KIO KIO.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 589, 30 July 1913, Page 4

KIO KIO.

Own Correspondent. Tho public vaccinator, J)r Leoper, ppent ppvrrni bupy hour:; at tho pchoo! Inst Wednesday. Over one hundred reboot children and their parents availed Urnm: rlvep of hiß service!!, Though !=')11>;11. ti in an infected area Kio Kio u> comparatively eafe from tho present .epidemic. Only :i few Maoris are repide-nl in tho district, and ap Shi :■<• have no intercourse, with others of thru hot, the danger of infection from them nn-mn ni-jjlifrilili'. A RACIIELORH' HVKNINC. The prospects sit tin beginning <>>' last week were anything hut hnßht for tho RiK-belora' Evening on the Wednesday. Lillet. week'- rain hnd turned tho roads, hitln rto in excellent condition, into treachorosip quagmires i-o that few from a rili-tance wer< expected to attend. Wednesday, jM however, proved 51 glorious d:iy and by eight, o'ckn-k in the evening «b !Vnrn ' as to the complet.- i-'inrrpii of the function were riippelloU, and the attend > anco war all that could bo desired. If W;i'' intended to pay rpecisl attention to the d. conations hot when (ho decorating committer found twelve fori of water between themselves" and their native feme they toabsod that all idea of elaborate f;roenor\ wap impracticable. They did not. however, give up, hut re! to work with tho little there wa>> at hand and sw a ronull, of iheir iabornr- the hall propertied a very green, refreshing appearance in the lamplight. Max, pine:', and ornamental shrubs relieved fti«' hare ugliness of the unlinod walks. I The crrißs tie:- in the roof supported i invertoi e»bbag< palm: from which I were suspended numerous ehinone Innt temp. The lantern!', a few flagp and dashes of gaily coloured munlin, t lent a little varieiy to the general [ greonnesp. The decorator:* fbempelvoH i must have been purpripori at (he effect j they achieved with .-o iittle euitablo ' material. Tho floor «;i:; m firpt rale I order, no better indication of the i quality of if: purfaro cuild be given 1 than that almost every couple danced • every item to the end of a verv long I programme. The mtiie. supplied by ! Mr:- Holdcn and Mr Carter, war- all ' that could be. desired. A largo rirens- ' ing room haul linen eroded for (he men ' outside the building. Supper war- laid in the ball when the oupper dance was over. Long fables vi'ere carried in and supper wa? placed, upon them. The guests were then invited to draw up their peats. Within half an hour gup per \vap evr, <fu> talilep bad been : ptißßed out, th<' door swept and 1 dancing recommenced. Hot coffee and

sandwiches were provided alter two o'clock for those who had to go lonp distances. Dancing war- kept up till after three when the gathering broke up, all declaring their rejidinnp: (<> come through the roads whenever the next dance came along. The balancepheef has not yet boon completed, but the modept balance of a few shillings is anticipated. Thie ip to ho devoted to the piano fund. The committee wishes to take tins opportunity of expressing its appreciation 01 the find ness oi those ladies who aie-mled in preparing supper, and :iipo to thank Messrs Cook, .Hall and Price, of Otorohnnga who so courteously made trestles and lent Hags and lanterns for the occasion.