SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR.

Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1402, 11 September 1923, Page 5

SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR.

REALISES ABOUT £3OO. FOR ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT. A bazaar in aid of St. Joseph's Convent was opened last Thursday afternoon in the Town Hall by His Worship the Mayor (Mr L. G. Armstrong). Father Edge, in inviting His Worship to declare the function open, said that the purpose of the bazaar was to help to liquidate the debt on the Convent. "Twice already during my residence here," said the speaker, "we have had a function of this kind, and on each occasion the Mayor has willingly and happily associated himself with us." The success of these two undertakings augured well "for the present work. Continuing, Father Edge remarked that his pastoral duties during the past ten years had given him an intimate first-hand knowledge of all the country between Mercer and the Puniu River, and he was now convinced that Te Awamutu was sure, at some future date, to become the educational metropolis of the Waikato. People were constantly asking him when he was going to build accommodation for boarding pupils. When the school was erected two years ago it was presumed that further building operations would be unnecessary for several years; but already every desk in the school was occupied. The first care was to pay existing debts; enlargement of the school and provision for boarding pupils from distant places would come in due time.

His Worship the Mayor, in declaring the bazaar open, wished the undertaking even greater success than its two predecessors, and congratulated the Catholic community on its industry and breadth of vision. "Father Edge," said His Worship, "pictures the Te Awamutu of the future as a great centre of educational activity, and I see no reason why it should not become the seat of Government." Mr Armstrong added that in either case good roads were a necessity and hoped a'll ratepayers present would vote for the proposed new roading loan. Generous patronage was extended to all the stalls and the guessing competitions attracted numerous entrants. With great profit to the funds Mrs F. Bish expended tireless energy in the distribution of chocolates by means of a rotary disc. On Saturday afternoon the Municipal Band kindly added the charm of music for two hours. The total receipts of the bazaar and art union promise to be in the neighbourhood of £3OO. Stall holders, their assistants and the energetic secretary are to be congratulated on the very satisfactory result of their labours. The winning numbers of the are union will be found in our advertisement columns. Among the winners of guessing competitions were:—Box of chocolates, J. Matetu; box of chocolates, E. Horan; cushion (daisies), D.. Mullavey; yellow basket of sweets, Mrs Chadwick; heliotrope basket, Sister Walburga; baby's outfit, Mrs J. T. Lees; pillow shams, Mrs J. McGovern; black satin cushion, Mrs E. Kerr; Dorothy doll, Mrs Armstrong; camisole, Mrs F. McGovern; green cushion, H. Meredith; baby's outfit, Mrs Krippner; jardiniere, Mrs G. Cavanagh; carnation cushion, J. S. Alexander; sweet stall cake, Neil Flay; opal brooch, Mrs Meiklejohn; Mr Burns' cake, Mrs N. Hays; pokerwork tray, J. T. Lees; doll's name ("Olga"), C. J. Ryan; pipe, T. J. Hallahan; baby's hat, F,. Lenihan; pokerwork tray, A. Turnwald; painting (fruit), Mrs E. Kerr; pen painted cushion, L. Robinson; daisy cushion, V. Fowke; pen painted table centre, Mrs Onion; set of carvers, Mrs Morrow; blue dressing jacket, Miss M. Kiely; jumper and cap, Mrs E. Fitzpatrick; oil painting (scenery), Mrs Turnwald; black satin table centre, Harold Walsh; black jumper, Mrs C. Parker; No. 1 cake, R. Collins; pet lamb, Mr Wylie; weight of sheep (401b5.), M. O'Connor, P. Doyle and R. Cunningham tied; candle lighting, Sister Eileen and T. Walsh tied with 24.