MERCER.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 216, 28 July 1914, Page 3

MERCER.

COMING OF AGE DANCE,

On Wednesday, July 22nd, a very enjoyable evening was spent in the Mercer Town Hall, the occasion being to celebrate the twenty-tirst bitthday of Miss Roose. The hall was very tastefully decorated. Shortly alter eight o'clock the guests began to arrive and were received by Miss Eooso and her mother. Dancing, intermixed with songs, etc , were thoroughly enjoyed by about eighty couples under the able management of Messrs 11. Watts and M. Koose, who kept the fun going merrily till tho wee hours of the morning. Tho catering was all that could be desired, and the music and floor were peifect. Miss Eoose was the recipient of many useful and ornamental preseuts, and best wishes. The following is a list of some oi the ladies' dresses :

Mrs Sergeant, navy silk with jet trimmings ; Mrs Miller, black silk ; Mrs Cooper, blue cashmere ; Mrs Bates, black crepe; Mrs Rippon, turquoise blue silk ; Mrs Watts, cream voile ; Mrs Langhorne, piak satin; Mrs Ragg, cream voile ; Mrs Walsh, sea green voile ; Mrs Billings, salmon pink silk ; Mrs Wright, white silk ; Mrs Morrow, cream satin ; Mrs Watkinson, grey crepe with cream lace trimmings ; Mrs Martin, white silk ; Mrs Richards, navy blue ; Mrs Elmore, black ; Miss Wright, pink satin ; Miss Stein, white silk ; Miss Coleman, pink silk with silver spangles ; Miss Harrison, cream voile ; Miss Beamish, white voile ; Miss Sweeney, white silk; Miss Pickett, white satin ; Miss Waldon, white silk; Miss- Martin. white embroidery ; Miss Morgon, blue silk with fur trimming ; Miss Haynes, white silk ; Miss M. Morgon, cream voile; Miss A. Martin, pale blue muslin ; Miss Browne, white embroidery ; Miss Gurrie, white with black overdress ; Miss Elmore, white muslin ; Miss N. Sweeney, cream lace over satin ; Miss Maloney, pink silk. Songs were rendered by Messrs E. Stanton, Stevens and S. Gurney and a Step Dance and Highland Fling byMiss Jessie Watts.

EOAD BOAED ECHO. Lmring the closing year of its life the Mercer Eoad Board had the misfortune to over-run the constable, in tho way of unauthorised expenditure, to tho tune of nearly £l3. It may havo been noticed by your readers that this year the Audit Department is very active with local body balance sheets, and Mercer, like other corporations, has had its taz put or. Ttere were five members of the Board—Messrs Martin, Tregowelh, Lincoln, Landon and Pickett. Of this number Mr Lincoln is now in India, where he has gone to take up his permanent residence. Which means, as memncrs are jointly and severally liable, that the iemainirg four may have to bear the burden. In which case they will have to "shell cut" something like £o 12s O'd apiece.