WELCOME TO ACHILLES OFFICERS

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 116, 19 May 1939, Page 10

WELCOME TO ACHILLES OFFICERS

Nat)tj League Hold

Social Evening

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I In' 11 r<>" i< I■■i ■ I of I lie All ■kla in 1 branch of I In 1 Li'ul'Mc. ('iim 111 ii inll>r C. H. T. I'.ilnirr. reeei> cd tli • gnosis mid pivc 11 I ii' ii't" speech of welcome. Assisting linn us host ess w.is Mrs. |f, T. |';i liner, who was wen ring .1 frock of lilnck ring; velvet e rnlii 1--cil in gold.

In replying "ii behalf of his officers. Captain farty |>n i<l a tribute tn the work i'nrried out liv tlie Niivv fjcnjrtio. Mini expressed his t hunks tor tho cord in I welcome 111 nf, liikl been extended to tin* officers ol' H.M.S. Arililies.

During the evening nil enjoyable musical progra in me was presented. Songs were givpn by Mix. FFugh Corbiii, Miss H. FFighiiin and Mr. (ieorjre Wright, humorous items hy Mr. Alan MrKlwain, and selections bv nn orchestral trio comprising Mrs. Reg Reed (piano). Miss [1. FFigham (violin) and Miss AF. Tiarks ('cello).

Tho ii rni ngempnt* for the evening were nirripil out. by nii'intiprs of the ent.erta in iiipii t in illpp , comprising Mr. J. FT. Frnter (chairman of tlw> council), .Mrs. ('. Webber (chairman of the women's committee), Airs. J. W. Rivet.t:-('iirime. Mrs. Ff. M. Rurries, Mrs. Af. R. Sliprn. Mrs. T. Fr. Palmer, Airs. TT. Tiarks, Mrs. Claude Whifp, Mrs. R. (J. fonts, Mrs. H. ('. AlcCoy, Air*. C. R. Rrightnian. Mrs. Victor Fsslier. Airs. F. Fr. B. Milsoin, Mrs. Cuthbert Mitford, Mrs. Kenneth Myers, Afrs. Fisdell Afoore. Afrs. T. W. Maben, Airs, Alan Donald, Mrs. J. Alexander. Mr*. C. W M. Vereker. Afrs. R. Rniley. Afrs. TT. O. Wiles, Mrs. FT. R. Blown field. ATrs. P. Burnett, Mrs. W. W. Morrnh. Mrs. F. F. Rainier. Miss M. Diirliiijr. thp Alisses C. and F. Alurry and Miss AT. Leah (spcrptarvK

Others prp»pnt were: —Mrs. «T. TT. Fni for, Mrs. >T. IV Mncfnrlane, Mrs. Cleland Pottie. Mrs. A. W. Webster. Airs. FTugh Cnrhett., Mrs. W. Head, Air*. Ovprton, Mrs. CI. Hutchison. Mrs. M. Wooler. Airs. W. B. Darlow, Mrs. F,. Whytp. Mrs. Parker FT i 11. Mrs. W. Mrl"). Wpjr, Mrs. R. P. Nisbett. Mrs. Basil Orr, Mrs. T)rummnnd Holdernesa. Mrs. Ashdown, Mrs. .T. AlcKen/le Wilson, Mrs. f'olpgrovp. Mrs. Nnrmnn Hpntli. Mrs. Vrmson, Mrs. L. T). V. Rtewart, Mrs. .T. Tracy, Mrs. Tollemachp, Miss Leah. Miss Nancy FTorrocks, Miss A. Quayle, Miss Elizabeth Frat.er, Miss Elizabeth Tlonald, Miss H. T„aing, Miss Marion Frat.er, Miss M. Cerruttv, Miss Meg White, AT In* Koch and Miss W. Laing.