MASQUERADE BALL

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14018, 24 September 1909, Page 4

MASQUE RADE BALL

A .SI'CCIiS.^FVL GATHKRING

T!:i' ma.Miiioiado and iancy dross ball, I old in tbo \> ost Imhl (i.Miiiiahium Hall I isi iiifzbt, \\:is si s>uccchs. 'j ho was tho "wind up" o! tho si-i los ot out lire parties and socials vhuii lid\o b< on bold during the win-

In 1 month:, in aid ot the school funds. 'i lie bail, winch had been gaily decor-

:it( i >uu buntiiig, was crowded. There won nuinoioiib tancy drosses, and it v»«'s mi v il'tticult to discover the idont,t\ oi'tlie masked ladies. Many ot \ ' i- tost nines wore decidedly origfnal. One ol tho best was that of an old !,i \ i!k- c haraoter being rcprcbentcd , , .M.'s N. Hooker. Mrs. 'Jeorgo's i ('n-ti.i ]>io\idod excellent music, and ", ! (^ ,s \\ . Mcl^ean and A. Wilson oitic ,\\.i 1 sis M.C'.'s. Supper was served m tin- vbool room under the capable iiuui.igMiiont ol the ladies' committee, probidod o\er by Mesdames Dowhny iind lllaiichard. During the evening .Mr 11. (< Gilbert, chairman of thf s liool foimnittoo, in a neat little IHtili. pio-onted Mrs. Dowling with a low Maon ( uiios on bohali of Mr. Atua, ..in 'stuu <»l I>°' s . « largo tusk, and a li.ind-)ii " lla\ basket. Mr. Atua was, ,i«.ti,!n: i i,'l in anannin^ the items aon '■ ■> number oi Maoris at tbo , lio >1 ooiioi-i-t recently, in recognition

t wli c Ii -o!\k«> bo was the rocipioiit ot ■ ]/iM!it lon Mrs. Dowlinn ami the ..liimiltoo. :iiul tlio giit to Mrs. Dowii ■ l.i^-'^ nmlit wab in appreciation ot I: -' k'lnlnos^ In a covering letter Mr. \tiri tfii''fro<l his greetings to tho <\.m ii'lu'o, ii ml teacher ami thanked ■ !;■ -n t. r the prosont Kivon to him. He nutnl.nly thanked Mrs. Dowling be-t'-ar. o vlio had done so well for the chil(iin v.horn ho supposed would be very nlo.iM'd w : th this kind of enjoyment. tlr l).>wlmg suitably resjionded. Great .■j»-!i1 i» <luo to the many Iriends — n.uiiMihivl.v C! Illaiichard— who did so n, i ii in ciiMiro tho fcuocoss ot the whole ( i i". ul socials.