PLUNKET SOCIETY

Hutt News, Volume 1, Issue 1, 25 May 1928, Page 8

PLUNKET SOCIETY

PANOY IXRESS BALL FOR CHILDREN A most successful children's fancy dress ball, organised by the Lower Hutt branch of the Plunket Society, was held recently in King George's Hall, to raise funds which are badly needed..

Miss Nancy Williams, and tlte Society's energetic Secretary, Mrs G. Hoggarcl, deserve the greatest praise for the excellent way in which they carried' out the children's programme. After the grand parade, the children wore assembled and rendered, several little action.songs. The tiny tots were first taken for an imaginary journey down the river, and then for a thrilling train journey. This was followed by a canrp fire .round which the children sat. The lights were lowered and the moon and stars shone bright. A little boy, "Cub" (Edgar Martin) very sweetly sang. "Fading Eight" and o<The day is done," thus creating the true atmosphere. The little one "were now ready to appreciate to the full all that MissgjSTancy Williams had to tell them abouiP+he fairies.

Mrs Jas. Hannah, acting as the good fairy, charmingly and" tactfully distributed the prizes to the winners of the best costumes.

Little Delza Walker as Duchess of Devonshire, was a very popular win, as also were Joan More, Swedish maid; Alex Dudley,- goUer; Jolin Roberts, clown; Joan Bishop, mini num; Barbara Ewen, coster; •—. Ewen, sea maiden; Molly Bishop, Hawaiian; Dora Cunningham, hay maker; Barbara a Cayage kowpie;Ken Lockett, bag of sugar.

Other well thought out costumes were '>:. —j. Fairbairn, clown; Dorothy Kidson> .daisy; Pilory ETidson, poppy, Pat Boyes, Boy Blue; Gweii Butcliffe, "Buy N.Z. Goods"; Ngaire Carver, flower fairy; Patricia Buxton, red rose; Hermer Hyrler, gipsy girl; Lionel Gibbons,. "Three •Castles Cigarettes"; Walter Phear, chef; John Short, gipsy; Joan Gibbons, powder puff; Judith Collins, flower; Alan Gordon, Chinaman; Sydney v Hyder, Bed Indian; Arthur Phear, pieriott; Jocelyn Goodwin, pierette; Jill Chisholm, flower; Winstone Chapman, cricketer; Tony Roberts, nigger; Betty Jarman, registered letter; Pat Cunningham, elf; Han Cunningham, water lily; Joy Clubburn, Bed Indian: Betty Welch question; Helen Foster, answer; June and Coral Clabburn, carnival; Veda Sladden, Bed Biding Hood; Mary Mason neopolitan girl; Annette Strickland, golliwog; Vera Slndden, Shamrock; Moira Cameron and Nancy Miller, fairies; Peggy Tioughnan, House to Let; Lorna Adams, rose; Bet Gibbons, grape, Boslyn Stot, danger signal; Balory Shorter, Indian Prince; Marjory Shorter mystery. The unconscious humour of some of the children is well worth remarking. The tiny Turkish lady and a very small French chef were charming, dancing the Charleston. The diminutive golfer had his eye on the stately Duchess of Devonshire. The "Bag of Sugar" was certainly the sweetest thing of the evening in every sense of the word, his interest in the camp fire revealing him to be blessed with an enquiring mind.

Mrs P. Marshall was responsible for the beautiful decorations of the hall. The president (Mrs D. A. Ewen) was supported by a most energetic committee including Mesdames G. Chapman, E. W. Hunt, Earnshaw, H. Sladden, Denniston, J. Fairbairn, Bock, Tosswill, J. Cameron, Buxton, Hall, Dudley, Hard-

castle, Maiden, Meadows, and Sutcliffe

The evening was concluded with a -very -engojaiblQ— .d.an£e. .^Ampn g the -ladies present ■were Mesdames Strand, Lady Roberts, Phillips, Innes, Goodwin, Gibbons, Buxton, F. (Cooper, Carver, Kidson, Bishop, Olphert, Hollis, S. M. Hobbs, Chisholm, Collins, Williams, MeGill.