MAKIKIHI MILITARY BALL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21362, 3 June 1939, Page 5

MAKIKIHI MILITARY BALL

Successful Function Appeal for Recruits On Wednesday night the first ball of a military nature ever held at Makikihi was organised by the combined St. Andrews and Makikihi Territorials and proved an unqualified success. As a result of the function eight men have expressed their willingness to join the Territorial movement. All Territorials attended in military dress. The ballroom for the occasion was decorated with coloured streamers. Many visitors from Oamaru, Waimate. Timaru, St. Andrews and surrounding districts were the guests, and they spent a most enjoyable time. The grand march in which 50 couples took part, was led by the guests of honour, Major and Mrs G. R. Lee. A feature of the evening's entertainment was the special demonstrations of the Lambeth Walk and Palais Glide. A waltzing competition, judged by Mrs Lee, was finally decided by a popular vote. The winners were Mrs Sinclair and Mr Walker. During the evening Major Lee congratulated the organising committee on the success of their efforts arid emphasised the necessity for building up New Zealand's defence. He invited more recruits to join up. Music was supplied by a Timaru orchestra assisted with extras by Messrs G. Callister and Johnston. Mr J. Blank was M.C. The blind cop waltz was won by Miss Madge Powell and Mr Bullock; Monte Carlo, Miss D. Kane and Mr Austin; lucky spot waltz. Miss Allan and A. Childs. Those present included—Major and Mrs Lee, Captain, and Mrs Cockerill, C. Halkett (No. 11), Sergeant and Mrs G. Clark, Sergeant L. Malthus (Waimate), Sergeant R. A. Boyle (Temuka), Sergeant A. Childs (St. Andrews), Sergeant A. Schib (Southland), Sergeant R. Jackman (Ist Otago'), Corporal J. Robinson, Privates L. Collett, A. McKenzie, M. Webber, T. Hall. I. Burns (Ist Otago). Corporals L. Dron, J. Arnst. B. Hutton (D (S) Company), Privates S. Trezise, G. Sauer K. Cocks. P. McCarthy, W. Trezise, D. Aitken, I. Stewart, D. Neal, D. Caird (D (S) Company); Mr and Mrs G. Shefford, Mrs B. F. Walker. Mrs Martin. Mrs Craig, Mrs N. Shornock (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Ralf Murray. Mr and Mrs E. Sinclair, Mrs S. Forrest, Mr and Mrs Watson; Misses 1. Fraser. N. Kipple. D. Donald, M. H. Borthwick. Dorothy Hoskin. Betty Craig, Peggy Hoskin. Susan Perkins, Margaret White. Irene Goodeve, Nancye Ellis. Mary Cox (Willow- ] bridge). Vera Trezise. Joan Turnbull (Ikawai). Diana Moss. Margaret Tozer. A. Bell (Timaru), C. Meyer (Hook). Francis Rusbatch (Waimate). Martha Hunt. Betty Alexander, Grace Morris, Nan Robertson, Ray Currie. May Robertson, M. Su livan. M. O’Connell, Kathleen Phillips, Jean Bell. Joyce Webster (Waimate). Agnes Scannell, Teresa Stack, T. McArthur. Dome O'Loughlin, Alma Smith, Pat Kennard. Heen McCarthy. Phyllis Dix. Jessie Fenwick. Mavis Hall, Myra Robinson, Myrtle Weeks, Ngar Allan. Olive Allan, Margaret Crowe, Margaret Eatborne, Peggy Hunter, M Taylor, T. Willets, J. Coxhall, Nancye Thompson (Pareora), Linda Brown. Jean and Shona Caird, Daphne Creve.v. Margaret McDonald, J. Quinn. E. Wright, E. Stirling. P: Stirling (Timaru), E. Dick. Therese Ryder, L. Mcllraith, M. Butcher, M. Morris, P. Hickey, Nancy Sullivan, Margaret Allan, Edna Verdon, Marion Dawson, Nancy Turnbull. Shirley Ussher, Edna Veitch, F. Dench, A. and J. Dick, A Jacobs, A. Foster, Wynne Eathorne, Dympna Kane, C. Hoskin, H. Priddle, Joan Ross and Madge Powell.