OKAIAWA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 3 June 1924, Page 5

OKAIAWA.

(From Our Own 'Correspondent)

CONCERT.

A very successful concert in aid of the funds of the Bowling Club was held on Wednesday evening, when the hall was well filled. The principal part of tne programme was supplied by Mrs Strange and her punils, with elocutionary items. The pupils consisted of girls—big, medium-sized and diminutive —and each one went through her part with credit alike to herself and to her, teacher. The following gave elocutionary items: Mrs W. . Strange (encored), Miss M. McKinnon, Miss N. McDonald, Miss M. Ta-np, Miss E. Gunderson (encored), Miss" J. Tonks, Mr b C. Robb (encored), Miss E. Tapp, Miss A. Stevenson, Miss A. Brough, • Miss L. Carroll and Miss E. Carter. In addition the pupils sang two choruses very nicely. Mr B. Badlands, of Manaia, sang a tuneful and appropriate little, song entitled "Bowling," and was recalled. Mr W. Strange sang a solo. Mr Simpson, with his humorous Scotch, songs, was a decided success, and was recalled again and again. Mr J. Kenwick was responsible for the hit of the evening in his song, in which he introduced a number of really clever local "items of interest" relating to prominent local celebrities. Messrs Saxon, Jones and Lester played two 'celloduets, which were very much enjoyed, the musicians having to respond to an encore. These items were a mostvaluable adjunct to the programme, which was rather weak from a musical point of "view. The concert was brought to a close in a rather unusual manner,. "AuJd Lang Syne replacing the timehonoured National Anthei:i. The accompaniments during the evening wet©well played by Miss Spence and Mr» J. Renwick.

An amusing incident occurred during: the concert on Wednesday evening. A young lady gave a highly dramatic recitation, which culminated in the reciter taking poison and sinking into unconsciousness. The curtain was supposed to drop, but it didn't, and after waiting, a few seconds the "corpse" arose with with the exclamation, "'Where the deuce is the curtain?" The house rocked with laughter. FOOTBALLERS' BALL. - On Wednesday next the Okaiawa. Football Club holds its annual ball. For several years past this ball has been the event of the season, and there is no doubt that the club will uphold its reputation again this season^ PRESENTATION. A pleasant little- function took place at the Savoy Rooms on Saturday afternoon, when the girls of last year's Standajd IV. entertained at afternocit tea their late teacher, Miss Bayly, who has been transferred to Mokoia. On behalf of the girls, Mr Innes, heed teacher at Okaiawa School, presents! Miss Bayly with a vffry nice' suede purse, and in doing so expressed the girls' regret at losing their old teacher. He asked Miss Bayly to accept the little gift i!s a token of the love and esteem in which she had been held by her old pupils, and concluded by wishinsr her every success in her new home. "Miss Bayly feelingly replied, thanking her little friends for the nice afternoon one! their lovely present, which would be ■treasured as a memento of Lhe happy tTT*- she had spent at Okaiawa.