KORU-KIRIHAU NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1930, Page 16

KORU-KIRIHAU NEWS

■SUCCESS OF FANCY DRESS DANCE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Tlie residents of Kirihau had almost forgotten that they owned a hall but were reminded ot the fact in no unpleasant fashion on Friday night, when the newly formed hall committee presented one. of the most successful dances ever held in the district.. Daily .in the day the weather gave cause for some anxiety, but by the time the lit st dance was announced it was apparent that the small hall would be called upon to hold a record crowd and that every dancer had come pi epared to spend a happy evening. The early danee-3 were for children only, and for a while the hall resounded to the more or less steady tread of little feet, the-owners of which, gaily clad in fancy-dress, appeared to enjoy the old-fashioned polka every whit as much as their elders enjoved tho more modern fox-trot. Mr. L. Payne as master of ceremonies was kept fully occupied, ami they were tired children who. at nine o’clock, cleared the fluor so that their parents and friends might dance. Later still the oreat event of the evening, the fancydress parade, centred attention on the many costumes, and it was generally admitted that the t-aisk of the judges would be no easy one. The girls came fnwt; dainty little Peace Walker carried’off the* prize for the most original dress as Winter. A popular first prize went to another tiny tot, Betty. Vaughan as Old England. Tile second prize for the girls was . won by Ruth .James as The Nurse. Others in this group were Ruby Ricketts as Bride, Phyllis Ricketts at Daffodil, Eunice Ricketts as Red Rose, and Eileen Eva as Starlight. Then came the boys. Little Henry Lyes made a splendid Black Cat and took' the prize for the most original costume. George Vaughan won first prize as Robin Hood, and Norman Payne captured the second as- Jockey. Other competitors were Arthur James as Archer, Joey James as Bumble Bee. Joe Smith as Swagger, Ronald Payne as Pierrot and Gordon Payne as Prince. The ladies’ prize for the most original costume went to Miss Audrey Walker as Turkish Maid, the first prize to Miss Marr as' Dominoes arid the second to .Miss Freda Walker as Safety First. The men's prize list was: Mr. Harry Frost as The Galloping Major, most original; Mr. Lew Frost, as Glaxo, first; Mr. A. M. Wilson as Bedtime, second. Mr. F. Proffit as The Tramp won a special prize. An enjoyable supper, prepared by the ladies of the district, was served by members of the committee.' Later, Mr. Wilson thanked those present for the support they had given the venture. Thanks were due too, he said, to the Koru Hall committee, which had lent its crockery for the evening, and to the directors of the Sash and Door company, many of whom had forwarded apologies for absence, and who. had provided the greater number of the prizes awarded. He intimated that this function was to be tlie first of many, and promised a social evening at an early date. «

Dancing then re-commenced and continued until a late hour. Miss Clara Meredith was at the piano, ably assisted by Mr. Roy Foster with his violin. Extras were given by Mr. Wilson and an accordeon extra by Mr. L. Payne. A Monte Carlo waltz w r as won by Miss Marr and Mr. H. Frost. A Spot waltz by Miss Henry and Mr. K. Perry, and a second Monte Carlo waltz by Miss Marr and Mr. Paige. Mr. Paige also won the only competition of the evening and carried- home a large cake as evidence of his prowess. Early in the evening a large . poster, forming part of the decorative scheme prepared by the children and bearing the legend to Kirihau.” gave promise of good things to come. It ie safe to say that the promise was well fulfilled. Residents of Kirihau will not be the only folk to regret that the revival of the district’s social life has ■been so long delayed.