HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1937, Page 18

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

CORONATION BALL

(From "The Post's" Representative.)

.The spirit of the, Coronation was well carried out at the Coronation Ball held in the Horticultural Hall 'in Lower' Hutt. In the front of the hall a large marquee was erected, the' interior being decorated with stands of palms, lighting in coronation colour?, 'and streamers of tiny flags. Here a continuous buffet supper was supplied.

' The original supper-room, to the rear of the hall, was converted into a palm lounge, and fitted with small tables arid lounge chaiirs. Palms stood in the cbrfiers, and a coronet frieze around, the walls looked most effective against' the green curtaining of the windows. A radio was installed in the lounge for the broadcasting of the Coronation service from London.

The 'ballroom itself was strikingly decorated. An entire ceiling was fashioned of closely-hung streamers in coronation colours,. and hanging baskets of ferns contrasted prettily with the srQfdl illuminated balls and the large faceted ball suspended from the ceiling in the centre, of the ballroom. A frieze of royal purple surrounded the robrh, and below'it were shields, coronets,-and .coronation drapings at the windows. The Duke of Gloucester's coat of arms formed >the centrepiece for, the stage, and, opposite the Duke of York's heraldic device, an illuminated crown was made prominent by spotlights. The management committee for the ball rompfised Messrs.' N. T. Gillespie (chairman), J. W. Andrews (treasurer), J. Fletcher (secretary), W. D. Burton, F. Bonifant, E. Hunt, A. Binning, J. Mitchell, G. A. Williams, W. H. Smith, D. Winnie, J. E. F. Vogel, E. Haiyison, and Mesdames J. W. Andrews (wearing ivory lace), J. Vogel (white satin), E. Hutt (green marocain), J. Mitchell (black velvet), A. Binning (white floral taffetas), J. Fletcher'.(red marocain)„N. T. Gillespie (ivory lace), and Miss Buttimore (black m'arocain). Mr. Gillespie was M.C, and'jan excellent orchestra supplied the mustc' • Those present at the ball included Mr/ and Mrs. H. Harding-Morris (the latter wearing hand-painted lacquered taffetas), Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ryan (Marina, green and scarlet), Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart (black taffetas), Mr. and Mrs. H. Huthnance (lacquered taffetas), Mr: and Mrs. G. Cantree (white lace), Mr. and Mrs. E. Thompson (white satin), Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Stoupe (black lace), Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Savage (blue cloque), Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hollands (blue lace), Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Stoupe (peacock blue velvet), Mr. and Mrs. W. Leighton 7 (flowered georgette), Mr. and Mrs. G,. Lid Igett (scarlet cloque), Mrs. W/ VP.: Wil< liams (floral georgette), Mrs. Goodman (black .lace), Mr., and Mrs. iV^JacofcK sen (floral georgette), Mr. and Mrs-,H.!: J. Harman (coin-spot lilac 77taffetas), Mr. and :Mrs. J; Edwards (black .velvet), Mr. arid' Mrs. H. Stoupe "7 (blue linen lace), Mrs. J. August7(blue- velvet),"Mr. ..:and''-:j Mrs. B. L.. Hammond (black satin), Mr. i|id Mrs. : Fraser (blue'satin), Mr. and Mrs.. B V S; Knox (blue mfj-ocain), Mr. and Mrs. J. Henderson (black and silver), Mrs. Bertinshaw (blue lace), Mr. and Mrs. R. Jenness (pink cloque), Mr. and Mrs.. H,: Vagg (black and silver), Mrs. Bonifant (black velvet and gold), Mr. and, Mrs. Mainland (black sequinned satin), Mrs.; ! W.'-D. Burton;(red lace), Mrs. Gillespie .'(magnolia lace), Mr. and Mrs. T v s?;, Williams (coronation" blue lace),; Mr.; and.Mrs. G. D. M. Goodwin (coin-spot georgette), Mr. and.Mrs. Philip Brandon, (black cloque), Mrs. L. Foster (blue lace), Mr. and Mrs. E. W. R. Haldane (brown needlerun lace), Dr. and Mrs. Sternberg (blue satin and silver), Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor (leafgreen crepe), Mr. and Mrs. D. Dalgliesh (red and silver), Mr. and Mrs. N. Taylor (spring green satin), Mr. and Mrs:: Hv. Hadwin (black beaded georgette), Mr. and Mrs. H. Flux (gold lame), Mr.'ahd; Mrs: E. Lund (forest green velvet), Mr. and Mrs. W. Hay (green taffetas), Mr. and Mrs. L. Hall (figured georgette), Mr. and Mrs. R. Mitchell (black flowered velvet), Mr., and. Mrs; F., Campbell (black and gold), Mrs. Warmington (black velvet), Hon. V. Ward and Mrs. Ward (floral chiffon),- Mr. and Mrs ; J. B; Grey (apricot satin), Mr. and Mrs. L;-Stewart (black georgette), Mr. and Mrs.1 G. Liddell" (red marocain), Mr. and Mrs. Doran (black tulle), Mr. and Mrs. Gage ,Campbell (pink, lace), Dr. and. Mrs. Welton Hogg (midnight blue satin), Mr! .and Mrs. R. '; Robertson (scarlet net), Mrs. H. F. Ayson (pink lace), Mr. and Mrs; C. Natusch (beige georgette and lace), Mrs. T. Richards (gold satin),' Mr. and Mrs. E. Muir (ivory satin), Mr. and Mrs. C. Lambert (floral crystal crepe), Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Greenwood (white cloque), Mr. and Mrs. C. Muir (magnolia satin), Mr. and Mrs! O'Keefe: (apricot marocain), Mr. and Mrs. K. Inkster (black velvet), Mr. and Mrs.. S. Levy (black cellophane), Mr. and Mrs. Berryman (black taffetas), Mr. arid Mrs. Charles (black georgette), Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Carlson (wine lace), Mr. and Mrs. Flett (black lace), 'Mr. and Mrs. Leopard (black taffetas); the Misses Tunbridge (figured georgette), N. Morgan (cellophane crepe), G.. Judd (brown lace), E. Martin (blue georgette), M. Wardell (blue lace), J. Shersin (black velvet). K. Slater (pink cloque), G. Handyside (bronze cloque), P. Marshall (green cellophane), M. Chesney (petrel blue lacqiiered taffetas), V. Skinner (Buckingham lilac), B. Thompson (violet matalasse), B, Calder (green watered satin), J.-Clout (white satin), D. Harrow (black tulle), M. Henry (apricot satin), I. Davidson (pink lace), M. Prit'chard (cream satin), Moran (blue cohvspot.satin), J. Patton (shot taffetas), P. Gilmer (stiffened white taffetas), G. Booth (black French net), M. Taylor (black.velvet), D. Peers (cyclamen chiffon velyet), L. Nicholls (black georgette), V. Jacobsen (black velvet), M. McKenzie .(black velvet), M. Ayson (cyclamen shot taffetas), BRogers (green and'silver), D. -Hammond (black tulle), D. Mgslen (lime green and floral), J. Burrall (lime green taffetas), P. Riddiford, of Feath- ' erston (pink cliff on), M. Ewart (coinspot taffetas), E. Hickleston (floral taffetas), H. Guiness (white net over satin), Lieut.-Payma>3r-Commander W. H. Hewson, Lieut. Phipps, Dr. T. Williams (Featherston), and Messrs. P. Cooke, R. Fell, E. Gore, R. Lamberg, P. Adams, S. J. Smith, D. Horn. K. Urbahn, A. Hill, J. Taylor, N, Rogers, A. August, J: Bertinshaw, E. Anscombe, Irwin, B. Haner, R. Gordon, S. Walkley, T. Simmonds, J. Corbett, L. Turner, W. H. Hewitt, K. Hutcheson, S Burns, G. Grocott, L. August, G. W. Rees-Jones, E. Hogg, A. Murray, R. Harding, D. Palmer, G. Macdonald, and Ar Hughes. The pe'autiful palms and ferns grown in itheir own receptacles, and the hariging baskets of maidenhair used in the' decorations: for, the Hutt Coronation" BaU were supplied by Messrs. C. F. Piicher arid Sons, of the Waiwhetu Nurseries," Lower Hutt, " '-'-, " ■ ■■ Annual Labour Ball. The annual ball held under the auspices of the New Zealand Labour Party in Petone was attended by a large number of dancers. Artistic decorations in the Labour Hall were effected by scarlet wall draperies and coloured paper in Chinese lantern form pendent from the ceiling, with Coronation colours predominant. The Postmaster-General (the Hon. F. Jones) attended the dance, accompanied by Mrs.. Jones, Mr. J. Roberts (president of"the New" Zealand Labour Party), and the Misses Roberts.

Dancers included Mr. and Mrs. A. ' Spurr, Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and ;Mrs. A. Smith, Mrs. M. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Page, Mrs. Nankivell, Mr. and Mrs. H. Greer, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Cranefield, Mr. and Mrs. Westrupp, Mr. and Mrs. Parrant, Mrs. Hands (Gisborne), Mrs. Coe, Mr. and Mrs. G. Godfrey, Mr. and Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Harding, Mr. and Mrs. Dowse. Mr. and. Mrs. Logic, Mr. and Mrs. R. Orr, Mrs. Bpwater, Mr. and : Mrs. Wainscott. Mr. and Mrs. Gaskin, Mrs. Kempton, Mrs. Sandiford, Mr. and Mrs. Knott, Mr. and.Mrs. W- Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. McNabb, Mr. and Mrs. Goldsworthy, Mrs. Lindsay, Mrs. Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. S. Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Harre, Mrs. Mansell, Mrs. Stothers, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson; and the Misses G. Lucina (Whangarei),Spurr, Gaskin, Gardner, Ohere, Roberts (2), E. Nankivell, Buck, Kiddey, Elliot-Currie,-;Hurley,..A. Connell, Rankin. Webb, Corby, G. Harding, Wood, Bargh, Rae, Burns, Neilsen, N. Brennan, V/ McLeod, L. Brace, Collins, Astill, J. Amyan, V. McGuire. Sandford, Jervis, Sissons, J. and J. Brace, Hardyment. Mitchell, Yeatman, E. Hewson, W. Page, M. Hoskins, A. Robertson, Perkins, Gust (Masterton), N. Allison, Childs, Coyle, Blackburn, B. and J. Clark, Johnston, Parker. The management committee comprised Messrs. J. Bassett, W. Thompson, C. Murrell, J. Pashley, M. Sorensen, W. McKee, S. Westrupp, E. Grace, E. Valley, H. Edwards, W. Yates, J. Cumming (secretary), Mesdames Grace, Thompson, Simpson, Blake, Cumming, McKee, Firmin, Jowett, Hilson, Morgan, Thompson, Kruger, and Miss> Wadsworth. Messrs. Westrupp and ;McKee were M.C.s, arid Mr. H. Avery's orchestra supplied the music. Golden Wedding;. Mr. and Mfs..C. H. Beynon celebrated their golden wedding on Coronation Day at their residence in Nelson Street, Petone, Mr. Beynon was born in Dunedin, and spent much of his youth goldmining on the West Coast, Mrs. Beynon comes of a Christchurch family. Mr. and Mrs. Beynon have resided in Petone for the' last 731. years. Six -children are descended from their marriage, twelve grandchildren, and two great-grand-children.

A family reunion marked the occasion of their golden wedding. Attending it were .three daughters, Mrs. C. Minifex (Coroglen), Mrs. F. Edwards ytWellington), and Mrs. C. Smith (LoWer Hutt; : and two sons, Messrs. F. and, H.yßeynon: (Petone). The third son, Mr. G.-Beynon, resides in Sydney. Other. closely-cdrinected relatives also attended the gathering.-