SHIPPING BALL

Evening Post, Issue 2, 2 July 1932, Page 16

SHIPPING BALL

CROWDS OF DANCERS

The. house flags of all the various shipping ; companies . in Wellington formed a. background .for the original scheme of- decoration . ;which■■: transformed the interior of St. Francis' Hall last evening. The ■ occasion was the «nnual ball of the combined shippine «oaipanies, and. the hall was thron E ed with, guests.' A: lighthouse with a flashing beacon, red. and. green lights marking port, and starboard, and large posters on the walh. >er« very . effective features, while the ceiling, was : ,almost completely hidden-with: strings of blinking Chinese lanterns. ■ ' . .

.The hostesses .were Mrs.' C. M. Turrell. (who. wore a becoming frock of soft , leaf green ; ge6rgette), Mrs. Jximes Fmdlay (who ' was, in a ■ frock of sand-colpured Chanel, lace), Mrs. N T S\(^ ;gfe?n sat»n)»' Mrs.; j! wf? p ?M* ce vK reen, georgette, with V^r v S ? f . Sl>ve?>. M W- W. Gregory (black ring .velvet with cowl neck, oi gold metal cloth),-and Mrs.iw. H. Price (powder blue satin). . ■ ? Me.tommjttee, whose arrangements proved so very successful, comprised Misses. Atkins .(who wore a floral chiffqn frock) Hyrie .(primrose, satin), Wynne (soft. green satin), Hannafih Cblack .satin), and Messrs. C. Phillinns K.,Sutton >; W. Philips/6. H: Normanfc.' AlcKechnie, .and Jj. Whinham A graceful demonstration, of- the slow waltz a,nd the quickstep was given- by & a Spill(3rai^ '>**• ■"-AS

V^i h j vi e7 y laTSe crowd.of: dancers incluae^ Mrs.. M. G.'Beid, Mrs.-.C w Philhpps, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Forbes r'w na AV Mr«V^ ?ker7 is ' r- a°d Mrs! w.T*' Stli hn?' Mr-- a^d Mrs. J. Neale, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Clinkard, «■'■ - a£ *Mrr?' R> -McOraokta',., Mr. and ?£*. tvßo^' Mn and Mrs- Castle, Dr. and Mrs;- Murdo TtfcEae;. Mrs. -h. WlnnhamrMr. and Mrs. E. N.-Ellis, M T . and Mrs. N. Pordham, Mr.'!and' Mrs^J: Meadowcroftl Mr. : and Mrsi L D* Greenwood r; Misses J. Eeid, G. Booth", i^W'll^ Tanner, M.. Tiri--8«y- ?• Wilson,:E.. Sturdie, D. Neale, S. Tu^&J*- Co °Pcr' k Hobbs!' E nbbj^' N/ Cost- er J Messrsj C; M. turW. H. Pr lC e, : A. .W. Wheeler, J. FindR. Gharlton, R.--L. Clark: S.Fox, W Blair, D.'Whiteheadj arid many others."