CHILDRENS FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL. This year the annual break-up of the Ashley School (December IS) took the form of a children’s fancy dress carnival, and the scholars, numbering upwards of fifty, presented a very gay spectacle assembled under the electric lights to commence the grand march, which they performed without a hitch. The costumes were judged by Mrs W. A. Rowse. Rangiora, who awarded the prizes as follows: »- Infant girls—Coleen Wright (Flower Girl) 1, Xora Beattie (Little Miss Muft'et) 2. Infant boys—Kevin Scalmer (Joe- j key) 1, Andrew Fraser (Black Cat) 2. j Girls, Standards 1., 11., lll.—Noreenj Hodgson (Rosebud) 1. Boys, Standards 1., 11., lll.—Mervin Stringer (Jester) 1. lan Petrie (Ab-sent-minded Professor), most original. Girls, Standards IV., V., Vl.—Eileen Hodgson (Shepherdess) 1, Madge Vettice (Buy British Goods) 2. Boys, Standards IV., V.. Vl.—Averil Lindsay (Jack Frost) 1, Robin Drake (Petrol Station) 2. Special prizes given by Mrs Rowse—- ! Millar Forrester (Ice Cream), John j Scalmer (Indian), Andrew Fraser j (Black Cat). ' Prize for best girls’ costume, given by Mrs Ramsay—Eileen Hodgson (Shepherdess). During the early part of the evening dances and games for the children were indulged in. Music for the evening was supplied by Mrs J. A. Petrie, Miss Kennedy, Messrs W. G. Mayer, and A. Beattie. Mr W. G. Mayer acted as M.C. An excellent supper vras dispensed b'- the ladies. Mr P. J. Lindsay thanked Mrs Rowse [ for judging the costumes. Man}’ . thanks were due to the teachers, Miss [ J. Kenned}' and Mr W. G. Mayer, for L the trouble expendead to make the func- . tion the success it undoubtedly was. ; Others in fancy dress were :—Misses . Z. Beattie (Hawaiian Girl), E. Timms * (Rainbow). 11. Bailey (Dutch Girl), F. L M’Fall (Ribbon Fan). M. Hodgson (Irish Colleen), Hop Bailey (Bride), • X. Petrie (Aulsebrook’s Biscuits). J. - Petrie (Aulsebrooks Biscuits). M. Wright (Butterfly), S. Wright (Fairy), P. Lowe (Fairy), M. Stringer (Winter), O. Lowe (Fairy). Una Millar (Violet), I. Timms (Rosei bud). J. Millar (Violet, Drake (Baby’s \ Rattle), M. Newell (fairy Bell), M. Fraser (Nurse), Masters J. Beattie (Nigger Minstrel), E. Stringer Golliwog). L. Stringer (Father Christmas), J. Mayer • (Minstrel Boy), Barney Mayer (All Black), A. Bailey (Bridegroom). W. Bailey (Jazz), R. Drake (Indian), L. Martintelli (Chinaman C. Wright (Best Man), R. Millar (Pier- | rot), and C. Vette (Nigger).
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18642, 20 December 1928, Page 13
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