COCKTAILS AT FIVE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 202, 23 May 1936, Page 20

COCKTAILS AT FIVE

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grcar Entertain Alasses of lovely autumn Howers were artistically used to decorate the comfortable lounge of the Midland Hotel yesterday, when, at 5 o'clock, a number of friends of Air. and Airs. Frank Great- called there Io spend a delightful hour or so as their guests.

Blue and greenish tinted hydrangeas mingled with foliage stood in big bowls in several corners, and chrysanthemums in tawny tones filled many vases. Bolder splashes of orange and gold were lent bv Iceland poppies, which decorated all the small tables, each of which bore an appetising array of little savouries and sandwiches. Cocktails were banded round by efficient waiters.

Among those invited to this very pleasant party were: Sir George and Lady Shirtclifi’e. Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Shirtcliffe. Air. and Airs. Geoffrey Goodwin, Mr. and Airs. Sinclair Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miles, Air. and Airs. W. Turnbull. Air. and Airs. Andrew Todd. Air. and Mrs. Lindsay Gilmour. Air. and Airs. Lance Moore, Dr. and Airs. Patrick Marshall. Air. and Airs. Douglas Whyte, Captain ami Airs. L. Vaughan Morgan, Air. and Mrs. Charles Grear. Air. and Airs. Carter, Mr. and Mrs. R. Gilkison. Mr. and Airs. G. Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkirk. Prof, and Aliss Robertson, Air. Robertson, Miss E. AVard, Dr. and Mrs. Wei-

ton Hogg. Mr. AV. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cooke. Dr. and Airs. Alister Young. Air. and Airs. Ernest Blundell. Mr. and .Mrs. Skelle.r,. Dr. and Mrs. C. Morice, Miss Morice, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. AVilliams. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Blundell. Air. and Mrs. Alaudsley. Miss Maudsloy, Airs. Alorton Paterson. Aliss Mary Paterson. Dr. ami Mrs. Murray Litchfield, Paymaster-Commander and Mrs. Tottenham, Air. Burgess. Misses IT. and M. Thompson. Air. and Airs. Brian Reid, Mrs. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. AV. 11. Johnston. Dr. and Mrs. L. Levy. Dr. and Airs. Bruce Rennie. Air. and'Airs. Gibson Stott. Air. and Mrs. N6el Nelson. Mrs. Rodney Thompson, Mr? Bushcll, Mr. and Airs. Donald Robertson. Air. and Airs. Llewellyn Hunt, Miss Molly Coleridge, Air. and Airs. Maundrill Hobbs. Dr. and Mrs. Rliind, Mr. and Airs. E. Al. Hunt, Dr. and Airs. John Twhigg, Air. and Airs. E. AV. Pearce, Air. and Airs. Alorgan Duncan, Aliss Millais, Aliss Purdy, Air. and Mrs. Grenfell .Morgan, Dr. and Mrs. Montgomery Spencer, Air. and Airs. David Peacock, Aliss Peacock, Mr. and Airs. C. Tringhain, Mr. and Airs. lan Tringham. Miss Helen Whyte, Air. and Airs. David Ewen. Air. and Mrs. Gavin AVallace. Air. and Airs. Phillip Hanna. Mr. and Mrs. David Allan. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Batten. Mr. and Airs. G. B. Bradshaw. Air. and Mrs. Hockley. Aliss Lulu Dyer. Miss Barron, Mr. Denis Blundell.