PLUNKET BALL.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 313, 7 November 1929, Page 2

PLUNKET BALL.

A HUGE SUCCESS. The second annual Plunket ball . was held on Friday evening in the t Town Hall and was from all view- | points a distinct success. The hall was charmingly decorated, streamers, balloons and coloured lights being used with effect, while the walls were covered with greenery and artificial cherry blossoms. The first part of the evening was devoted to the children, and the several grand marches revealed a large number of happy children in fancy dress. Mrs. Barnes and Mr. Keith Barnes supplied the music for the children’s dance, while Mr. Rolfe was M.C. Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Matamata, as judges of the fancy dresses, were given a difficult task. The following were awarded prizes:— Best Couples.—Senior, T. Leggatt and Mavis Beca ; junior, Jack and Jim Rolfe ; tiny tots, Noel Smith and J. Reid. Best Fancy Dresses.—Senior, Minnie Rossiter, Gordon Stevenson ; junior, Myra Smith,, Peter Tulloch ; tiny tots, Joan Reid, Keith McDermott. Second Division : Senior, Jean Flyger, Billy Halse ; junior, Valmai Scholz, . Patsy Heary ; tiny tots, Bridie Mullane, Alan Hooper. Highly Commended.—Nigel Atkey, Alan Atkey, Trixie Simcox, Marie Lindsay, Douglas Haslett, Gordon Haslett, Thelma Reid. Special Prizes. Mona Brown, Loma Hildreth, Tony Fitzherbert, Maisie Mullane. All the prizes were donated, and each child received a gift. The supper was excellent, and the committee of the Plunket Society and its helpers are to be congratulated on the success of the function. No efforts were spared to see that the children had a happy time. ; After the children had vacated the floor the adults had their turn. The Putaruru orchestra supplied the music. The following were among thpse in fancy dress : Mavis Beca, Russian Girl ; Thelma Reid, Buy British Goods ; J. Karl, Footballer ; Aileen Small, Match Girl j Leone Renner, Bo Peep ; Nita Barnett, Japanese ; Maisie Mullane, Little Miss York ; Bridie Mullane, Swan Ink ; Clarice Woodgate, Good Luck ; Lorna Hildreth, Iceland Poppies ; Mona Brown, Powder Puff ; Joyce Hooper, Me'ody 5 Eunice Yandle, Gipsy Dancer ; Francis Hildreth, Butterfly ; Joan Reid,

Fairy ; Thelma Burgess, Chinese Girl ; Phyllis Hooper, Japanese ,- Audrey ‘ Cotter, Fairy ; May Martin, Japanese Sunshade ; Iris Bhana, Carnival ; Marie Lindsay, Cricken ; Dorothea Hearey, Pierrot ; Nita Barnett, Japanese Lady ; Joyce Snell, Japanese Girl ; Margar.pt Murphy, Pom Pom Girl ; Alison Hutton, Page of Tudor Period ; Gladys Howland, Pierrette ; Jean Flyger, Maori Arawa Tribe ; Eileen Lopdell, Mimosa ; Margaret Davis, Gipsy ; Mary Halsey Pierrette ; Kathleen O’Grady, Eastern Lady ; Valinai Scholz, Old Woman in the Shoe ; Phyllis Stephenson, Tennis Player ; Betty Small, Pierrot ; Minnie Rossiter, Eastern Princess ; Jean Lopdell, Turkish Lady ; Joyce Renner, Danger Signal ; Nancy Howland, Ribbo-n Fan ; Joan Spear, Folly ; Peggy Aspden, Tambourine Girl ; Ita Lopdell, Window ; Pearl Tanner, Keep Off the Grass ; Mrya Smith, Eastern Princess ; Patsy Heary, Grey Cigarettes ; Doris Yandle, Rosebud ; Gordon Haslett, Pom Pom Pierrot ; Douglas Haslett, Pom Pom Pierrot ; John Spear, Folly ; Noel Smith, Baker ; George Small, All Black ; George Beca, Russian ; Roy Woodgate, Clown ; Dick Fitzherbert* Guy Fawkes ; Tony Fitzherbert, Indian ; Des. Leggatt, TrouDador ; Bob Murphy, Minstrel ; Clive Atkey, Pierrot ; Desmond McKenzie, Boy Blue : Gavin McKenzie, Pierrot ; Nigel Atkey, Robin Hood ; Frank O’Grady, Peer ; Keith McDermott, Black Cat ; Gordon Stevenson, Cook ; Allan Atkey, Folly ; Billy Halse, Tramp ; Alan Hooper, N.Z. Railways ; Alf Martin, Jumping Jack ; Wallace Barnes, Swagger ; “ Tinker ” Lochhead, All Black : Bryce Howland, Clown ; Peter Tulloch, Jockey ; Rich Hildreth, Bed Time ; Jack and Jim Rolfe, the Princes in the Tower ; T. Leggatt, - Indian.