WHANGAREI NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 246, 17 October 1929, Page 12

WHANGAREI NOTES.

} Mrs. Trembath ie spending a short holiday in Auckland. Mrs. Kemp has " returned from the North, and is visting u her sister, Mrs. Moody, Norfolk Street. e Miss Iris Lundon left on Friday to e spend her vacation in Auckland. In I connection with the Queen Carnival to 3 be held to raise funds for the Hockey £ Association and Rowing Club three c queens have consented to stand, Mrs. i Cyril Powell (hockey), Miss Jessie c Whiteman (rowing) and Miss Dorothy - White (sports). T The Whangarei Comedy Club held the I opening night of its production of "The I Last of Mrs. Cheyney" on Tuesday. The j Town Hall was filled for the occasion, i The part of Mrs. Cheyney was- admiri ably sustained by Miss Winnie Lamb. ; On Thursday the Whangarei Croquet Club, in conjunction with the Whangarei Bowling Club, held its official opening. The president of the Bowling Club, Mr. Wilson, presented Mrs. Delamore, president of the Croquet Club, with a bouquet of roses, and, in a pleasing speech declared the lawns open. Mrs. Delamore then started the play by driving off the first ball. Miss Ada Hill, who has been the guest of the Misses Mackay during the ladies' golf tournament, has returned to her home at Heme Bay, Auckland. Miss Freda Skellern is on a short visit to Auckland. On Friday night the Nurses' Home was the scene of a most enjoyable complimentary dance. The hostesses provided a delightful supper, Sister Rountree making a very capable mistress of ceremonies. Among those present were: Mesdames Hall, wearing white georgette; Rule, flame georgette; Jamieson, blue georgette; Greville, green crepe do chine; Haden, flame georgette; Buttle, mauve satin and tulle; Woodman, black satin; Misses Swayne, flame embossed georgette; Graham, black georgette; Pettit, black lace; Finlayson, black panne velvet; Gibson, blue crepe do chine; Worsp, white satin; Higginson, flame satin; Crane, blue taffeta; Bradney, lemon crepe de chine; Bartlett, saxe blue velvet; Massey, flame georgette; Mcßae, lemon georgette; O'Callaghan, black georgette; Burnett, black tulle; Rountree, rose taffeta and tulle; Porter, shell pink georgette; Sims, mauve georgette; Evans, pale green lace; Carney, black taffeta; E. Bradney, flame georgette; Carpenter; mauve georgette; Bain, green taffeta; Pickmere, blue crepe do chine; Mclntyre, rose crepe de chine; Hansen, pink georgette; Harvey, green , taffeta; Nicol, pink georgette; Young, green taffeta; Kenderdine, lemon tulle; McEnnis, green georgette; Greville, tinsel georgette; Williams, green georgette; Martin, black crepe de chine; Powell, | pink satin; Mather, black satin; Me-, Ewan, gold taffeta; Gregory, rose velvet; ! Wylie, black satin; Hawkin, rose satin; Hunger, beaded georgette; N. Greville, blue georgette.