MAHOENUI AFFAIRS

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1929, Page 16

MAHOENUI AFFAIRS

LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEETS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) At the sixth annual meeting of the Mahoenui public library Mr. J. Tubman presided over a fair attendance. The balance-sheet and report were unanimously adopted. The members of the new committee are Mrs. Old (librarian), Mrs. A. Rattenbury, Messrs. J. Armstrong, C. Croall (secretary and treasurer), and. J. Tubman (chairman). It was left to the committee to fix the date of the annual dance. The secretary was instructed to write to the McCarthy Trust seeking a subsidy and to the Education Department for a building subsidy. HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DANCE. A very successful dance wag held in the new hall on Wednesday evening last. There were about 200 present from Waitara, Mokau, Awakino, Paemako, Piopio and Te Kuiti. Miles’ orchestra supplied the music. Mr. N. D. Jones spoke of the efforts made by the residents to bring the new hall into existence, and Mr. C. Croall welcomed those present and declared the hall open: The floor was well patronised until about 2 o’clock in the morning. The supper was up to the usual high standard. It can safely be said this was the largest gathering ever held in Mahoenui. Some of the dresses worn by the ladies were: Mrs. Armstrong, navy and fawn crepe; Mrs. Avery, black figured crepe-de-chine; Mrs. Body, black satin and beaded overdress; Mrs. Croall, brown crepe; Mrs. Clifton, figured rayon; Mrs. Cook, white crepe-de-chine with georgette frills; Mrs. O’Donogliue, fawn silk; Mrs. Davidson, black satin and silver lace; Mrs. Harvey, black beaded georgette; Mrs. Jones, saxe blue crepe-de-chine; Mrs. Moore, black georgette; Mrs. L. Moir, black satin; Mrs. McNeice, black satin and rose; Mrs. Miles, black satin and georgette; -Mrs. McMillan, crimson tulle; Mrs. O’Malley, pink georgette*; Mrs. Old, black silk; Mrs. A. Old, crimson silk; Mrs. Rattenbury, black tulle; Mrs. E. Rattenbury, figured silk; Mrs. Dawson-Smith, cream crepe-de-chine; Mrs. Scott, blue marocain; Mrs. Sole, black velvet; Mrs. Trust, satin beau; Mrs. Wan, pink satin under black silk net; Mrs. Walker, black georgette; Miss Armstrong, black tulle and taffeta; Miss A. Batley, pink crepe-de-chine; Miss E. Batley, pink crepe-de-chine; Miss Boddy, black lace over black satin; Miss P. Boddy, navy blue; Miss S. Buckeridge, silk marocain; Miss N. Buckeridge, black crepe-de-chine; Miss Cook, black satin; Miss Croall,'Cream crepe-de-chine; Miss Davidson, green crepe-de-chine and white lace; Miss Furniss, yellow crepe-de-chine; Miss Gellatly, green georgette; Miss Gribbon, blue figured silk; Miss Hansen, silk tangerine; Miss Hepburn, gold lace over black; Miss Harris, black crepe-de-chine; Miss Kinzett, black crepe-de-chine; Miss Moir, pink crepe-de-chine; Miss B.' Moir, fugi silk; Miss Northern, green net over crepe-de-chine; Miss Purdie, black silk; Miss Rangi, pink taffeta; Miss Rattenbury, yellow crepe-de-chine; Miss J. Rattenbury, embossed green crepe-de-chine; Miss Roberts, green shot taffeta; Miss Sampson, green crepe-de-chine; Miss B. Stewart, frilled pink net; Miss Black, silk'with gold lace; Miss Te Huia, blue silk; Miss Trust, blue embossed net; Miss Talciari, black crcpe-dewhine.