Kindergarten Pupils Hold Cheery Party

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7031, 15 December 1932, Page 2

Kindergarten Pupils Hold Cheery Party

Their .school year ended pupils of Miss Violet Wood’s kindergarten gathered at her. residence, Princess street, • last evening for a delightful breakingi up party. Charming decorations in ail tho rooms and lovely flowers proclaimed the festive occasion and it was an expitod little band that sat down to . tea thrilled with all the good things , provided. Further pleasures were to come and in tho big room where the parents had assembled tho pupils went through their singing games and other items very charmingly. Kainbow and holly streamers with gaily coloured lights, Christmas trees and greenery, also Iceland poppies in varying shades made an attractive setting for the concert. After tho National Anthem and a “welcome” song, tho items were as follow: —Games, “Dance Dear Partner Mine” and “Skip Tag”; “The Band,” Eoger Poren conductor; recitation, “Miss Nan Nockabout,” Brian Garner; games, “Clapp Dance” and “Garden of My House”; recitation, “As I was coming Homeward,” Eleanor Bennett; “Elephant Song,” John Cooper; game, “Punchinello”; recitation, “Tho Camel’s Hump,” Eoger Percn; game, “Dickory Dickory Dock”; “Mother Goose,” Christopher Lock; “Crocus Song,” John Cooper, Jennifer Will, Eleanor Bennett and Ann Langley; “Christmas Bunny,” Piers Abraham; Christmas songs, “Away in a Manger,” “Onco a Little Baby * Lay,” “King, Eing, Happy Bells.” The final items “Christmas Gift” and “Hail! Father Christmas” signalled the arrival of Father Christmas with his bag bursting with guts. First of all there were distributed gifts which liad been made by the children for their parents, a token being included for Mrs. Wood, then each child received a present. At the conclusion of the programme Jennifer Will, on behalf of the parents, . presented Miss Wood with a sweet posy of carnations and a complete collection of J. M. Barrie's plays. Miss Wood briefly returned thanks for the kindly thought. Mr. H. E. Cooper voiced the appro- ; ciation of the parents for all that Miss ; Wood had done for tho children and , for her initiative in starting the school. . Ho called for three cheers for Miss Wood which were heartily given with i musical honours. Miss Wood wore a graceful frock of - bluo frilled floral taffeta made with j bustle effect. Mrs. Wood, who assisted ( her daughter, wore a ninon frock pac- - terned in black, white and red. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. > H. E. Cooper, Dr. and Mrs. Will, Mr. - and Mrs. E. Garner, Professor and Mrs. , Percn, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Millar, Mrs. j L. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Lock, Air. j and Mrs. A. J. Young, Mr. and Mrs. A. ( A. Langley, Mr. and Mrs. E. Abraham, Mr. and Mrs- Guy Forster-Pratt, Mrs. j C. A. Small, Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Ben- ( nett, Mrs. W. Dry, Mrs. McKcgg and ( Miss Cairns. ’