TIMARU NEWS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21245, 17 August 1934, Page 3

TIMARU NEWS

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Mis* Ethel le Cren (Evans street) left yesterday on a visit to Christchurch. Miss Joyce Edgar Jones (Otiritiri) and Miss Nan Orbell (Levels) are visiting Christchurch.. Mrs H. Hay (Sefton street) left yesterday to visit Christchurch. Mr and Mrs C. Kain (Orari) are visiting Christchurch. Mrs A. E. Kerr (Belmont, Cave) is staying at the "Bungalow," Wai-iti road. ,„ v . . ... _ , Miss Helen Kerr (Cave) is visiting Christchurch. Mr and MrsAthol Innes-Jones are expected from Christchurch to-day to be the guests of Mrs H. A. Innes-Jones (Sefton street) for the Innes-Jones— Shand wedding. ~„,,.. ... Mrs E. Inman (Cattle Valley) is visiting Timaru for the South Canterbury Drama League festival. . Mrs F. Triggs (Marsden road) is visiting Greymouth to act as judge of the dancing section of the Greymouth competitions. Miss Marawill Burnett, who was staying at her home in Wai-iti road, has returned to Te Aka Station Hakataramea. Staffs' Dance After a lapse of about eight years the combined staffs of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association held a ball last night in the Caroline Bay Hall, the event proving to be a memorable success. The company's colours, gold and black, formed the keynote of the decorations, streamers, and masses of greenery combining to transform the ballroom, while on the supper tables were vases of spring flowThe committee responsible for the success of the ball consisted of Misses I. McLennan, M. Sparks, G. Grant, and U Wright, and Messrs A. R. Graham, W. Ruston, G. Bull. J. Hewson, V. McKeague, and G. Fairbrother. Miss McLennan wore a frock of black georgette patterned in a floral design in tones of red, green, and yellow, the long sleeves being slashed at the top to form a cowl, and small black velvet ties caught the bodice at the neck and waistline. Miss Sparks wore a frock of black panne velvet relieved ; with a shoulder spray of orchids; Miss, Grant wore a floral georgette frock with coatee finished with a white fox fur collar; Miss Wright's close-fitting frock was of white angel-skin lace and satin. . . An exhibition dance was given by the Misses Mackay. About 300 dancers were present, ' among whom were Mr and Mrs A. Shirt- '■ cliff and Mr and Mrs A. R. Graham • (Timaru), Mr and Mrs A. G. Brown (Geraldine), Mr and Mrs Bussell (Temuka), Mr and Mrs Lyons (Fairhe), ' and Mr and Mrs J. D. Sinclair (Waimate). ! CABARET COMIQUE The Cabaret Comique, to be held in the Caledonian Hall to-night, promises to be one of the gayest and brightest social events of the week. . Complete arrangements have been made by a very good committee for the entertainment of the guests, who will wear any dress but evening dress, i Tickets are available at the United Ser- ; vice Hotel and at Jacobs', Tobacconi ists.