Cwmamman Church Bazaar 1913

The following information was extracted from the October 1913 edition of Cwmamman Parish Magazine.

The 1913 Church Bazaar was held at Garnant School (near the Raven) on Thursday, 18th and Saturday 20th September. The Thursday Bazaar was opened by Lady Dynevor and the Saturday event by Mr F. Gilbertson. The amount of money raised at the Bazaar was as follows:

  £ s. d.
St. Margaret's stall 34   3 1
Garnant stall 30   7 7
Llanfair stall 18   9 3
Vicarage stall 32 19
Sweet stall   4 19
Men's stall   4   1 2
Refreshment stall   5   0
Doors 10 13 0
Flower stalls   2   2 8
Side shows   2 11 4
Concert   1   4 6
Glanamman Bran Tub   1 14 5
Glanamman Battery   0   2 6
Shooting Gallery   2   1 1
Ice cream stall   2   7 0

The following were in charge of the various stalls:-

Vicarage Stall -Mrs. R. Williams, Miss Jenkins, Mrs. Owen, Mrs. James, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. D. J. Evans, Mrs. Rees, Mrs. Tudor.
Christ Church Ladies' Sewing Class Stall -Mrs. Grey, Mrs. R. Davies, Mrs. Slocombe, Mrs. Maggs, Mrs. Rowlands, Mrs. A. Davies, Mrs. M. Davies.
Grocery Stall -Miss Mary Thomas, Miss A. Bevan, Miss Mary Davies.
Fruit and Sweet Stall -Mrs. Philpott, Mrs. J. Bevan (Stepney), Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. H. Jenkins.
Cwmgorse Stall -Mrs. E. Davies, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Evans, Miss Shellum.
Glanamman Stall -Mrs. W. A. Hay, Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Franklyn, Mrs. Trussler, Mrs. Hall.
Flower Stall, No.1 -Miss L. Bowen, Miss Iris Harries, Miss May Bowen, Miss Dorothy Richards, Miss Dorris Harries.
Flower Stall, No.2 -Miss Ada Morgans, Miss May Evans, Miss Sarah Bowen, Miss Edith May Evans, Sarah Anne Jones, Miss Mary Thomas, Miss Minnie Bowen.
Refreshment Stall -Mrs. Price, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Bevan, Mrs Humphreys, Mrs. Michael, Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Morgan, Miss Lewis, Miss Davies.
Men's Stall -Mr. B. David.
Galvanic Battery, No.1 -Mr. Oliver Beanland.
Galvanic Battery, No.2 -Mr. Morgans.
Candle-lighting Trick -Miss Davies, Bertie Owen.
Bran Tub, No.1 -Miss Gladys Davies, Elizabeth Davies.
Bran Tub, No.2 -Miss Mary Jenkins, Miss Modder, Miss Morgans, Miss Olwen Jenkins.
Bran Tub, No.3 -Miss Lizzie Walters, Miss E. Morgans.
Bran Tub, No.4 -Miss Kate Williams, Miss Doris Williams, Miss Lulu Owen.
Bran Tub, No.5 -Miss Grace Williams, Miss Edith Maggs, Miss Irene Tudor, Miss Doris Tudor.
Door Keepers -Mr. Thos. Price and Mr. Coombes.
Ice Cream Stall -Mr. Slocombe, Mr. E. Davies.
The Garnant Miniature Shooting Saloon -Mr. Beanland, Mr. T. White, Mr. Ernie Seville, Mr. A. Jenkins.
The Spying Nigger* -Mr. Richard Madge, Mr. G. Williams, Mr. D. J. Jones, Mr. Wm. Madge, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Howell Madge, Miss Mary Lewis.
*Transcribers Note: The title given to this stall illustrates the different perspective of people in 1913 compared to modern times. Today, the title would be regarded as politically incorrect. We are now conditioned to be more sensitive in the language we use so as not to cause offence to others.

VARIETY CONCERT.

Thursday -Chairman: Mr. T. Thomas. Accompanist: Mr. B. Owen.

Saturday -Chairman: Mr. Wm. T. Williams. Accompanist: Mr. D. B. Madge.

Weight Lifting -Mr. Stanley Madge, Mr. Dd. Thomas.

Posing -Mr. Stanley Madge, Mr. Sam Williams.

Conjuring -Mr. D. M. Davies, Mr. Cecil Davies.

Attendants -Mr. Fred Evans, Mr. Fred Owen.

Door Keepers - Mr. Thos. Price, Mr. Coombes. Mr. Fred Owen, Mr. F. Benjamin.

Fixing Stalls etc. -Messrs. J. Thomas, T. Thomas and H. Fuller, assisted by Messrs. T. Madge, F. Benjamin, J. Bevan, W. Hay, S. Madge, D. Madge, J. Roberts, F. Owen, Bertie Owen, H. Slocombe, A. Davies, D. D. Thomas, E. Thomas, J. Rees, G. Davies, T. J. Philpott, G. Williams, Wm. Madge, Coombes, S. Morgan, T. aker, D. Evans, J. A. Evans, D. J. Evans, etc.

Hon. Treasurers -Messrs. T. Madge, W. Lewis, J. Harries.

Hon. Secretaries -Messrs. Wm. Evans, W. A. Hay, W. E. Baker.

Special thanks was given to the "ladies, who worked so faithfully during the winter months in the sewing classes".

Thanks to Kevin Madge for allowing me to borrow his 1913-14 edition of the Cwmamman Parish Magazine, which may now be the only one in existance.

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