MATAWAI NEWS
SCHOOL FANCY DRESS BALL
(Herald Correspondent.)
Sixty children assembled in tlis Matawal Hall 1 on Friday night for the .school fancy dress, ball,' for which neither trouble nor expense had been spared to give the children a pleasant evening. Misses Iluru and Mortleman played the old-fashioned dances and games, which filled a lengthy programme. A sumptuous supper was provided. The supperroom was prettily decorated, with red and white streamers and little coloured paper lanterns made specially by the Matawai school children, while the tables were adorned with white and red papers, with beautiful bowls of bulbs, polyanthus and red-currant.
"Visiting children from Otoko and Motuhora were present, and even to the tiniest tots below school age, were [rocked in fancy costumes. Mr. Ewen and Miss Dare, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Greatbatch, Mr. and Mrs'. R. McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pedersen, and Messrs. W. Calcott and R. Mortleman, were kept, very busy. Amongst those present, were Mesdames VV. R, Clark, R. Fleming, G. R. Robb, C. Hustler, W. Neverman, C. A. Davidson, R. MougMon. A. Pritchard, A. Ashdown. C. V. Smith, W. Mortleman, A. E. Gibson, J. Bulst. B. Curries and E. Bain; Misses L. Fielder. R. and M. Smith, J, Murray, M. Maher, J. Todd, J. Doran, M. Tombleson, D. Bitfn and P. Nelson. The children in fancy costumes included Joan McDonald (Queen of Hearts), Lyall Stewart (rainbow fairy). Helen Mortleman (little Dutch girl), Maureen Pedersen (old-fashioned lady), Joy Robb (Maggie Tullivcr), Peggy Tombleson (star fairy). Laurel Greatbatch (might), Hazel McDonald (Hawaiian lady), David Thompson (Little Mr. Baggy Breeches), Trevor Calcott (Chinese), Pay McDonald (pierrot), Jim Hargreaves (baker), dim Pedersen (Mexican). Beryl Greatbatch (twilight), Duleie Taylor (Red Riding Hood), Maningi Pritchard (Jean Batten's echo), Jim Greatbatch (.jockey), Fred Smith (Sitting Bull), Maureen Thomas (ice cream), lan Greatbatch (Sunshine Orchard), Ann Bulst (scarlet and white pierrettej, Nora Seymour (The Witch), Rex Greatbatch (baker), Adeline Robb (tin soldier), Ken Fleming (black and white), Ruth Tomlinson. (black and white), Dick Neverman (drummer boy), Marie Neverman (drummer girl), Ron McKay (little Dutch boy), Margaret Davidson (little Dutch girl), Tommy Hargreaves (Indian chief). Baden Greatbatch (joker), Tony Robb (nigger), Rollo Carrie (Indian rajah), Jack Pedersen (period gentleman), Joy Thomas (pierrette). Owen Currie (old English lady), Dot Taylor (old-fashioned lady), Dorothy Ashdown (gypsy countess), Charlie Keril.eri (Chinese).'Frank Tombleson (Santa Clans), Alan Hargreaves (clown), Phyllis Dower (Dollv Varden), Hugh Tombleson (swagger), Nancy Robb (Little Red Riding Hood), Robbie McDonald (Matawai footballer). Janev Smith (sports girl), Claud David (Indian), Lilv David (squaw), Barry Currie (pirate), Jim Ashdown (pirate), John Seymour (cowboy), Eva Tipu (clown), Billy Pedersen (Father Christmas), G. Bain, N. Kerikeri and W. Kerikori.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 11
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442MATAWAI NEWS Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19131, 28 September 1936, Page 11
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