Scot's Gap Bachelors' Ball.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 26, 24 October 1905, Page 2

Scot's Gap Bachelors' Ball.

The annual ball given by the Bachelors of Scot's Gap, took place m the Public Hall, on Friday evening. The night was . ; a iperfeot one,, and and visitors were present from Orawia, Feldwick, Wairio, Otautau, Aparinia, and Fairfax. The awful state of soma of the roadd put a great nqmb^r of the visitors out m their calculations a*? "to the time of nr fiyal at the hall, a fairly regular stream steadily coming' along at intervals from 8 to 10 p.tn, according to the su*ces they hid attained m dodging the hogs m "some of theroadp* The musicians were particularly unfortuuate, as after safely navigating the longest part of?the jonrueyi they were left m a particularly vicious hole m the middle of the road, and the,gearnot being able to stand the strain, the hqrse and trap parted companyc After some amateur saddlery work,*however, the steed s.nd chariot wanY a_fain hitched, and although the accident delayed the Grand March a little, nobody was hurt. The hall was tastefully* decorated, and arrangements for the* oomfort and convenience of visitor* had been well looked to hy a large anc^ energetic committee comprising the following gentlemen "—Messrs R. and D. Stewart, J. and R. Dicknon, R. and J. Gibson, F. and J, Mclvor, H? Clothier, W. Greig, A. Brayley, T, Fmdlay, N. Gately, D. Sheddan, T. Kennedy, E. Coster, W. Bates, G. Evans, A. Ferguson, and 0. Officer, the latter acting as, seoretaryV and, by his courtesy and attention^ assisting to make everyone feel at home. The music" was m- the capable hands of Messrs Egan Bros, while Messrs D. Sheddan and W. Bates efficiently acted as MB.'C. The capaoity of*- the hall was taxed to its utmost Yfor dancing as upwards of 60 cpuples were present) of which some 40 couples toolt' part m the Grand March, the .various evolutions of whioh were guided by M.C. D. Sheddan, and was led off by Me. Braley and Miss Bailey. While our, correspondent was unable to get all the names of the ladies, the following were noticed as being present "^-Mesdames Gibson, Mclvor, and De Joux, .Misses Sheddan 2, Thomson, Dodds 2, Mclvor 2, Forde, Mcintosh, Gifilon 8, Dickson 2, Fitzsiramons, Devanny* Scott 2, Glendinning, Fergusou 8 Sutherland, Stewart, Bailey, Allen it and Wilson. It would be invidious to discriminate between the ladiesdresses, all were suitably and beeora-. ingly costumed, and the effeot m the Grand March was charming. At intervals during.; the evening eordiala and refreshments, were hande£; Wl^a to the guests, aiid - the proceedinga varied by an exhibition of ; step-danc-ing by Gy Hervidy a*d the" Highland Fling by Mr A,.; Mabdonald. Suppec was served at midnjght, and reflected great upon .the caterer, Mr, J. Dfokson, of- OtautauT After supper dattoing was again resumed, till the appearance of the sun's rays betokened, the opening of another day; Songs were rendered by several of the guests/ and at'the. ' b*eak-iip, /all, we?e/unanismous that the Soot's Gap Ilac^eloraf BWljj 1905; was a huge success