The Archive · 1926

An Original Competition

The Candle Competition in the charge of Miss Shekury also proved very attractive. Those who wished to enter had about twenty candles to light with one match, certainly a dificult feat but not impossible. The prizes for those who were Successful were little handbag. pencils, made like silver screws ete. and for the men packets of cigurettos. The sweet stall, in the hands of Mr. C, J. White and Miss White looked very tempting and all the sweets, mostly home made, were daintily arranged in little has. kets of crepe paper. In the tea room there was a large table displaying all the prizes for the tombola. All round the big table were arranged smaller ones for the tea, which was being managed very capably by Mrs Brown, Mrs. Rayden and Mrs. rank Riley, The Small Money Question The cashiers were Mrs. Frank Jones and Mrs. Eardely and td be noted by ell those who Propose to attend the bazaar to-day—for it is a two-day affair—that no small money will be received. Instead, booklets of 20-cent notes, six to a dollar, will be sold and these wil be accepted as legal tender all through the fair,

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