The Archive · 1928

The Girl Guides

Highly Successful Function in Mrs, Toeg's Garden There was no doubt on Satur-Jday afternoon, from almost. before it" opened, that the Girl Guides' Bazaar held in the garden of Mrs. Toeg's house in Vu Yuen Road, was success. The sun shone brightly for the occasion, the stalls were tastefully arranged round the beautiful lawn, and tea was served at Tittle tables placed where those who sat could enjoy the animated scene presented by the rest of the bazaar.

The opening took place at, 2.90 when there was already a good crowd in attendance. The Rev. R. J. Stockdale spoke for Mrs. Toes, expressing her hope that the bazaar ]would be attended with the success it deserved, and he also, on behalf of Miss Thomson, District Commissioner of the Girl Gries Amos tion, thanked Mrs. heartily for the great help ip she had given to them all in making their Brownies hen, ered fervord aad and) Toes with a basket of pale pink carnations, and after three ener' had: been given by th children, the bazaar was declared open, and x thorough investigation of all thet was offered followed, The Stalls One of the largest groups of children of every size, -seemed 10 centre round the stall kept by the American Company of the Guides, the ice cream and candy. stall, and the heat of the afternoon must greatly have helped in the splend: t trade done here. Another which created great interest among. the visitors was the White int Stall, run by the 5th Com-where many attractive articles were on display, both for young folk and grown up. The Rangers were in charge' of the fancy work stall, and here they gave 2 very able display of what can be done with ingenuity and a little cretonne. Bags and cushion covers, linen tray cloths and tea sets, trid little novelties of every kind disappeared quickly from the stall, while the baby stall, where mens' clothes collected by the Company made a delightful nickly attracted many parents, emboks, the shooting gallery, I the side shows proved high:

popular and were eagerly sought niternoon by boys and girls all utu dusk, when the wir ing nuumbere of the raffles were awn nnd the sale closed, after a highly successful afternoon' from all points of view.

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