Lehner, P. 1964 Nov. 13 - continued 6 When I sat down they were in the part of the evening where they auctioned off leis; all bidding was done in pence and shillings and almost all were bought by members of the crew, who in turn took them across the gravel dance floor and placed them on a girl; most leis sold for 5 to 10 shillings - if you wanted to stop the auction and start the dancing again you had to bid one pound; Chief Red Feather (Daly is his real name) paid the pound after 3 or 4 leis had been auctioned off and the music began again; there were 3 guitars and 2 ukes in the band; the music was of a fast beat much different than the soft melodious music one imagines coming from every South Seas Isle; dancing was of a spontaneous nature where anyone could get up, bow with open arms to the dance floor and then proceed to dance in any manner your mood moved you; these people have picked up the American "twist" from Tarawa; they have adapted several of their songs to its beat - their pronunciation is "the switch"; their natural rhythm and agile body contortions lend themselves to the dance very well; if a girl is interested in dancing with a partner instead of by herself, (over)