MASTERTON COMPETITIONS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 118, 21 May 1928, Page 11

MASTERTON COMPETITIONS

(Special to "The Evening Post.") i. MASTERTON, This. Day. At the concluding-demonstration concent, of the Masterton Competitions Society on Saturday night, Mr. D. N. Edwards presented the championship awards (published in the "Evening Post" on Saturday) and the following special prizes:— Wairarapa Boy gaining most marks (under 16).—Roderick Mac-. Diarniid, Mastertonv '- :-.■■-•■.,■.'■• -- - - ;.•• Most points for National Dancing (over H).—Miss Gladys Smith. Under • 14.-— Charlie Stewart. . . .. • ■'' ! ;• : • , Runner-up in Elocution, 10-13.-^Miss Bessie Sawden, Wellington. , Runner-up in Dancing.-^Miss Joyce Hayward, Wellington. , Best Original Melody.—Dorothy Clarke. Mr. Edwards announced that Miss Doreen Saunders, of Palmerston North, had gained -fifteen championship points ia the' girls' elocutionary section. Unfortunately, she did not enter for all the championship classes, but as the next most successful rcompetitor had gained only .fiva, points; the championship had been awarded to Miss Saunders. ■ _ . The dancing championship, in. which there was a tie, was awarded to Miss Marjorie Newport, on championship points, and to Miss Hazel Martin on aggregate points. , , '. A special prize has been awarded to Beryl Crystall, a clever little girl elocutionist; whose work was commented upon in highly, favourable terms by the judge.