COMING-OF-AGE PARTY
Miss Mountfort Honoured at Ngawapurua PLEASANT GATHERING The popularity of Miss Alaud Alountfort, eldest daughter of Air. and Mrs. J. Mountfort, of Masterton Road, was well attested by the large gathering which took place in the Ngaw r apurua Hall on Saturday evening in honour of her coming-of-age. Becomingly dressed in a graceful gown of white net trimmed with silver and wearing a dainty silver bow in her hair, tho guest of honour acknowledged tho individual good wishes of her many guests and was the recipient of a large number of beautiful presents which they brought. The evening was very pleasantly spent. Dance music was played by Air. 11. Brooker and the proceedings were controlled by Air. W. D. Beagley as AI.C. Competitive games were also played and for thoso needing musical accompaniment, Airs. L. Williams obliged. A balloon game was won by Air. P. Treagus and a stick game by Aliss P. Waugh. Novelty dances included a spot fox-trot in which the lucky couple were Air. N. Kopke and Aliss AI. Knapp and a lucky Gay Gordons in which the winners were Mr. P. Davies and Miss AI. Knapp. Squeakers, streamers and confetti added to the festivity of the occasion.
After a liberal and delicious supper had been served, Miss Alountfort lit and extinguished again the 21 candles on her large birthday cake which she then cut. She briefly thanked her friends for coming and for their gifts, and also her parents for arranging the party. Musical honours were then accorded
Air. R. R. Johnston, who for many years was a neighbour of the Alountfort family, expressed the goodwill of tho gathering to Aliss Mountfort and hoped that her future would always be a happy one. He also mentioned the good qualities of Mr. and Airs. Alountfort. In returning thanks to Mr. Johnston for his remarks, Mr. J. Alountfort said that the evening had been a successful and enjoyable affair as w r as deserved by one who had been a model daugh-
Thc gathering dispersed after the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 42, 20 February 1939, Page 2
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