HOBO BALL
RAGS AND TATTERS IH TOWN HALL Tramps, vagrants, hoboes, sundowners, and swaggers, hikers, packmen, and ail the other exponents of the gentle art of tramping forgot the worries of their weary way when they turned up in their hundreds to the Hobo Ball on Wednesday night. Run by the Students’ Association to swell the funds for the Army Queen, rarely has there been seen on the dancing floor such a collection of disreputable dancers. Masculine style most favoured was that of the traditional tramp, and grey beards, blackened faces, reddened noses, and unkempt hair all went to complete the costuming. Feminine charm was limited, and the women’s frocking was confined to jerseys and skirts and patched summer frocks. Everybody entered into the light-hearted "frolics of the evening. Flags and bunting provided an effec-
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Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 18
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135HOBO BALL Evening Star, Issue 23693, 28 September 1940, Page 18
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