BALL AT WAIKARI.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20649, 25 June 1935, Page 6

BALL AT WAIKARI.

Switching on Power Celebrated. AN IMPORTANT EVENING. At the invitation of Mr and Mrs A. Cowie, a large number of guests attended the switching on of electricity in the Waikari district on Saturday evening, when a ball was given to celebrate the event. The hall was decorated with coloured electric lights, which were all illuminated try* the switching on by Mrs G. Darroch, the oldest woman resident of Waikari. The chairman of the North Canterbury Power Board (Mr L. B. Evans) addressed the gathering and asked Mrs Darroch to press the button. Mr W. K. McAlpine also spoke and thanked Mr and Mrs Cowie for the enjoyable evening. Mr Evans asked Mrs Darroch to accept an electric toaster as a memento of the occasion. The Erica Band, from Christchurch, supplied the music for the dancing. Among those present were: Mr and Mrs A. Cowie, Mr and Mrs L. B. Evans, Mr and Mrs W. K. McAlpine, Mr and Mrs Dee-Smith, Mr and Mrs V. Manning, Mr and Mrs R. I. Black, Mr and Mrs H. Carr, Mr and Mrs J. Quigley, Mr and Mrs T. Dillon, Mr and Mrs A. T. Bari, Mr and Mrs T. Hassall, Mr and Mrs S. Stott, Mr and Mrs J. Hiscocks, Mr and, Mrs D. Mowatt, Mr and Mrs E. A. Kennard, Mr and Mrs G. Arres. Mr and Mrs K. D. Anderson, Mr and Mrs C. Trounce, Mr and Mrs D. J. Black. Mr and Mrs H. Main, Mr and Mrs T. Horne, Mr and Mrs A. M. Carpenter, Mr and Mrs H. Saundercock, Mr and Mrs S. L. Boon, Mr and Mrs J. G. Oliver, Mr and Mrs Buckingham, Mr and Mrs Ellen, Mr and Mrs Giles, Mr and Mrs A. Allan, Mr and Mr * Wallace, Mr and Mrs S. Price, Mr and Mrs T. Dron, Mr and Mrs W. AtklnT ol it,, lr and Mrs R - Norton, Mr and Mrs J. Ellery, Mr and Mrs J. Forsey, Mr and Mrs A. V. Fredric. Mr and Mrs W Kenealy, Mr and Mrs H. E. Fincham, Mr and Mrs J. James. Mr and Mrs T. Wldclowson, Mr and Mrs W. Jane, Mr and Mrs R. B. Johnson, Mr and Mrs J. W. T M L a " d Mrs F * Keppler, Mr and s J - Norton, Mr and Mrs W. Traill, Mr and Mrs H. Phillips, Mr and Mrs J. Hutton, Mr and Mrs R. McCreanor, Mr and Mrs D Darroch, Mr and Mrs D. Darroch (Waipara). Mr and Mrs W. L\?P e £ ™ sses R e n « Galletly, Jean Sheridan, Elaine Hassall, Betty HarriSon ’*J lj l zel Garlyle, Margaret Charlesworth, Nora Harrison, Janet Arres, Ivv Arres Annie McAdam, Alice Trounce. Ara Tourell. Marjorie Horne, Esther Bothamly Marjorie Arres. F. Fleming, Bertha Marshall, Roberta Blakelv, M Jackson B. Rhodes. A. Bellamy, J.' Fenwick, Jean Hodgen, Molly Shelley, Jean Burf °rd. Beatrice Telford Nina Honeyhone. Ruth Mowatt, Marjorie Smith, Eileen Brlen, Olive I apps, Val McLeish; Mesdames ITill. Jobl| n. E. A. Robinson. Rurford, . Hopkins: Messrs H. M. Anfiprson, J. Black, Duff, Blackmore. Parsons Fraser Bell, .T. McAdam. D. Smith. • Hodgen. J. H. Brown, N. Joblin. C Smith. B Beere. F. C. Archer. G. Newman, M. Bunting, R. Hodgen, G. Patter--o<?mmell, D. Hewitt. J. Rownev, „ Thompson, J. Reader. D. Smith, J illets. M. Power. .T. Smith. R. Dalzell, P. Deary R. Smith. A. .T. Blakely, G. Blakely, W. MeKeegan, W. Hughes, C. Obei'y, J. Blakely, A. Shadholt. E. McCreanor, C. Saundercock, J. McCrea"°r* R- Marsden. C. Smith, G. Soal, E. Schmidt and E. Walker.