WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1919, Page 3

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.). November 7. . The ball held in the cooling room at the freezing works last night was a huge success. The night was ideal for dancing. There seemed to be in the vicinity 01 700 present. The ball-room, supperioom and approaches were beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, and Hags, the effect being enhanced by colored lamps. At the entrance was a crown with the letters G.R., one on each side, made with electric lights, producing a striking eli'ect. The grand march was led by i\lr. and Mrs W. Telfar, a great, number being in fancy dresses. Prizes were given for the best fancy dress, and for the most original fancy dress, for both ladies and gentlemen. Mrs J. P. | Harrison and Mr. A. H. Halcombe were the judges, their task being no easy one. The final seection was:—Ladies—"The Dutch Set," Mrs L. Birdling, ] Misses Kyle, Purdlc, Jenkins, Scholeiield, Taylor, Sutherland and Brabant. Best fancy dress: Men —Mr. Jaggs, "The Old English Beadle," prize a Dunlop tyre. Most original dress: Ladies—Miss Hopkins, "The Sailor Bride," tennis balls presented by Dunlop Rubber Co.; most original dress men—'Mr Culling (N.P.), "A Sundowner," prize a Dunlop tyre presented by Dunlop Tyre Co. Special prize, Mrs C. Hill, "Indian," tennis balls presented by Dunlop Rubber Co. The prize won by the Dutch Set (a guinea) was' handed back for the benefit of the fund. Mr. A. Ellis directed the grand march, and with Messrs L. H. Sampson, Baird, T. Taylor, Telfar acted as M.'sC. for the evening. The supper was everything that could be desired and the tables were nicely decorated in red, white and blue. The waiting, which was done in relays by the Ladies' Committee, was done quickly and everyone's wants attended to. The music was supplied by an orchestra sot together by Mr. T. Hughes, and consisted of Messrs M. Fowler (piano) and Hughes (bass violin). Everything went off -'-ell from start to finish, and the committee is to be congratulated on a very successful function. To-night the children are to be given a ball, with prizes for the best fancy dresses, and there is every probability of a very large attendance. On Monday night Messrs. J. and N. Tait are presenting the famous baritone, Harry Dearth, with a company of three: Madame Marie Poucz, Miss Carlien Jurs and Mr. Harold Beck. The marble tablets with the names engraved, for the Clifton Football Memorial Rates, arrived on Tuesday; and were placed in position yesterday. finvnrnment injectors insnected the rifle rehire en Mr. Lea. Birdling's uropertv ve c terdav. and were very favornblv impressed with it. A favorable reolv was received from Mr. Binding with respect to the department having nn annual tenure, and recommendation 1 ! arc to bo forwarded to the denartment with a view to gettino- the range put in fir=t-ckss order. There is every prospect, that it will heeome the main site for target m-acf-cc in this district.