AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH

Taranaki Daily News, 14 July 1933, Page 8

AN ARTISTIC TRIUMPH

CELTIC CLUB’S NINTH BALL. NOVEL DECORATION SCHEME. While Vinsen’s Ambassadors Dance Band provided excellent music for the dancers lookers-on at last night’s Celtic ball were given the opportunity of appreciating the beauty of the decorations and of absorbing the carnival atmosphere that permeated the Stratford town hall. The Celtic club has always set a high standard in schemes of decoration. Year after year schemes have been woven and new ideas practised for the annual ball. For nine successive winters the colours, green and white, have turned and swayed above and around the dancers. Yet once again a new scheme hung in the air, stretching from wall to wall and from dress circle to stage. Four conical arches were woven out of green and white streamers, conveying the effect of a canopy to those on the floor, and an undulating lattice work to those gazing down from above. The central portion of the web was squared off by wire and rose to a flattened apex built of more Ureamers. The provincial colours of amber and black were arranged fanwise to block out the four comers, while lycopodium, alive with glittering butterflies, coloured lights and draperies, wound sinuously hither and thither throughout the fabric of the decorations. Mirrors, peeping from bunches of greenery, were arranged about the walls. The orchestra seated on the stage played through a set of half-sized goal posts; flanked on either side by a border of greenery and coloured poppies. The committee responsible for the artistic decorations can congratulate itself upon having achieved one of the most pleasing transformations yet seen in the hall. In the supper-room the green and white streamers gave way to mauve, orange and black, which were used at a previous ball and will be required again in the near future. The tables were pleasingly arrayed, and to go from the hall to the supper room was to experience contrasts in colour pleasing because of their variety. The committee of ladies in charge of the supper was Mesdames A. Cook (chairwoman), F. Foley, W. Tunbridge, Speck, Franklyn, Stephens, junr., Hughes, C. Young, Misses Cook, Dwyer and Sorenson. ' Messrs. T. Attrill, C. Burton and W. Cook were masters of ceremonies, the last two being the joint secretaries of the dance committee. GENERAL ITEMS. Unusual Team Mascot. The visiting Dannevirke hockey team carried a novel mascot on its visit to Taranaki yesterday. The mascot was in the form of a large cardboard traffic policeman painted in the association s colours, red and grey. This was placed on the field during the game and in the dining-room during the dinner. On one hand was the slogan, “Stop—For Dannevirke.” Eltham Snooker Tournament Mr. C. Talbot was the winner of a snooker tournament held at the Eltham C.E.M.S. Club. Mr. E. Phillips was second. Rowan Euchre Party. Mr. R. Avery and Mrs. R. Mellow were the winners at the Rowan euchre party on Tuesday. There was again a good attendance. Mr. Jack Hooker played the dance music and Mr. P. Parker played extras. Trick that Succeeded.

The story is being told at Stratford of the manner in which an enterprising showman evaded the requirement of the winter show committee that those who occupied space should pay a stipulated amount for the privilege. It appears that the person in question forestalled the demand of the space steward and placed himself in an apparently unassailable position by lodging a carefully-seal-ed package of “important documents” with the steward for safe keeping. Under the impression that the occupier of the space would settle his bill when redeeming his documents, the steward refrained from pressing his claims, and the stall-holder got away in the confusion of the last night’s crowd, bag and baggage. Yesterday, the seals on the important documents were broken and the disgust of the steward can be imagined when he drew forth a booklet containing the annual report of the Federated Association of Canary and Cage Bird Clubs. Euchre at Toko.

There was a good attendance at the Toko euchre party on Wednesday evening. Prizewinners were Mrs. Langlands 1, Miss F. Jones 2, Mrs. A. Lees consolation; J. Hartigan 1, P. Jones 2, H. Weir consolation. The proceeds go to the Toko branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union. Ministers’ Retreat

A Methodist ministers’ retreat will be held at Stratford next week, when it is expected that 20 clergymen from the Wanganui and Taranaki districts will be present. The retreat will last from Monday to Wednesday and subjects for discussion will be problems of ministership and youth work. Fire Brigade Card Evening.

The euchre party held on Wednesday night by the Stratford Fire Brigade drew 70 players to the station, of whom the finalists were Mrs. Tomlyn 1, Mrs. E. Brocklebank 2, Mrs. McQuay consolation; Mr. G. Tabby l,.Mr. S. Reader 2, Mr. J. Holmes consolation. Eltham Oddfellows’ Social.

There was a large attendance of local and visiting members at the Eltham Oddfellows’ Lodge on Wednesday. N.G. Bro. S. Walker welcomed the visitors, and reply was made by Bro. A. Gilbert (Kaponga), S. Eaton (Toko) and Summerfield (Stratford). A social evening was afterwards held. Dance music was played by Mrs. Sait. Monte Carlo dances were won by Mr. Doncaster and Miss Mackie, Mr. Sullivan and Miss Mackie. D.G.M. Bro. E. Woodley presented degree certificates to Sister M. Treweek, Bros. L. Julian, F. Bocock, L. Phillips, R. Howarth (all of Eltham), L. Haydn and A. Gilbert (Kaponga).