ATHENIAN CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 231, 30 September 1930, Page 11

ATHENIAN CLUB.

Tales of the Spanish Main in the days of the bold buccaneers were vividly brought to mind on Saturday S.Z the Auckland Athenian Clubi when the president, Mr. Wilfrid Wright, and Mrs. Wright were host and hostee* for a '•Pirate Night." The stage was realistically set as"a pirates' cave, with treasure chests, rum barrels, skulls and bones, while'the pirate galleon could be seen in the offing. The novelties wer-2 both numerous and original, the whole being in keeping "with the character of the evening. The entertainment opened with a scene of a party of pirates, with typical songs and choruses, after which a splendid programme of items was rendered by the"Clarion Quartet (Misses Beryl Smith and Lillian Woods, and Messrs Lambert Harvey and Duncan Black), Madame Cora Melvin. Miss Noni Wright, Messrs. Norman Day, Lambert Harvey and Peter Dawson, while Jane Rico and Joan McAlpine (pupils of Mile. Valeska) gave a dance duo. Among those present were:—Mrs. Wilfrid Wright, in black georgette, heavily patterned in, gold sequin designs; Madame Cora Melvin, handsome silver and red brocade frock; Mrs. A. W. Essex, black French lace with touches of scarlet; Mrs. P. Priestman, black and royal blue

souple satin: Mrs. Hilda Giliiiour, black lace over pink; Mrs. J. Loy, black georgette with diamante; Mrs. R. B. Cruickshauk, black panne' velvet; Mrs. Allan Tysoe, midnight blue georgette: Mrs. Muiiro Emauuel, black georgette, encrusted with diamante; Mrs. Percy Free, can do nil panne velvet; Mrs. J. F. O'Connor, oriental brocade; Mrs. A. Jaques, black floral georgette nv-.v daffodil yellow; Mrs. I). Midclleton, black and silver brocade; Mrs. Max Steinberg, gold treorgette and moire silk; Mrs. 0. M. Richardson, black embossed velvet; Mrs. Dell Clarke, black lace relieved with gold embroidery; Miss Lillii.n Woods, ]>ink moire: Miss Beryl Smith, Alice blue taffeta; Miss Xoni Wright, marigold velvet with embroidered lace; Miss Una G. Moore, gold lace looped with midnight blue velvet; Miss Laura Walker, flame brocaded satin; Miss Hazel Rainey, kingfisher blue ring velvet and silver; Miss A. Appleyard, royal blue georgette; Miss 1 Laura Stone, primrose georgette.