HUTT NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 138, 12 June 1936, Page 15

HUTT NEWS

BOROUGH COUNCIL BALL

(From "The Post's" Representative.)

Nikau palms, bush foliage, and paper streamers decorated tlte dance hall of the King George Theatre at Lower Hutt on the occasion of the annual Borough Council baJJ, With a very good attendance in spite of the stormy weather, the Lower Hutt Free Kindergarten Association and the District Nurse Fund should benefit largely from the proceeds.

The Mayor (Mr. J. W. Andrews) made a brief speech, thanking all those on the council stall who had worked to make the evening a success.

Mrs. J. W. Andrews (in copper beaded marocain) was official hostess and also present were Mrs. Walter Nash (black crepe marocain); Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Knox (blue crinkled crepe), Mrs. J. Mitchell (black velvet and ermine), Mr. and Mrs. J. Fletcher (old rose and silver), Mr. and I.lrs. R. F. Mainland (pink taffeta), Mr. and Mrs. Hutt (black and silvey), Mr and Mrs. Elmes (wine lace), Mr. and Mrs. Ashforth, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wagner (cream satin), Mr. and Mrs. Breach (blue crepe marocain), Mr. and Mrs. Gearing (seagreen and silver), Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Balls (black and shell-pink), Mr. and Mrs. Bond, Mr. and Mrs. A. Binning (blue and silver), Mr. .and Mrs. F. Bonifant (black and gold tissue), Mr. and Mrs. H. Leopard (black velvet), Mr. and Mrs. Salt (floral ninon), Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grey (oyster lace), Mr. and Mrs. E. Atkinson (turquoise taffeta), Mr. and Mrs; H. Stoupe (beige lace and gold), Mr. and Mrs. N. Maitland (black georgette), Mr. and Mrs. T. Jenness (pink taffeta), Mr. and Mrs. Waring (ivory lace), Mrs. Burnley, Mr. and Mrs. Brooker (flame lace), Mrs. Ashton (cherry georgette), Miss E. Draper (rose and silver)'Mr and Mrs. Carlson (wine lace), Mr. and Mrs. Moffat (whites, georgette)) Mrs. Melson (black velvet), Misses B. Knox (tartan taffeta), C. Lowe (blue marocain), E. Stead (scarlet crepe), Richmond (blue and silver), E. Martin (blue floral georgette), Mountier (black velvet), Marshall (red satin), N. Eurnley (pink and turquoise), M. Rownhill (white net), A. Findlay (cherry georgette), J.'Routley (salmon marocain), B. Paton (scarlet crepe), and Messrs. W. D. Burton, W. H. Smith, H. ,Vagg, J. Nash, G. Person, D. Jameson, H. King, A. Hughes and A. Grimwood. Dorctte Wilkie Scholarship. Miss Honour Fry, the 18-year-old daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. H. E. IC. Fry, of the Vicarage, Lower Hutt, has just been notified that she is the winner of the Dorette Wilkie Scholarship at the Chelsea Physical Training College, England. The scholarship, which is open to any girl in the British Empire who has the necessary ability, personality, and attainments, entitles its possessor to three years of training at the college. Miss Fry, who is this year head prefect at Marsden College and has captained her house for the past two years, was warmly recommended for the scholarship, and it is greatly to her credit that she has won it. She leaves for England shortly, and will commence her training at Chelsea in September of this year. Conditions Abroad. At a well-attended meeting of the Hutt Valley Women's Branch of the New Zealand Labour Party, Mrs. Peter Fraser spoke most interestingly of social and industrial conditions abroad. She touched particularly upon the reforms evident in Ireland and England, especially in matters of health, housing and education. . Mrs. Fraser also visited India, and spoke of the tremendous advancement in the living conditions and social reforms of that country. She studied welfare work among women and girls in London, and attended a Trades Union Congress at Brighton. At the concluJ siori of her talk, Mrs. Fraser was presented with a gift parcel, and posies were gitfen to Mrs. Walter Nash, Mrs. M. Dowse (president and chairwoman), and to Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. Logie (junior), who provided musical entertainment. Social Evening:. The committee of the' Parents' Association of the Hutt Valley High School held a very successful social for the benefit of the school funds. Mr. J. B. Grey was M.C., and community singing, conducted^ by Mr. H. Saunders, was interspersed with concert items, elocutionary items by Mr. Errol Muir, and dances by Miss Eva Draper's pupils. Singers on the programme were Mrs. Noel Taylor and Mrs. Lock. Included in the audience were Mr. and Mrs. J. ! N. Millard, Mrs. J.. S. Hunter, Mr. and | Mrs. Dalgleish, Mr, W. Mason, Mr. and i Mrs. Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Robertson, Captain and Mrs Bowen, Dr. and Mrs. Butchers, Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowry, and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hodge. "Happy Hundred" Club. An open fire, flowers, and radiators made the R.S.A. clubroom appear very welcoming for the first seasonal dance of the "Happy Hundred" Club. The guests were received by the official host and hostess, Dr. and Mrs. Welton Hogg. Mrs. Hogg wore wine velvet, and was assisted by other committee members, comprising Mr. E. F. Rothwell .(secretary), Mr. and Mrs. J. McNaught (the latter in green floral silk), Mrs. E. Lund (floral marocain), Mrs. M. J. Daniel, and Messrs. H. Maddock, J. P. Phillipps, and E. J. Aim. The guests included Mrs. Aim (who wore blue matalasse),'Mrs. Rothwell (spotted georgette), Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ikin (the latter in black' lace), Dr. and Mrs. Hickey (black velvet). Miss B. Skeet (powder-blue lace), Mrs. H. Maddock (parchment satin), Mr. and Mrs, K. Caverhill, Captain and Mrs. Gentry (floral taffeta), Mr. and Mrs. W. Hay, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Dalglish, Mr. and Mrs. McClurg (violet taffeta), Mr. and Mrs. W. Fisher (peach satin), Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Cahtrell, Dr. and Mrs. Marchant, Mr. and Mrs. E. Salmond, Mr. and Mrs. F. Stoupe, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Millard (windswept brocade), Dr. and Mrs. Harding (grey taffeta), Mr. and Mrs. R. Reviers (oyster lace), Mr. and Mrs. Ashe, Mr. R. Gilmour, and Mrs. J. Gamble.