GARDEN FETE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12857, 24 December 1912, Page 8

GARDEN FETE.

NEW YEAR'S DAY,

Fun, frolic, frivolity, feasting.' Read the programme in. this issue.

Mr.- H. D. Bato donates a sovereign, Miss Bringezu donates her third half sovereign, Mr. J. .Williams donates half a sovereign. For these the committee are very thankful.

The Fete commencs at 11-30. Get in early before, the gatekeeper arrives. Tickets of admission 'bought before January. Ist have a free gift of a trip to Sydney and Melbourne with a month's free boarfT—or £20 in' cash n:-ste-ad. -

• Outside grandstand free, inside sixpence.

Come to the Fete in a fancy costume and help make it gayer. There ..ill be many fancy costumes ,this year. The prize for the best dress is £I—entrance1 —entrance free.

Children should read the advertisement about decorated events —worth entering for. Children should come with n decorated sunshade or bicycle. So should the bigger girls. More nice little girls mnd bovy arc ■wanted for the Maypole dance. It will be one of the prettiest ite/ns ;it the Fete—and a dance every child should learn. .

An-urgent wireless message fn.m iMars; was received yesterday: -I'l^ied secretary, our sympathies. To -your pretty town, greetings. We Win V .th much: joy of; your-.monster carnival on the turning into a New Year. We enjoyed; watching from so far v >ur ia.-.t Fete ;and its' charm we have talked of since .the day, and, hence, we fiy io }oqr spherfe to visit1 your beautiful btwn Vf.ud carnival to be amidst the fun. Myself and wife and party including '.; an arid wife :G. Wliizz'" leave'- Mars on Xnias morn to arrive on the high land to east, whence we reach:your/city %j car at nine ;in the eve of your new" }*ji>\— Phedus- Pleesoe. '•«..'. Preparations are being made rp receive; the visitors from -Mars \it J vho bridge on December 31st -at 9 on\: Everyone with a, cart or gig ,• xul W'-se should decorate them for the Fete-— the prizes- are good. Donations of dolls for. the sta'-l are welcomed. !

. Tho Red Indian attack will be a sight never to be forgotten, pver 100 actors in it. ■ , 1 , Hay ward's Pictures . will be extra CUOSOG. .'.

Contributions of fruit, flowers and produce will be welcomed. i Prizes are given to children for the best three buttonholes—see advertisement.

Practice for the nail-driving—it's easy. .

for stepping out a chain— it s easier.

xi U- on 1 t .f? rget tb«t mothers can leave their babies at the Creche or babies' rest for 6d.—no reduction for quantiif'- 1 mothers "can also rest and obtain hot water; Nurses in charge , Read the programme—it is of interest to,every person, irrespective of a»e sex, or colour. The programme is&in this issue.