FANCY DRESS BALL

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4335, 25 September 1950, Page 2

FANCY DRESS BALL

NGATEA PRIMARY SCHOOL FULL CAPACITY HOUSE AN ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE Recently the Ngatea hall was crowded to capacity when the Ngatea primary school held its annual fancy dress ball. Mr A. Flay was responsible for the floor organisation which was very well conducted. Folk dances by the various classes were well received by the enthusiastic audience. After all the children had 1 been treated, to a dainty supper Mr Flay, on behalf of the headmaster, Mr Crocker, who was unable to be present at the function, thanked all the parents for their co-operation and for the lovely display of fancy dresses which the parents had prepared for their children. Mr Collinge also said a few words of thanks, remarking on the inadequacy of the hall for such a function and he hoped to have their support in trying to obtain something better for future functions. The ladies’ committee, which was responsible for the supper arrangements comprised:— Mesdames Blake, Waite, Jackson, Hayward, Leonard, # Cocks, Thomas, Williams and Dalgety. A dainty supper brought a very happy evening to a close. Fancy dress costumes were as follows :— .

Myles Murphy, pirate; Graham Courtney, jockey; Leslie FrazerJones, red Indian; Tom Hunt, sailor; John Brown, band leader; lan Jenkins, clown; Neil Burke, cowboy; Raymond Treadaway, Mexican; Dennis Blake, ghost; Dennis Williams, tramp; Allan Morgan, tramp; Barry Fisher, Scotch boy; John Blaikie, Mexican; David Dudding, Robin Hood; Raymond Birkenhead, pirate; Coral Bradford, drummer girl; Patty Griffiths, marching girl; Linette Agar, buttons and bows; Noeline Fathers, cow girl; Marlene Annadale, star dust; Lorraine Phillips, drummer girl; Noeline Agar, pierrette; Heather Bowen, Little Red Riding Hood; Lyn Christie, peasant girl; Kerin Parfitt, princess; Rita Dragicevich, gypsy; Heather Kingsford, fairy; Irene Hitchman, dancing girl; Iris Hitchman, wine girl; Kay Brien, Irish colleen; Jill Jarman, drummer girl; Lesley Dudding, Dutch girl; Beryl Laing, gypsy; Judith Wheeler, gypsy; Carole Waldron fairy; Ann Reid, snow queen; Valerie Burke, marching girl; Lorna Boatswain, queen of hearts; Lorraine Barriball, fancy dancer; Selwyn Kingsford, drum-major; Doug. Leonard, soldier; Eddie Kuta, Santa Claus; Barry Elvin, sailor; Graeme Pentecost, Robin Hood; Peter Morrow. Pedro the fisherman; Ross Dudley, boxer;. Claire Dalgety, shamrock; Edna Boatswai, snowdrop; Elizabeth Taylor, lavender blue; Margaret Fathers, Dolly Varden; Briar Phillips, dancer; Valda Benner, marching girl; Loris Waugh, Irish colleen; Nancy Cocks, spring; Alison Pentecost, Dutch girl; Frances Allen, bride, Ann Jackson, Australian wattle; Valerie Laing, Alice blue gown; Judith Peebles, pirate girl; Ann Tippins, Alice blue gown; Winnie Bartulovich, snow queen; Mary Donaghy, pierrette; Margaret Hitchman, bridesmaid; Ann Fisher, Irish colleen; Raewyn Fathers, marching girl; Kathleen Morphy, Dick Whittington; Mavis Tyler. “Hi Jig a Jig”; Dermot Murphy, clown; Barry Potter, Russian; Edward Bryant, Dutch boy; Keith Harris, clown; Henry Hitchman, Dutch boy; Bill Hayward, Robin Hood; Bruce Hare, jockey; Hugh Blaikie, pirate; Wally Williams, Mexican; Roland. Quilty, butcher; Colin Dalgety, PopEye; Terry Morrow, Maori; Brian Hunt, rajah; Kevin Waldron, soldier; Theresa Hitchman, butterfly; Ann

Blakey, fairy; Russel Leonard, Ali Baba; Errol Shelley, drummer; Owen Williams, soldier; Nita Elvin, fairy; Graeme Waite, Indian; Ann Potter, pierrott; Colin Birkenhead; soldier; Dianne Julian, snowdrop; Gloria Bartulovich; Bertie Laing, bird; Don Jackson, Indian prince; Margaret Taylor, flower girl; Melvyn Treadaway, Indian chief; Anette Frazer-Jones, Dutch girl; Shirley Brien,- dancer; Warren Dudley, end of fight; Mary Blaikie, flower girl; Alison Baker, doll; Ivan Ager, drummer; Roger Blackler, sailor; Billy Jenkins, sailor; June Smith, Little 80-Peep; Carolyn Woodward, fairy; Jenny Baker, drummer girl; Colleen Morgan, rose girl; Gail Williams, flower girl; Christine Carr, Little Red Riding Hood; Carol O’Brien, 80-Peep; Helen Bryant, drummer girl; Betty {Blake, coster girl.