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I ROWING.
MERCANTILE ROWING CLUB
FAIR.
Tile Town-hall on Saturday afternoon
was the scene of a fair in aid of the funds
of the Mercantile Rowing Club, and, it
was a distinct success. The arranges
ments were excellently carried out, and
the stalls were erected and decorated
with a completeness and effect which far
surpassed that of the general way of fairs.
Really clever work has been put into the
stalls, which were erected apparently
with infinite care, and constructed of
particularly neat and cleverly made trellis
work, effectively decorated with greenery
and different coloured fancy paper,
ribbon, and other material. There were
five large stalls in all, and each one represented
one of the Hobart Rowing
Clubs. Tile Sandy Bay stall, the colour
scheme of which was worked r out in
maroon and green, was really beautifully
arranged, and commanded general admiration.
It was a wealth of artistic
colour, with the white trestle work
frame was supported with Sculls: The
Derwent stall was equally as fine as its
rival, and the red Maltese cross on the
white ground was prominently displayed.
Red and tulle were the colours of the
stall, which was constructed after the
same fashion as Sandy Bay, and the
others, namely- of trestle work supported
by sculls.' The Buckingham and Lindisfarne
Clubs were also represented by
stalls, and the doorway into the ante-
room, which had another pair of oars
swathed in blue and white material-the
club's colours crossed over it, led to the
afternoon tea department, which was
beautifully decorated with the same colours.
Altogether, the fair was arranged
in a manner at once novel and particularly
attractive, and all the assistants
were arrayed in the colours of their
stalls. ;
Alderman W. Cooper performed the
opening ceremony, and in a short speech
referred to the recent birth of the club,
just before the season opened It was
only a young club, but was trying to push
ahead, and it was succeeding In several
regattas the club had proved itself a
formidable mass of the older established
clubs It had spent about 2800 in new
boats alone, and as such an enterprising
spirit was shown, he wished the club
every success (Applause.)
The Derwent Infantry Band gave their
services free, and provided a very fine
programme, which was gre ill) enjoyed
The "Death of Nelson" was beautifully
played "In the evening the attendance
was very large, and Ali AV Needham,
one of the best-known Tasmanian oats
men, and who is a prominent man in bet of
the club, was presented by Alderman
Cooper, on behalf of the members, with
an enlarged photograph of the Mercantile
senior eight The gift was an appreciation
of Ali Needham's unselfish coaching
and enthusiasm, and was presented limul
every expression of goodwill on the part
of his corn sides and then lady friends
A musical programme was also submitted
during the evening, and the fan was,
undoubtedly, both horn the pennant
and enjoyable point of view, an immense
success
The following is the list of officers and
stall holders Joint. secretaries, Miss At
Caulfield and Mr H J Pybus, assistant
secretary, Mr C Connor; assistants at
cake and sweet stall (Derwent), -Mrs H
J Pybus, and Misses Davis, Hionn, Halley
and Pybus, flower stall (Sandy Bay),
Mrs Im lilium, and Misses Arnott and
Hurst, produce (Bucks), Misses Caulhcld,
Mangan (2), and Suckling plain and
fancy work. (Lindisfarne), Misses Aspinall
(2), Burt, and Wickens, afternoon tea
(Mercantile), Mrs W Cooper, and a number
of young ladies, shooting gallery,
Messrs L Aspinall and J Fisher, post
office Master AViekens (one of the clubs
coxswains), quoits, Mr AA alter.
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