PUHA NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19100, 22 August 1936, Page 16

PUHA NEWS

SCHOOL CHILDREN'S BALL (Herald Correspondent.) Fuha Hall was packed on Thursday evening, when the school children's fancy dress ball was held. Every child attend ing the school was in fancy chess, and ilie judge* had a ditlicult t-ask in awarding prizes. The first part of the evening was taken up with the children's dances, the music being played by Miss N. Coates. .Mr. Sidney To La acted as M.C. for the children's part of the evening, and their dancing reflected .-real credit on the teachers. Miss Kippoiihorgor and Mr. Nieholls. Mesdames It. Scott, J. G. Appleton r.nd Stevens acted as judges of the fancy costumes and awarded prizes as follows: Senior girls best costume: Jean Cameron (cosier girl); most original, Bachel Newton (superstitions). Junior girls—best costume: Bom Bayley (Jingle Bells) : most original, Phyllis Peach (candlestick). Senior boys-best costume, Arthur Thompson (swagger): most original, Jim Drummond (Edmond's products). Junior boys —best costume, John Graham (costermonger) ; most, original, Jack August (Puha Women's Institute). Maori boy: Clarence (.'oilier (Bed Indian). Maori girl : \rlt Pun (Haw uiui girl) pan. .lean Cameron and John Graham (coster boy and girl). The children and adults were served with a delicious supper by the members of the school committee and parents. Mr. Cameron, chairman of the committee, thanked everyone for the interest they had taken in the function, which had proved such an outstanding success.

The children in fancy costumes wore : Lloyd Spcnee (Chinese), Graham Spence (pierrot), Heather McKay (white fairy), Joan Blair (Japanese), Janet Brown (pink fairy), Betty Kuteno (sailor girl), Barbara. Duncan, Bonnie Lewis (bunny), Tiny Brown (sailor boy), Jimmy Malone (All Black), Harry ie Da (clown). Primers.-—Olive Mooney (Red Biding Hood), Jena August, (fairy), Sara Maru (gipsy)- Joan Blair (Japanese), Beatrice Mooney (Dutch girl), Joyce Barr (80-Peep), Billy Williams (Indian), Lldon Bayley (Red Indian). Clarence Collier (Red Indian), Russell McGregor (pierrot), and Robert. McKay (Bed Indian).

Sid. I.—Valerie How Chow (1850). (Hive Peach (Pied Piper), Daisy Puia (Irish colleen), Bay Atkins (sailor). Boysie Brown (pixie), fetor Graham (soldier), Wi Tu (cowboy), Geoffrey Nona's (Oriental prince), Betty Bayley (Jingle Bolls). Phyllis Peach' (candlestick), Annie* Wilson, John Graham (costermonger), Billy Puia (Bed Indian). Jack August (Puha Women's Institute). Seniors. .Mary Tu (gipsy). Mary Campbell (Columbine). Rachel Newton (superstitions), Charlotte Brown (pierret te). Dorothy Thompson (chrysanthemum). Edna Iviwha (ace of hearts). Jean Cameron (coster girl), Margaret McAllister (night), Joan Newton (carnival bolls). Aida Puia (Hawaiian girl), Margaret Bayley (sailor). Mary Kilney (rose). Gladys Drummond (Irish colleen), Doris Peach (owl), Sidney Te Ca (Dutch boy. Wiremu Puia (sailor). J. Wilson (Mexican), Tom Brown (Mexican), Arthur Thompson (tramp), and Morgan Kingi (Indian). Mr. Cameron moved a vote- of sympathy with Mr. Malone and family in the 'death of Mrs. Malone, which occurred at. the Cook Hospital that morning alter a long and lingering illness, which she had borne with great patience. The motion was carried, all present standing in silence. Mrs. Malone will be greatly missed as she was over ready to help with all social activities.