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bazaar held in the Town Hall in 1850 under the patronage of Lady Campbell charged an admission fee of 13 6d for adults, and 9d for children under twelve. An advertisement from the 1890's states the price of the tea to be twenty cents, and another, twentyhfive cents.

Frequently, the menu was publicized. For one Hallowe'en Tea at St. James, the advertisement noted that “two kinds of salads will be served, with delicious dressings, so that all who attend may enjoy the full menu. Tea served from 5-7, for but 20 cents.” The Hallowe'en Tea of 1909 was to be "one of the best yet. All delicacies of the season will be served in a very dainty manner by the young ladies."

Almost each annual report states that the Ladies' Aid meets weekly for sewing and a social hour in the Ladies' parlor. All women of the church were invited to attend these meetings.

With assistance of the Guild, teas and fancy work sales came to be held regularly at Easter and Hallowe'en. These proved to be very successful,

both financially and socially. Rummage sales, sometimes as many as four in a year carried on by the same _people, were entertaining as well as profitable.

It would be a great mistake to leave the impression that the Trustees were the only recipients of support from the Ladies' Aid Society. It must be said here that this same group attended to many other needs of the

Sanctuary, the upper and lower halls and the kitchen.

The lack of kitchen and other equipment was constantly on their minds. Back numbers of the annual reports frequently state that the Aid purchased cup towels and hand towels, table cloths of all sizes, china (plain and monogrammed), silver, pots and pans of all kinds, jugs and pitchers, and other necessities as the need arose. One interesting expenditure from 1928

reads: rent for bread knife — $1,00.

During World War One, a report indicates that two flags were purchased, as a token of loyalty and as a timely decoration for the church. (These flags are not the ones which .presently hang on the pillars at the front of the church. These latter flags are the flags of the P.E.I. based 82nd Regiment, and were placed there for safe—keeping when the Regiment went

overseas.)

In 1923 the Ladies' Aid donated to Session a beautiful new pulpit gown and cassock for the use of the minister. When the church was renovated in

1931, the Ladies'Aid gave $600 to the Trustees.

In the good old days, one of the worthwhile undertakings of the Ladiesr Aid was the mite box collection. This, to all appearances, was one of the most friendly activities of the Aid. Each collector was expected to make a dozen calls a month. It could well be called a personal or social visit. By no stretch of the imagination could it be called a financial enterprise.

The amount levied was ten cents per person a month — a truly mite collection! Nevertheless, one year's collection amounted to approximately $225.

Many more achievements of the Ladies' Aid could be recalled.