WHANGAROA COUNTY

Northern Advocate, 30 July 1934, Page 3

WHANGAROA COUNTY

MASQUERADE BALL. The grand masquerade ball, given by the Kaeo Basketball Club proved to be an outstandingly successful function, patrons coming from all over the north. With its attractive decorations of nikau palms, ferns and paper flowers, and the gay costumes of the dancers, the hall presented a very bright scene.

Prizes for fancy costumes were won by the following:—Best-dressed lady, Mrs B. Hughes, Early Victorian; bestdressed man, Mr Campbell, Highlander; must original lady, Mrs Wood, “ Query"; most original man, Mr V. Dane, “ T’s and Otherwise’; best couple, Misses Maioha and Shaw, “Mickey and Minnie Mouse.” The judges wore Mesdamcs A, Edwards and Butterworth, and Mr Greene and Mr R. Whitehead.

The excellent music was provided by Edwards’ Orchestra and the extras by Mr and Airs Greene. Mr C. Williams was M.O.

Among those in fancy costume were the following:—Mesdamcs McKeown, Marie Antoinette; Murray, Old English Lavender; Atkinson, Victorian lady; 'Leslie, Old Dutch Cleanser; G. Hayes, Indian; Fryer, gipsy; Woolley, Eastern lady; V. Dane, pierrotte; Johns, Night: Robinson, Good Luck; Misses N. Berghan, Columbine; J. Bramloy, Felix; D. Bowyer, Chinaman; M. Bramloy, Chinese princess; A. Bramloy, Miss 1930; j M. Haden, Queen of Hearts; B. Hayes, j Night; D, Hayes, Victorian lady: J, Hayes, Christmas cracker; B. Hills, Night; P. Hills, Spring; M, Lane, Christmas cracker; E. McGee, masquerader; G. MeGeo, pierrotte; K. Leslie. Tag-time; P. Parker, Early Victorian; R. Roberts, Egyptian lady; Miss Vale and Air A. Bramley, children; Aliss Hayes and Air Campbell, Highland couple (Bobby Burns and Highland Alary); Mr and Airs Fricker, pierrots; Aliss Green and Air Martin, nigger minstrels; Aliss Bramley and Air Bramley, gipsies; Air and G, Hayes, Indian couple; Aliss Aladdox and Air B. Whitehead, Spanish couple; Miss Sinclair and Air H. Whitehead, harlequins; Aliss Rateliffe and Air Queen, grandma and grandpa; Aliss Rogers and Air P, Roko, Alaori couple; Aliss Smith and Aliss A. Smith, two little girls in bine; Aliss M. 'Whitehead and Air A. Wood, a bicycle built for two; Air D. King and Air F. Janos, mother and baby; Messrs. C. Bramloy, hard-up golfer; J. Hills, piorrot; A. Hayes, brigand chief; H, Hayes, cowboy; 0. Hayes, Chinaman; B. Bramley, Chinese emperor; A, Johns, man from Alars; A. AleKoowm, Chinaman; J. AfcKoowm, Early Victorian Indy; L. AtcKeown, clowm; P. Lane, Great-aunt j Matilda; A. King, baker; N. Stokes,! tramp; S, Shepherd, Santa Glaus; C, | Whitehead, walking skeleton; S, Smith, I sailor; Pye, clowm. | Altogether there w T ere about. 240 1 people in and about the hall, an abso-[ lute record attendance for any .dance j held in Kaoo. It would have been im- j possible to got any more people in the I hall. ’ I

The dainty supper served by the basketball girls was a very enjoyable item on the evening’s programme. The sum of £2l taken at the door, should, after all expenses have been iaei, augment the basketball club’s funds to the extent of some £l4. The cake given by Mias Bowyer was won by Mrs Jaeenthn,