FANCY DRESS BALL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8360, 23 July 1920, Page 2

FANCY DRESS BALL.

IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIVE QUEEN.

The Municipal Theatre presented a j gay scene on Wednesday evening on I the occasion of the plain and fancy j dress ball held in support of the can- I didature of the Native queen in the I Catholic contest. A heavy shower at about 7.30 prevented the lantern I parade, but the Municipal Band marched through the town to the theatre. Arrived there they played the opening waltz, their excellent time being greatly appreciated by the dancers who thronged the floor. The attendance was very large. Not only was the dancing area fully occupied, but there were many spectators on the stage and in the dress circle. A large number of the dancers were in fancy dress, and some very effective and becoming costumes were on parade, combining with elaborate decorations in making a most harmonious picture. The first prize in the ladies’ section was awarded to Miss Gideon (Turkish lady), whilst that for men was voted to Mr 11. Hutana

(Bishop of Wanstead). A feature of the evening’s pro- I gramme was the crowning of the 1 Native Queen candidate, Mrs Mare I Nepi’s little girl, the “ceremony” I being conducted by Mr H. Hutana. I A number of entertaining items were interspersed amongst the dances. Miss Ivy Phillips, a Napier young lady, was warmly applauded for her clog dance and sailors ’ hornpipe, and a similar compliment was paid to Miss Tricklebank for her toe dance. Messrs Hay and Skittrup were heard in a lively musical interlude. Songs were contributed by Messrs A. Williams, Kirkland, and Kutoro. The programme dance music was admirably played by Miss O’Reilly (piano), and Messrs W. J. Pellow (violin), and E. J. Maher (cornet). Messrs Tricklebank and J. McCleary had charge of the floor and kept things moving merrily. During an interval in the dancing Father Minogue announced that the

Native Queen’s Committee would run a “hard up” social at a later date. The speaker thanked the community in general for the heartiness with which they were assisting the church.