CANDLE-LIT DANCE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 58, 21 March 1944, Page 8

CANDLE-LIT DANCE

PATRICK'S NIGHT

"Despite the fact lhat there Avas no electric power for lighting or heating, a large crowd gathered at I lie Caledonian Hall on K riday evening lo dance St. Patrick's night away by candle light. Mr ''Tally" Atkinson, as M.G. kept the dance going at a good pace, and every one enjoyed themselves to the utmost' and they were as thoroughly happy dancing to the 'dickering light of a few candles placed at irregular intervals, round the hall as they would have been Avitli the same number of .electric lights.

Gibson's Orchestra from Taneatua supplied 1 lie rhyLlim and the popularly of llielr 'music was apparent from the ay ay in which the llo'tir was never left'empty for loni>. Mrs G wynne, Mrs Far roll and a committee of ladies supplied the supper although with the absence of any heating arrangements, hot drinks were impossible. Nevertheless every one had an ample qhantity of cakes and savoury delicacies. There were onlj r two Novelty Dances, owing to the difficulty encountered in running them without sufficient light, but of these, the lirst Monte Carlo was won by Mrs W\ Smy the and Pte. R. Boivon, U.S.A. while the second was carried off by Miss Ran by and Mr Hughes. Dancing continued (apparently) till well after the candles had burnt low.