WOODFORD HOUSE

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 4

WOODFORD HOUSE

Old Girls’ Dance A HAPPY GATHERING The dance organised by the Wanganui old girls of Woodford House, and held in Harman’s Hall, Wanganui, ou Saturday evening, was a happy reunion of old girls of the school, visiting the city for the Easter celebrations of the Collegiate School. The dance was a great success financially and socially, and the committee will have a substantial sum to donate to the funds for the restoration of the school chapel, damaged by the earthquake. Bridge was played by a number of nondancers. The hall was decorated with greenery and* streamers, and the River City Syncopators provided lively music. The committee were:—Mesdames T. Wright, black lace, and velvet coatee; M Barton, black lace, panne green coatee; B. Wilson, frilled frock of ivory net; D. Polson, delphinium blue lace; N. Russell, black and orange chiffon; N. Grace, tomato ninon; N. Lewis, primrose lace; P.’Lewis, black taffeta. Among those present were : Mesdaines Lewis, black lace; G. W. Currie, "•reen bridge coat and black frock; L. Peck, black taffeta; W. Roddy, deep rose taffeta; A. Ha trick, sen., black georgette and lace; JI. Smith, black georgette; N. Bain, green georgette; B. Hewitt, parchment satin; S. Train, Waitotara, black moire; Hay-Campbell, floral georgette; R, Willward, New Plymouth, pale green moire and net; T. Blennerhassett, black lace; H. D. Bates, black taffeta; C. L. Duigan, biscuit lace; J. H. Salmon, maize georgette: F. Nancarrow, Hack taffeta ; S. Story, gold beaute satin; 'N. Newman, black and blue floral georgette; D. Wil-

son deep amythest satin; Russell Grace, black georgette; W. Pearce. Wellington, black lace and georgette; 11. D’Arcy, blac.t satin and tulle; A. Wilson, amythest bine georgette; R. Orton, Sahara lace and georgette ; F. Brettargh, white faille; Misses B. Hunter. Wellington, royal blue georgette; A. Pearce, Wellington, pale green net; B. Barnett, Wellington; J. Kmgh., Danncvirke, pale piuk frilled net; M. Beetham, Wairarapa, blue georgette .and lace; B. Beetham, Wairarapa, royal blue lace and silver; V. Rutherford, Wairarapa, scarlet georgette; Bayly, gold and black; K. Hatrick,, floral red and black georgette; C. Stanford, cornflower blue lace; Kease, floral frilled taffeta; J. Lilburn, floral chiffon; E. Low, black taifeta; T. Gardner, Gisborne, flame georgette; B. Canning, Hawke’s Bay, figured faille; JL Latham, pale pink taffeta; Adlam, cherry lace: De Latour, black lace, 0. Walkinton, 'Waverley, primrose beaute satin; M. Carver, rose taffeta and net; B. Montgomerie, Wellington, black lace; V. McLeod, black beaute satin; D. Johnson, floral ninon; P. Wylds, Hawera; B. Coleman, Wairarapa, blue georgette; J. Currie cherry satin ; B. ’McCullum, eau de nil lace; JI. Pepper, pale pink and rose taffeta; B. Glendinning, Wairoa, pale blue georgette; I*. Conway, Finding, floral georgette; E. Craig, cherry and floral chiffon; M. Carner, Brunswick, rose georgette; JI. Logan, Napier, shell-pink faille; 11. Coleman, Hawke's Bay. black lace: A. Armstrong, blue floral taffeta; J. Saunders, wine taffeta; JL Hutton, shell-pink chiffon; S. Ross, floral apricot taffeta; E. Gordon, Jlasterton, delphinium blue satin ; JI. Siadden, New Plymouth, grey and cherry chiffon; B. Skcet, enu de nd and rose georgette; T. Strouts, Jlasterton, ivory georgette;'!*. Lord, Jlasterlorf. floral "CorgG'ttc J Palinorston Xortb, Irish green satin; JL. Bowler, white floral taffeta; R. Jackson. Wellington, black satin;’ C. Soranierville. Feilding, Irish green taffeta ; E. Wilson, scarlet lace; L. Grieve, bine floral georgette: D. Moye, black velvet: C. Jackson, white brocaded satin; E. J. Herrick, Hawke's Bay, black and buff chiffon: D. Well wood, Wellington, blue and cherry chiffon; A. Allen, black lace: E. Anderson, midnight blue satin ; G. Bousfield, pale pink chiffon ; •>. Thomas, wine lace; R. Ferris, pale pink embroidered frock; JI. Rcdpath, pale helio brocade; P. Coomb, Jlasterton, sprigged organdie ; Jean Currie, black lace ; O. Zicsler, black taffeta: Stanford, grey lace and georgett e;Y. I’almer-Jones, turqoise georgette; K. Ziesler, wine satin; Messrs. L. Wright, S. Beasley, Pa tea; A- BullockDouglas. B. Roberts. W. Handley. AV. Jlontgomerie, G. Burgess, D. Low. A. Glasgow, Potbury, B. Horne, H. Symes, S. Ellingham. J. White. J. Herrick. G. Jlcßeth, 11. W. Wood, Armitage, Coleman (Hawke’s Bay), Pomare, I. Stewart L. Cowper, G. King, K. Tawse J. McDou.’all. .1. Harcourt, Williams, JL Duncan, S. Wheeler, Wellington ; K. and C. Armst.rong. G. Grace. McCullum, D. Hawkes, K Canninff. 11. G Jen dinning, -B. MctcaK, AV. Kelliick. 11. Drew, E. Brewer. L. Wilson. P. McDonald. .1. Jlillward. b. Train, 11. D'Arcy, S. Story, N. Newman.

Mrs. Duncan Simpson, for several years honorary treasurer to the AVomen's Division of the Farmers’ Union, formally banded her resignation to the executive of the division owing to her departure for Great Britain early In April. ' Jlrs. Phyllis Smith, who has acted as secretary to the AV.D.F.U. for the past three years, has resigned her position in order Io return to tier home in the South Island. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Silk. Wanganui, are spending the Easter holidays on a motoring tour. .Air. and Mrs. H. Bourgeois. Napier, are the guests of Jlr. and Jlrs. Bourgeois, AVauganui, for the Easter holidays. Mr: and Jlrs. R. L. Gibson are AA anganui visitors to Titahi Bay for Easter. Jlrs. AVeight, Devonport, Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. A. Haworth, AVanganui. , . Miss N. Duckworth, Hawera. is visiting AVanganui for the Collegiate School festivities.