AFTERNOON RECEPTION

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 12

AFTERNOON RECEPTION

PARLIAMENTARY LADIES

The large reception room at the Parliamentary Buildings was pleasantly filled yesterday afternoon when Mesdames A. F. Hawke, A. Ansell, W. Endean, and D. Jones gave a tea-party to many friends. Tho room was charmingly arranged with flags and groups of conservatory plants, including many primulas and foliage plants, while tho tables wore fragrant with beautiful single daffodils in two tones of yellow. There were some lowev bowls of cinerarias in tones of mauve and pink, also deep blue. The hostesses received the guests at the entrance door. Mrs. Hawke wore a black lace frock with a black hat an" fox fur; Mrs. Endean, deep blue maroeain frock with touches of black and a spring hat in tones of blue; Mrs. Ansell, black embossed georgette and coat ensemble, and a black hat; Mrs. Jones honey-coloured lace, fawn fur, and hat to tone. Miss Hawke was in lime green crepe de chine and black hat, Miss Ansell wearing a dark red frock and coat and felt hat to tone. Mrs. Ramsay sang several songs delightfully, giving much pleasure, with artistic accompaniment by Miss Vondcrsloot. Among those 'present were Mrs. G. W. Forbes, Lady Statham, Lady Sidey, Lady Luke, Lady Pomare, Lady Carncross, Mesdames Taverner, Vcitch Ransom, K. S. Williams, R. Hawke, w! H. Field, Bernard Wood, Guthrie, Vincent AVard, Sprott, Hugh Campbell, H. Holland," Eastwood, R. A. AVright' Cramond, Mayer, Collett, C. Turrell, Link-later, Munro, Browne, Earnshaw Bollard, J. O'Shea, Didsbury, Wilkinson, Malcolm Ross, A. Sievwright E. Clark, Lysnar, L. T. Watkins, A Wane] |S. G. Smith, Hogan, Thorne George Hislop (New Plymouth), SemrTlc M'Keeu, T. Rhodes, C. W. Earle G. IT. P. Davidson, Kyle, Longmore' A* Hamilton, Burnett, Rodie, J. Fraser Broadfoot, Gifford, Austin Cook, A Trcadwell, Louis AVard, Fletcher AY* H. Triggs, Healy, Lee Martin, M'Callum. Chapman, Porteous, Schofiold, M'Neil, Sandra], B. Smith, M'Rae Brook, Misses Downie Stewart. Forbes (2), M. MacGregor, Hawke, Simpson, Taverner, Rhodes, Carncross, Lov, A. Pomare, W. Lysnar, Hall, Bell, "Montague, Plimmor, Bollard, Lee-Martin Veitch, Martin, Stevens, and Clarke. '