CINDERELLA DANCE.

Waipa Post, Volume VII, Issue 325, 23 June 1914, Page 5

CINDERELLA DANCE.

The dance given by the young ladies of Te Awamutu al the local Town Hall on'Friday evening was in every way a success, and those responsible are indeed to be congratulated upon the manner in which the whole of the arrangements were carried out. Miss M. Collins, as secretary, and the energetic committee with which she was associated had worked hard to bring about the complete success of the dance, and the thoroughness of the arrangements was fully evidenced by the highly successful nature of the entertainment. The work of preparing the floor, not an easy one, was undertaken by the ladies’ committee, and seldom if ever has the floor been in better

order for dancing, the absence of dust being a pleasing feature. The duties of M.’sC. were pleasingly carried out by Messrs H. A. Collins and W. H. Johns. At one stage, however, the dancers took control and introduced into the programme an item which was not provided for. Possibly it was a dance, having some resemblance to the lancers, although it would be very difficult to associate it with that very pleasant dance. Those participating —they were not dancers—raced from end to end of the hall freely exercising their voices, and the members of the orchestra, recognising that the music could not be heard above the din, wisely stopped playing. The participants, however, showed sufficient respect for the ladies—whose guests they were —to end their rowdy tactics immediately those in charge asked them to do so, although it is little to their credit that the occasion for such a request should have arisen. Apart from this incident, for which the promoters were in nowise responsible, the dance was a well conducted one. The music-for the first halt was supplied by Mr Geo. Dalton’s orchestra, and the playing left nothing to be desired, and in the second half the music was well provided by an orchestra consisting of Miss Margaret Mackenzie, Messrs Moeller, North, and Collins. The arrangements in the supper room were a distinctive feature of this entertainment. A glance at the tables revealed the fact that an excellent spread had been prepared. The tables were also tastefully decorated with giallardias and greenery. Mesdames F. W. Clarke and ill. Y. Collins were the hostesses for the evening. Dancing continued until shortly after midnight.