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Orphans Club Ladies' Night
A varied programme of concert items provided a capacity audience of Gisborne Orphans Club members, visiting kindred club representatives, and official guests with top class entertainment in the War Memorial Hall on a recent Saturday night when the club staged its annual "Ladies Night".
Highlight of the evening was the sketch "Herbert", which won the cup for the best sketch in 1965.
The singing group perform Waka Poi. Singers are, from left: Messrs Bert Emms, Gordon Heighway, George Rawlings, Percy Rawlings, John Speakman, Harold Hackett, and Roy Harries. The musicians are: Izzy Corn, George Odams, and John Arnott. The Waka Poi group are, from left: Chris Deverell, Ernie Horn, Keith Stichbury, Jock Tuari.
Messrs Joe Chamberlain (left) and Charlie Wilkinson gave a flute duet
Members of the official party were, from left: Mr Peter Ferguson (past chief), Mrs Ferguson, Mr Bill Sutherland (chief orphan), Mrs Sutherland, Mrs Warham, and Mr Les Warham (Napier), president Kindred Clubs Association.
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George and Percy Rawlings sang
Fred Lyndon and Dick Burson performed a sketch entitled "Lost and Found"
Bob Rutherford played a post horn
Tom Lyle gave a violin solo
The prize-winning sketch "Herbert" was played by, from left: George Rawlings, Izzy Corn, Joe Chamberlain, and Wally Jonasen.