ONERAHI SCHOOL FANCY DRESS BALL

Northern Advocate, 31 March 1937, Page 6

ONERAHI SCHOOL FANCY DRESS BALL

I The school. children’s fancy dress {ball held in the Onerahi Hall on Wednesday last, proved a brilliant success, i The parents had shown keen interest ! in the making of the costumes, some |of which were very amusing, and {they also attended the event in large numbers, the hall being well overI crowded. j After the grand march, the children 1 occupied the floor for about two houis, taking part in many interesting games. The lucky winners were. Musical arms. Sue Dyer; musical bumps. Neila McLean; potato race, 1 Mena Monkhouse, Deborah Commins, | Doreen Humphries. Hazel Mcllvride, | Neila McLean, Audrey Riddle and {Beryl Williams. j When supper had been served, Mr. J. Broomfield, headmaster, spoke, thanking the parents for their help and patronage, and also the musicians, j Miss L. Horn (violinist) and Mrs. E‘. 1 Brown (pianiste), who had given { their services free. He also thanked j two in particular—Miss Jean Monkj house and Mrs. H. Scott—who had augmented the school funds consider- ! ably by donating articles to be raffled, i Miss Monkhouse gave a large Easter j Egg, which was won by Master David {Going, while Mrs. Scott’s gifts were ■ a case of apples, won by Mrs. Stan Going, and two cockerels, won by Mrs. Len Smith. Mr. J. M. Cartwright, chairman of the school committee, replied on behalf of the parents, and thanked the school teachers for their splendid j work in organising such a successful ! function. A dance for the adults then foli lowed, Mr. E. Hodren acting as M.C. I Mrs. Bartlett and Miss Olive Bishell played extras. The fancy costumes were as follows: i Primers, j Girls. —Betty Rowlands, “Rose”; | Audrey Gentil, “Poppy”; *» Dorothy j Hodren, “Drummer' Girl”; Yvonne | Lyon, “Lily”; Patricia Mdy, “Knitting : Bag”; Noreen Rawlings, “Coronation”; i Valerie Smith, “N.Z. Wools”; Gwen | Akast, “Red Cross Nurse”; Irene | Bartlett, “Elf”; Bronwen Broomfield, “Balloon Girl”; Yvonne Gentil, “Xmas I Cracker”; Grace Lupton, “Fairy”; | Heather Mcllvride, “Sambo’s Wife”; j Rcsaleen Ballagh, “Butterfly”; Helen ■ Bishell, “Gipsy”; Pamela Cross, | “Flower”; Dulcie Akast, “Night”; I i Betty Owen, “Flower.” 1 j Boys.—Maurice Lennon, “Baker”; j Eric Gentil, “Brownie”; Bruce Raw- | lings, “Elf’”; Cecil Whimp, “Pierrot”; Colin Whimp, “Pierrot”; Noel Fyfe, “Pierrot”; Ross Robinson, “Little Boy Blue”; Colin Akast, “Indian”; Dion Brown. “Minnie Mouse”; David Going, “Cricketer”; George Joass, “Chocolate Coon”; Walter Monkhouse. “Balloon Boy”; Barry Noone, “Cow 1 boy”; Calvin Robinson, “Pierrot”; Geoffrey Church, “Onerahi Aeroplane”; Kelvin Conpelly, “Indian!”; James Cross, “Weet-Bix Seller”; James Joass, “Nigger”; John Slade, “Indian”; Malcolm iSheffiefld, “EM”; Terry Connelly, “Sailor”; Barry Fyfe, “Pierrot”; Ray Owen, “Cowboy.” Standards. Girls.—Cicely Hawkes, “Japanese”; Zelma Allen, “Butterfly”; Jewell Scott, “Indian Princess”; Noeline Going, “Dutch Girl”; Betty Aubrey, “Gipsy”; Joyce Plodren, “Pierette”; Isabel Joass, “Oak” Products; Helen Mcllvride, ‘“Dutch Girl”; Betty Monkhouse, “Matchgirl”; Sue Dyer,“Pierette”; Mavis McNaughton, “Party Rig”; Irene Robinson, “Eastern Lady”; Shirley Baker, “Daffodil”; Mary Brott, “Pack of Cards”; Patty Hodren, “Circus Girl”; Hazel Mcllvride, “Albanian Dancer”; Mena Monkhouse, “Ballet Dancer”; Audrey Riddle, “Tennis Player”; Beryl Williams, “Helen of Troy”; Lodina Tufketo, “Old Woman”; Bernice Bartlett, “Hawaiian Girl”; Lorna Blagrove, “Harem Lady”; Deborah Commins, “Snowdrop”; Sheila Hawkes, “Dutch Girl”; Doreen Humphries, “Japanese Lady”; Neila McLean, “Superstition”; Valmai Noone, Girl”; May' Robinson, Laurel Stewart, “Gypsy”; Stella Turketo, “Rainbow”; j Verna Blagrove, “Nurse”; Phyllis j Bishell, “Ballet Dancer”: Clara Cartwright, “Gypsy”; Pat Hawkes. “Sailor , GuT”; Rene Hodgson. “Folly Girl.” j Boys.—Armon Brown, “Mickey j Mouse”; lan Hodgson, "Pierrot”; j James Lennon, “Soldier”; Peter j Robinson, “Jockey”; Sydney Pritchard. J ‘Hindu”; Domenico Turketo. “Fisher- j nan”; Laurance Whitelaw. “Father j Christmas”; Len Bartlett, “Dutch Boy”; | ECen Brown, “Mexican”; Richard Mc-

Ilvride, “Nigger Boy”; Jack Riddle, j ‘‘ln Father’s Footsteps”; Keith Riddle. | "Hiker”; Trevor Scott. “Red Indian”; I Robert Weller. “Rolled Oats”; Neville j Whitelaw, “Clown”; Rex Brown. ( “Pirate"; Wilfred McNaughton, ‘‘Bandsman”; Robert Mdnkhouse. I “Clown”; Jack Rowlands, “Chinai man”; Allan Whitelaw. “Gentleman”: [ Leigh Scott, “Sandwichman”; Arthur Aubrey, “Tramp”; Rowland Scholey, “Cowboy"; Dick Perry. “Maori”; j Keith McLeod. “Cowboy”; Owen McLean, “Cowboy"; Ken Langdon. “Monk”; Edward Dyer, “Highwayman"; John Cartwright, “Chinaman”; Jim Baker, “Cowboy”; Alan Rowlands. “Bandit"; Alan Noone, “Tennis Player”; Harold Going, “Cricketer”; Geoffrey Dyer, “Clown”; Stanley Bartlett, “Professor.” I PERSONAL | In spite of the wet weather over Easter, there were several holidaymakers in the district. They included Mr. and Mrs. R. Drummond and daughter, Whangarei; Mr. and Mrs.

Pitney and Miss Pitney, Whangarei; Mr. and Mrs. Woodbridge, Whangarei; Mr. and Mrs. R. Cleary and son, Matapouri; Mr. and Mrs. A. Burch, Maungaturoto; Mr. W. Wallace and daughter, Hikurangi. Mr. J De Stigter, student at Auckland University, is spending Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. De Stigter. Mr. H. S. C. Panton is home again at Snerwood Rise after a few months in Auckland.

Mr. J. Broomfield and daughter Bronwen spent Easter in Auckland, where 'they visited Mrs. Broomfield who, though out of hospital, is still confined to her bed.

Those holidaying out of the district over Easter week-end included Mrs. Drake (Auckland); Mr. B. Rule (Auckland); Mr. and Mrs. Perry and family; Mr. and Mrs. W. Spratt, and Mr. and Mrs. Clements and infant.