PALMERSTON NORTH

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLI, Issue 6, 5 August 1908, Page 61

PALMERSTON NORTH

Dear Bee, July 31. The Frank Thornton Company played a short season here at the beginning of the week. “Charley’s Aunt” and “The Private Secretary” were the pieces staged. Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Plunket, Mr and Mrs Waterfield, Capt. Gathorne —Hardy, and Capt. Lyon were present on Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs Walter Strang, Mr and Mrs Harold Abraham. Miss Marjorie Abraham, Mr H. Cooper, Mr and Mrs Porritt, Mr and Mrs LouiSson, Mr and Mrs. W. Keeling, W. Bendall, Mr and Miss Goldingham, Miss Keeling, Dr and Mrs Wilson, Miss Russell, Mr and Mrs W. L. Fitzherbert, Mrs F. S. Mcßae, Mr and Mrs. Park, the Misses Park, Dr and Mrs Stowe, Mrs Peach, Mr and Mrs Broad. Miss Waddy, the Misses Reed, Miss E. McLennan, Mr and Mrs J. Pascal, the Misses Pascal, Mr L. Pascal, Mr Norman and Miss Dorothy Waldegrave, Miss Warburton, Mr and Mrs Guy, Miss F. Randolph, Miss Wilson, Miss Joseph. Miss Smith, Messrs. Loughnan-W’ither, and many others were there on different occasions. A Fancy Fair in connection with St. Peter’s Guild was opened on Tuesday afternoon by his Worship the Mayor (Mr J. Nash), and extended over two days. Business was brisk, and a satisfactory sum taken. The object of the fair was to clear St. Peter’s parish of the debt on the church. The stalls and stallholders were: —Tea-rooms, Mesdames, T. ■R. Moore, Mansford, Bunn, Porteous, Seeker, and the Misses Fox, Seeker, and Drury; Fancy work Stall, Mrs Davidson and the Misses R. Drury, C. Seeker, M. Nash, R. Sollitt, Wood, and Fowler; Plainwork Stall, Mesdames Bennett, Levein, and Fairbrother; Flower Stall, Mesdames W. H. Lewis, Runnerstrum, and Le Grange; Doll Stall, the Misses Yortt, Anderson, and Page; Produce Stall, Mesdames Brunton, Halburry, and Yortt; Sweet Stall, the Misses Batchelor, and Levein; - Children’s Stall, the Misses Sollitt (2), Sutton (2), and Allan; Young Men’s Stall and Gipsy Caravan, Messrs. Kuhtze, J. Nash, .and J. Bennett. Mr Hockley, had charge of the musical arrangements for the evenings. Those contributing items were the Misses Drew and Messrs. Hockley, Rodgers, Smith, and Watson. On the first day Lady Plunket attended by Capt. Gathorne-Hardy, was present, and visited the various stalls. Mr and Mrs Fairbrother, Mrs. and the Misses Levein, Mrs. Batchelor, Mrs R. K. Reed, Miss'Wilson, the Rev. and Mrs C. C. Harper, the Rev. and Mrs Davidson, Mr and Mrs. Moore, were amongst the many who visited the fair. A team of lady golfers visited Wanganui at the end of last week, and plaved a match with that club. They suffered rather a decided defeat. The Palmerston representatives were Mesdams Innes, L. Abraham Warburton Mellsop, Monro, and Abraham, P. Sim and Porritt, and the Misses Monro, O’Brien, and Warburton. The Wanganui players were Mesdames Sargeant, Harvey, Armstrong, and Mises Cave, Cowper, O. Stanford, Darly, Gresson, Hawker, Nixon Bates, A. Cowper, and Oliver. PERSONAL NOTES. Mr and Mrs Renell, Wanganui, were the guests of Mr and Mrs A. Renell, Palmerston, for some days last week. Mrs Hankins, Palmerston, is staying in Masterton. Miss P. Jones, Wanganui, spent a day or two with Mrs McKnight, Palmerston, on her return journey from Wellington. Mrs. W. Bendall. Palmerston, has returned from a stay in Wellington. Miss F. Waldegrave, who has been in Christchurch for the past two. months, returned to Palmerston to-day.

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