MANAWAHE NEWS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 726, 29 December 1933, Page 6

MANAWAHE NEWS

CHILDREN OF MANAWAHE AND RiOTOMA SCHOOLS AT XMAS PARTY EiNJlOYABLE EVENING The residents1 of Manawahe and Lake Rotoma, assisted hy tbe M!anawah© Women's Institute held their annual Christmas party in the Manawahe Hall on Wednesday, Decemiber 20. The hall was crowded with parents land friends of the children from hoth schools and the prettily diecorated Christmas tree, laden with 145 giifts, drew the eyes of all the children. The Manawahe school children carefully coached hy their teachers, Mr. J. B. Bell and Miss E. Tily, danced folk dances, and performed a playette to the delight of everyone. The programme submitted hy the children wia.s: — iGrand March, Luhin Loo, Come Little Partner, Reap the Flax and I See You. f Tcecreams were handed round to refresh the little dancers and the next item, The .Sleeping Beauty, was so th'oroughly enjoyed hy all that it had to he repeated. The children were specially good an this playette. The Wlitch, the Dancers, the pretty Prd'n!cess, the Prince all played their -parts well, whil© the two senior boys who played the part of the Brince's faithful steed, scored a hig hit with their ihorse. The All Black Brothers, The Kiel Row, Norwegian Mountain March, and the Duke of York ended th© children's very enjoyable programme- The performance of the children reflected great credit on their teachers and while everyone did well, the conscienltiou& efforts oif the very littlest ones to do credit to themselves and their teachers pleased the onlookers. The timely appearance of Father Christmas, capahly played (bfy Mr. Lawrence Martin, fascinated the tiny ones. Institute members had a busy time passing the gifts from the tree to Father Christmas who giave them to the children with p.ackets of sweets and kindly words for everyone. [Bright paper caps had heenl made for the children by members of the institute and added a holiday touch to th© scene, while the pleased looks of the little ones as they received their gifts were pleasant to watch. A bountiful supper was served by members of the Women's Institute after which the floor was cl-eared for dancing. i IMusic for the dance was supplied hy Mr. V. iRimmer and M!r. EJ. G. Sutherland. The fourth Christmas party given hy Women's Institute anld residents, was every bit as successful as its predecessors, and farmers and their families forgot all ahout the s'lurnp for at least a few hours.