CHILDREN'S PARTY ON THE ORLANDO.

Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 93, 23 April 1891, Page 3

CHILDREN'S PARTY ON THE ORLANDO.

A large childrena's party was given on the afternoon of April 9 on board theflasship Orlando. A very large number of children were invited and attended, tbere of course being a fair sprinkling of grown up ladies in the shape of parents and guardians. The ship was gaily docorated for the occasion, the guns were exposed for exhibibition,the machineguns,HotchkisspndNordenieldfe, peeping wickedly below the heavier quick tirers which were all polished to a great state of brilliance. Tho party was not a very formal auaii'. Each officer invited his own friends, putting down the names of the elders and the number of children. Tho usual prefixes Mis 3or Mrs were omitted in the book very kindly lent our reprasentative.

As has been sf-ated, the prefixes arc missing in many cases in the subjoined list of quests. The Ladies Gwendoline and Dorothy Onslow were amongst the invited guesfca : —Mrs Arthur and fchveo children, Mre Bourne and. two children, Mrs 801 l and 4 children, Mrs Butt and two children. Miss Buckland, Minn Coates and two childron, Mrs Clung and two children, Mrs Caldor and one child, Misses Dudley and Masters Dudley (three), — Dawson and three children, Mrs J)avoy and one child, Mrs Edniiaton

and one child, JVlissos 'Ronton (2), Misses Firth und three children, Mrs George find five chiidien, Mrs Garrefct and one child, Misses Heather (4), Airs Hardio and two children, Mrs Ashiy Hunter and two children, Slissos and Master liorfcon (3), Mrs iinxtable and one child, Mise Kiasling and two children, Mrs Lewis and two chiidien, M:ss Lusk, Misses Olive and Alice Lusk, M:s Moss Davis and sovon childron, Mrs Martin and three childron, Mrs Morrin, Mrs Maofarlane and two children, Mrs McMillan and two children, Mrs Mitchelsun and two children, Mrs L. Morrin, Mrs Nelaon and two children, Mrs Niccol and children, Mrs A. H. Nathan and two childron, Mrs Laurence Nathan and two children, — Philsbn, — Rice and four children, — Pierceand rive children, Mrs Pollen, — Ryan and three children, — Roberton and one child, Mrs Roucii and one child, — Ran.son and two children, Mrs Richmond and one child, —- Shepperc! anil three children, — Scott and two children, —Tilley (2), —Tebbs (2), Mrs Thursfcon and two children, — Taylor and one child, Mrs Upton and three children, Mrs Ware and four children, Miss Whittukcr and f-ix children, Miss Worsp and two childrViT), — Thompson and ono child.