RANGI-RURU BALL

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27018, 18 April 1953, Page 2

RANGI-RURU BALL

THIRTY-FOUR DEBUTANTES PRESENTED At the Winter Garden last night, a happy throng attended the annual ball of the Rangi-ruru Old Girls’ Association, at which, in a most friendly atmosphere, 34 debutantes, all former pupils of the school, enjoyed one of the happiest evenings of their lives. The parents of the debutantes, justifiably proud of their daughters, looked almost equally happy. The guests, numbering about 500 were met at the entrance to the Winter Garden by the three vice-presi-dents of the association—Miss Betty Webb, Mrs N. R. Belcher, and Mrs W. Banks—and in the ballroom they were greeted by the president of the association (Mrs Stuart Godfrey), the secretary (Miss M. Moray Smith), and members of the committee who were indefatigable m carrying out their duties as hostesses. The decorations of the lounge, ballroom, and supper room were carried ' out mostly in white and gold, the : colours of the school. The debutantes, who had been z£ a l ned f °r .the presentation ceremony by Miss E. Cornyns Thomas, “ ad ® a ft ar T in ? P ic ture, all wearing frocks and carrying posies of white and gold flowers, the gifts of the association. Miss Moray Smith the 10 Mrs Godfrey. P resent ation, the debutantes 1 the u p^rtn ? rs and took part in a waltz which called for general exguests° nS ° f admiration from the other

-Gueste of honour were Mrs M. G. Dr tr p Cl F dm / stress of Rangi-ruru), X - rr Representing the board vernors of the school) and Mrs + ? d representatives of old pupil’s ChH^h 0118 !, 0^ 1 ; Margaret’s College, Christchurch Girls’ High School St Mary’s Convent, Christ’s College, and St Andrew’s College. Mrs Godfrey wore a frock of silver Patterned lightly in pastel pink iauSit 11 nn Slgn ’ and u p , ink tulle st° le °? e shoulder with a brilliant brooch. She carried a nosv "*£. te her bv Silk k F w ? re a pervenche blue stole a f h OCI Softly shaded pink stole, and a shoulder spray of dark r«i flowers. Mrs Starr’s handrome dress £°tet moire taffeta had “cape collar w a ?4line th a t S h V e e r r b^ k Ue faU “ g to tha Thomas wore a black w»K>.- pa J ter n ed taffeta frock; Miss a zathered Cl h<?rt • lllac S' 3 ® 6 nyl °n had a garnered bodice and finely cleat pH toe- fl ° wers at • Mrs Belcher wore a black and red shot taffeta frock, feeiy pa*. a hSt “ colour - an J made 7 with a halter neckline. With it she wore a spray of pink flowers and a stole of wine coloured tulle. Mrs Banks’s frock Of soft crayon blue crepe had a 5? n 5_ ple a ted skirt and embroidery 0 of ° £ '??. arl Paillettes finishing' the froct llne ' ( i, M i SS Moray Smith’s striking taffeta she, Sha 'S collar was of striped Theoffi w,t , h « reen and bronze. The officers of the association, in adWehh IS th £ P rGsld ent. were Miss Webb, Mrs Belcher, and Mrs Banks (vice-presidents), Mesdames J. R DawMcF Robertson, C. Ha-t, J. S. SnLl ’ ™ r ' T E ’ J-yP" S - W. Thacker. Misses M Lough, P. Cuddon. J. Johneon, J Hanna and M. Waller, with Miss Moray Smith as secretary, and they were warmly complimented on the success of the ball, their most important social event of the year The debutantes were Misses Adrienne Anderson (Ashburton), Jiff Weideman Janet Osborne, Alisson Hight (Hororata), Janet Fleming. Maureen McGiffen, Suzanne Wood, Jill Marsden (Ashburton), Jane Mortlock. Pauline Harsthorne, Anne Scott (Lake Tekapo), Janice Millar (Southbridge) Barbara Stevens, Rachel Nicol, Jane Manning, Lyndsay McLaughlin (Irwell), Ann Warran. Rosemary Ensor (Rangiora), Jantje Slius, Suzanne Van Asch (Rangiora), Jill Thomas (Southbridge), Jennifer Taylor. Prudence Raphael, Ann Whitehead (Akaroa). Alison Dangerfield. Shirlev Booth, Lynette Taylor. Nadene Lovatt. Helen Blackwell (Kaianoi), Laetitia Watson (Otautau, Southland). Alison Southgate, Mary Milliken (Springfield), Jan Gillies, and Rosemary Newburgh.

OBITUARY MRS D. J. ROBINSON Mrs Dora Jean Robinson, who died this week at her home in Straven road, at the age of 90, lived in Riccarton for 56 years. Born in Tasmania, she came to New Zealand in her infancy and lived for some time in Auckland and Tauranga during the Macri Wars. Her family then went to Ashburton, and later to Christchurch. She lived in Christchurch all her married life. From the earliest days of St. Ninian’s Presbyterian Church, Mrs Robinson was a devoted worker for the church, teaching in Sunday school, working for the Presbyterian Women's Missionary Union, and its ladies’ guild, and for the children's homes, until failing health curtailed her activities. Her husband, Mr William Robinson, who died in 1923. was the first elder of St. Ninian’s Church.

Mrs Robinson was the third daughter of Daniel and Alice Henderson. Others of her family are Miss Christina Henderson and Mrs»K. Cartar, of Sumner, Mrs E. F. Allan, of Melbourne, and Mr A. G. Henderson, of Christchurch. The late Miss Alice. Henderson, Mrs J. Mathew and Mrs'E. R. McCombs, were Mrs Robinson’s sisters. . She is survived by five daughters and a son, five grandchildren and five greatf randchildren. Her eldest son died in 918 on military service as a surgeon.