TRAINED NURSES' APPEAL

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1588, 17 March 1919, Page 2

TRAINED NURSES' APPEAL

£873 REALISED.

The Trained Nurses' Garden Fete on Saturday was a huge success, weather and every other circumstance favouring the function. . A large crowd attended, each one finding some feature of interest, and some way in which they might assist the appeal. The scere on the pretty sloping river side was a gay and animated one, various helpers wearing fancy dress with picturesque effect. The early Victorians were particularly attractive, with their quaint crinolines and coal-scuttle bonnets. The stalls (particularised in Saturday's issue) were also picturesquely decorated, and bright music, in keeping with the scene, was supplied by the Lyric Orchestra and the Woolston Band. The big attraction of the day was the baby show, which developed into a very important affair, something approaching ISO babies being entered for exhibition. Mr F. C. Raphael was in charge of this department, and experienced a strenuous time "sorting out" the'babies into their respective classes, and explaining just how the manner of selecting the prize winners was to be done. A collection of bonny babies were finally arranged on .their mothers' laps in a- huge marquee, and the public were invited to view them, and to vote for the ones which they considered the best specimens of babyhood. The results came out as follow:—Best baby girl, six months or under, Joan Hughes, Eolleston Street, Linwood; best boy, same age, Leslie Vincent Madden, Lincoln; best girl or boy, over six months and not exceeding two years, Allan Palmer, 135 Ferry Road, Linwood;. best girl or boy, over two and not exceeding three years, Mervyn Rogers, Waiau; best twins, six months or under, Phyllis and May McDonaldson, 37 Conway Street, 'Spreydon; best twins, over six months, born during the war. Erie and Denis Clibhorn, Weston Road. St. Albans; best baby in the show, Allan Palmer, 133 Ferry Road, Linwood. The fete was visited by their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Liverpool. They were received by the Mayor and Mrs Holland, Dr. Alice Morland (president of the Fete Committee), and Miss M. J. Hood, honorary secretary. The amounts taken during the day made up a grand total of £873 16/0, comprised as follow:—Gate, £B3 10/6; side shows, £4O 1/-; flower stall, £2B 7/-; lucky bags, £32 18/1; fortune tellers, £8; lavender stall, £24 18/3; ice cream stall, £l4 11/4; fruit salad, £9 7/3; tea, £6O 0/2; variety stall (Victoria League), £CB 14/2; produce, £44 13/3; sweets, £35 12/10; fairy well, £l6 2/2; soft drinks, £5 13/2'; fancy stall, £lO 11/1; baby show gate, £24 14/3;' raffle bowl, £7;' toy stall, £l2 14/11; cake stall, £33 17/2; sale kitten, £ll 11/-; Mrs Secretin's home-work, £3; total, £578 17/6. Donations amounted to £294 19/-, making the above-mentioned total of £S73 16/6. Amongst the side attractions at the fete was one which caused an amount of interest and amusement —a hat-trimming competition for gentlemen, organised by Miss Vera Hauna, and won by Mr H. Speary, a returned soldier.