TO BEAUTIFY ...

CHORISTERS XMAS PARTY 

The Badsey Choristers were entertained to tea at the Vicarage on Tuesday, December 29th. After tea the time-honoured games of the season were solemnly proceeded with. The party would have passed off without accident but for the fact that whereas the bran-pie proved quite irresistible, the pie-dish proved quite the reverse and entirely collapsed beneath the weight of attention bestowed upon it. A magic lantern exhibition by the Vicar, who showed a good many slides of his own manufacture, brought a very pleasant evening to a close.

THE REGISTERS

In the absence of entries for August the following extract from the Badsey Marriage Register may interest our readers:

Anno Dom 1654:  John Snow and Elizabeth Frost - July: 24

CHURCH EXCURSION

PARISH LIBRARY

It is proposed to re-open the Parish Library which has been closed for some years pending the rise of a generation unacquainted with the interesting contents of the 500 volumes of which it consist. It will be open at the Vicarage on Mondays, during winter, from 5.30 to 6.0, commencing on December 10th. Subscription 1d. per month. Librarian, Miss Hands.

NEW STOVE FOR CHURCH

A PLEASANT EVENING

The Vicar gave his annual supper to churchworkers, at the Vicarage, on Wednesday, March 2nd, when about thirty-six, including churchwardens, clerk, sidesmen, singing-men, ringers and chimers, responded to his invitation. After supper speeches were made and songs were sung, the most successful effort of all being that of Mr. J. Perkins, with his 'One O,' which quite 'brought down the house.' So pleasantly did the time slip by that the night really still seemed young when the party broke up at a few minutes to twelve.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

On Sunday, March 19th, after the usual Children's Service, the Teachers and Scholars assembled in the Old School for the Annual Distribution of Prizes. The Vicar addressed a few words to the children and then distributed the prizes in the following order:

EASTER VESTRIES

SUNDAY SCHOOL TREAT

On Wednesday, July 26th, all those children who had made two-thirds of the maximum number of attendances at Sunday School were entertained to tea by the Vicar on the Vicarage Lawn. After tea an adjournment was made to the House Ground for games and sports. We subjoin a list of the prize-winners: