MARTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 168, 20 July 1935, Page 5

MARTON

MARTON HARRIERRS. N.Z. CHAMPS. JN WELLINGTON. To-morrow a whistle run will run will be held, and members are requested to assemble at 2.15 p.m. sharp as Ihe run will take considerably longer than the usual 6{ miles race. Th(> main event of the season—the N.Z. crosscountry championship is to bp decided in Wellington to-morrow. Ihc- course which is a two lap course starts ami finishes at Lyall Bay and is over a distance uf 6.’ miles. Special interest is centred on this race as a team is to be picked to visit Australia next month and excellent racing should be witnessed. Bavidan is considered a favourite in the individual section with Pullar, of Otago, a good scconil, while, in the teams section Otago, the present holders of the title, will be hard to beat. One or two teams arrived in Wellington yesterday and the remainder a?e expected to-day. The West Cojsl team, with the two local runners. F. Hill and .Don Smith left for Wellington this morning. Both are good runners and it will be very interesting to see how they compare with New Zealand’s best. Arrangements have been made with the team manager, D. Macpherson, for the results Io be sent per telephone and they will be ’.meed in Abel’s window. MARTON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. SECONDARY PUPILS’ BALLAlthough there were numerous winter attraction in the district on Thursday evening, There was a good attendance at the Empire Hall on the occasion of the secondary pupils of the Afarton District High School’s annual ball. The hall had a, picturesque appearance with the gaily-coloured streamers that adorned the hall. One of the most pleasing features of the ball was the excellent music rendered by Gus Large’s orchestra, which appealed to the dancers, who were insistent in their demands for results. During the supper interval extras were played by Air. Frank Wood and Mr. Gus Large. The Monte Carlo was won by Air. Eric Thompson and Aliss F. Simpon and the spot waltz by Mr. W. Twigg and Aliss O. Williams, A. dainty supper was dispensed under the auspices of the Ladies' Welfare League. Mr. A. Gracie made an efficient M.C. Some of the frocks notice 1 . mougst the dancers were Misses Holgcrson, black ermine; Pat Fitzgerald, green lace; Mary Twigg. pink taffeta; Pauline ('hase. floral inorocain; Gardner (2'. red and black satin; Valerie Hunt, green net; N. Brider, blue georgette; Doris Morrison, green rayon; JanPi Stratford, black velvet; Ixath. Rowh'H, pink and black georgette: ,D. G. blue satin; Hila Winstanley. pink morocain; l\. Partridge, bln-' crepe; V. M. Bucking (Wanganui', peach pink lace and brocade coatee; P. Comber, green satin; J. Bloomfield, pink sand crepe; Lydia Scot I. blue crepe, lame trimming; Sheila Foley, red sand crepe; silver kune trimming; T Fitzgerald, rosebud taffeta; G. Hursman, pink organdie; J. Gordon, tangerine organdie; Iris White, floral georgette; M. Henderson, red pineapple velvet; R. Hendra, blue pann velvet; Dot Field, black velvet trimmed with sequins; Margaret Lound, black velvet

trimmed with white fringe; Alaric Fisher, pink sand crepe and silver trimmings; Joyce Thompson, pink; Ola Williams, white elephant erepc; Nancy Ingle, floral taffeta; Verna Gracie. white taffeta; Peggy Brown, red floral crepe. THE CIVIC THEATRE. “VAxNEBBA; HER LOVE BTORY.” Helen Hayes and Robert Aloutgomery are co-starred in “Vanessa: Her Love Story,’’ the outstanding feature which opens this afternoon and evening at the Civic Theatre. “Vanessa: Her Love Story,” is a picturisation of Hugh Walpole’s novel, “Vanessa,” which was the fourth and last of his group of books dealing with the spectacular Hurries clan of the rugged Cumberland district of England. The story concerns Vanessa, the heroine, and her troubled Iqv o affair with Beniie Herries. the “wild one” of the clan. On the eve of their wedding they are separated by a misumlerstaml ing. When Vanessa relents and finds Benjie it is too late; he has married another woman. Vanessa allows herself to bo talked into marriage with Ellis Berries, a dour but respectable member of the family. Ellis is insanely suspicious and makes her life miserable. Years later she meets Benjie and they manage to ste.al a few weeks of happiness, but eventually Vanessa goes back to her husband. It is not until her husband dies that Vanessa and Benjie finally achieve complete. ha.ppine.-s. Deserving of special mention is the outstanding supporting programme comprised of twu beautiful all-colour subjects, a comedy with the popular Charlie Chase at his best and the latest news reels. RANGITEKEI RUGBY. On account of the Rangitikei senior and junior representative's travelling 10 Taihape to-day for their annual matches with the Taihape I nion no competition malehe> will be played. PERSONAL. Mr. John Openshaw and Air. Aubom* Fullerton Smith, who have been un a motor tour, have returned to Marton from Rotorua. The many friends of Mrs. A. W. Ful lerton-Smith, Thrybergh, will be sorry to learn that she is in a private hospital at Palmerston North, where. she has undergone an operation on an | eye. She is now making satisfactory progress.