Children’s Ball for Carnival Queen

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6631, 9 June 1928, Page 11

Children’s Ball for Carnival Queen

Last night the Empire Hall resounded with the happy laughter of children tho occasion being the Children's Plain and Fancy Press Ball in support of Miss Connie Onglcy, one of the queens in the St. Patricks Queen Carnival now in progress. Between three and four hundred happy children were present, the variety of costumes and colour having a most charming effect. Prize Winners. The.: judges were Mcsdamcs F. J. Nathan and A.-E. Mansford, and tho prizes were awarded as follows: — Bost-dressed Girl: Miss June Selwyn, Old English; best dressed boy, Fred Mantel, Mephistopheles; most original girl, Joan Richards, “None so Sweet”; most original boy, Ronald Miller, bag of cones; best pair, Molly Bonctti and Marie Tottman, Irish boy and girl. During the evening Miss Connie Onglcy danced an Irish jig and Miss Ngairo Goughian “The China Girl." Mrs Palmer was in charge of the entertainment of the young people which took the form of marching, dancing and games. Mr. C. McGrath was an efficient M.C. At about 10 o’clock tho children partook of a dainty supper after which the adults had the floor, an enjoyable evening being spent by both young and old. The Dreses. Those in fancy dress were:— Norah Bowden, art and needlework; Patsy Furlong, a Spanish girl; Nancy O’Donnell, Hyacinth; Alice Murphy. Hyacinth; Rona Hargreaves, old-fash-ioned' boy; Pauline Kortcgast, Italian dancer; Jack Cope, Italian; Maurice White, Scout; Brian Loydou, Spaniard; Betty ICavoll, Fairy; Vivienne Telford, Now Zealand industries; Pauline McCarthy, Daisy; Patricia McCarthy, daisy; Lorraine Plier, lily; Billy Muir, Pierrot; Brian Havell, nigger; Charlie Gavin, Bluebeard; Mamie do Rosa, Ormond Creed, letter-box;

Janies O’Reilly, cowboy; Eileen Telford, Early Victorian; Joyce' Havill, ace of hearts; Pat Coyle, bird; Kathleen Coyle, fairy; Brian O’Connor, golfer; Molly O ’Brien, window; Alice Boggs, , goodnight; Vera 0 ’Reilly, Spanish girl; Lorna Beatty, eastern lady; Harold Harman, mad hatter; Bernard Smith, Far East; Bernard Howard, pierrot; Jack Telford, pierrot; Harold Shaman Victorian News; Fred Mantel, Demon; Arthur Tannion, Ford Motors; June Selwyn, Early Victorian; Joyce Denson, carnival; Marie Luoni, red rose; Kitty Quirke, fairy; Suzanno Quirke, Queen of May; Peggy Wass, spring; Zoo Wilson, nigger; Eileen Quirke, rose bud; Patty Aishor, fairy; Joan Richards, sweet sugar; Dorothy Barnao, queen of diamonds; Nancy Muir, winter; Pat Manson, moon-fairy; Betty Haywood, nurse; Marie Onglcy, doll; Margaret Clift, blue girl; Margaret Jones, blue-bird; Joan Quirke, night; J. Clifford, drum-major; M. Whitehead ,military girl; V. Barnao, tramp; M. Turner, toy soldier; F. Ronowitcz, toy soldier: C. White, scout; W. Richards, confetti; P. Meade, nigger conductor; K. Poananga, shiek; N. Oakley, ballet girl; I. Havill, 80-Peep; C. Broderick, folly; N. O’Shea, Japanese; B. Muir, Hawaiian; I. Forrest, Dutch girl; M. Turner, spinning-top; M. Essex, spring-time; M. Radomski, scarlet anemone; D. Richards, Santa Claus; Peace Kortcgast, hyacinth; Joan Ronowitcz, orange drink; Sheila McCarthy, butterfly; Viola White, snow; Molly Bonctti, Irish girl; Molly Slattery, bridesmaid; Mario Tottman, Irish boy; William Hooker, vegetable garden; Pat O’Dounel, sailor; Louis Dudson, pierrot; Pat Howard, Scotchman; Ray Telford, Japanese; Kerry Lcydon, middle; Laurence Beattie, officer; Gordon Murphy, Robin Hood; Clifford Plier, nigger; Joyce Colquhoun, old fashioned gentleman; Adcle Lender, danger signals; Molly Drain, Hawaiian girl; Marjorie Miller, Little Miss Vanity; Joan Potter, Dutch girl; Donald Warden, Jackie Coogun.