TAKAKA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 November 1938, Page 13

TAKAKA

CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS BALL

[From Our Own Correspondent] Bright, cheery and gay was the ; Takaka District High School children’s fancy dress ball held in the Oddfellow's Hall, when some 140 happy children | danced to music supplied by Mrs Val ! Page (piano) and Mr G. Steel (guitar). I The fancy dresses of the children j were really beautiful and attractive, j and one could give the. greatest of | i credit to the head teacher and staff and I parents of the children, for the great i amount of work done in the general arrangement and appropriate dresses for the evening, and to the onlooker it could only be said, that Takaka certainly excels in functions of this kind. Both financially and socially the evening was a great success. Prizes were given for best and most original costumes, and the following were the winners:— Junior Boys.—Most original 'Elephant Boy). lan Roche. Most effective (Drummer Boys'). Bob Gibbs. Massey Warren, and Dora Haase. Junior Girls. —Most original (Mickey Mouse). Elaine Sally. Most effective (Flower Girl). Ruby Wilton. Special (Little Old Lady). Dawn Solly. Senior Girls. —Most original 'Eat i More Fruit). A. Webber. Most effective (Hat Box). Billy Solly, j Senior Boys.—Most original (Hitler). ■ Jack Rose. Most effective (Skeleton >. j Harold Emms. j Special Prizes.—Beth Brewer (Monkey); M. Aylward (Tyrolean); Shirley Kidson (Cinema Suite); P. Aylward (Mid-Victorian); Joy Thompson (British Products); Peter Everett (Chicken); Mary Campen (Dutch Cook); Brian Scott (Swagger); Eric Clarke (Dutch Boy); Mildred Small and Eunice Papps (Brides): Baby Walsh (Powder Puff). Special Groups: Judith Allen. Pam Patterson. Brian Patterson, Janette Mogridge, Kaye Solly. J. Beattie, and J. Vaughan (Seven Dwarfs). N. Solly I (Snow White). Bridal Group.—Eunice Papps (Bride) ! Donald Rose (Bridegroom). Murray : Patterson (Best Man); Dorothy Pappr | (Bridesmaid >. 1 Brian Reilly and Alex Webber (Genj tleman and Fiancee): Sheelagh Byrne and Bert Hume (Cossack Boy and Girl)- | Norma Reilly and Joyce Emms (Page I Boys); Maureen Peacock and Nitr Beattie (Sailor Boy and Girl». ' The local amateur comedian. Dei? Skilton as “Charlie Chaplin”, was really amusing, and added much fun and j laughter to the evening. Mesdames T. R. Clark and M. Labi gave every satisfaction as judges. THANKS RETURNED I At the conclusion of the programme j Mr C. P. Reilly, chairman of the Ta- | kaka District High School sincerely 1 thanked the teachers, parents and com--1 mittee, who had done so much to make the function a success, and he thanked i sincerely also, the judges, musicians, and the children, who had all carried out their parts 100 per cent, and as ! chairman of the school committee he j appreciated to the full the combined; j help and special effort put forward by 1 all.