CHARITY BALL

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 223, 16 June 1932, Page 4

CHARITY BALL

In Aid of St. Vincent dd Paul Society ORIGINAL DECORATIONS Organised for the benefit of the funds of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, the tenth annual charity ball, held last night in the Town Hall, proved a great success. A large number of debutantes were presented to his Grace Archbishop O’Shea, who was accompanied by the Rev. Dr. Mcßae (president), and by Mrs. lan Duncan and Mrs. H. Johnston.

The main Town Hall was most charmingly decorated with a canopy of green club moss festooned with gay orange and gold Hibiscus powers. Large paper butterflies perched in numbers on the flowers, varying in colour from tangerine to black. Round the halls and pillars moss and flowers were twined, and on the stage, which was ablaze witli richly-coloured lights, were placed two baskets standing six feet high massed with orange ■ Hibiscus flowers, sunflowers, and smaller butterflies.

The foyer was transformed into a bower of moss and native trees, this scheme continuing right up to the concert chamber, where supper was served. Here the decorations were springlike, being in palest pink. On the stage and round the pillars were arranged branches of pink cherry blossom, while on the tables were baskets and silver epergnes of shaded pink poppies. Speci-

ally-arranged baskets of pink poppies were attractively placed on the centre of the debutantes’ fable.. Rudolph’s Orchestra provided splendid music. Those who were responsible for the excellent organisation were: The Rev. Dr. Mcßae (chairman of the committee), Mr. J. G. Roache (secretary); conveners of committees: Supper, Mr. B. O’Brien; hall, Mr. Frank Bown; stalling, Mr. J. Strafford; publicity, Mr. J. R. O'Shaughnessy; decorations, Mr. T. Casserley; invitations, Mr. H. L. Ryan; finance, Mr. W. H. Welsh; general supervisors, Messrs. T. B. Gusscott and P. D. Hoskins. In connection with the decorations, the committee had the assistance of Miss Alice Gray, and associated with her in the making of artificial flowers were the ladies’ auxiliaries of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The supper was undertaken by the ladies from the Wellington city parishes. The chaperones for the evening were: Mesdames Charles Todd, I. Duncan, H. Johnston, and C. Malfroy. The gallery seats were crowded with non-dancers, who enjoyed watching the throngs below. Good work was done by the Mount Carmel troop of Catholic Boy Scouts, who were on duty at the Town Hall. The following debutantes were presented :— Miss Mary Anderson, who wore a frock of soft pink lace with a deep hem of tulle. She carried a pastel toned jiosj’. Miss Mary Byrne wore a frock of camelia pink faille finished with a large bustle bow and velvet shoulder spray. Her velvet coatee to match was trimmed with white fox fur and she carried a pink and white posy. Miss Veru Clifford was in apple green georgette cut on fitting lines, and widelyflared from the knees. She wore a furtrimmed coatee. Miss Eileen Callaghan wore an ivory satin gown with a.cowl neckline and high, waistline, the skirt flaring from the knees. Miss Iris W. Foley wore a frock of silk georgette and silver lace over white satin with deep blue taffeta sash with; satin shoes to tone. Miss J. Faircloth wore a frock of peach georgette over pink satin, with a decolette flounce and ruchings above andbelow hipline. Cowl neck and ruchings, on shoulders, shoes to tone, and bouquet of pale pink roses and gladiolus relieved with a spray of autumn leaves and maidenhair fern.

Miss Ellen Fitzgerald wore a simplycut frock of ivory chenille velvet with' gracefully flared skirt, and a short coatee of velvet. She carried a pink and white posy. Miss Marcelle Haughey wore' a frock of white ring velvet trimmed with diamante, and she carried a posy of pastel-tinted flowers.

Miss Maureen Kelleher wore a frock of ivory Venetian lace daintily trimmed with ruchings of narrow ribbon, and she carried a pink and white bouquet. Miss Peggy Leahey wore a frock and coatee of ivory crepe satin, the cape