School Children’s Treat.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 166, 24 January 1888, Page 2

School Children’s Treat.

The annual treat to the children of the Pahiatua School was given on Saturday, and must be pronounced in every way a grand success. Fully 200 children (of course not all attending school) were present, besides between (>(• and 70 adults, and from the time of assembling at 11 o’clock till about 0.30 fun of all sorts was briskly kept up. There was an ample supply of eatables and drinkables, which in the eyes of the children was nn item of vast importance in the day's programme, and they showed their appreciation by doing ample justice to the variety of good things placed before them at lunch and tea. One thing we should like to see in future is a change of place for bolding the treat. The children see enough of tho school ground all the year round, and there are many places within reasonable distance tlmt might be selected with advantage -a short drive alono would make the day one to he remembered by the little ones.

The success of Saturday's treat was mainly due to the hard work of Mr and Mrs Yeats. The shilling subscription realised nearly A‘s, of which A'3 was spent in toys for the infants and prizes for the winners of races, Ac. Besides money, contributions iu cake. ham. tongue, corned beef, were received, the following being the principal givers - Mcsdames Hull, sen., Davie, <l. ami C. Aver y, \V. Stew.rt, Miller, Naylor.

Dirnic, and A. \V. Sedcole. Messrs Birnie ami Gregory gave several tins of lollies; .and Messrs lioulc'.i aud Doran were also contributors in this direction. Mr \V. b.ovrart sent a good supply of cordials. Mcsdames A. W. Sedcolo, James, sen., Baucke, aud Mum li. Dodds, rendered good service iu cutting sandwiches ami attending to the other wants of the children, au l they were kept busily employed from morning till night. Mr A. W. Sedcole was invaluable with lus assistance, beiug a sort of handy man. Messrs G. Avery and 11. Sodcole undertook to attend to the racing and jumping, and they fulfilled their ta.-k to tiie entire of the competitors. it may be mentioned that Mr 11. Sedcole was the only member of the School Committee on the ground. Tho following are the names of those who won prizes at the sports : BOVS. Running. —J. Miller, AY. Baucke, T. Orr. W. Yule. G. Dew, A. Neilson, \\ . Black, W. Brown, M. Avery, 11. Avery, A. Birnie, J. Mills, C. Neilson, (i. Weak. Three-legged Rare. —G. Dew and Neilson. Jumping. —T. Orr, A. Neilson, G. Dew, li. Avery. New and Old Boys Running.—Herbert Vile. New and Old Boys Jumping.— J. Knight. (ItRI.S. Running. Fanny Knight. Alice Averv, Emma Dew, Jane Hoyden. Annie McLoughlin, Bessie Mills, lloso Alexander, liobie Birnie, Louisa Butcher, Annie Futcher. Skipping. Annie Knight, Rose Birnie, Fanny Knight, Rose Skipper, Amelia Crewe, Rohm Birnie. The skipping contest was remarkably keen, some of the girls reaching 300, and one even got to 417. After the distribution of the prizes the day's outing came to an end. It must not be forgotten that besides the children, parents and others also partook of the good things provided. Mr Hicks supplied most of the eatables in his usual excellent style.