RAILWAY BALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 225, 23 September 1938, Page 12

RAILWAY BALL.

OTAHUHU WORKSHOPS. *

BRILLIANT FUNCTION. Held in the spacious ballroom at the railway workshops at Otahuhu, the annual hall, due to the perfect arrangements made by a most energetic committee, was one of the most successful functions vet held. The decorations were most favourably commented upon by the large attendance of guests, the ceiling being one mass of multi-coloured streamers in lattice pattern. The lighting effects were particularly novel, and consisted of a large revolving lamp in the centre of the hall reflected into a mirrored pendulum which .shone and sparkled with crystal effect. Long oblong glass shades in many colours, and lights shaded in pastel shades, threw a soft glow on to the dance floor, and bright curtains were draped on the windows of the cubicles.

The committee responsible for the success of the evening was Messrs. ,T. B. Graham, workshops manager, H. Revell, chairman, W. Leech, secretary. W. M. .Tones, E. C. C. Leadbrook. H. R. Johnston. McDonald (2). Macdonald. H. R. Johnstone. H. R. Priest. E. Robinson, H. Snooks. J. McDowell and G. Webster. Messrs. J. McDowell, C. Leadbrook and W. M. Jones were masters of ceremonies, and Mrs. J. Mc-Dowell played dance extras. Mr. J. B. Graham welcomed the guests, and with Mrs. Graham, who wore a frock of black velvet and gold sequins, led the grand march. Other members of the ladies' committee were: Mrs. H. J. Revell. who wore maroon waterwave taffeta; Mrs. W. M. Jones, black floral ninon; Mrs. J. McDowell, coronation blue cloque satin; Mrs. C. Leadbrook, dark green charmeuse; Mrs. H. Johnston. black lace; Mrs. H. Snooks, black brocaded satin; Mrs. W. J. Leech, black matalasse, relieved with gold, and Mrs. G. Webster, black ring velvet.

Among those present were: Mesdames FT. B. ("Iraham. H. Burrell, May, W. E. Ford. C. B. Vail, A. Edgar, I. M. Wilson, D. H. Allan. A. L. Crowe, D. Cooper, W. T. Price, Mervyn North. Sutcliffe, J. Anderson. C. .T. Sammon, C. A. Xelson, F. C. Pedler. Plonkitt, G. Webster. Ledbrook. M. .T. Lineen, T. J. Castle, C. Johnson. E. T. Stone, C. J. Hay, X. R. Moore, X. Calendar. A. Frogsratt. Nixon, W. H. Wood, M. Schroder. Crotchitt. G. W. Sorenson, C. D. Birchfield, L. Cordes, T. Brigliam. Barron, Guy Armstrong, Stuart Doull. J. L. Brunton. .T. R. Angelo, A. X. Bell. A. J. ITayden. Walter Arnold, J. Pine, W. Macdonald. N. Speedy. O. A. Frater, S. .T. Watt, H. R. Johnson, A. Menzies, F. Simcock, J. L. Tunnell, A. Stewart (Hamilton), Allan Godfrey, A. C. Hall. W. Smith. R. Donaldson. Misses F. Shalfoon (Opotikil. R. Scouller. V. Kin?, Lewis Grev, J. Phillips. J. Duckworth, L. Bolton, Nancy Statham, Gina Statham, E. Lougher, R. Simcock, R. Reston, G. McGregor, Zona Tunnell, Leola Barry, Olive Porteous, Paddy Wilhma. Summerhaves. P. i Browne. Audrey Paul. S. Ross. Maureen Kelly, T. Keithie, May Carmody, F Ross, J. S. Scouller. Constance Wheeler. ! Isabel Bouick, Pat Higginson. Lorna McLaehlan, Pat Thorplin, M. Heming- j way. Olpra Stitt. Edie Silver, D. Howard, ; Mativa Jurakovieh. Maureen Macdonald, M. Nugent, L. Hart. Doreen Pilgrim, E. Garanay, J. Angelo, E. Rowe. K. Smith, D. Lineen, Bona Gates, H. McGregor. F,. McLachlan, Val Mens, Althea' Adolnli, Iris Ensom. Elsie Allan. R. Livesey, Gav Havden. Junia Jury, Joyce Peterson, Julia Hume. j