SANDON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 236, 4 September 1929, Page 8

SANDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent). SANDON, Sept. 4. The annual ball organised by the Hui lilai Football Club and held last week was the most successful function held under the auspices of the club. Visitors were present from all round the district. Tho hall was tastefully decorated, the club colours, blue and white, predominating. At an interval during the evening, Mr H. J. Fagan (president of the sub-union) presented the third-class shield to Mr W. Coats, the captain of tho Hui Alai team. Tho opportunity was also taken to officially present to the Hui Mai senior team tho “ran-after shield.” Mr A. Hickey briefly responded on behalf of the Hui Mai team. The speaker concluded his remarks by thanking the ladies for the help given in connection with the gathering. Some of the dresses worn were as follow ; —Mm H. J. Fagan, black georgette; Mrs W. E. Pearce, black crepe-de-chine and gold lace; Mrs W. Strode Penny, black georgette; Mrs Wilson Scott (Oroua Downs), black georgette and scarlet posy; Mrs Nelson Scott (Tangimoana), pink taffeta; Mrs Franklin, floral ring velvet; Mrs A. Anderson, pink georgette and lace; Mrs C. Eglinton, white satin; Mrs L. Tattle, primrose satin and net; hirs E. Davey, black crepe-de-chine; Mrs J. Masters, blue crepe-de-chine; Mrs F. Clapcott, blue taffeta; Mrs A. Mitchell, black beaded georgette; Mrs H. Oppatt, floral crepe-de-chine; Miss Harris, pink ring velvet; Miss. R. Scott (Oroua Downs), white frilled georgette; Miss Hammond (Tangimoaua), green crepe-de-chino and lace; Miss Gilligan (Patea), cerise lace; Miss Banson, green crepe-de-chine with gold ]ace; Miss Boddy (Kopane), pink crepe-de-chine; Miss White (Rongotea), black velvet and lace; Miss Fagan, floral georgette; Miss P. Fagan, blue spotted net; Miss Henderson, pink taffeta with gold lace; Miss Terry (Rongotea), blue taffeta and tulle; Miss Cutts (Bulls), green crepe-de-chine and lace; Miss Coekburn, pink taffeta and gold lace; Miss Green (Bulls), wine taffeta; Miss Franklin (Turakina), pink tulle; Miss Ellerm, white crepe-de-chine and tulle frills; Miss Simpson (Bulls), pink crepe-de-chine; Miss E. Simpson (Bulls), blue crepe-dc-chinc; Miss Hope (Awahuri), pink georgette; Miss Murphy, flame velvet; Miss Whitmore, green crepe-do-chine; Miss P. Penny, lemon satin and tulle frills; Miss M. Penny, green chenille georgette and lacc; Miss G'arruthers (Palmerston North), black georgette and lemon sash; Miss Walls (Kopane), rose taffeta; Miss King, pink taffeta; Miss P. Iwikau (Halcombe), scarlet crepe-de-chine; Miss M. Iwikau, black georgette; Miss Banks (Halcombe), blue georgette and tulle; Miss Rose (Rongotea), pink taffeta; Miss Wicks (Bulls), whito crepe-de-chine; Miss Ralfe (Bulls), green net and satin; Miss Matthews, pink crepe-«le-chine; Miss Oppatt, blue georgette and satin; Miss Shaw (Rongotea), saxe blue lace; Miss Jones, scarlet georgette) Miss E. White (Rongotea), green satin with tulle; Miss Avery, black georgette trimmed with saxe blue; Miss Lumsden, pink satin with Tho proposed race for tho Eglinton Challenge Cup was postponed, owing to some of tho birds escaping en route to the starting point. A race for young birds was then organised. The result was as follows: .—K. George’s Spirit of Sanson 1, Last Again 2, and Red Raier 3; C. Wijson’s Win-a-lot, 4; It. Harris’s Blue Spirit, £; K. Lumsdon’s Mountain Queen, 6. Weather permitting the Eglinton Cup race will | bo i'eld during the next week-cad.