NGAERE CHILDREN’S BALL

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1930, Page 10

NGAERE CHILDREN’S BALL

PRIZES FOR FANCY DRESS. For weeks the children of the Ngaere district have been looking forward to the fancy dress dance promised by the school committee for their own needs and for the pleasure expected thus to be given to the pupils, their younger brothers and sisters. AH. the district attended besides, the front and back of the decorated hall being crowded with onlookers, the while little bunnies danced with tramps, black cats with fairies, brides with bridegrooms, and a host of other characters, imaginary, historical and artistic, gyrated past to waltz tunes. Between whiles the children executed a number of folk dances under the’ direction of the assistant mistress, Mrs. O’Keefe, and the headmaster, Mr. T. Taylor, who had charge of the general' organisation. At nine the floor was cleared for adults and a swarm of happy children was marshalled to the supper room and there regaled with refreshments. In presenting the prizes selected by the judges, Misses Palmer (Midhirst School) and Were (Cardiff School), the chairman of the committee, Mr. H. C. Taylor, took the opportunity of thanking all who had assisted in making the function such a brilliant success. He specially thanked the parents for entering, into the spirit of the fancy dress idea and complimented them upon the originality and beauty of the costumes. The energetic secretary (Mr. R. A. McGarrigle), who was in himself a host to the children, also found .time to adt as-master of ceremonies for the adult dance. Sait’s Orchestra supplied the music and supper arrangements were in the hands of a capable committee of ladies.

From the numerous costumes the judges selected the following prizes:— Best dressed boy, Jim Maxwell (Louis XIV); best dressed girl, Mavis' Sparks (Blue Butterfly); most original girl, Jean Rodgers (Hula Lady); most original boy, Page Koefoed (White Rabbit). Other prizes were given Nola Arthur (School! Drive Slowly!), Helen Moors (Chrysanthemums), Dorothy Coleman (Ice Cream), Marjory Parker (Red Riding Hood), Jim Fullerton (Santa Claus), Mavis Parker (Wahine), Avis Orr (Fairy,) Mary Loveridge (Powder Puff), Oswald Taylor (Pied Piper),. Stuart Brisco (Land of the Free), Ethel Newlove (Shepherdess), Leslie Taylor (Black cat), Robert Simpson (Huntsman), Ora Simpson (If Winter Comes). ' Four special prizes were given Ray Rodgers (Things From the Past), Joyce Stockman (Swagger), Edmund Taylor (Music), and Flossie Watson (Green Eairy).

C.E.M.S. SNOOKER TOURNAMENT.

There w r as a good attendance of snooker players at the Eltham C.E.M.S. Club on Wednesday; when a tournament . w as won by T. Cocker, who beat E. Hughes in the final. Following are the results, the. figures being the handicaps of the players:—

- First Round. —K. Ewans 20 beat S. Clarke 16;. F. Clemow scr. beat D. Knuckey 15; T. Robinson 22 beat S. E. Carson 22; M. Ewans 16 beat A. R. Gower 18; E. Hughes 24 beat L. Cocker 14; C. Horrocks 27 beat D. Cocker 18; C. Pennington 30 beat A. Taylor 20; A. Hilmer 18 beat A. Tiplady 8; J. C. Walsh 12 beat C. A. Cooper ecr.; E. Scown 18 beat D. Knuckey 15; L. Casey 14, J. Gower 14, L. Cocker 14, S. Carson 24, R. Linn 20, and S. Clare 16, had byes in the first round. Second Round. —F. Clemow beat K, Ewans; M. Ewans beat T. Robinson; E. Hughes beat C. Horrocks; C. Pennington beat A. Hilmer; J. C. Walsh beat E. Scown; J. Gower beat L. Casey; T. Cocker beat S. Carson; S. Clare beat R. Linn. Third Round. —Clemow beat M. Ewans; E. Hughes beat C. Pennington; J. C. Walsh beat J. Gower; T. Cocker beat S. Clare.

Semi-finals, —E. Hughes beat- F. Clemow; T. Cocker beat J. C. Walsh, Final. —T. Cocker beat E. Hughes.

ELTHAM ENTERTAINMENT. A very attractive -programme will be presented at the Eltham Town Hall on Friday by the pupils of the Misses Madden and Wylds. Short, snappy and varied instrumental, elocutionary, vocal and dancing items will provide the first half of the entertainment. The second half will be devoted te something entirely new to Eltham audiences. The young people are staging a comic ppera which will afford the public much enjoyment. Many and varied are the characters, Including among others a queen, a prince and his bride, a knight, a doggie, some dancing frogs, and last, but not least, “Jimmy Adfuls,” a regular MephistopheleS. The musical comedy is being produced by Mr. F. E. Silver, the chorus of 50 voices and orchestra of six being under the baton of Mrs. J. A. Rankin. Dress circle seats may be reserved free of charge at Carman’s.

GENERAL ITEMS. In connection with the activities of those who were on the eastern slopes of the mountain when Mr. W. Carman was injured, it has been explained that the glissade of the party from the head of the Manganui gorge was conducted in safety and that the glissaders had full control of their speed. They could have stopped practically at any time had they so desired, and before taking off they marked a level stretch below admirably suited for finishing a snow slide.

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