FANCY DRESS BALL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6577, 17 October 1939, Page 4

FANCY DRESS BALL

ANNUAL CHILDRENS' FUNCTION AT AKAROA A Evening The Children?' Fancy Dress Ball held in the Oddfellow's Hall, Akaroa 1 on Friday last was a great success-' and much credit is due to the Presi-' dent of the Akaroa Plunket Society, Mrs W. H. Taylor, the secretary, MrsW. A. Newton and the many willing thelpers on-the committee for the excellent arrangements made. The at- 1 tendance was larger than usual -and the standard of the costumes showed that the .parents had be«n to a great deal of trouble. Mr W. ,H. Taylor acted as M.C. for the childrens section and ? Mr J. Prendergast jnr., for the later dance. Messrs E. May, S. C. Nai-' smith and B. W. Henning acted as doorkeepers.

Lucky spot waltzes were won by Joan and Denis Williams and by Juidith Helps ard Marie 'May and by Lois Erickson, and Doreen Dann. Music ws? supplied by Mrs L. Bailey extras being played by Mrs iPilkington and Miss M. Gilbert.

During the evening, Adjutant Mayfield of the Salvation Army, kindly gave some cornet solos and lead the children in community singing.

Mr F. Davis, Mayor, congratulated the Akaroa Plunket Society on the success of the function which was, a credit to the Plunket officials at Akaroa. He considered the costumes! were better than usual and he was. pleased to see the children having such a happy time.

The following were some of the costumes :—Judith Edginton sant Girl), Molly Edginton (Peasant Girl), Joyce Cookson (Chorus Girl), June Messon (Party Girl), Kevin Ham mond;(Brigand), Shirley Davis (Peasant Girl), June Cookson (Chorus Girl), Stephanie Smith ( Lady Teazle), Daisy Truman (Posy), Isabel :Naismith (Czecho-Slovakian), Naismith (Party Frock), Billy Davis' (Drummer Boy), June Truman (Flower Girl), Joan Kotlowski (Mexican Dancer), Betty Woodhouse (Party Girl), Essie Prer.dergast (Dutch Girl), Leo Prendergast (Schoolboy), Barry Hammond .(Red Indian), Margaret Kotlowski (Flower Girl), Anne Hammond, (Romney Picture), Moira Hammond (Chinese Girl), Linda Davis (Columbine), M&ry Kotlowski (Pierrette), Patty and ; Colleen Jordan (Early Victorian Twins), John W,oodf iIL ( Mechanic), Bruce Woodill - (Hiker), Ken Woodill (Schoolboy), Johnvßflice (Cricketer), Mary Newton (Dutch Boy), Norma Reid (Peasant Girl), Judith Moore (Little Dutch Girl), Zeala Dalbeth (.Queen -of Hearts). Alison May (Ballet Girl», Corral Giddens (Beach Girl), Diana Reid (Snow White), Bernard Reid (Teddy Bear), Natalie Ramsay (Party Frock), Dawn Keegan (Chicken), John Hammond (Sailor Boy.), Diana Newton (Flower Girl,), Elizabeth Newton (Chinese Lady), Elizabeth Sealey (Snow White), Judith Anne Sealey (Irish Colleen), Anne Marie Moore (Milkmaid), Anne Brown (Drummer Gifl), Marion Campbell (Ballet Dancer), Linette Barrett (Balloon -Girl), Jenny Arnold (Rosebud), Pricilla Arnold (Princess), Rosalind Arnold (Alice in •Wonderland), Rhoda Munro (Red Cross Nurse), Mtrvyn.Narbey (Sailor Boy), Eric, Barry and Ivan Narbey (Three 'Blind Mice), Kellas and Br jran Pool ,;(Dad and Dave.), .Audrey Phillips (Turk), Joe and Stanley .Philjjps (Schoolboys), Valmai Dann (Gipsy Girl), Pat Solway (Red Riding Hood), Jeanette Helps (Blue and " White Pierrette), Judith Helps (Bridesmaid), Kevin Bell (Pirate), Janet Bell (Faiiy), Bobbie Bell (Bo Peep), Janet Williamson (Fairy), John and Donald Williamson (Black Cats), Winsome Rhodes (Party Frock), Josephine Barrett (Party Frock), Rachel Armstrong (Blue and White Pierrette),] Audrey Priest (County Storekeeper),: Joan Priest (Flower Girl), Colleen Toole (Daffodil), Neville Brown (Cowboy), Murray "Brown (Cowboy), Anne Brown (Leader of the Band), John Stewart (Schoolboy), Peter Glynan

(Pierrot), Rex Harrington (Red(Pierrot), Geoff Harrington (Lone Rarjgev), Frank Taylor (Rajah oi Bolm), Marjorie Idle (Indian Princess), Elaine ,Le Lievre (Temiis Girl), Maurice Le Lievre (Robin Hood), Stuart Le Lievre (Napoleon), Jules Le Lievre (Little John), Shona Guemey (School-;, girl), Douglas "Hammond (Captain), Clare Pool (Powder , Puff), Gordon Sohvay (Red, White and "Blue), Owen Rhodes■ (Drummer-Boy), Barry Brown (Night), Teddy McNabb (Little Boy Blue),iHarry Dann (Little Boy Blue), Allan-Stokes (Spaniard), tEras Ham-, ilton (Party Frock), Rita Harrington (Bluebell), Dorothy Harrington (Pierette), Norma Provis, Ruatapu. (Green Girl), Isla Richfield (Mermaid) <Eugene Le Lievre (Gardener), Peter ; "Jackson (Schoolboy), Bill Jackson., i ( Schoolboy), Ellen Jackson (Mexican. Girl), Rhoda Lennon (Spanish Lady), iLois Beaumont (Irish Colleen), Melva iLangrope (Victorian Doll), Barbara ; Williams (Australian Home Journal), r Elaine Stewart (Traffic Control), Shirley Stewart (SewingOßag), John Stew- '. -art (Schoolboy), Marie Williams (Schoolgirl), Jean Odell (Party ; Frock), Denis Williams (Schoolboy), ■ Lois Erickson (Peasant Girl), Margaret Everett (Ballet Girl), Linda Davis (Columbine), Shirley Davis : (Peasant Girl), Barbara Hay ward (Butterfly), Lewis and Ken Walker - (Schoolboys), Desmond Kotlowski (Schoolboy),.