SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 164, 13 July 1928, Page 10

SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

The Women's National Reserve, who have for some years held an annual reunion of the mothers, wives, and widows of soldiers and sailors, at which the society entertains them to afternoon tea and a social gathering, intend doing the same this year, and the reunion will take place next week in the Y.W.C.A. Hall.

The Huntlj Plunket Committee entertained Miss Patrick, director of Plunket nursing, at a luncheon on Tuesday. Discussion took place as to the possibility of a resident nurse in Huntly. Those present were Mrs. Robinson, president; Mrs. Brockelbank, secretary; Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Low, Mrs. George, Mrs. Pascoe, Mrs. Crimmins, Mrs. Hyde, Miss Burden, and Miss Ward.

The guests at the dance held in the Picturedrome at Milford last night after the smoke concert were: Miss Barbara Tanner, salmon pink velvet and ninon; Mrs. W. Brown, sen., black lace ovyr pink silk; Mrs. A. Brown, silver lace over black taffeta; Mrs. Easaon, black satin and gold lace; Mrs. D. Davidson, mauve ami silver lace; Mrs. Curtis, black taffeta; Mrs. A. N. Gould, black and gold lace; Mrs. Fotheringham, black lace over pink; Mr*. H. Garland, black taffeta with flower appliques; Mrs. Bryoe Hart, apricot charmeuse and gold lace; Miss Gudgeon, reseda green and gold lace; Miss E. Esdaile, Naples green crepe de chine; Mrs. F. Lorimer, powder blue taffeta; Miss Hay Etheridge, powder blue georgette and diamante; Mrs. A. O'Neill, black georgette; Mrs. Close, black georgette and lace over pink; Mrs. Eric O'Neill, shell pink tiered georgette; Miss Laura Walker, rose pink crepe de chine and coffee lace; Miss R. Blomfield, black lace and oxidised beading; Misa Craig, rose marocain; Mrs. H. Everton, cyclamen taffeta; Mrs. Boyd, flame georgette;' Mrs. Speedy, sequinned net over pink; Miss Conway, scarlet georgette; Mrs. Anderson, metal lace over silk; Mrs. Woodward, flame crepe de chine; Mrs. A. Wilson, black net and silver; Mrs. Borden, gold satin and lace; Mrs. Brinsden, black chiffon taffeta; Miss E. Wilson, cerise crepe de chine; Miss K. Kneebone, black panne velvet; Mrs. Speed, peacock blue georgette and silver; Mrs. Hall, black and gold brocade; Mrs. GrifHn, saxe blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Cutten, blue georgette over mauve; Mrs. Jackson, black lace; Mrs. Francis, royal blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Kember, floral ninon; Miss Murrav, pmk taffeta, feather trimming; Mrs. Salmond, primrose satin; Mrs. A. S. Reid, silver net over shell; Miss Conway, white and sftver; Mrs. Fenwick, peacock blue ring velvet and lace; Mrs. Matthews, pink georgette; Mrs. Whittaker, floral georgette; Mrs. Minogue, black georgette and crystals; Miss Dale, cyclamen georgette; Dr. Lewis, eau de nil georgette.

Under the auspices of the Jewish Ladies' Benevolent Society, Mrs. A. Follielc, organising secretary, conducted a most successful charity ball at Dixieland on Wednesday evening to raise funds for clothing for all denominations. Mrs. David Nathan, the president, thanked the hundreds of dancers for their attendance. Several cabaret items were daintily rendered by Misses Yvonne Arlen, Wilson, G. McNaughton, and Messrs. Shorter and Follick. To help swell the funds the Misses Betty Wakefield, E. Feldman, Q. and R. McNaughton, and Hayman, dressed in apache costumes, 6&ld cigarettes and sweets. Beautiful gowns were worn by Mrs. David Nathan, crystal and rose beaded chiffon, crystal fringe; Mrs. A. Follick, black souple satin trimmed in diamante; Mrs. C. Nathan, praline georgette frock worked in crystal and brilliants; Mrs. A. Saunders, silver lame worked, in air force coloured rose#;- Mrs. Cerrutty, black lace and georgette; Mrs. A. Aitken, iris mauve georgette; Mrs. Alfred, Nathan, black •equin gown. Oriental brocade wrap; Mrs. Wyatt, black georgette with Oriental embroideries; Mrs. H. King, air satin; Mrs. H. Graves, white Mri Carter, pastel pink [rrAraii'i J - Bloom, coral pink beaded georgette; Mrs. Bridge, Vie pin* wine sap embossed georgette; Mrs. E. Lichten-

->tein, gold embroidered georgette over rose pink; Mrs. A. Adams, apricot chiffon; Mrs. Downing, cerise chiffon; Mrs. Clarke, apricot and crystal georgette; Mrs. Goyder, ivory georgette and lace over rose de barri; Mrs. Kaye, primrose geoigette; Mrs. Mitchell, black sequinned gown with gold girdle; Miss D. Thomas, jade green and gold tissue; Miss Gordon, black georgette overdress of crystal beads; Miss Williams, apple green chiffon; Miss Carter, flame georgette; Miss Phillips, mauve and silver lace; Miss Da vies, blue georgette and gold lace; Miss S. Da vies, black lace; Miss Wright, sunkist chiffon; Miss Foley, rose pink taffeta.

A successful party was given yesterday by Mrs. C. J. Phillips, of Mt. Eden, to bid adieu to Mrs. I. Alexander, who is leaving for Sydney by the Aorangi. Large bowls of irises, daphne, and pink roses adorned the drawing and bridge rooms, the tea table being filled with blue and purple anemones. The hostess received her guests in a heavily beaded navy blue georgette. Mrs. I. Alexander was gowned in mauve ensemble suit, hat to tone. Among the guests were Mrs. C. Macindoe, Mrs. Frank Abbott, Mrs. D. Scott, Mrs. S. Myer (Melbourne), Mrs. Nelson Mitchell, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. J. A. B. Hellaby, Mrs. S. Caro, Mrs. P. Herman, and Mrs. J. Clarkson.