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Fancy dress ball at the Hall of Memory in Goomeri, the 1935
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SCHOOL BALL
Function at Goomeri
MANY FANCY COSTUMES
GOOMERI, October 12 1935
The Goomeri State School held its annual fancy dress ball on Friday evening last in the Hall of Memory. The effort was most successful in every way. The hall was packed and it was found necessary to provide additional accommodation in the gallery. Great patience and care had been exercised in the instruction of the children in the correct method of performing the dances, and the instructors Mr E. Eisentrager and Mrs McCallum, who were ably assisted by Miss Joan Shanahan (pianist), should indeed feel proud of their effort. The spectacle of 120 children who attended in fancy dress was impressive. Tom the Piper's Son was complete with his suckling pig, with its head appearing out of a jacket, and throughout the grand march, it voiced its protest, squealing loudly at intervals to the amusement of all. The evening was commenced with the grand march in which all children in fancy costume took part. Mrs McCallum's orchestra provided the music and the headteacher (Mr. J E. Heath), ably assisted by Miss Gallant Miss Cadell and dancer, officiated. The judges (Mr. and Mrs. Norman Os borne and Mrs. Staier) were unable to give their final decisions at that stage and the children were assembled in their various classes of entry separately for the final selections. The dance floor was reserved for the children until 10 p.m. Master Noel Hall was M.C.
At the conclusion of the programme, Mr. W McIvor (chairman of the school committee) announced that the judges had finalised their task and that the winners were: Best boy: Bill Taylor (Johnny Walker). Best girl: Merle Hoad (Gypsy dancer). Girl under eight years: Vada Perrett (rabbit). Best boy, under eight years: C. Pearce (Father Xmas). Humorous costume: Lloyd Perrett (Tom, the Piper's Son) Couple: Daphne Ansell and Blanche Maudsley. (Napoleon and Josephine). Winning set:. Dutch set (Dorothy Rawlings, Evelyn Greensill, Jean Hoad, Ruby Argent, Dick CIarke, Colin Dahlke, Ron Euler, Clarry Patterson; second prize, Drummers (Joyce Westaway, Lyle Stanton, Betty Campbell, Hazel Howsan, Ken McIvor, Pat Ferry, Desmond Kennedy, Roland Toop). Cheapest costume: Bruce Williams Huskies). At the conclusion of this announcement, Margaret Hampson made a pretty speech, making reference to the training of the children, and thanked the instructors, teachers and the judges. Bouquets were presented to Mrs. Osbourne, Mrs. Staier, Mrs. McCallum and Miss Shanahan, and buttonholes to Mr E. Eisentrager and Mr. Osborne. Dancing was then continued by the elders and children were escorted to the supper-room. The tables were tastefully decorated with many blooms. The other children who attended in fancy costume were: Magpies set (Margaret Hampson, Olive Porter, Mavis Stockill, Edna Pearce, Noel Hall, Ken Theodore, John Hampson, Mervyn Eisentrager); sailors (Theresa Forry, Bevis Hodgson, Kitty Kennedy, Deidre McCallum, Audrey Dahlke, Betty Harley, Joan Heathwood, Joan Kennedy, Hilda Pearson, Joyce Barnsley, butterfly; Gwen Jenkinson, cigarettes; Rita Perrett, Quaker girl; Peter Shanahan, beck and call; Mary Shanahan, Irish colleen; David Wittan, jingle bells; Beryl Wittan, jingle bells,- Noel Mayfield, 'Erb; Geoff Hall, 'Orace; Frank Dunn, wild west; George Ansell, wild west; Noel Wimberley and Del Boldery, bridegroom and bride; Oscar Perrett, clown; Iris Murphy, Mae West; Vada Perrett, rabbit; Valmai Eisentrager, Gypsy princess; Lindsay Hall, Santa Claus; Valerie MaudsIey, night; Robbie Euler and Isabel Euler, Venetian hussars; Gre Dahlke, checkmate; Ron McGhee, coyboy; Ken Sadler, Tom Burride's weed king; Daphne Sadler, French doll; Merle Hoad, Gypsy dancer; Mavis Duffey, shepherdess; Estelle Jones, work bag; Betty Stanton, tea cosy; Miriam Lee Warner, Alice ln Wonderland; Alsia Shanahan, flower girl; Lorrain Taylor, Mary, Mary; Bonny Williams, oyster; Pauline Forry, 1895; Audrey Taylor, Early Victorian; Aiden Hodgson, Peter Pan. Patty Kennedy, Wendy; Daphne Ansell, Napoleon; Blanche Maudsley, Josephine; Doris Duffey, gay time; Joan Pearce, Arabian princess; Randall Wimberley, Indian; Pat Clarke, crinoline days; Doug Perrett, Indian; Dan Hellen, Chelsea sailor; Nick Lee Warner, John Bull; Fred Campbell, boy friend; C. Pearce, Father Christmas; Betty Perrett, dancer; Ruth Stockill, 'since silk is taxed I use my scraps'; Mavis Sadler, Dutch girl; M. Barnsley, Red Indian; K. Maudsley, Robin Hood; Les Hall, Red Indian; Ian Stanton, Dutchman; Neville Wood, sailor; Stan Palmer, Gypsy prince; Pop Hall, Chinaman; Bob Perrett, toy soldier; Murphy, Friday; Jack Hellen, Greek; Norm Palmer, blackfellow; Evan soldier, Val Perrett, Arab; Ronnie Murphy, Arab; Bruce Williams, huskies; Boris Wimeberley, Madam Pompadour; Lorraine Bunderson, doll in a box; J Macfarlane, cupid; Ted Grohn, umpire; Geoff Grohn, cub; Jackeline Maudsley, 'baby likes it' Bill Taylor, Johnny Walker; Nellie Forry, fairy; Lloyd Perrett, Tom the piper's son; Alwyn Miller, M. Wason, melon; J. Wason, melon; Jack Clift, devil; E. SoIquest, pirate girl; R. Maudsley, puritan maid; John Underwood, New Guinea chief; Tommy Stephenson, ghost; Ronnie Murphy, Ben Bowyang.
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