BRUNNER NOTES

Grey River Argus, 14 September 1937, Page 7

BRUNNER NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent]. The Whist Drive held in the Taylorville School last Saturday evening, was won by Mr. T. Nimmo, and Mrs. Dando was second. Mr. and Mrs. Murchie, of Ashburton, arrived on Saturday evening and are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rutherford, Dobson. Mrs. J. Pender, of Taylorville, has left on a holiday visit to Auckland. Despite heavy rain on Saturday night, the Wallsend Hall was packed for the children’s fancy dress ball organised by the Brunner Old Boys’ Association. All children under 16 years were admitted free. Miss Watson supplied the music. Mr. W. Carse was M.C. The hall was prettily decorated with coloured streamers. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Bush, of Greymouth, judged the fancy costumes and awarded the prizes as follows: Best fancy dressed girl (Folly), E. McDonald; Best fancy dressed boy (Pilot, Cook Strait Airways), W. Hoggarth. Most original girl (An apple a Day), M. Mclntosh; Most original boy (Boxer Louis), J. Dando. Best fancy dress, under 7 years: Alma Willis, Waiuta, (Madame Pompadour); Best fancy dress, under seven years, for boys: Ralph Rotheran (A Chip off the Auld Block). Cheapest Costume, girls: (Bride’s Cake), Rena Bell; boys, (Knock Out), Royce Kerr. Best Poster Costume, girl: (Brasso), Rose Mooney; boy (Evening Star), Russell Eder. Best costume under three years: (Kewpie), Marjory Rothera; Best fancy pair, 18th. Century Couple, June Coutts and Alan McPhie. The “Glaxo Babies,” Misses Jean Fentimen and Roberta McNeish, were awarded special prizes by the judges. Mr. and Mrs. A. Mclntosh, were awarded a prize for the largest family (7), in fancy costumes. A Lucky Spot “One Step” was won by Colleen and Brian Creagh, and lucky seats were won by Hazel Rothera (girls) and D. Gibson (boys). Mr. W. Carse (President, 8.0.8. A.), presented Miss Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Bush with a gift each as a slight token of the Association’s appreciation of their services. Mr. Bush suitably responded. Some of those present in fancy costume were: Andrew Mclntosh, “Scarecrow”; M. Buchanan, “Gipsy"; Alma Bell, “Flower Girl”; Rena Bell, “Bride’s Cake”; Ivy and Joyce Mclntosh, “Two Little Girls in Blue”; Jessie Mclntosh, “Flower Girl”; Ray Myers, “Mexican”; Jean Mclntosh, “Sunflower”; Lotus Mclntosh, “Fruit Salad”; S. M. Gilchrist, "Red Riding Hood”; W. McGilchnst, “Queen of Hearts”; Margaret Mclntosh, “An apple a Day”; T. Gutberlet and Molly Slater, “Dutch Boy and Girl”; Nola Gutberlet and Joe Harper, “Mr. and Mrs. Jiggs”; A. Rowlands, “Daffodil”; Betty Smith, “Pink Victorian Lady”; E. McMonald, “Folly”; T. Fentiman, “Tennis”; Frank Slater, “Brunner Jubilee”; R. Mclnnis, “Jockey"; P. Scalmer, “Tin Soldier"; W. Hogarth, “Pilot of Cook Straight Airways”; Royce Kerr, “Knock Knock”; Patty Mooney, “Jester”; Rose Mooney, “Brasso”; A. Mooney, “Nigger”; Dawn Roberts, “Black Magic"; S. Perry, "Witch; A. Boustridge, “Patons and Baldwin’s Wood”; M. Perry, “Fairy”; Jenny Rothera, “Coronation”; Thelma Rothera, "Gipsy”; Denis Le Cren, “Golfer”; Harry Graham, "Onion Seller”; M. Rothera, “Kewpie”; Elsie Rothera, “Reckitt’s Blue”; H. Rothera, “Columbine”; Ada Hacker, “Old Fashioned Lady”; lan Le Cren, “Pirate”; p Le Cren, “Bride”; R. Rothera, A Chip off the Auld Block”; Margaret and Jess Wilson, “White Horse Inn”; Anne Leaker, “Sunflower”; Jean Scott, “Fairy”; R. Scott, “Golliwog”; Jean Mclnnes, “Pierette”; R. McNeish and J. Fentiman, “Glaxo Babies”; Colleen and Brian Creagh, “Bride and Bridegroom”; Alex McNeish, “Sheik”; R. Steele, “Sambo”; Jean Coutts and Alan McPhie, “18th. Century Couple”; Grace Smith, ‘Sweet Girl’; L. Mclnnes, “Santa Claus”; Jean Boustridge, “Coronation”; Alma Willis, “Madame Pompadour”; Dorothy McMasters, “Fairy”; Alan Baty, “Pirate”; Thelma McFarlane, ‘Fairy’; M. McFarlane, “Early Victorian”; Mary McNeish, “Beach Girl”;. Jean Robson, “Japanese Lady”; Marie Devlin, “Silk Taxes”; Jack Devlin, ‘Whitebaiter’; W. Middleton, ‘‘Jockey”; Daisy Middleton, “Flower Girl”; Ron Filer, “Pedlar”; George and Maraleen Filer, Tarzan and Mate; E. McCallum, “Black and White”; B. McCallum, “Mae West”; Gladys Purdy, “Spanish Lady”; V. Hoggarth, “Cupid”; J. McCallum, “Cowboy"; B. Rostern and J. Bowman, “Russian Peasant Boy and Girl”; D. Gibson, “Indian”; Noleen Creagh, “Flower Girl”; Agnes Smith, “Gipsy”; Marjorie Smith, “Tin Soldier”; R. Coutts, “Coronation”; T. Gibson, “Irish Colleen”; C. Smith “Cowboy”; Harold Smith, “Chinaman”; J. Fentiman, “Santa Claus”; M. Smith, “Irish Colleen"; May Fen's timan, “Flower Girl”; Basil Eder, i “Sailor”; J. Tobin, “Cigarette Card Collector”; Russell Eder, "Evening

Star”; Evon Eder, “Pierette”; Helen Clark, “Rosebud”; M‘. Eder, “Cowboy”; A. Hunt, “Jester”; Alan Slater, “Jockey”; J. Butterfield, “Butcher”; Mary Butterfield, "Scots Lass”; Jack and Trevor Dando, “Boxers.” All the children were regaled supper, soft drinks, apples and sweets. A largely attended adult dance followed. '' Miss Watson and the String .Orchestra supplied the music. . t