INDOOR “GARDEN PARTY”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 841, 9 December 1929, Page 4

INDOOR “GARDEN PARTY”

RAIN SPOILS TAKAPUNA FUNCTION BUT QUITE SUCCESSFUL Saturday’s bad weather conditions were responsible for the garden party, organised by the Alethodists of Takapuna, becoming an inside affair. The spacious grounds of the residence of Mr. T. B. Arthur, Clifton Road, were to have been utilised for the function but Airs. Arthur turned her house over rather than have the fair postponed The attendance of the public was surprisingly good, and quite satisfactory business was done. In conjunction with the cakes stall, a cooking competition and exhibition was held. The stall was in charge ol Airs. Forman, the judges being Airs. Richards and Airs. AlacGregor. Results were as under: Plain scones, Airs. Everiss; fruit scones, Airs* Everiss; gems. Airs. Lewis; fancy bread, Airs. Bioletti; shortbread, Airs. Billett; macaioons, Aliss Joyce Roper; decorated sponge, Airs. Allnutt; butter sponge, Airs. Cotterill; fruit cake. Airs. Sinclair; queen cakes, Airs. J. Thompson; utility cake (lunch), Airs. Lewis. Children’s Competitions. Sdones, Gwen Richards; sponge, Lillian Souster. The stalls and those in charge of them were: Work stall, Alesdames Prior, Richards, Wiseman and Petty; aprons, Alesdames Cook and Tremain; novelties, Airs. Billett and the Alisses Bishop and Alollard; produce, Air. and Airs. Haines, Airs. Lewis and Airs. Melville; sweets, Alesdames E. Wiseman and ITolyoake and Aliss E. Arthur; strawberries and cream, the Alisses N. Arthur, D. Roper and D. Stallard; drinks, the Alisses June and Joy Alelville and Kathleen Souster; flowers, the Alisses Cammell. Tremain and Souster; tea rooms, Mrs. G. H. Collins, Airs. J. Johnston and Bible Class girls; toys, the Alisses B. Arthur, AI. Sinclair and N. Whitcombe.