MASQUERADE BALL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4321, 23 August 1950, Page 2

MASQUERADE BALL

WAITAKARURU SCHOOL

IN AID OF THE SPORTS QUEEN

A children’s masquerade ball, with fancy dress optional, was held in the Waitakaruru hall recently in the interests of the memorial' carnival’s sports queen. There was a splendid attendance of both parents and children and the variety of fancy costumes testified to the initiative and energy of the mothers who have been kept constantly busy lately working for various carnival functions.

Mr Hinton, the schoolmaster, ably assisted by his staff, kept a programme of children’s events moving along merrily, with Mrs W. Hegh as accompanist for the songs and Mrs Laurie Hill for the dancing items. The following is a resume of the programme:— “God Save the King; heel and toe polka; senior group, choruses, Forty Years On” and “Hark To The Echoes;” seniors, hokey tokey; juniors, hokey tokey; infants, drill game, Indians, singing, Sleeping Princess,” recitations, Mignon Ashford, Kaye Mitchell; log cabin,; recitations (choral) by juniors, “The Milkman” and “Pants That Mother Made;” step dance, Polonaise;, tap dance by Jeanette Roberts; senior group (chorus), “On the Ball,” and “Boney Was a Warrior;” Teddy Bear’s Picnic; standards 3 and 4 (choral), mad march; floral dance by juniors, railway carriage; solo on mouth organ by Barbara Shadbolt; junior group (chorus), “New Moon” and “The Thrush” by Clarice McCollum, Beth Madgwick, Holly Gordon and Eunice McNeil; Irish hornpipe by Jeanette Roberts; musical parcel; tap dance by Barbara Roberts. Mr Hector Grbic was much enjoyed in two solos which he accompanied himself on his guitar and Mr and Mrs W. Hegh gave same of their always popular duets and solos. A stall, well stocked with sweets, drinks and ice creams did a brisk trade which must have helped the funds along. The following are the names of some of the children who were in fancy costumes: —

Barbara Mounsey, flower girl; Lorraine Cox, military girl; Jeanette Roberts, rainbow girl; Julia Madgwick, Dutch girl; Faye Anstis; lan Earnshaw, cowboy; John Duffin, Barry Allport, baggy breeches; Graeme Stembridge; Peter Ganley, sailor; C. Leach, sailor; Stewart Edens, Robin Hood; Gloria Fisher, nurse; Kathleen O’Neil, Dutch boy; Viviepne Blackler, Red Riding Hood; Pauline Coxhead, hard up girl; Kathreen Baigent, Dutch girl; Faye Roycroft, military girl; Lynette Robertson, Minnie Mlouse; Frank Parker, Indian; Alan Berney, scout; Barbara Smith, superstitions; Betty Grant, sailor girl; Barbara Baigent, ludo; Janice Cox, military girl; Yvonne Roycroft, ice

skater; Eunice McNeil, Dutch girl; Holly Gordon, gangster; Arthur Spencer, a girl; Naomi Spencer, a boy; John Roberts, sailor boy; Trevor Robertson, ghost; Clarice McCollum, Red Cross nurse; Ralph Fisher, jockey; Beth Madgwick, Dutch boy; Gillian Cox, military girl; Ross McNeil, sailor; Terry OfNeil, Indian; Mignon Ashford, flowergirl; Graham Hatcher, clown; Carol Spenser, a boy; Patricia McCollum, a gypsy; Garry Blackler, Indian; Diane Hill, marching girl; Janice O’Neil, Dutch girl; Pamela Allport, a princess; Glenys Robertson, a fairy; Edith Madgwick, a skater; Brian Stembridge, Prince Charming; Ray Mounsey, Indian chief; Judith Ramshaw, Dutch girl; Alison Blackler, a witch; Billy Fisher, Wee Willie Winkie; Helen Wilson, a sailor; Owen Madgwick, clown; Laurien Blackler, knight; Frank Hill, cowboy; Owen Adams, jockey; Barry Butteryworth, Lone Ranger; Grahame Coxhead; Joy Bathurst, marching girl; Marie O’Neil, Blac Mammy; Annette Hill, tap dancer; Merle O’Neil, old man; Beverley Ganley, marching girl; Ethne Blackler, marching girl; Barbara Shadbolt, merry-go-round; Colleen MlcCollum, clown; Judy Roberts, Mexican tambourine girl.