WHAREROA

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 6 July 1921, Page 6

WHAREROA

(Froiri Our QWn Correspondent)

• The masquerade; ball held Nat Whareroa last Friday night , was the most successful function „yet held in that **■**• visitors wereypresent from all parts, including Te Roti and Tariki The music provided by Mr Tobeck %as first-class, while the ladies had preparx excelle? t s«PPer. Mesdames J. Walker and Benton dnd Msis Vinton played extras. . _The following were in' fancy dress: !■■ Messrs J_3. Robertson (Golly wog), Twomey (Nigger), Bell (Nigger),' Jack S?% °* $« ? a*h)Vv^ *ofc (Pierrot), E^ Murphy (Pink Serenader), Hale^(Pierrot), E Death (Pierrot), (Hayseeds), Lawrence (HavaeedsKv Corner t (Pirate), Chambers x<Highwayman), J. Alexander (Doctor), Misses Mills (Ragtime), Death (Pierrot) YM. Death (Black Cat), Benton (Good Imck), Homewood (Frills), Vinton Ragtime), Hicks (Clqwn), Gerrity (Witch), Cockerton (Belgium), Cockerton (Night), Laurent (Spanish Lady), Toc*ery (Daffodil), McPherson (Ruina- *«>«). M- McPherson (Good Luck), M. McPherson (Weldon's Patterns), Huss2 n *v <Mi» n Maid), Field (Powder «i_E), (Pierrot), Walker (Japanese Lady), Iris Piatt (A Masqueratfer), Mesdames E. Patterson (Japanese Lady), Hicks (Crimson Karribler), Vinton (Nurse), W. Mills (Persian ;Lady). There were several others whose names were unprocurable.- '■'■::

Prizes for the best fancy costumes were awarded:—Mrs Wj Mills (Persian .Lady) and Mr Twomey (Nigger) 1, Mr Bell (Nigger) and Miss Cockerton (Night) 2. Mrs Grant acted as judge. In the waltzing competition, Miss Cockertph jtnd Mr N. Meuli won the open waltzr-while the maiden competition;^ -«©n by'M^ and Mr M Hicks. 'Mr '• Stafford made a cai> able MiCJ-