METHODIST GARDEN PARTY.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1933, Page 16 (Supplement)

METHODIST GARDEN PARTY.

SUCCESS AT ELTHAM. Amidst the beautiful surroundings of the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Tiplady the Eltham Methodist Ladies’ Guild held its annual garden party on Thursday. The event was most successful and enjoyable. Several games were played, including croquet, bell croquet, golf croquet and golf putting. A very pleasing item, a fairy dance, was given on the lawn by little girls trained by Miss Langston, for which they and Miss Langston were thanked. Afternoon tea was provided by the guild ladies. At the conclusion the Rev. T. Coatsworth thanked Mr. and Mrs. Tiplady for placing their residence and grounds at the disposal of the guild. A number of well-stocked stalls were attended to by the following: Cake, Mesdames Pinny and Symmans; drapery, Mesdames Reynolds and Reakes; produce, Mesdames Ogle and Bootten, junr.; sweets, Mrs. Turner and Misses Gardiner and Pinny; afternoon tea, Mesdames Urry, Streeter, Oliver and Bootten, senr., together with several youthful assistants; gatekeeper, Miss Blomehard; games, Mesdames Gubb‘ McKay, Ware, Coatsworth, Misses L. Knight and R. Reakes. The winners of the games were: Golf croquet, Mesdames Syme and. Carman; golf putting, Mrs. McKay, the prizes for these games being donated by Mrs. Tiplady; bell croquet, Mr. Stotton; butterfly hunt, Miss Edith Beech.

CRADLE ROLL PICNIC.

The New Plymouth W.C.T.U. cradle roll picnic was held last Saturday afternoon at Kawaroa Park. It was very encouraging to see so many children, mothers and old members. About 40 children, 50 mothers and friends were there. The children were given cakes and soft drinks on the lawn, after which they played games and each received a gay paper hat and a bag of sweets. Plunket Nurse Peterson took photographs and afterwards gave an interesting talk to the mothers on the control of the child, even from four months old. Miss Drew also spoke, and thanked Nurse Peterson and all who had helped.