SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 266, 5 August 1932, Page 4

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Successful Town Hall Concert THEIR EXCELLENCIES ATTEND One of the most successful concerts given by the Wellington Symphony Orchestra was held last night in the Town Hall. Their Excellencies the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and the Lady Bledisloe, were present and were accompanied by Mrs. Veale and I Captain Tweedie. They were met in the Mayoress s room at the Town Hall by Mr. D. A. Ewen, president, and Mrs. Ewen, and Mrs. Knox-Gilmer, vice-president and chairwoman of the women’s auxiliary. Her Excellency made a very charming figure in a graceful frock of leafgreen lace and a handsome long white fur coat. Mrs. Veale chose a frock of champagne georgette and lace and a rosepink and beige coat trimmed with beige fur. | Mrs. Ewen wore a well-cut! black satin gown with a jade green velvet coat and a smart gold tissue turban. Mrs. Knox-Gilmer was wearing a black lace and georgette frock with a fur-trimmed velvet coat. There were three lady solo performers in addition to the orchestra — Madam de Mauny (harp), who chose a frock of black georgette worn under a silver lame bridge coat; Miss Ava Symons (violin), who had on a handsome frock of teal green chiffon velvet, with rhinestone buckles at the shoulders; and Miss Helen Gard’ner, in a gown of powder blue lace over shell pink. After the concert the orchestra were entertained at supper in the Concert Chamber as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. T. Hickey. Unfortunately illness prevented Dr. Hickey from being present. Among, those present were: Sir Henry and Lady Buckleton, Lady Myers, Lady Beauchamp, Mrs. J. S. Elliott, Mrs. T. E. Corkhill, Mrs. S. Harcourt, Miss Annette Harcourt, Mrs. A. Longmore, Mrs. J. A. Tripe, Mrs. T T . Hall, Mrs. Morton Paterson, Mrs. R. 0. Addison, Mrs. W. Young, Miss Cathine Young, Dr. , and Mrs. C. Henry, Miss I. Henry; Mrs. •Lewis, Dr. Morice,. Miss Constance Morice, Miss E., Bristow, Mrs. E. Kirkcaldie, Miss Putnam, Mrs. Graham Robertson, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. E. P. Yaldwyn, Mrs. W. A. Whitlock, Mrs. S. Eichelbaum, Mrs. H. G. Bell, Mrs. James Bennie, Miss Marjorie Bennie, Mrs. Allan Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. Hempton. Miss Moya Hempton, Miss Mellcent Grose, Miss Hilda Miles, Miss Gladys Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Watkins, Mrs. D. C. Peacock, Miss Linda Buxton, Mr. Gordon Short, Dr. Greta Short, Miss Agnes Page, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wood, Mrs. Ostler and tile Misses A. and J. Ostler, Mr. and Mrs. E. Palliser, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. L. O. 11. Tripp, Mrs. W. S. Pearce, Mr, A. H. Miles, Dr. and Mrs. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter, Miss Patricia Brown, Miss Nancy Dudley, Miss Patricia Marshall, Mrs. J. Pow, Miss Doris Pow, Dr. Alice McEnnis, Mrs. McNickle, jMr.-and Mrs. E. H. Strickland, Dr. Gibbs."