THE MILITARY BALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 114, 4 June 1901, Page 2

THE MILITARY BALL.

One of the even's of th» •e.tsor, in the shapi of the annual ball held under t he auspices of the Taranald R fle-', took place oa Monday evening, and was a most uuqu»lifi«d success. The attendance, though not bo large is was txpected, waa good, about 260 fersons being present. The hull WM mtisticilly Eet off with decorations 'f flags and greenery. liinea of were g ret Ltd acrow the buildir.g, and frjm corner to corner, while nikau palms were placed .Jong the vail at intervals. Thfs*, witn the mmy-c l .ured dr< ssss of the iMflips and the v .r'.td uniforms of ths iflent represented, made up a picture'of gi eat brilliitocy, Add o the.-o excellent music, u good floor, m! a first-cla-s c>mmUsar.iat arrangement, and h will be srea that no o« cut'd tut ouj <y the ball to the utmost. The inaungnment of the ball rcs'ed in the cap:blo bunds of C«pt>in Okey, L'< u'euoits Cock and Hooker, S»r----g ar.ts Levar (who mido au efficient -oc etary), Lister and Harvey, Oorpo-al BouUon, Privates B.coo, Davids jn, Doughty, Priar, Simons and Smith. T>-e weie C<ptniu Taunton (. f the Guards), -8 rgeaut Lister, ard ~ Mesi>s E. L Humphries and F. Newell, Hud tneir efforts to attend to t' e co nfort of vifitors were conducive ■n a large me-sure of the success of tlio-b;ll.

The music »a« provided by Mr. D ilulvuinoii Biin'« orchestra }{es«r Uaigh (violin), Donovan (crnet) and Bain fpi .n >), and was very favourably Qmmented upon during tiie fveniog. Ex rfts were played by Mrs. P. Webst ir and Mi-sos Ivy Hi J, M. Pi-aree, arid D viltoe.

The Gunrds mustered in strong foroe to assist th ir br.ther Vj'uiit e<*, and! ■•'e a'so aotieid amongst the viri'on Liuu'enau's .Patterson and Leech (I "glewool),Tio)pa.- Moutram(oiwera Mounted Rifles), Frivite Enrle(Hawera llilles), Privnt.i Mone (of the Wo'l'Ugton Jay Gua ds), oce or two local ie urned South Ai"nc«n men, whom n .m s we wra unnble to aecei-Chi».

Tue supper room arrrangementa were iu tho Lands of a in <st capable 1 tdies' commit e, to wlioin the RifUs are deeply indebted. Al'ogetlier the ball was one of the ■no«t successful htld in New Plymouth for sojie tim°, and dancing w*s kept going with gte\t vigiur until an eirly hour this morning.

| CHILDREN'S DANOE T.J.-NKJHT. Tho m-inngomeut of the bill having found tt at it lus a laiyo quantity of oat.ble* lift in hand, lias decided to tio'.d a juvenila dune to-nigh l : (Tuesday). The Guards have kiudly oonsdutid to postpone their pared) fixed for this evoniu?, and no doubt tho votins folk wi'l enjoy an evening tripping " the light fantastic " junt -s much as tl.eir elders did )ast nig'it,

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