DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1926, Page 11

DISTRICT NEWS.

MIDHIRST. (From Our Own Correspondent.) All records were broken last Tuesday night, when Boulton’s orchestra held a dance in the local hall. Visitors were present from every part of Taranaki. By 8.30 p.m. three large lorries and about 40 cars were parked outside the hall. The door takings were in the vicinity of £25, this beating a previous record. Naturally our hall is too small to cope with such a crowd. However, the organisers handled the situation with credit. The hall was prettily decorated with flags, Japanese sunshades, Chinese lanterns with paper trellis work, and many pretty coloured electric lights. The interior of the hall was. ehanged, and one and all voted it as very pretty indeed. The organisers must have spent a lot of time in decorating, hut their labour was well rewarded by the appreciation expressed on all sides. Excellent music was rendered by Boulton’s orchestra, gnd the duties of M.C. were carried out by Mr. Richards, who did his work in a very capable manner. A number of fancy dances was indulged in, which was a pleasant change from the usual order of things. The winners of these were presented with very dainty and valuable prizes. The spotlight dance was won by Miss Goodwin and Mr. W. Grant, and the winners of the Monte Carlo were Mr. Latham and Miss Potts. The masquerade dance drew a number of dancers, Miss Volski and partner being the winners. Among those present were: Mrs. Lash, black velvet; Mrs. Wheller, navy marocain; Mrs. Tapp, blue marocain; Mrs. Goodwin, flame panne velvet; Mrs. Lobb, brown satin; Mrs. Anderson, floral fuji; Mrs. Jones, blue velvet; Mrs. Howard, floral voile; Mrs. Platt, black velvet with lace overdress; Mrs. Waite, black velvet; Mrs. Vickers, flame georgette; Mrs. Linnell, pink satin; Mrs. Mills, white crepe-de-ehine; Mrs. Latham, green merv silk; Mrs. Taylor, sky blue satin; Mrs. Theobold, black ottoman silk; Miss Hunter, black charmense; Miss Wheller, jade marocain; Miss Wheller, blue marocain; Miss Chard, blue crepe-de-chine; Miss Gray, red satin with beaded overdress; Miss Fetch, lemon georgette; Miss Fetch, maroon velvet; Miss Kovaleski, peach silk marocain; Miss Marsh, figured marocain; Miss Lutze, blue silk; Miss Divehall, saxe crepe-de-chine; Miss Death, pink crepe-de-ehine; Miss Volski, floral fuji; Miss Theobold, pink satin with lace overdress; Miss Goodwin, green crepe-de-chine; Miss Kovaleski, bois de rose geoigette; Miss .Melville, hydrangea blue silk; Miss Melville, pale blue fuji silk; Miss Chard, black velvet; Miss Death, apricot crepe-de-chine; Miss Death, blue silk trimmed with lace; Miss Robertson, blue crepe-de-chine; Miss Huhwick, cream marocain; Miss Downes, apricot ninon. Mr. and Mrs. A. Uhlenberg, of Waipuku, left on Friday per motor for Wei-, lington to attend the ordination of their son, Rev. M. Uhlenberg, of the Holy Cross College, Mosgiel. Miss L. Uhlenberg has been visiting her parents at Waipuku. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hogg are at present visiting Auckland. An old landmark of Midhirst, known as Lester’s store, has been demolished. Many years ago when Midhirst was a flourishing little township it was considered the leading shop and did big trade with settlers and timber mill workers. About six years ago Mr. Lester left and the shop had since been closed. MATAPU. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Saturday saw the opening of the local tennis court. Recently the club has had erected three gates into the courts, and it is hoped in the near future to procure a number of seats. I regret to state that there are two cases of serious illness in the district. Messrs. W. McL. Dowie and Bootten are both in private hospitals in Hawera. Both have undergone serious operations, and 1 understand are on the way to slow but sure recovery. Mr. McL. Dowie, the energetic vice-president of the Hawera A. .and P. Association, will be greatly missed in his usual position at the forthcoming show. On Thursday last a number of the calves that are being, reared in connection with the boys’ and girls’ clubs ‘were brought to the local school, where a team of three grade Jerseys was selected by Mr. F. Hoskin, president of the local Farmers’ Union. It is hoped to exhibit this team in the Hawera Show next week, the competition being for the cup presented by Messrs. Bennet and Sutton. A special appeal is being made to the Matapu school children and Matapu people generally to assist the Jubilee Blind Institute. For this reason pupils are being asked to bring to the school as many hen or duck eggs as possible. The eggs will be sold and the proceeds forwarded to the secretary of the insti-. tutc.