NAVY LEAGUE BALL

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 93, 21 April 1933, Page 11

NAVY LEAGUE BALL

OFFICERS ENTERTAINED

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CROWDED CABARET

'■'■:■ The interior of the Mayf air Cabaret was; transformed: last;. evening^,with iapings of .flag* and.clusters xif tall palms and sbamboos, when- :. the: ball .giVe^^'t^.t^elUiigtpn^NayjrVLeaguo tii honour'of the 'daptaiiisand ojffieers of H.MiS. : puriedin, Laburhiiin,;f and Verofciea-.was heldywith; oujtsjtanding success.: The dance floor :was;£rowde.d, and every available .d. sitting)-^vrt'?l place was required to a'ccomnip'dateJthJKguests.1 Vi.^o^lsTofVdaUias'/in^var^to^olourS' ''decorated tke cabarefe tables, and; in the lounge, ■<bowls of cosmos, chrysanthemums, and se'arletigerbera made,; bright splashes.;'"«>f- colour. v'Striiigs of small flagsV^raped..the..ciilings,oit, ; :;'all the rooms,. and:'in; the supper 'room/ where an - supper,l proyi3.ed'• by the committee, "wag served at jl6ng tables, there were tall vasesi',1 of':, Chrysanthemums in tawny shades.,: l > '•'.- Excellent music,was supplied by the cabaret orchestra; and the scene was altogether a brilliant one. Many dinner parties .tad been given beforehand, either on ;bbard the-, ships or at private homes. '■' .. ; ■ . . - " The guests were .received by Mr. J. T, Grose (president ■; of. _ the * Navy. League) and Mrs..James Findlay (president of'the Ladies' Auxiliary), who wore a frock of black' georgette handBomeTy embroidered in rhinestones.1 The large committee of the Navy League had made excellent arrangements, and were assisted by members of the Junior Navy League branch and a special ball committee. Members .of the committee were Colonel N. S. Falla, Mr;.'A. E, Brown,, Mr. Walker, Mr., R. Darroch, Mrs. P. Marshall (who-wore a black chiffon frock patterned in jade and gold)/Mrs. Lance-Moore, Mrs. B. C. Addispn, Mrs. Walker (cream lace frock with pink, jacket), Mrs. Middleton (ivory, lace), Mrs. F. W. Whatley (black marpcain), Mrs. Morton Peterson (palest pink pean d'ango with bodice of lace), Mrs. Keith • Kirkcaldic, Mrs. Larnaeh. (black lace and chiffon velvet), Mrs.. C. Finch, Miss Edwin and Mrs. ,'R...'F. Blair (in,black embossed velvet and lace). ' ; Members of the junior branch -were yM.rs. A.,E. Brown, president (who woro emerald gicen embossed georgette with an'emerald cape), Misses Ismay Digges- ■ Smith- (in apple green taffeta picture frock), Kathleen Haire (honey-coloured ring velvet), Melicent Grose -(cream lace), Iredale Turner (soft mauve georgette and lace), Monaßrien (flame coloured lace and yelyet), and Muriel Prazer (coral red satin). The extra1 ball' committee were Mesdames'Mac'arthy Reid, J. S. Elliott (in sapphire blue satin with diamante trimming), D. C. Peacock (in a black georgette frock), Knox, Gilmer (black marocain),'W.- E. Herbert; (deep midnight bluo ring velvet),' and Miss Miles (mahogany brown satin . jyith a touch of chartreuse green satin), . There was-one debutante/Miss Janet Steele, who wore a 1 dainty frock of ivory tulle with closo ifitting bodice and widely flared skirt on which were ap-' phqued silver leaves. She wore a shoulder, capo of blush rose chiffon velvet, which tied at the waist with long sash ends, and carried a posy of flowers. Her mother, Mrs. Hughes Steele, was in a raven's-wihg blue satin frock. Among other dancers were Mrs. de ■Merie (who wore a frock of honeybeige crepe), Mrs.. Colin Sinclair-Thom-son (black t chiffon), Mrs. R. Bams-, botham (black net patterned with small gold leaves), /Mrs. Elliott (sapphire blue satin handsomely embroidered with diamante), Mrs. FJctcher (egg-shell green : georgette),. Mrs. Bernard- Wood ! (gold lace), Mrs. Winch' (hydrangea blue marocain), Mrs. C. Turrell (Wedgwood blue georgette), Mrs. G. L. Steelman (wine red wool lace), Mrs. G. Shirtcji^.Xdl«^.ffiedg3E£o4.feta|c|§ti l^

and ring, velvet), Mrs. Henry Hall (black chiffon); Mrs. E. F. 1 Duwnan (floral chiflfon. in pastel tones), Mrs. D.-Hammersley-Johnston (butter coloured lace with- shoulder: epaulettes), 'Mrs. Philip Brandon (turquoise blue '■georgette), Mrs,CO. Miles (deep amethyst satin), Mrs. Eastwick (palest , pink georgette), Mrs. Clarry ' (flame georgette), Mrs. W. Gregory: (royal blue satin), Mrs, B. Welton Hogg (jade green marictte), Mrs. Bryan Todd (tomato red ring 'velvet), Mra. Sproule (black satin ,and lace), Mrs. C. Levin (powder blue taffeta), Mrs. Lan Triligham (geranium red marocain), Mrs. W. '0. Pritchard (oj'ster. coloured elephant crepe with sash of ruby red velvet), Mrs. Hubert Nathan (gold! lace), Mrs. W. L. Bolleston (ivory satin), Mrs. Julian Foster ■ (white taffeta), Mrs. George Nathan (black ma'rocain), Mrs. Noel Izai'd, Wanganui (black frock with red. sash), Mrs.: Philip -. Cooke (black j faille), Mrs. W. Leicester,: Mrs. ; Dcs- j mond Todd (soft blue satin), Mrs. Cecil Quane, Mrs.: T. Dawson, Mrs. A; B. Siovwright; Misses \ Jessie . Elliott (thrush-egg blue satin), Patricia Br,owii (flame chiffon), Lola Thompson (cream satin), 'Margaret Millar (pink velvet and georgette); Peggy Orbcll (deep bluo. lace), Mollie Thompson (cream satin), Elizabeth Burgcs Watson (ivory georgette, with tucked bodice),; Margaret Miles (duck-egg blue organdie), Molly Macassey (jade green georgette)/ Betty Sproulo (cameo pink ring velvet), Alison.,Pc'arce (palest pink taffeta and organdie' embroidered withi.blue flowers), Poppy Sproule (oyster satin), Phyllis.Cahdy (geranium red lace), Betty Herbert (black chiffon), Frances Parker (tomato red velvet), Patricia Marshall, (apple green lace), Alison Addison (honey beige crinkly crepe, with cape' trimmed with cock feathers), Betty McParland (parchment . satin), PainelaV Biddifprd (turquoise blue satin), Cara Johnston (apple green lace), Prue Lewis (plumbago blue - taffeta), Betty Beading (green lacB), Catherine. Young (shollpink angel skin lace), Audrey Williams, Masterton (oyster satin), Eileen >C,rawford (nasturtium coloured _ georgette), Joait Fenwick (ivory ..satin), "Juliet Nathan (floral ■ chiffon) j'.-E.ila Chapman (pink, flowered georgette), Oriel Pol-; lock, Napier (parchment..; georgette), Peggy/James (blue fro t ck), Jean. Fleming (white sprigged • organdie with puffed -sleeves),' Patricia ; MeKyedy (primrose tucked georgette),,..' Joyce Nathan (pink organdie with' touches of blue), .Constance Morice (black.chiffon), ,:Lorna ..-. Brodie '; '(^hit.e ; satin), Marjorie Morice (salmon, pink moire), Nancy, 'Qlphe'rt'. {ivory tulle), ; :.Enid Sturdee (white embossed; georgette), Marguerite Levin (raisin brown lace), Jessie Peacock (rose taffeta),: Mary Knox .- Giimer blue . georg-. ettei),^Heather Mackenzie: (pale pink taffeta and : net), M.'• Langdon, •G. Hoarc, .T. Oswiu,,. and J. Miller; Captain A. L. Jackson, 8.. N., Cap-i tain 0. Sinclair-Thomson, 8.N., Commander. B. Bamsbotham, 8.N., Pay-, master Commander B. "F.^Dtirkan, 8.N., Lieut.-Commanders D. H. Johnston,' "G. St. A. Alcock, C. Arbuthnot,; and Wevcll, B.N.j Lieutenants H.,T:: Winch, B. C. Lewis, Backhouse, Courage, Bennett, Milne-Home, and Walford, 8.N., Surgeon Lieut.-Commarider H. G.: W.ellf, 8,N., and Surgeon Lieut. A. Ji -Burden, 8.N.,' Squadron-Leader A. L. Stedman, Dr. J. S. Eilidtt, Dr Steele, Dr. B. Wcl-, ton Hogg, Messrs. F. H. Whatley, G. Miles, Eastwick, D. T.0dd,;.8. Blundell, S. G. Nathan,: D.' G.'VYoiing, P,; Kirkcaltlie, N. Izard, B.rMiles. W. Blundell, D. M. Young, C. E. Maltroy, F. Beading, W. O. Pritchard,1 B. Todd; E. Nathan, J. B. Foster, C. Quane,, J. F. Bristed, G. Daysh, X Casolberg, D. G:. Webster, A. Lawson; A. Eoberts, 'T. Dawson, E. Daniells.-W. Wessell (NewYork), C. P. B^ Cooke, A. B. &ievwright; and B. Johns. '"