MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 241, 12 October 1931, Page 3

MARTON

M.U. 1.0.0. F. LOYAL MARTON LODGE There was an excellent attendance at Friday night’s meeting of the above lodge, which was presided over by i.P.N.G. Bro. J. Windleburn in the absence of N.G. Bro. Allison. One new member was proposed. Reports showed one member on the sick list suffering from accidental injuries, but making good progress. Before proceeding with the business feeling reference was made to the death of the district secretary, Bro. I. Salek, and a motion of sympathy with the relatives was carried in silence. Correspondence included a circular from the District Grand Master, which announced that a meeting of the district management committee would be held at Marton shortly, and inviting lodges to nominate qualified persons to fill the position of district secretary rendered vacant by the death of Bro. Salek, and also inviting lodges to forward any business for the meetingThe lodge decided to nominate Bro. 8. J. Watson, of Manawatu Lodge, for the position. A clearance from an Auckland District Lodge was presented, and it was resolved to defer acceptance until the end of the quarter, as the member is covered until then. Members of the sub-committee, who were appointed to arrange for the challenge game of football with Wanganui Lodge, reported that owing to the death of Bro. Salek nothing had been done. It was, however, decided to challenge, and try and arrange a game. The lecture mistress, Sister M. M. Thompson, conferred the White Degree on several members. After lodge closed supper was served, and members spent an hour in dancing. FAREWELL SOCIAL A very pleasing function took place iu the Methodist school room on Friday evening, when members of the choir, church and Bible classes met to bid farewell to Miss Nellie Rankin and Mr Bilan Eosier. The time was spent in games, which were interspersed with musical and elocutionary items. Shortly before supper was dispensed by the ladies, Mr J. Decke, in a short speech, spoke in glowing terms of Miss Bankin’s ardour and zeal in connection with church activities, and as secretary of the choir. The speaker then called upon Bev. Mitchell, who also spoke in eulogistic terms and asked Miss Bankin to accept a beautiful afternoon tea set on behalf of the choir. Ou behalf of the Young Men’s and Young Ladies’ Bible Classes, Mr J. Richmond presented the guest of honour with a set of stainless knives, also a very beautiful tea tray. Mr E. Downs suitably replied on behalf of the recipient. Bev. Mitchell also spoke of the splendid work done by Mr Allan Rosier, who is leaving shortly ou transfer to Ohakune. During his sojourn in Marton Mr Rosier had acted as secretary of the Young Men’s Bible Class and had been a capable steward of the church. Mr J. Richmond also said how sorry they were to lose him, but knew that his character and calibre would make him new friends wherever he happened to be, and wished him health, wealth and prosperity. Mr Rosier was then presented with a military hairbrush from Church and Bible Class members, and the recipient suitably plied. “For They are Jolly Good Fellows” was then heartily sung by all present. The following items were contributed and very well received: Songs, Mrs Decke; duets, violin and piano, Mr and Mrs McNab; recitations, Mr J. Decke; songs, Mr Harvey; recitations, Mr J. Richmond. Mr J. Pcnno proved an efficient M.C.

THE ANTI-DEPRESSIONIST COSTUME COMEDY COMPANY’S ENTERTAINMENT

The entertainment which was presented by the Anti-Depressionist Costume Comedy Company in aid of the S.P.C.A. district funds, was of high merit, and the funds will benefit by a few pounds. Giving to numerous coun-ter-attractions on Friday evening, the attendance was not as large as it otherwise would have been, but it is hoped that a return visit at any time will receive generous support. Miss Marilyn Macgiil looked very dainty in old period costumes, and was presented with a bouquet. A special request number, not on the programme, was “The Bells” trio from “The Beggars’ Opera”—Hilda Crysell, Marilyn Macgiil and Hilton Osborne. This was wonderfully interpreted and very much appreciated. The extravaganza ‘ ‘ Mesmerising, ’ ’ was all too short. In it, the various members come under a mesmeric spell, in which each characterises some well-known personality—for example, Daris Kean, Galli Curci. Mr Hilton Osborne’s numbers were well received, his fine baritone voice delighting the audience. Mrs 8. Cunningham accompanied with her usual brilliance and rendered a pianoforte solo. To dwell on the excellence of each artist would necessitate a detailed description of the several items on the programme. Suffice it to say that each was well presented and greatly appreciated. The detailed programme is appended. Opening ensemble “Come to the Fair’’—the company, soloist Hilton Osborne; Concerted item “Whittington”—Marilyn Macgiil, Mrs Sparring, Hilton Osborne, Hcan; Wireless Extraordinary—Marlyn Macgiil, Mrs Spurring, Jim Scott, Eric Lind, Harold Bean; Solo, selected —Mrs Sperring; Duet “Mistress Molly”—Hilda Crysell and Hilton Osborne; Sketch ‘‘Dull Little Alan”—Marilyn Macgiil, Airs Sperring, Jim Scott; song “Texas Moon,” w'ith guitar accompaniment— Hilton Osborne; Concerted item “Quaint Little Quaker” —Anti-Depres-sionists; Extravaganza, ‘Mesmerising' —Harold Osborne assisted by the company.

Quartette “Languid Ladies’’—Marilyn Macgiil, Airs Sperring, Hilda Crysell, Hilton Osborne; Gag “Adverts” —The Anti-Depressionists; Impersonation, “The Village Curate”—Jim Scott (Watch his face); Soprano solo, “Carnival”—Hilda Crysell; Sketch “Her Eyes”—Marilyn Alacgill, Jim Scott, Harold Hcan, Eric Lind; Humorous Alonologuc, “The Lost Key”—Mrs Sperring; Gag “Trousers”—The AntiDepressionists; Comic absurdity “Aly Yacht”—Harold Hcan; Piano specialty selected’—Airs Stuart Cunningham, L.A.B. (official accompanistc); Con-

c erted item, 4 ‘ Military ’ ’ —Marilyn Alacgill, Airs Sperring, Hilda Crysell; Grand finale, “Altogether”—the AntiDepressionists. MARTON JUNCTION SCHOOL. PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS BALL AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS The children’s plain and fancy dress ball which was held at the Junction School on Friday evening was an undoubted success, a record crowd being present. There were about 200 children in fancy dress and the dance room presented a colourful and animated scene. A delicious supper was dispensed by the ladies’ committee and was greatly appreciated by young and old. An interesting programme was given by the pupils and much praise is due to Air Hempieman (headmaster) and the teachers, Mr. Burke and Misses Nichol, Gabites and Mclvor, for the untiring coaching which they had given the children, as was evidenced by the splendid manner in which the various items were presented. The pupils, also had e\ idently worked with considerable zest at the practices, and the performance was a credit both to teachers and children. At the conclusion of the children’s hour, before the adults took the floor, Mr. H. C. Gronn, president of the Junction School Committee, took the opportunity of thanking all present for their attendance, the teachers for their splendid efforts, the parents for the ivay in which they had provided costumes for the children and Miss Nicol and Airs. Clements who had generously supplied the music. He stated th»-t the funds would benefit to the extent of about £2O, "which would considerably assist the object of obtaining Dental Clinic treatment for the children and funds for the annual picnic. The programme was as follows: Grand Afarch, Pop Goes the Weasel, Dickery, Dickery Dock; The Crested Hen; Polly Put the Kettle On; Klap Dans by the junior pupils, and the Grand March; Tantoli; Three-some Reel; Mountain Afarch; Reaping the Flax, interspersed with dancing by the seniors. A Dutch dance was given by Misses Afargaret Hart and Kathleen Hopping in a finished style. Following is a list of the fancy dresses:— Afolly AfcChesney, pierette; Dorothy Ledingham, Topsy Hcmpy’s mascot; Noel Morris, Grecian sailor; Betty Wasson, doffodil; Noel Abbott, sailor; Jim Fisher, pierrot; Vivian Stantial, clown; Colleen AfcNamara, pixie; Hazel Price, waitress; Len Kendrick, news of the world; Una Cooper, spring; George Clarry, baker; Afarion Hainsworth, ballet; Afervyn Smith, clown; Kevin Smith, pierrot; Betty Gray, fairy; Peter Wigglcsworth, sack of potatoes; Janet Goodwin, plain; Artie Evans, little boy blue; Edna Hainsworth, ballet girl; Valerie Afurtagh magpie; Audrey Afurtagh, magpie; Peggy Cox, fairy; Laurie Henderson, farmer; Winnie Cohen, little boy blue; Jean McNamara, pixie; Dawn Barnett, evening star; Rex Ingram, a girl; Rex Caiman, a clown; Lance Afainwaring, elf; Audrey Scrimgeour, old English lady; Teddie Waters, Red Indian; Jack Stevens, pierot; Rosalie Waiters, Elizabethan girl; Molly Tarrant, flower girl; Noelino Foster, poppy; Julia Kendrick, ftypsy girl; Frank Kendrick, Guy Fawkes; Afargaret Allen, buttercup; Afona Oldfield, Afiss Afuffett. Standard I.—Girls: Jessie Whitcombe danger signal; Jean Phillips, Red Rifling Hood; Naida Steele, tennis girl; Myrtle Allen, old English lady; Heather Jones, pierette; Lilian Neale, Red Cross nurse; Betty Atann, Dutch girl; Audrey

Mainwaring, Highland dancer; Ngaire Ward, plain. Standard 1 —Boys: Brice Afurrow, buttons; Stanley Cohen, pierot; Harold Whitcombe, Wee Willie Winkle; Ronald Cannon, pirate; Robert Sinclair, aviator; Dale Foster, brigand chief; Maurice Adams, farmer; Leslie Bloomfield, pirate; Frank Slight, pirate; Noel Hainsworth, patches; John McChesney, pierot. Standard IL—Girls: Phylis Chalk, license; Rita Kendrick, rainbow; Phylis Cooper, Gigsy; Jocelyn Neville, Japan ese lady; Creena Griffin, sprite; Clesta Price, Japanese lady; Alyrtle Larsen, briar rose; Olive Crothers, star fairy; Bcthne Tolley, silver star; Alay Ledingham, childhood’s happy days; Noreen Fisher, ’Xmas cracker; Joan Wigglesworth, buttercup; Joyce Friedrich, pierette; Patricia Harpur, yellow and black butterfly; Joe Berry, boy page. Standard II. —Boys: Duncan Hart, Kingsford Smith; Andrew Allen, Indian; Ken Anderson, plain; Harry Ormond, pirate; Patrick Atkins, Red Indian; Frank AfcNamara, Afr Baggy Breeches; Fred Moss, Italian boy; Sidney Abbott, bandit. Standard 3 and 4.—Girls: Gwen Oldfield, page boy; AfUriel Blockley, community singing; Aldyth Harpur, pierette; Ngaire Steele, jolly boy; Rene Cooper, Gipsy; Joyce Hart, Italian girl; Afarjorie Crothers, little Afiss Shamrock; Pat McChesney, Irish colleen; Daphne Kendrick, Eastern lady; Noln Smith, polka dot; Afarie Fisher, pierette; Frances Poppe, page girl; Joan Oldfield, Gavotte; Joyce Bloomfield, Grandma’s days; Phylis AfcNamara, dancer; Phylis Afainwaring, Chinese lady; Mabel Wigglcsworth, Gavotte; Dorothy Wigglcsworth, ballet dancer; Dot Phillips, Irish colleen; Grace Whitcombe, tons of money; Ellen Stantiall, Irish colleen; Tui Hodder, tulip; Betty Ireland, Alias England. Boys: Janies Robinson, pirate; Charlie Clarry, plain; Horace Burgess, sailor; Jack AlcNamara, sailor; Fred Sanders, letter-box; Ken Slight, Wrigley imp; Frank Cohen, toy soldier; Owen Afurtagh, Indian; Norman Ireland, nigger; Bob Allen, cricketer; Colin Allen, plain; Tom Atkins, swagger; Colin Black, Dutch boy; Clem Coltin, plain; John AlcLeod, golliwog; Lloyd Pickering, cowboy. Standards 5 and 6. Alary Tolley, Japanese lady; Afargaret Hart, Dutch girl; Nellie Poppe, Spanish dancer; Una Bovett, jazz pierette; Afargaret Afoss, Red Cross nurse; Gladys Horsman, Buy British Empire Goods; Betty Smith, Carlo; Afaria Woods, night fairy; Aland Allen, pink rose; Joan Cammell, Japanese lady; AfclvillC Afurtagh, Spanish toreador; Horace Jensen. Sea Scout; Bill Adams, baggy breeches; Roy Jones, pierrot; John Pickering, chauffeur; Percy Bending, cricketer; Jim Steele, midshipman; Doug. Davidson, cricketer; Evelyn Hodge, black and white pier; ette; Grace Kendrick, Highland lass; Ruby Cooper, joker; Nita Ormond, Chinese princess; Alary Cohen, folly; Edna Crothers, Queen Titania; Rona AfcKay, ballet girl; Dorothy Slight, tinker bells; Ivan Afainwaring, Indian Rajah; Stuart Ireland; 10 per cent cut; Red. Aforgan, night and day; Ron. Steele, cricketer; Norman Afurtagh, Three Castle poster; Jiin Stevens, jester; Eric Larsen, 10 per cent cut; Kathleen Hopping, Dutch boy; Jean Cohen, pierette; Wally Clark, Indian; Cecil Stevens, sailor; Louis Friedrich, pirate. THE CIVIC THEATRE. “LOVE AMONG THE MILLIONAIRES. ” “Love Among the Afillionaircs” isn’t all a lot of roses for Clara Bow, Paramount red-headed “It” girl. One

love scone of the musical romance to bo finally screened this evening, takes place on a small love seat. Just rs the cameraman was about to shoot the very tense embrace, the seat toppled over, and Clara and her leading man, Stanley Smith, found themselves in a tangle of wires, lights and other set paraphernalia. Laughs and jokes ensued, and director Frank Tuttle, estimates that this unexpected episode increased the filming time of “Love Among the Millionaires by fifteen minutes. “Rango.” That much-heralded epic of the film world, “Rango,” will be finally shown this evening. “Rango” is a Paramount picture without parallel. It deals with with the liven and habits of men and wild beasts in a part of the world— Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies—that has never been feature-filmed before, so far as we know.

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