FIRST ANNUAL BALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 223, 20 September 1935, Page 11

FIRST ANNUAL BALL.

PIHA LIFE-SAVING CLUB,

The Peter Pan Cabaret was gay with posters representing the activities of the Pilia Surf Life-Saving Club last evening when the club held its first annual ball. This was the first surf live-saving club ball to be held in Auck-land,-and an appropriate seaside atmosphere was lent by the large clumps of flax placed at intervals round the ballroom. Silhouettes of surfmen with reels decorated the walls, and the supper tables were gay with arum lilies, ranunculi and freesias. The guests were received by a member of the executive committee. Mr. F. Gittos, assisted by Mrs. Gittos, who wore a frock of 111 idnight blue ripple silk with touches of cherry velvet and a coatee of silver lame.

Variety was added tot the programme by the presentation of a ballet performed by the Regal Six and the Spotlight Revue Company, and a tap duo by "Monty and Carlo." Members of the ladies' committee present were: Mrs. N. W. Yites, who wore lime green embossed velvet; Mrs. .J. 11. H. Wood, in lemon floral crepe de chine; Miss Nora Snelling, shell pink windswept satin; Miss Muriel Adams, cherry crepe de chine; Miss Irene Forde, leaf green moss crepe and silver sequins; Miss Eunice Hardie, cream Chantilly lace over satin; Miss Sybil Stewart, black ring velvet with turquoise sasli; Miss Bobbie Marriner, mauve moire silk and silver sequins; Miss Loris Chilwell, autumn-tinted striped taffeta; Miss Flora Chilwell, midnight blue patterned chiffon; Miss Ola Rudman, olive green taffeta.

Among others present were:—Mrs. F. R. Mason, jubilee blue taffeta; Mrs. J. Stephens, ciel blue ring velvet; Mrs. M. Woodhani, green floral chiffon; Mrs. D. A. Holt, black matelasse and pink crinkle crepe; Mrs. IT. J. Duigan, black corded silk; Mrs. F. Williams, mulberry Ottoman silk; Mrs. E. Edwards, brown angel skin; Mrs. L. Bull, bottle green sand crepe; Mrs. Gardner, cream corded crepe; Miss Rita Harris (Wanganui), lemon angel skin; Miss Sybil Brown, flame souple satin; Miss Olwyn Birmingham, delphinium blue crepe de chine; Miss Mildred Edwards, pink silk net; Miss Wynn Jeffrey, Marina blue taffeta and diamante; Miss D. Jary, ciel blue sand crepe; Miss A. Boughtwood, cameo pink taffeta; Miss E. Lucas, black panne velvet; Miss Zoetzer, delphinium blue "eorgette; Miss Peggy Coote, sky blue angel skin; Miss Valerie Hamilton, bbick and white satin tunic frock; Miss Joan Hodgson, navy taffeta; Miss Betty Fulton, cherry satin; Miss Amy McArthur, navy taffeta; Miss Nerelle Closs, maize embossed satin; Miss Edna Cox, blue taffeta; Miss Gwcn Holt, phlox pink crinkle crepe; Miss Marie Cormack, sea green souple satin; Miss Dolly Buer, black crepe do chine; Miss Gwen Hill, petunia crinkle crepe; Miss Warata Wakelyn, black taffeta; Miss Peggy Lincoln, shell pink satin; Miss P. Nealie, Marina green lace; Miss W. Galium, ivory self-striped crepe; Miss E. Cole, japonica pink pebble crepe; Miss P. Bent, black floral taffeta; Miss M. Howell, black silk velvet; Miss S. Stratford, pink net over taffeta; Miss E. Barnett, geranium red ring velvet; Miss Jeannette Coughlan, black and gold velvet; Miss Dot Thornton, sage green angel skin; Miss L. Allen, salmon embossed taffeta; Miss Z. Thornton, mauve ninon and velvet; Miss Betty Molesworth, cameo pink crinkle crepe; Miss Beryl Naples, blue moss crepe and silver lame; -Miss Helen Glasgow, floral georgette; Miss L. Bremncr, apricot mo:#* ci\jpe. and gold lame.