .10. guineas. The stalls .-no so amply and variouslj provided with, articles, both, hi"* tho ail and fancy departments, that an iiispec tion is. a "treat in itself; besides this th< games, puzzles and gnesswork are M diversified that they Avill prove entertain ! ing to young and old. In fact it is om of the most tastefully got upMbazaarj witnessed in Poverty Bay for years. Th< i promoters deserve high praise in then undertaking a» d we wish , them everj suooesa. On Friday night, loth March, in con nection wil'h the. bazaar, St. Patrick's annual concert will be held in. ijhe above hall, but before the concert starts then will bft an address on St. Patrick bj , Father Fai-ragher, embracing tho differ cut features m the National Apostle'j life. Cars will run to and from the hal 1 1 from Gisborne, Te Karaka and Kaitara tftVi.