WAITAKI NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12540, 11 May 1915, Page 1

WAITAKI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The Hall Committor brought their bazaar to a close on Friday evening, 30th April. The- whole proceeding proved most 'enjoyable and successful, while the financial result showed that ' the.Committee, has the approval of the . public in the undertaking they have in hand, while the hall was taxed to its ' utmost to accommodate the crowds who patronised the bazaar. A complete clearance: was effected in all the stall's, and when all expenses are pa'-d the bazaar will realise over £'loo. Considering the size 'of our district and. the many calls made upon the public at the present time, the Hall: Committee has every reason to be well satisfied with the result of their .venture. At one time it was considered by some that the erection of a hall at Waitakii was rather a large undertaking, but the decision of the Committee to erect the present hall.has been fully justified:, as they have been enabled to pay off -more than half its eo>t within nine months of .its completion. During the course of the bazaar various competitions were held', and these added considerably to '.ts success. The result cf the baking | competition has already been published in the rooort of the opening ceremony. Much amusement was caused during the'-second evening by a hat-trimming ! competition for men. Quite a number of competitors entered, 'and the 'results of their various efforts were ctuite stylish and artistve. and gave the judges considerable trouble to decide the winner, who proved to be Mr T. Wesley. A nail-driving . competition for ladies during the same evening evoked great interest, and was won In Mrs C. Harper, who drove .her nail home with ten ''..its. Pillow-lighting on a rail caused much amusement, and was won- by W. William-;. A tug-of-war between the boys of the local schools was won by Glenavy. During the last evening the chief attraction centered in the tug-of-war. for which three teams from Enfield and two local teams' entered. Although the local teams pulled well, the form anel training of the Enfield men tokl, and the result was never in .doubt. No. 1 Enfield, team being first, with No. 3 Enfield second. On the last evening the p-'How-light was won by Mr Jas. Bres]in. A tug-of-war. Married v. Single Ladies, was won by the married ladies. A second nail-driving competition for ladies wa> held anel a large number of competitors entered. This event was won by Miss E. Manviek, who scored wvth five hits. A weight-guessing competition was hold each evening. The first was won bv Messrs Woods. F. Harper and D. Williams, the second by Mr-'T. "Wesley, and the third by Mr T. Forbes. The Committee held a social on Friday evening last as a v.- ml-iio to their bazaar, and a large crowd aga;in assembled. During the evening Mr D. Williams (Chairman of the Hall Committee) took the opportunity of thanking all those who hail assisted in making the bazaar such a success. He wished to thank their many friends who had been so liberal with donations, and also the members of the Committee, both ladies and gentlemen, for the manner in which t.ljev had worked for the benefit of the 'hall. Excellent music for dancing was supplied by Messrs C. Pelvin (piano), Montieth (violin), and J. Gray (cornet). During the 'cven'uig Mir M'o.ntioth sang "Ki'liecrankie, and. in response to an encore, sang "Fee the Noo." A very pleasant gathering was brought to a close with the-singing of "Auld Lang Syne" and the National Anthem."