BLACKBALL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 December 1938, Page 10

BLACKBALL NOTES

• ' HT,,,, Hill ’ [ [OUB OWN COBBESPONDEN'L’.] ■ J I A children’s Plain and Fancy Dress Ball was held in the Miners’ on Friday evening. There was 1 a large 1 number of children and parents present. The costumes were many and [varied. The children’s dancing was a credit to the teachers. Mrs Ayl- ; ward judged the fancy costumes. FolMowing was the programme: Grand jMarch, Polka, Stds. 1-6. Stamping |Feet, Primer Classes; Maxina, Stds. 1-6; “Please Be My Partner,” Prim-, ers; Open Dance, Fox Trot; Skater’s; Dunce, Girls Stds. 4-6; Shoemaker’s Dance, Primers; La Rinka, Stds 1-6; Tripping Dance, Stds 1-3; Merry Go * Round, Primers; Double Curtsey, .Girls, 4-6; Barn Dance, Stds 4-6;, Polka, Primer Classes; Skipping, Dance, Stds 1-3; Gay Gordons, Stds

4-6; Minuet, Primer Classes. Open Foxtrot. Ballet “Ten Pretty Girls”; Irish Jig, Four Girls. I Following is the list of prize winners: — Prettiest Costume. Girl —Myra PirIrie, Pierette; Boy, Brien Leitch, Elf. [Most Original, Boy, Colin McGougan, Corker. Girl, Ellen [Moore, Old Woman in the Shoe. Cheapest. Girl, El-[ la Kermode, Snowball Flour. Boy,' Jack Mountford, Measles. Pairs, Jes-' sie McGregor and Beth McGregor, Bride and Groom. Outside Public,’ Helen Butterworth, Cupid, Vivian Sheehan, Absent-minded Professor? Boys’ Special, Johnny. Haisty, Father 1

Xmas. Girls’ Special, Judith Archer, ■ Old Victorian Lady. Helen AnderIson, Maori Girl. Boys’, Alex StenIhouse, Chinese. Nine tiny tots each received a. prize, donated by Mrs Dunn, as were the four specials given J,Ly her also. A tap ballet was given by Miss Jean Davies, “Ten Pretty Girls,” which was well received. The following were the costumes: — Primers 1 and 2. —David Anderson,| Coalminer; John Anderson. Letter. Box; Peter Campbell, Peter Pilot;! | Maurice Coleman, Indian; Lawrence, 'Gray, Pierrot; John Haisty, Santa Claus; Derek Howden, Cowboy;! David Gibson, Old Salt; Brien Leitch,

Elf; Victor Lee. Sunlight; Ivor McClure, Pirate; Jim Shaw, Kobin

Hood; Brian Patterson, Pied Piper; June Allen, Blue Girl; Patsy Davey, Japanese; Myrtle Gibson, Harlequin Dancer; Edna. Hayes, Christchurch Star; Marion Logie, Red Riding Hood; Ella Kermode, Bag of Flour; Dorothy

King, Red Riding Hood; Norma Kells, Bc-Peep: Phyllis Olsen, Twinkling Stars; Jean Rarity. Sailor Girl; Margaret Williams. Adams Bruce Cakes; Beth Waters, Fairy; Wilsie MeGhie, Goodnight. Primers 3-1. — Doreen Shaw. Miss Westland; Beverley Anderson, A Flower; Charmaine Gibson, Daisy; Valerie Hayes, Irish Colleen: Jean I McDonald. Pom Pom Girl; Neill [Grindle, Mexican; Edith Reynolds. A! Gipsy Girl; Elodie Lowry, Persian ’Princess; Daphne Reid. Poke Bonnet; Jack Meikle. Cowboy; Ngaire Collins, Butterfly; Beulah Leitch, Fairy; ( Ellen Moore. Woman in a Shoe; Robin Keown, Fairy; Hugh McDougall, Clown; Daniel Brown. Drummer Boy; Ceci! Clark. Indian: Judith Archer. Vieloiian Lady: Freddie Fischer, A Biid; Leslie Robinson. Pierette; Leslie McNicol. Reckitt’s Blue; Vivienne Allan, Victorian Pierette; Betty McDougal. Work Day; Tommy Davey, Wooden Soldiers; Ethel Coleman, Balloon Girl: Victor Mountford, Carpeiilor; Jack Heyward. Butcher. Stds. 1 and fl. —Boys, Billy Allen, Cowboy; Des. Barry, Swagger: Doug. 1 Bowkit t. Robin Hood: B. Campbel', 1 A Cook: Keith Cochrane. Golden Shred Golliwog: R. Collins. Julius Caesar; Billy Doyle, .A Golddigger: Tom Gibson. Sambo; Ncii Haistv,

J Tramp; Les Hayes. Santa Claus; Pat Lowry, Cowboy; Colin McGougan, I’m a Corker; Eddie Shaw, Pixie; Allan King, Indian. Girls. —Betty Anderson, Balloon Girl. Monica Connors, A Grenadier; Barbara Davey, Jester; Chrissie Day. Five Finger Exercise; Isabel Driscoll, Five Finger Exercise; Jean Meadowcroft, Snow Drop; Betty McGhie, Japanese Lady; Slarice Olsen, Hallow’een; Evelyn Walker, Good Luck. Std. 11, Boys.—Alex Brown, A Clown; Jack Collins, Burglar; Peter Gibson, Sailor; Ron Hayes, Back to Front; George James, Pierrot; Bill Pascoe, Maori; Des. Patterson, Eskimo; George Rae, Dick Whittington; ! Noel Reid, Canadian Mounted Policeman; Alan Schafer, A Maori. —Girls, Catherine Anderson, Pierrette; Molly Anderson, Coronation Rosette; Agnes Boag, An Elfin Girl; Enid Lee, An Irish Girl; Isa McDougall, Columbine; Jessie McGregor, Bride; Hannah Mountford, Queen of the May Pole; Violet Oliver, Maid Marian. Std. 3. —Bill Collins, Bear; Tom Fielding, Paper Boy; Stewart Kerr. Maori; Jack Mountford, Measles; Jim Oliver, Robin Hood; Joe Quinn, The Music Goes Round and Round; Tom

itaritj, inctian; Joe Reynolds, Cowboy; Bill Walker, Fisherman; Zelda Anderson, Sentry; Jeannette Davey, i Pierrette; Jocelyn Davey, Jester; [Hazel Dillon, Arab Girl; Marie I Haisty, The Music Goes Round and | Round; Doris Heyward, Night; Mar- , garet McNichol, Pierrette; Thelma Phimester, Xmas Tree; Nellie Rey- ; nolds, Pierrette; Valda Walsh, Irish Girl; Betty King, Daffodil. Std I— Oliver Day, Cook; Bill Hartshorne, Dave of Snake Gully; Jim McGhie. Egyptian; Ernie Croad, Baker; Colleen Campbell. Queen of the Night: Evera. Collins, Aladdin; Beth Davies, Lettuce Salad; Gwen Jones. Pirate; Bonnie Kirk, Gipsy; Beth McGregor, Bridegroom; Myra Pirrie, Pierrette; Shirley Pirrie, Eastern Princess.

I Stds. 5 and 6.—Helen Anderson, A .Maori Maiden; Eileen Coyle, Bali loons; May McDougall, Buy Empire , Goods; Doris James, Old Fashioned Lady; Shirley Park, Physical Fitness; [Jessie Cochrane, Coronation Year; Frances Young, The Air Hostess; Lorna Nuttall, Queen of Hearts; Mary . McNicol, Our Local Rag; Dawn Col- | Jins, Daffodil; Colleen O’Flaherty, [3ZR, Greymouth; Doreen Gibson, A Gipsy; Dawn Ledsham, Folly; Pat Connors, A Soldier; Marjorie' Andersen, Pierette; Rosa Balderstone, A Member of Parliament; lan McGougan, Cowboy; lan McGougan, A Pieriot: William McDonald, A Cricketer; Dorman Walsh, A Gipsy Boy; Alex Stenhouse, A Chinaman; Eric McGuigan, An Italian Brave; Ritchie McGuigan, A. Cowboy; Jack Lee, A Coalminer: R. McDonald, Dad from Snake Gully.