HAUMOANA DANCE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 181, 18 August 1937, Page 7

HAUMOANA DANCE

Clive Grange School Bait a Huge Success Dcspito the fact that there wero couater-attractions and an exodus of tootball eathusiaats to Wellington, the Haumoana Publio Hall was conlfortably filled last Friday night when the Clive Grange School ball wub held. Towards evening rain fell, but this in no way prevented tho children, clad in fancy eostumes, from beihg reqdy lo stai't promptly at eight o 'cloek to tho grand march rehdered by Iiedward's Urchestra. The hall itsolf was beautifully decoratcd, and the increased iioOf space and new stage and dressiug rooms all coutributed to tho uniiiteriupted swiug which charaeterised tho proceedinga from slart to finish. Children 's items were alternated with children 's dancea until 30.15 when the young people wero trcated to a" sit-dowu suppor while tho adults proceeded with the dancing. Mr Gookerill thankcd all the parents who so enthusiastically prepared tho costumes and who had assisted in the preparation of the supper and hall. There had been a .minimum of timo spent, in preparation Of danceB and itcms and ho wus very gratofui for the splcudid hcaring an;I Ihe spiriied euthusia'sm with which ihe itcms had boen leccivod. Mr Byford, the chairman of the School committee, desired to thank all Ihose who had bravod the elcments and had patfonised' Ifeo Function. Mrs Cockeriil played all accompaulments and many of the Uances for tke stnaller children. The following fancy costumes were worn by the children:— Girls: Maureen Reeves, gipsy; Juditn Castles, rflae; Dorothy Castles, Folly; Myrtle Lambert, elf ; Joan McKeesick, euuflower; Rosemary Chapman, faiTy; Pat O'Brien^ japanese giri; Jean Cuuuingham, ballet dancer; Ngaire Walmon, Japanese girl; Ida Boaler, "Things of the Past"; Shirley Sourden, page girl; Gloria Dowson, Ozechoslovakia ; Yoland Salmon, BrassO; Rae Searlb, Yalentine; Dawn Mudgway, Night; Joan Krebs, Dutch- girl; Pat Chapman, Mid-Victo-lian; Dorothy Cuiiningham an.d Audrey Hui, Irish colleene. Boys: Harry Manning, nigger, Micifael Lambert, elf; Pat Reeves, sailor; Murray Stark, pirate; Nigol Butcher, sailor; Colin Ilili, jockey; Phil Tre'oman, coster; Neville Dewson, pierrot; Bernard Tuohy, gentleman; Terence O'Brien, Chinese; Henry Chapman, pirate; Phil Riohardson, Dutch boy; Roa Dewson, golliwog; Frank Butcher, piorrot; Charlton Stuvenw. Japanese boy; Bill Stark, Chinese; Ken Groves, Indiatt; Bernard O'Brren. pierrot; Hugh Baker, Scotsman; Jack Treeman, clown; Bernard Boaler, Mexican; Alan McLaren, pierrot; Fred Bradshaw, cricketer; Russell Manning, "Why Did I Kiss that Girl"; Jack Chapman, Amorican tap*dancer; Joc McKeesick, clown; Brian Hay, Russian Cossack; Te.d Groves, pierrot;' Ceeil Richardson, Eastern page; Gorahl Tuohy, Mexiean bandit; Bob Simpson, "An Cverseas Messago"; Bob Bradshaw, modoTU clown; Cyril Parkinson, lady's maid; Eric Parlrinsou^ "Mina Haumoana"; Peter Byford, black cat. Tho following was the concert portion of tho programme: — Group song, primers; rccitation, Joan McKeesick; group song, Stda. I. and IIL; rccitation, Maureen Reeves; song, Dawn Mudgway; rccitation, Kott Dewsou; group song, primers; song, R. Simpson; group song, Stds. I. to III.; recitation, Patricia Chapman* group song, primers; "Swanee Rivers, " chorus, Stds. I. to III.; group 801) Stds." IV., V., and VI.; chorus, Stds. IV., V., and VI,