Bazaar at Mosgiel

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 31, 4 August 1904, Page 19

Bazaar at Mosgiel

* . \s briefly, announced in oirr las-t iss'.ue, the ' Carnival of Nations ' was opened in the Volunteer Hall, Mosiiwl, on Wednesday e\oning, an)d was continued during the wecik, being; hi ought to a clofce an Moi.flay ovistiing. Long betoie the hour announced for t,he pnoceodnngs to tommerve (sa\"s the ' Taieri Advocate) tihe intarior of the building was crowded, an! the on thus fast ie stalllnldets, in m'ulti-coloied picturoscjue costumes, reminis-ce.-it of tar foreign lands, ( ouKi scarce restrain themsehes fioin commercial transactions before, the Ma\or, on tllrd mv illation of his Loid^hip Bishop Verdon, cvponed t,hc pioceeding-s The Mayor (Mr. Aitken) said • The object of the 1 Carnnal of Nations,' as i,o doubt you are aware, is to rai^-e money tor the coinent. lOvery leligious body, churth, or convent, or school, requires finanMal assisl,i,nre, a-nd that is what is b-ei'ng askod of you tonipfit\ and the ftollowing nig.ht-s during -whuh the carnnal will be open. Those who are able to give liberally T hope will give liberally. Those w.ho are not so well able let them gi\e according to their means, and those who /e«T.n g>ve nothing at all may give their blessing The youfng. ladies arourfd these stalls to-ni??ht are anxious to meet you a 1 d exchange their numerous wares for the coin of the realm, and I believe they have no wish to be detained with a long oration fitom me I therefore declare tihe carnival open. Befiore praoecdmffs advanced further Bishop Verdan said —On behalf of the organisers of this carnival I thaink our worthy Mayor of Mosgiel for his very great •kinldness in coming here this 'evening to open this bazaar. He 'has sftokem very kind and encouraging wcrdsi^and I can/ildent that this 'bazaar wilt. -be

quite us suceaasEul as you could wish- it to be. The pqqple of Mo^giel aio accu s.tom,od to do a>nd think well. They li.nc one oi the n«cest, the most prosperous, and the best mummed little towns I know of in the cdvjit.iy. Ladie, and gentlemen, van have only to look lo'i'ml hen 1 tiii.. ou.niru; and sur\ey the sUhIIk, and I am , sur e \ou will j'gree with me when I say that the organise,! s of this IM./aar know li'ow to manage things well They fta\e worked v.ifh \eiV prcsat energy indeed, and tihe krh'-'s li.^'e cl/S'pJau.d a g'eat amount ot Dasie in pio'urin?, tl" 1 vat rnvs ailMles ,vnd arrtma:in x g them for >o'sr inspection. 1 am s'me tflioy will si! tow" their business .capacity in a \ery m.^rked degiee when, t^iey start to dispose ol tiieir goo.ds I mm.l t!ialik mast sijitercly indoc,d thr- L r o>id lajdie.s who/ workod so tiar.tici'-Uly They La,\e put ulieuj'Jeh es (o o'i**at uwoin enienc c duiin" the pa^t raontih <V:*d I wis-h uhenr every ro-isible sxi;crcss. The loUorting vcic the sh >11 holder s aivl then as^stantj-: — Kn'K.i.d riciioslitiTont si all ) — "\ii^s ()»iekh and Wi;,s K.ii,oti in iluuge. Aliases Kanlm, Thoni} sion, lliiv. le Mills and Do.l'l lreU,n;l (tdflt y)— "Vliss Ann Coiumb and Miss Knoit in rfharge. Mi^-'.e- Unv Colun.b, O'Bni'n, O'Neill (2), Kmytt ('A), Brrtuifji a,nd I?uiKe S.cotland (pradiuce)— Mexvdames Mowat and o'B.rien in (liaige. Alrs Cornish, Misses !\fowat and (ior,sage, and Mews .Jowat, Uulliin.';, ctn il CcuitLweil. Spam (fancy)— 3le;,dcMiies O'Cir.ulv ?irt(\ Steve'ri'on m ohd/rce, Mism's TcVM'v (2), Dwyoi, (lilli^an, Tioston, .vlcir-,, Mo.nalski (,-J). Japan (fa r u'v)> — Mesdames Wilkie -and Ifawke in charge, Mis^cf, O'P-ruMi (2), Sheehan, Wifk.-»e (.'*), llawke (2), Harty Bran tub./— Mr M. Me Kearney, M^=; >I Daly. The musical part of fine pxofci amoLe wa,s i"n charge of Messrs Wilkie and F. Cheyne, \\<h\\c "\lr. \ Scott had charge ot tlu connpotit'ioi/s, and Mi. B. AicCiinn llu shqoting gallery. BesLdes the hc-avy laden stalls, replete with aitistie productions of e\ary finagiiiible k'l^d, tlie ' lolly ' stall wilih its immense array of tempting clelu'acies, t;'ic icfreshoient stall, with its dainty little tea ruon\ tjio 7>i\«dace s.tall, 'with its multitude of -sol^d comfoipt-s-, piesoiiting 'as it ditt a minvat'ure jiictu're ot the famous TaJeri court at 1 t<he winter j-'how, there \\e:e inmuh er,ihle at tract ions duung the whole of the c-atnaa! h\ ona comet tilwre \v<u a .shoot Lug compot it i,on, in, ,in(ythor a hat t>rinnnmg convpet it «on, a mn\ 'd:i\i,(i'g oompetitiion wps ■fiV cen^'e of observation at cn'ithc^ pl'a c, wihrle at necju-cnt r«ter\ als, peiForn'cn* ocriipie/1 Iho slaae and ccmtributed oi client ral selections, dances-, nrtisucal s-olos, cl-u'b swinair-g, ot'c Tl'e grarcf.iU e\jul;i~ lion of club swingnie by \lis\s Mmval wns alone wo r th a \'V i ti Co the cnrni\al -It would cMoujpy more rfo.i^e than we ha'\ c at oir dnryosai to ctVnvpY mm on tn a rt e'( v a^ ide.^ of the articles on the stalls whic*h lrf 'hM'f.d beautifully painied nn'nV>r,s, par^)^, nip snc<ms, h I'iSd cat\ed tables*, chairs, cjbii.f*'^ 1 , ant u<\ icallv wroi^iht dvj i !hio<'ns d'ape', fable i-o\ enmcj^ nil an'fl wator c;r»lors. A teles;! <i|?hie mevsage leion. rd an TllPß'^fa^ fn'omie.(l us that tlie cannibal was btou^ht to iii siiccessinl conclusuin on the nreMo.is (*\''mn», and I'h.it tihe^atisfactjary sum of £23y was the net icslilf.