THE BABY CARNIVAL.

Shannon News, 23 March 1926, Page 3

THE BABY CARNIVAL.

The street stall held by the Town Baby Committee on Saturday was well patronised. The band o-f ladies in charge had a busy time disposing of the goods and tickets for competitions, a number of the latter being decided in the evening, the winners beirig: Pigeons, No. 16, S. Birchall; weight of fowls, 25P>s, Miss M. Cameron; dinner, No. 94, Mr J. Barnett; ham, No. 72, Miss M. Cameron; child's chair, No. 51, Ivo Griffiths. To-night the Farmers' Baby Committee will hold a basket social in the Parish Hall. Something unique is to be offered and there will be plenty of fun.' The admission will be 1/for gents, ladies to provide a basket for two. Ladies who do not. bring a basket will be charged %'6. The baskets will be numbered and then auctioned, the buyer to have supper with the lady who brought the basket. This in itself should cause a lot of amusement. There will be .a number of novelty dances and good music has been arranged for. Owing to the Fanners' Baby Committee having charge of the catering at the Athletic Club's Sports on Saturday, the day appointed for the closing of the Baby Carnival, which would thus make it difficult for thehi to get their results in the same evening, it was decided at a meeting of the general committee held last evening to make the closing day the following Tuesday evening, and that all money collected by the different committees be handed in to the scretary by 10 a.m. the following morning.. It was proposed to hold the crowning ceremony in the Maofiland 'Theatre on Wednesday afternoon, the member for the district, Mr J. Linklater, M.P., to be asked to perform the ceremony. . .Particulars of the form the'oeremony will take will be published in our next issue.

POSITION OF CANDIDATES.

The following votes had been recorded with the secretary -up to last evening:— - Mangahao 2256 Town ... , ... 2080 Farmers ..: ... 1640

CHILDREN'S FANCY DRESS BALL.

The Children's Fancy Dress Ball arranged by Mesdames Merwood and Terry with the assistance of the committee of the Town Baby to raise funds. for their - candidate (Baby lan Hudson) was held in the Druids' Hall on Friday evening. There was'a large attendance of children and adults, most of the children being in fancy dress, the function proving most successful. The decorations from the St. Patrick's Ball had been kindly left by the committee and with the various coloured costumes worn" toy thechildren, the hall presented a very gay appearance. Proceedings opened with' the Grand March, led by two tiny tots, in which children of all ages took part.) The programme included both round and square; dances, which were entered into with whole-hearted enthusiasm by the little ones. Mr J. T. Bovis very capably carried out the duties of master of ceremonies, while Mrs Bovis presided at the piano. On the stage was erected a soft drink and i ice cream stall in charge of Mrs Whitoley, who was assisted toy 'Misses Jones and White, and needless to say good business was done. A sit down supper which had been arranged by the committee was done full justice to by the children. The organisers are to be complimented upon the success of the ball, as a result of which their candidate's- fund will be considerably augmented. The children's dance concluded at 10 p.m., the adults occupying the floor until midnight. Mr Potchard acting as' M.C. ' Mrs Clifford Jones, Miss Terry and Mr B. Spencer supplying the music. ■, The following children .were in fancy dress:—Girls: Phoebe Small, I Sun Fairy; Tessie Moynihan, Rainbow; Doris Tremewan, Work Basket; Joan Bovis, .Strawberry; Barbara Richards French Pierett; Doris Tippler, Sun'Fairy; Rita Easfon and Thelma Terry, Red Cross Nurses; Jill Hudson, Court Page; Joyce Quarrie, Sun Fairy; Myra Linklater, Pierrett; Dukie small, Japanese Lady; Dulcie Ingley, Black Swan Butter; Ethel Jamieson, Folly; Joan Dwyer, Bee; Dorothy Davis, Baggy Breeches; Joyce Ingley, Flower Girl; Ada Gray, Edmunds' Baking Powder; Lily Wiggins, Red Rose; Quarrie and M. Ingley, Jazz; Jean Brown, Highland Lassie; W. Easfcon, Strawberry; Mary Martin, Early Victorian; Betty Gunning, Gipsy; Maureen Conchie, Poppy; Phyllis Palon, Evening Dress; Angela. Moynihan, Peanuts; Biilie Brown, Sunflower; Irene Sands, Sunflower; Joyce Blackwood, Fancy Dancer; Mary Retter, Poppy; Josie Thompson, Pirate; Jean Davis, Raindrop. Boys: Mervyn Terry, Bag of Potatoes; Pat Martin, Pierrot; Baby lan Hudson, Puck; Baby Roy Merwood, Sleeping Beauty; Victor Tipper Chinaman; Mervyn Taylor. Pierrot-' Basil Bates, Cowboy; Selwyii Jones Indian Raider: Maurice Baird. Indian Chief; Ross Paton, Cupid. There were a number of other boys in fancy dress but we were unable to act their names.