WAKEFIELD.
The annual • harvest thanksgiving service took' place in St. John's Church last Sunday, when the church was tastefully decorated for tho occasion. The Rev. J. It. lh\ri : Vicar of Wa!:efiekl, took both j,- l( ,ruing and evening ;:;;■; \ ices. Owing to the lateness of the season the pci\nna!;i<* fruits, won! absent, hut tiio OiforingJJ in apples, graphs, vegetables, jams, etc., w;-:-^ freely giv-cu. Thoy are-_ to bo sold, the proceeds to go to missionary enterprise. The services, which were well attended, were choral. At the annual meeting held on tho 29th ult. I omitted to mention in the report that a motion in favour of tho Bible in schools was carried unanimously. Owing to thr- wrt night only some 30 couples attended the dance held on Friday night under tho auspices of the. Rover Football Club. Mr. Percy Rickotts was M.C., ami Mr. Sangstor provided tho music.
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Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13724, 15 May 1913, Page 7
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147WAKEFIELD. Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13724, 15 May 1913, Page 7
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