BALL AT MOTU.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15365, 9 November 1920, Page 8

BALL AT MOTU.

. On Friday Evening last a ball was heldLi in Motu hall, under the direction of the Motu Tennis Club. Tlie < hall . was tastefplly decorated, and the arrangements ivere most satisfactory. . About 8.30 p.m.- : people began to arriVe,. and dancing, commenced- with, two or three extra; \valtzes until the musicians . arrived by t the evening train from Gisborne.* The" numbers grew rapidly until the companycbrmed one of the. largest which- had -at-? tended a d'aiicc iri -this district. The '..vc'atlier though uhecrtatay remained fa.vprable', and thus allowed ;hetween -50.. and; 0. people i from Matawai to be present,, is well as; many . others from Motuhora. :.nd -surrounding places Y At 9.15 the Evening's /programme' Y was comniehced; and then it -was realised what!a pleasant .ime was-' in store for all. The music vithou't question' the best ever .danced to in the, district, and the floor could aot have b€eh in. better form. "'The dance irogramme ' was- well, and teemed to suit th© general desires ; oi , hose present'.- .';.'' On .''entering the room tidies were ..sunpUed with colored ribbons, which' indicated tfhfch-' -siting at Yupper they _ would. be,.at*wlth "Iheir part- ,: lei's. .The . first sittjhg'Y'^as; 'about 11.30 '^.m..-."'^^^^'^^ four" others.- 7Much redlt- is due: to .all >vho. helped to supply uch a delightful supper, -with its variety :f things .and* well-ordvred service. t D'ur-ag-supper a■■ number of extras 'were ilayed by visitors, and they have tlie •gratitude of all for]" their services. When thq second half of the . programme! had !>een resumed, Mr .7 pucker, "oh bi.half of the- Matawai' people, expressed ..their'., £pr ireciaticin and thanks of .the Mqlu Tehjritis CJlyb^ and peopleY'for. siich 'in 1 enjoy •( ible -..eyeriing "and ' splencUd ' • "inrh-outv'.*' le ,als.o'.',meptione_ $he< fact -that' the: -Matawai ' . tennis .. !cidb. .'was hoiking' 7 'a lance .'the'. 'foilowlhg .w_^k, Whe^;'it «yas ioped " th'a jMOtu people" 'would" 'be ireseht Sit.' I Wl worthy '■"•'tepplieia ' ' bh behalf of ' the siotu .Tennis.' Club, 'sating itiiit ihe "pro;ce'ds aid Y of laying db\vn twd isphait* courts in Motu. "Tehnijs .is'^.a jonilng game ' in this country, evidence if which is" seen by' the ih'terest' -fatten r.v the. Davis : ctip vriiatche's,^ saidY' Mr. 'Ylolvtfprthy: He also cdnveye r d-'the grati*uae;of.'the organisersbf the 'dance to ;ill the company' present." 'The" hajl, ;vhich will be one remembered for some inie to come, ended about 3.30 a.m. Such • until al co-operation and support between jliafawai. Motuhora, and Motu means a tremendous impetus to the sociaL life Andirehcral well-being of • the * district.—Cor"espondent.'