FANCY DRESS DANCE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19929, 5 May 1939, Page 2

FANCY DRESS DANCE

I PATUTAHI CHILDREN SUCCESS . ~"m . (Herald Correspondent.) The annual children's fancy dress ball,: held in the. Patutahi Hall. on. Tuesday night,.(proved an unqualified success. The staff of the school are to-be congratulated' on the splendid ■way in; which tfte children carried out the; different dances. The dances were under the able direction of Mrs. S. M. Naughton, assisted by other members of the staff. The ball was attended by.many residents of the district, both parents and lriends- of the children, Members of the school commiSp, assisted by their wives and maiiFOf the provided a delicious supper, which was done full justice to by the juveniles. The tables were adorned with vases of autumn flowers. As., the majority of the children, were in fancy dress they presented a colourful spectacle. Mrs. W. Thompson provided! themusic, Mr. R Edwards playing extras. Among those present were:—■ Primer I.—Alice ' Waitaiki (rose); Lorraine McFarlane (wash bat); Dorothy Saggers (butterfcup), Janet Lnwlor (Red Riding Hood), Mary Alice Tamatea (Scotch lassie), Dulhs Menzies (cowboy), Pam Menzies (ballet dancer), Henry Waikaiki (Red In-, dian). Jim Karauria (pirate), Mervyn Wooster (cowboy), .'Bobby. Terekia (Robin. Hood), Millicent Knight, Hine Edwards, Jean Brodie, Valerie Ross, Valma Boyd, Hawea Terekia,-Rhoda Tamatea, .Josephine Stewart,_ Roka Tamatea, lan Libirie, David. Short, Trevor Anderson, Boydie Tupara, and Harry Shroeder. Primer 3.—Maureen Buckley, Enid Knight, Roha Edwards, Eleanor Tamatea. Lilian Stewart, Bryan Atkins (black cat), Sonny Edwards (sailor), Willie'Tamatea, John McGaveston, Norman Michie arid Maple Smileiv. ! std< (King's herald), Bernard Sewel (green elf), Ray Ritchie (cowboy), Mervyn McFarlane (green pierrot), Verna Newman,; Maud 'Tamatea, Daddy Smiler, and Frederick Tamatea. Std 2.—Maureen Lawler (ballei dancer), Jack Knight .(gipsy) .Peter McFarlane (gipsy), lan Atkins (cook), June Burgess (gipsy), Annette Cameron, Jocelyn Greaves (ballet dancer), Tom Stevens (soldier),. Ruth Jones, Arnold Wagner (Tommy Atkins), Betty Stubbings Rogei Jobson (Indian), Douglas Bull (sailor), Ernest' Atkins (nigger). Ngaire Kingi (Price of Wales feather), Betty Atkins, Honey Smiler, Pauline Baty. Helen Edwards, Trevor IKings, Brian Storey, Tilly Tuhare. and Mere Edwards. Std 3.—Noelle Burgess .(80-Peep), Margaret Cameron (bridesmaid) .Una Kgland .(powder puff), Dinah Sewell dairy), Valeria Craill (gipsy), Moira Wells (Victorian lady), Joan Brayb'rook, Pat McFarlane (carnival queen), Judith Menzies (Irish leen), Mervyn Wells (Indian chief), Rex McGrannachan (Chinese), Stuart Robb, and' Wereta Smiler. - _ s ta. 4_Te Kahi Terekia, Ralph Jones, Bernie Storey, Joseph Atkins, Don Stewart, Brodie, Rex Gardener, Allan Atkins; Selwyn Wag- • ner (cowboy), Phillip McLaughlin [(tennis player), and Peter Jobson (Indian chifiCL " Stds. 5 and 6—Shirley Worsnop '(gipsy), Marie Sewell (butterfly), Jean Stevens (Red Riding Hood), Alma Atkins (flower girl), Lexia Cooper (gipsy), Pat Marisbn, Edna Lange, Shirley Knight and. Beth Cameron. Ashley Braybrook (Red Cross), Tom McGrannachan (sailor), Peter Dods (bridesmaid), Graeme McNaughton (pirate), Bruce Menzies ;(lbridesmaid), Ron Atkins, Caesar Pere, Geoff Robb, Reg Jones, Lionel Atkins, Frank Bull, Victor Storey. Soloman Tamatea, Sidney Smiler, Norman Hall, and Stuart Monteith. Among old pupils noticed were Miss C. Cameron wearing red cloque and silver trimmings; Miss M. Atkins, apricot suede crepe; Mass M. Waddell floral organza trimmed with green; Miss P.'Knowles! (Gisborne), pale pink organdie; Miss J. Monteith, floral Liberty silk; Miss E. Ritchie, black Skirt and floral cocktadl tunic; Miss Z. Worsnop, black lace over satin; Miss M; Dolman, shell pink-cloque; Miss F. Stevens, floral pique; Miss G. Griffin (Gisbome), white silk net over* satin; Miss A. Saggers, mastic figured cloque; Miss J. Jones, floral kafoe crepe; Miss J. Eade, floral crepe dc chene; Miss S. Hamilton, lemon floral chiffon; Miss J. Knight, silk mataBasse; Miss'J. Bryson, soft green chif- ' Son. Members of the staff present were Miss E. Linton, wearing lemon phea-sant-eye taffeta; Miss K. Bullen, , Marina blue satin and floral bolero; Miss M. Scott, violet taffeta embos- , sed chenille.