OPIKI.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 254, 24 September 1935, Page 5

OPIKI.

(From Our Own Correspondent). OPIKI, Sept. 23. A happy throng of children and their parents assembled m the hall on Friday night on the occasion of a children’s fancy dress dance arranged by the teachers and School Committee. The grand march, which opened the proceedings. was very spectacular and colourful. Ballet dancers and Victorian ladies wore followed by Eastern ladies and fairies and flowers, who had for partners soldiers, cavaliers, sailors, and Chinese gentlemen. For the first part of the evening the children presented a programme of dances and songs for which they had been trained by Miss Matthews and Miss Beard, and which was as follows: —“Lavender’s Blue” and “To-day’s the First of May,” juniors; “ The Merry Hay-Makers,” seniors; “Captain Jinks,” the juniors; “All Black Brothers,” seniors; “The Fairies’ Ball,” juniors; “Cochin China.” seniors; “The Shoemaker,” juniors; “Winifred’s Knot,” seniors: “Tho Grand Old Duke of York,” the whole school. Just before supper Mr G- Allwright (chairnm of the School Committee), in a short speech thanked the parents for their co-operation towards making the evening a success by responding to the request to scud their children in fancy dress. Mr Allwright concluded by proposing a hearty vote of thanks to the teachers for the trouble they had taken in trailing tho children. This was carried with acclarnation. Arrangements for supper were excellently controlled by the ladies of the School Committee. Tho children wore sealed round tho tables in the supper room which had been decorated in the hall, where supper was handed round, school colours (yellow and black) and the grown-ups wero well catered for, in the After supper the adults engaged in dancing till a late hour. During the juvenile programme a Monte Carlo waltz was won by Beryl Micrs and Val Alvc; lucky spot polka, Molly Hocking and Malays Atkinson; ad a 'lucky spot one-step by Leone Larson and Ronald Micrs. Among the fancy dresses were noticed: — Peggy Allwright, Powder and Patches; Leone Larsen Hawaiian; Ella Marriott, Gypsy; Joyce Wilde, Lady of tho Empire Period; Molly Hocking, Buttercup; June Johnston, The House that. Jack Built; Marvis Marriott, Japanese Lady; Connie Newport, Cbristna«3 Tree: Dclysia Atkinson, Spanish Dancer; Malisc Atkinson, Folly; Joyce LVoad, Madam Pompadour; Betty Wilde, Bumble Bee; Ina Jackson, Ballet Lady; Beryl Micrs, Flower Girl; Peggy Morgan, Xi;r<se; Rona Paget. Pierrette; Alma oawes, Fairy Queen; Nora Young, Orang■s and Lemons; Rona Hunt, Victorian '.ady; Beryl Croad, New Zealand Fruit; Joan Percy, Glitter; Alma Sandilands, Ranee; Marjorie Carson, Pierrette; Edna Croad, Snowdrop; Edna. Claridge, Lavenlcr; Jean Taylor, Jungle Bells; Ray Ait’liifion, Scotsman; Ray Bond, Dutch Bov, Ronald Miers, Tennis Player; Leslie Simpson, Eastern ' Page; Don Young, Sai or; 'olin Alve, Cook; John Marriott, Bailor; Eric Brown, Swagger; Melvin fay lor, Cavalier; Ronald Taylor, Indian; Val Alve, Indian Prince; Charles Marriott, Wee Willie Winkie; Henry Alve, Prince Charming; Edward Clarke, Smuggler; James Tohnston, Tin Soldier; Arthur Barrow, Chinaman, Joe Southee, Golliwog; Maurice Miers, Chinaman; Frank Sandilands, Ra:ab; Niel Simpson, Indian Chief; Lawrence Yule, Boy With a Nose; Trevor Henderon, Page Boy; John Percy, Jester; Noel Wisneski, Indian; David Yule, Chinaman; Gordon Yule, Toy Soldier; Tennant -Ait diison, Cowboy; Jocelyn Norman, Powder Puff- Helen Norman, Karitane Nurse; Brian Micrs, Tennis Boy; Sylvia Smith, Witch; Ailccn Claridge, Miss Muffett; Brian Morgan, Fun and Folly; Mary Yulo. Japanese Lady; L. Yule, Daffodil; Audrey Young, Butterfly, Mary Htrn, Crinoline Days; Heather Horu, Mistletoo Bough; Ivan Alve, Gentleman. A lucky spot waltz fur adults was won by M. 133 L. Cookslev and Mr G. Young. . Mrs Norman, of New Plymouth, is the guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs B. Norman, Ashley Road. Tho friends of Mrs S. Young .will regret to 'earn that at present she is ill and will wish her a speedy recovery from her mdThrec°n’Opiki basketball players, the Misses M. and Y. Jolmston and L. Carson. played in the Horowhenua reprosep tative team against the Tawareikei te*m at Levin on Saturday afternoon. Horowhenua were victorious by 19 goals to 13. Miss Dorothy Buglmss, of Opiki, was an emergency. _____