FANCY DRESS BALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 1 July 1925, Page 3

FANCY DRESS BALL.

GATHERING AT KAPONGA

Attractively decorated in a coloui scheme of red and green, the Kaponga Town Hall was packed to capacity, on Friday evening oy the large numbers in attendance at the childrens’ and adults’ pain and fancy dress ball, oiganised by the Ladies’ Guild oi St. Mark's Anglican Church. The majority of the children and a fair sprinkling of the adults appeared in fancy dress costumes, which gave the assembly a picturesque appearance and added' to the gaiety oi the occasion. Jo flic younger set especially, judging by the zest with which they participated in the entertainment, it proved replete with enjoyment. Subsequent to the grand march, a ballot was taken to decide the issiie in the children’s fancy dress competitions. Five classes were arranged, the popular choice declaring the respective winners as follow: . Girls. —Under seven, Joyce Briggs, (Butterfly); over seven, Naomi McNae (Harem Lady). - \ , . „ . . , Bovs. — Under seven, Ronald knight (Little Boy Blue); over seven, Ray McCarthy (Rompers). Paper Dresses.—Sheila Harper (Keep Off the Grass) 1; Margaret Laurenson (Ballet Girl) *2. Others in fancy dress were Hilda Guv (Dominoes), Naomi McNae (Eastern Lady), Phyllis Knight (Knitting Bag). Mollv Severn© (If Winter Conies), Betty Bollard (Early Victorian Lady)Doris Harper (Scotch Lassie). Gladys Knight (Billiards), Patty Gomez (Good Luck), Jean Bickford (Summer), Sadie Bertie (Cupid), Daphne Mann (Persian Princess), Marjorie Willis (Little Red Riding Hood) Leone McCarthy (Fairy), Jean Matx (White Fairy). Iris Marx (Golden Fairy), Mary Williams (Golliwog), Marjorie Mellow (No More Strikes), Margaret Willis (Gipsy). Flo Jones (Red Riding Hood). Jean Davison (Rosebuds), Marjorie Cook (Spring), Jean Guv (Pierrot), Jimmy Harper (Little, Boy Blue), Walter Solomon (Penguin), Ronnie Knight (Little Boy Blue), Verdun Evans (Gnome), Desmond Evans (Bon-bon), Milton Hill (Red Indian), Claude Macks (Swagger), Frank Boyle (Grenadier), Dick Noonan (Daily News), Clement Hill (Stage Manager), Bernard Willis (Santa Claus), John Macks (Knight of Honour), Warren Keliely (Cat), Oscar Cleaver (Santa Claus), Rex Cleaver (Red Indian), Howard Marx (Golliwog), Joe Hey (Cat), Eric Cleaver (Pierrot). Dancing continued until 10 p.m., when supper was served and the adults took the floor.

In the adults’ costumes competition the voting gave first place in the lady s and gentleman's classes respectively to Miss I. Melville (Green Three Castle Cigarettes) and Mr. B. Plumtree (Indian Chieftain). Others in fancy dress whose names were available were Misses M. Guy (Big Tree. Benzine), E. Keholy (Hawaiian Belle), O. Byrnes (Gold and Black Butterfly), E. Gargau (Gipsy). B. Blackwell (Order of the Bath), Mrs Woodliead (Maori Wahine). The success of the function is .due to the enthusiastic work of Llie members of tjio Ladies’ Guild, who spared no pains in training the children at practice dances and In decorating the ball and supper room and in providing a plentiful and much enjoyed Supper. The M.C.V for the evening were Mr. A. Parker (for the children) and Mr. W. Mu it (for the adults), while excellent music was provided by Mrs. Evans for the first half of the programme and by Mount’s orchestra lor the second half. It was a matter for general regret that Airs. R. „D. Dagg, who as guild secretary played an important part in the preliminary arrangements, was unable owiniv to illness to be present. She and the committee have, however, the satisfaction of knowing that besides being an outstanding social success the event achieved financial results which will materially benefit, thechurch funds. ,