WHANGAREI NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21926, 9 October 1934, Page 3

WHANGAREI NEWS

Mrs. V. Wise, Kamo Road, has returned after spending a holiday in Masterton. Mrs. C. F. Collins and Miss M. Collins, Graham Street, have returned after spending a brief holiday in Auckland. Mrs. F. Stevenson, Apirana Avenue, has returned after holidaying in Auckland. Mrs. A. Long, Apirana Avenue, has returned after spending a short holiday in Auckland. Mrs. R. Meakin has arrived from California and is staying with her sister, Mrs. A. Morris, Water Street. Mrs. J. G. Campbell, Aubrey Street, has returned after spending a few days' holiday in Auckland. Mrs. W. J. Orr, Whau Valley, is visiting Wellington. Mrs. H. Cotter, Mill Road, is visiting Auckland. Mrs. G. W. Bennett, Main's Avenue, is at present in Auckland. Mrs. A. Pellow is spending a holiday in the Auckland district. Mrs. J. McEnnis, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, is visiting friends in the Whangarei district. Miss D. Steele, who spent a few days in Auckland during the golf tournament, has returned. Miss Miriam Emanuel, Dunedin, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Goodwin, Bank Street. Miss M. Dalston, Takapuna, is the guest of Mrs. W. C. Coote, Apirana Avenue. Miss M. Mackay, Mill Road, is spending a holiday in Auckland. Miss Myra Hosking has left on a holiday visit to Australia and will be present at the Centenary celebrations at Melbourne. Miss Molly Armstrong, after spending an extended holiday in the South, has returned to her home at Whatitiri. The infants' department of the Whangarei Primary School held a children's fancy dress ball on Friday evening for the purpose of raising funds to improve the school grounds. There was a very large attendance of children, parents and friends and the variety of fancy dresses worn made a very effective scene as the little ones paraded before the judges, Mesdames W. Jones (Mayoress) and A. J. Murdoch. The function was an outstanding success, due chiefly to Miss A. Pollock Smith who had organised the ball and trained the children. At the conclusion of the juveniles' programme, the parents held a dance and were entertained at supper by the teaching staff. The following were prize winners (the prizes being distributed by the Mayor, Mr. W. .Jones): —Prettiest fancy dress (girls), Lesley Gunn, "fairy"; special prizes, Pauline Thome, "doll"; Nancy Clarke, "Victorian lady"; Mavis Schon, "harem lady"; B. Mann, "Jean Batten"; Ross Trimmer, "golfer"; Paul Hills, "drum major"; most original boy, Peter Surman, "Chinese coolie"; prettiest fancy dress (boy's), Boris Haden, "Old English gentleman"; most original (girls), Margaret Ward, "modern licenses"; best couple in fancy dress, Eileen Bradley and Gordon Preston. "old" fashioned washerwoman and husband."