HUTT VALLEY NEWS TOPICS FOR WOMEN PERSONAL NOTES PROTECTION SOCIETY WEDDINGS ANDERSON—BRYAN.

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 103, 28 October 1939, Page 16

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

TOPICS FOR WOMEN

PERSONAL NOTES

PROTECTION SOCIETY

WEDDINGS

ANDERSON—BRYAN.

ENGAGEMENTS

COGHLAN—PASLEY. The engagement is announced of Dorothy M. S., daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. W. S. Pasley, of Centre Street, Invercargill, and Patrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Coghlan, Shiel Street, Reefton. TRANSOM—GARLICK. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Garlick, Miramar, Wellington, announce the engagement of their only daughter, Ngaire Alma, to James Terence, eldest son of Mr. and the late Mrs. J. R. Transom, Taoroa Road, Taihape. * CONNELL—FROST. j The engagement was announced on Thursday night, October 19, of Joan, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Frost, 44 Cooper Street, Karori, Wellington, to Chanel, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Connell, 214 Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington. BUSSELL—MORTON. The engagement is announced oi Margaretta Evelyn, younger daugbhter of Mrs. M. J. Morton, Kilbirnie, Wellington, to John Walter, elder son ■of Mrs. M. Bussell, Ngaio, Wellingtori. * HAMILTON—GUINESS. The engagement is announced of Eazel, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Guiness, Lower Hutt, to Frederick John, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hamilton, Whakatane. ' GREEN—MADDISON. The engagement is announced of Walter Leonard, elder son of Mr. and, Mrs. L. Green, Vogel Street, Wellington, and Elsie Mary, only child of Mr. and Mrs. John Maddison. Millerton. RUDMAN—ROUGHTON. The engagement is announced of Phyllis Helen (Dolly), fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Roughton, Petone, to Morice, eldest son of, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rudman,, Lower Hutt. PATRICK—G.OODIN. The engageriierit As •:. announced of Ina, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goodin. of Petone, to. Mervyn, second son of, Mr,'and Mrs. W. R. Patrick, of Christchurch. * FIELDING—DIX. The engagement is announced of Catherine Margaret, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Dix, Petone, to Charles William Michael, eldest son of, Mrs. E. Howe and the late Mr. J. Fielding, Christchurch.

HOME LIFE AS OASIS

IDEAL FOR WOMEN

Mrs. H. D. Vavasour, Marlborough, is ■ visiting Christchurch. Mr. .and-Mrs. D. C. Collins and Miss Elizabeth Collins, Featherston, have returned home after a holiday spent abroad. . Mr. and Mrs. J. Fitzgerald, Palmers-' tori North, are visiting Wellington. ;, Mrs. McGowan, Wellington, has returned home from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Butler, MastertonMiss Elizabeth Bradley (Patea), Miss Josephine and Mr. John Bradley (Feilding), and Mr. E, Forster Pratt' (Palmerston North) were visitors to Wellington for'the New Zealand Centennial Ball, which took, place last night. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lothian are Napier visitors to Wellington. , Mr. and Mrs. John Paterson,1 Mission Bay, are visiting Wellington, and are the guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and- Mrs. .J. E., Hunt, "Wycombe," Goldie's BraeMr. and Mrs. Jim Shannon will leave for Auckland tomorrow, en route 1-to Melbourne, where they will reside. Mrs. Brian Collins is a Palmerston North visitor to-Wellington.. , Miss Betty Haynes, Wellington, left ■ last evening for a holiday in Christchurch. Mrs. K. Bond, Mrs. H. -M. Ryder, and Mrs. J. K. Herdman, and Miss A. Seager (Auckland), Misses B. and T. Bradley (Feilding) are among the guests at the Grand Hotel. ] Guests at the Midland Hotel include Mesdames J. V. Reid (Masterton), H. Dell (Napier), C. B. Fox (Te Pirita), . Ward (Palmerston North), Misses Siriimons (Hastings), Ansley (Dunedin), B. Fullerton-Smith (Marton), N. A. Ken-J nedy and J. Betts (Masterton), and Rita Falconer (Christchurch). Mrs. R. D. Knight (Longburn), Mrs. V. M. Thomas (Tasmania), Mrs. W. H., Johnston (Waihi), Mrs. Y. Chambers and Miss E. Chambers (Wanganui). Mrs. Goodwin and . Miss . Goodwin (Dunedin)', and Mrs.' Cooper and Miss Cooper (Christchurch) are staying at the Empire Hotel. Mrs. L. Coulson and" het niece, Miss Kathleen Hume, Timaru, were among the passengers on the first liner to y come through the Mediterranean since ihe outbreak of war. They have now returned home after a six months* tour of England and Scotland. , Miss Sybil Williams, Napier, is visiting Wellington. . Two Christchurch nurses, trained in Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin Hospitals, are serving in France. Sister Nance Wilkinson is attached to the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in : Nice, now a military fcospital, and ■ Sister Nell Wilkinson is second in comX mand on an ambulance train for British goldiers. Miss Murison has returned to WelMngton from a visit to England and 'fbroad.

GILLINGWORTH—LAWRENCE,

The marriage took place at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul recently of Mary Letetia Lawrence, Wellington, and Richard Gillingworth, Wellington. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Canon D. J. Davies.

The bride wore a lime green ensemble with a small black hat, and a spray of orchids. Mr. R.T. Orr was the best man, and a small reception was held at the home of Mrs. F. D. Thomson, Tinakori Road. Mr.<- and Mrs. Gillingworth will reside in Wellington, where Mr. Gillingworth is the assistant manager at the Midland Hotel.

The wedding was celebrated recently at St. George's. Presbyterian Churcn. Geelcr.", Victoria, Australia, of Florence Gladys Bryan, Geelong, daughter of Mr. M. Bryan, Appollo Bay, and the late Mrs. Bryan, and Thomas Richardson Leitch, son of Mr. and Mrs. George : Anderson, Wellington. The officiating minister was the Rev. J. McMaster. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown of magnolia tinted slipper . satin with a long circular train. Orange blossoms were worn at the neckline. Her veil of parchment tulle was caught to the head with cream hyacinths, and she carried a bouquet of primroses, cream hyacinths, and blossom. The bridesmaids, Misses Isa and Mar- ' garet Anderson (sisters of the bridegroom), wore frocks of silver and blue ' chiffon and silver Juliet caps, carrying • bouquets of pink flowers. The best man was Mr. Allan Bpnney and the groolmsraan. Mr.,Clive Bonney. X A reception was held at the Carlton 1 Hotel where guests, were received by Mrs. L. S. Crossley, aunt of the bride.

(From "The Post's" Representative.)

"The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating concerns and duties—help us to perform them with laughter and a kind face—let cheerfulness abound with industry." Taking this morning prayer of R. L. Stevenson as the keynote of her address at the opening of the Methodist Ladies' Guild's annual sale of work yesterday, Mrs. J. W. Andrews, Mayoress of Lower Hutt, urged women to take it as their daily watchword and make its prevailing tone of cheerfulness and high courage their .own. So would home life be found as refreshing oases in the turmoil of life and troubled times, and a great contribution to peace be made by women the world over. "Cheerfulness must abound in the preparations of this >f air,",continued Mrs. Andrews, "because' "such a happy atmosphere pervades the sale each year." She voiced the regret of all present at the forthcoming departure of the Rev. H. T. Peat and Mrs. Peat, and .wished them every happiness in. their new sphere of service in Dunedin.. On behalf of the members the Rev; - Mr. Peat thanked Mrs. Andrews, who was presented with a bouquet, and. tendered his own thanks, for her personal good wishes. On the low carpeted dais a lovely floral display of pink rhododendrons, azaleas, ■ arid . lilies showed effectively against dark hangings. The: stalls, well stocked and arranged, were gaily decked with streamers in red, white, and blue, and business was brisk both in the afternoon and in the evening when games and competition!! were added to the entertainment. The tearooms were gay with rich-hued flame and apricot azaleas. Mrs. W. Hall (acting president) entertained at tea the official guests, who included Mrs. J. W. Andrews, the Rev. H. T. Peat and Mrs. Peat, Mrs. W. J. Eddy, Mrs. H. B. Shaarer, and the Rev. J. Sylvester. The stalls were staffed as follows:— Plain sewing: Mesdames J. Stonehouse (convener), W. J. Shand, T. Paton, C. Winslade,Y. Webley, W. Campbell, F. Teasdill, C. Robinson; cakes, Mesdames E. Lambert- (convener), R. Hazelwood, H. Parker, W. Andrews, and P. Craig; surprise. box, Mesdames W. J. Eddie (convener), G. E. Heap, J. D. King, W. Hall, H. T. Peat, W. Clark, and S. Evison; produce, Mesdames H. Muir (convener), E. Lovatt, C. E. Crawford, arid Heyes; sweets, Mesdames C. Swift (convener), H. B. Shearer, D. Payne, and Miss W. Caley; tearoom, Mesdames N. Wansborough (convener), E. Lusty, S: Steven, B. Matthews, H. Knight, R. M. Russell, P. Hyridman, and B. Gandell. Rhododendrons and Pickles. The freshness of home and garden produce, cut flowers and new season's plants and seedlings was an outstanding feature of the attractive "bring and buy" sale organised yesterday afternoon by the Mothers' Club of the Lower Hutt Plunket Society and held in the Plunket Rooms at Riddiford Park. The well-stocked stalls and busy tearooms were in the charge of the Mothers' Club committee, the wares and afternoon tea being supplied by the Plunket mothers and friends of the society. Members of the nurses' staff also contributed towards the success of the afternoon, and the enthusiasm of all concerned resulted in a very satisfactory sum being realised for general district fuds. . The organising committee comprised Mrs. W. R. Robson (convener), and Mesdames L. Rankin, H. K. Bullock, R. L. Simpson, J. Dobson, E. Hutt, and J. Eaton.

GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED

The annual, meeting of the Wellington Society for the Protection of Women and Children was held .yesterday afternoon at the N.Z.E.I. rooms, Willis Street. Mrs. B. L. Dallard, president, was in the chair. On behalf of the many members present, a bouquet of flowers was presented to Mrs. Dallard by the patroness, Mrs. T. H. Sprott, who also spoke of the early days of the society and their great wants then. She congratulated the society on having achieved so much and the great progress made. She especially voiced the great satisfaction to the society Of the social welfare reform, in regard to the decision of the Government to amend existing legislation and enable women police to be appointed. The society felt that women police could do invaluable work amongst women and children. She spoke of the splendid work done by women police in London during the last war, and the assistance they could be to the police .today in many problems. Mrs. Sprott referred to the valuable work of the president and chairwoman, Mrs. Dallard, and to Mr. Dallard and his help to the society in his booklet "Women and Children and the Law.1' Mrs. M. H. Chatfield, M.8.E., J.P., who was also a speaker, said that she considered that in the passing of the Domestic Proceedings Bill a great progressive step had been attained, and that numerous people would be grateful for its protection. Mrs. Dallard thanked the treasurer, Mrs.^L. A. Line, and the secretaries, Mrs. E. Coventry, and Mrs. L. Long, for their assistance .during the year, and remarked that besides protection, the society should be preventative. "To help those in need is the greatest reward that the society can have," she said in conclusion. • The officers elected for the ensuing year were:—Patroness, Mrs. T. H. Sprott; vice-patroness, Lady Chapman; president, Mrs. B. L. Dallard; vicepresidents, Mesdames W. Bullock and John O'Shea; treasurer, Mrs. L. A. Line; advisory committee, Mesdames H. St. Barbe Holland. H. F. Norman. David Coutts, Misses Telfer and Parlane; committee, Mesdames M. H. Peryman, M. J. Forde, R. Glover, A. G. Radford,' M. H. Chatfield, M.8.E., J.P., Lady Statham, Miss Barr, M.A., 0.8. E.; secretaries, Mrs. E. Coventry and Mrs. L. Long; hon. auditor, Mr. E. J. Archibald; hon. trustees, Messrs. Archibald, Hoby, A. H. Holey, F. C. Spratt, and J. F. B. Stevenson; honorary solicitors. Messrs. Cooper (bPalmerston Norfh), Fell (Nelson), Horsley (Wanganui). Kent and. Webb, Kemp, Lloyd (Dannevirke). de la Mare (Hamilton), McGregor (Palmerston North), Robieson. W. P. Rollings, J. F. B. Stevenson, R. Webb (Wellington), West, Walker, and Wood (Napier), Quilliam and Quilliam (New Plymouth), I. McArthur, W. P. Shorland, and H. C. Wild (Wellington); and hon. physicians, Dr. Agnes Bennett, Dr. Sylvia 'Chapman, Dr. R. Stout, and Dr. Young.

At the conclusion of the meeting, afternoon tea was served.

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EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS

CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION BALL

The Centennial Exhibition Ball, which took place in the Assembly Hall at the Exhibition last night, exceeded all expectations. "Stupendous and colossal," the favourite adjectives of the showman, seem the only ones which adequately describe, the event. Over a thousand people were there, and yet the hall was far from overcrowded, and the dancers were dwarfed by the immensity of its proportions. The gowns worn by the women merited the title of ball-dresses, and decorations glittered' on the left breast of many an evening jacket. Altogether, it was a well-organised and brilliant occasion, the culmination of a hundred years of social life in New Zealand and the preliminary to the celebrations which will mark the Dominion's coming-of-age.

An impressive introduction to the beauty of the hall was the scene of the flood-lit buildings and grounds which greeted the guests upon arrival. Perhaps the most' impressive feature inside the hall was also the lighting, which flattered the graceful lines of the architecture and enhanced the charm of the dresses worn by the dancers. Cinerarias and pelagoniums set amid ferns were grouped in the big glassedin recesses in the walls of the foyer, making lovely.flower pictures which toned with the handsome murals depicting the history of New Zealand. , - Splashes of colour were made in the hall itself by .the red and black cabaret tables grouped at one end in front of the dress circle and along the sides. Soft green and red lights shone up under the leaves of the foliage and flowers banked in front of the stage, so that the subtle tonings of the leafy crotan imported from Australia and the Islands were shown to full advantage. Red and pink pelagoniums made a brave show of colour, arid tiny potted begonias, with fragile nemesias, added an exotic touch to the floral "bank." The crowning feature was a gracefully arranged trail of rich claretcoloured bougainvillaea ("Mrs. Butts"), a very rare species not often seen in this country. The shadows of stately palms were thrown, through the clever use of lighting, on the back of the stage, and there, also, silhouetted in the frenzied pantomime of shadow play, were the gesticulations of the orchestra's conductor, Mr. Manuel Raymond. MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES. Those on the executive committee for the ball were the Mayoress, Mrs. T. C. A. Hislop (Chairman), Mesdames D. H. S. Riddiford (Featherston), H. F. Arkwright (Marton), B. Keiller (Palmerston North). Miss R. Arkwright (Marton). Mesdames C. Levin, Knox Gilmer. McKinlay, Misses N. E. Donovan, Patricia Gledhill, Ruth Skerman, Isabel Biggar, Amy Kane, Mary Cochrane (secretary), and the Mayor, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, Mr. C. P. Hainsworth, and Commander Fanshawe. The general committee included Lady Roberts, Mesdames B. H. Angus, Hartley Ainslie, J. Astori, M. Bennie, L. Boyes, J. C. Bradley, C. Bullock, M. I. Bunny. A. M. Carr, U. Chambers, Z. Campbell, W. Duncan, J. I. Goldsmith, W. R. Hill, L. F. Hunt, F. Johnson, A. Wallis-Jackson, T. W. Latham, P. Loge, D. J. McGowan, Miller, A. S. Mitchell, E. P. Norman. H. B. Oakes, T. Pow, F. Southen; Misses Jean Gilmer, H. Horan, M. Hunt, and C. Morice, and the following Mayoresses of towns in the Wellington Province:— Mrs. E. W. Wise (Eastbourne), Mrs. J. W. Andrews (Lower Hutt), Mrs. A. W. Horton (Greytown), Mrs. Siddells (Pahiatua), Mrs. Rogers (Wanganui), Miss Card (Featherston), Mrs. A. E. Mansford (Palmerston North). Mrs. de Lautour (Taihape), anc 1. Mrs. T. Jordon (Masterton). In the official party with the Mayor and Mayoress were the Hon. D. G. Sullivan and Mrs. Sullivan, Miss Sullivan, the Hon. W. E. Parry, and Mrs. Parry, Mrs. Peter' Fraser, Sir Harry Batterbee, and Miss I. Biggar. Mrs. Hislop was wearing a slrin-fit-ting gown of suede crepe patterned in a floral design in shades of cyclamen with touches of blue, the shoulder straps being formed by flowers cut from the material. Her ornaments were a string of pearls and sapphire and diamond clips. PRELUDES TO THE BALL. > TherQ were innumerable dinner, cocktail, and sherry parties before the ball. The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, Sir Harry Batterbee, with his niece, Miss Biggar, entertained the following to dinner at "Ranelagh":—The Hon. D. G. Sullivan, M.P. (Minister of Industries and Commerce) and Miss Sullivan, his Worship the Mayor of Wellington and Mrs. Hislop, Mrs. P. Fraser, Mr. R. Boulter (his Majesty's Trade Commissioner), Mr. J. O. Turcotte (Canadian Government Commissioner for the Exhibition) and Mrs. Turcotte, Mr. C. E. Critchley (Trade Commissioner for Australia) and Mrs. Critchley, Mr. G. H. Meadmore (Commissioner-General for the United Kingdom Pavilion), and Miss R. Arkwright. Commander A. B. Fanshawe, R.N., was host at a dinner party at the Grand Hotel. Those in his party were Commodore 'and Mrs. H. E. Horan and Miss Horan, Mrs. H. W. L. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. C. Turrell, Captain and Mrs. V. G. Webb, Captain E. Grave Morris, Captain Cooper,, Mr. Walter Reid, Mrs. G. Tringham, Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacDermott, and Miss Evelyn Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Riddiford entertained at a dinner party at the Midland Hotel, their guests being Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Y. Seddon, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miles, Mr. and Mrs. John Eastwick, and Mr. and Mrs. T. Watkins Williams. Dr..and Mrs. Alan Park entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Leicester, Dr. and Mrs. John Plimmer. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. H. Gilmer, and Dr. and Mrs. Frank Bolt at dinner at the Hotel Waterloo. Another party at the Hotel Waterloo included Dr. and Mrs. Lee Jones, Dr. and Mrs. R. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilkinson, Dr. and Mrs. E. Luke, Mr. and Mrs. E. Sapsford, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Luke, and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Blundell. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Whyte gave a dinner party at their home in Karori, their guests being Sir Alexander and Lady Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Turnbull, Mr. and Mrs. C. Levin, Mr. John Roberts, Miss Noel Dowling. and Miss Joan Fenwick. A buffet dinner was given by Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Oxley at their home in Karori, their guests being Mr. and Mrs. A. Murdock. Mr. and Mrs. B. Lewis, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Burton. A sherry party was given by Miss Barbara Basham at her home in North Terrace, her guests including Mrs. Rita Stone, Misses Lesley Jackson, Mollie Cook, and Messrs: J. Crawford, J. Earnshaw, and J. Proudfoot.

Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher had a cocktail party at their home, their guests including Misses Jean and Flora Donald (Featherston), Miss Ella Fletcher, Mrs. Bruce Donald and Messrs. B. and K. Donald (Featherston), Mrs. J. J. Craig, Miss June Matthews (Martinborough), Mrs. J. M. Tosswill, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Muston, Miss Ngaire McLaren, and Messrs. Lan Nicholl, Dudley Hutton. Stuart Campbell, and Gordon Coleman.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Todd entertained at their home in Tinakori Road prior to the ball, among those they invited being Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Whyte. Mr. and Mrs. Johr. Duncan,

IM. and Mme. M. F. Vigeveno, Mr.-* and Mrs. George Milne, ■ Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Desmond I Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nathan, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Turnbull, Mr. and Mrs. C. Levin, Miss Margaret Malfroy, and Mr. Charles Todd. Mr. and Mrs; Stanley Gyles and Mr. Cyril Gyles entertained at their I home in Brougham Street, their guests I being Mr. and Mrs. William Russell, Mr. and Mrs. F. Lonsdale, Mr. and Mrs. William Burton, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mexted, Mrs. S. G. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Duncan, Misses Valeric Beere, Florence Hislop, Valeric Carr, Lola Tingey, Ola Pearce, Joyce Chisholm, Evelyn Goldsmith, Messrs. R. Deidrich, B. Corbit, G. Hendra, P. Bell, D. Snelling, G. Taylor, and G. Wright. One of the1 largest cocktail parties was given by Miss Patricia Gledhill at her home at Khandallah. In her party were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gledhill, and Major and Mrs. Eric Reeves, Captain and Mrs; John Brooke-White, Lieutenant and Mrs. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Derham (Te Horo), Misses Billie Gledhill, Patricia Ikin, Jan Sloman, Susan Cookston (Sydney), Rita Thomson, Sheila Arlow, Janet Bethune, Lieutenant W. Thornton, Lieutenant Errol Williams, Lieutenant Russell de la Coeur, Doctor A. Lovell, Dr. R. Elliott, and Messrs. W. D.Murie, Tristam Harper (Te Horo), Lindsay Arlow, and Douglas Liddle. «.- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Picot gave a' five o'clock party at their flat on The Terrace, among those present being Dr. and Mrs. D. Brown, Dr. Lynch, Mrs. Cahill, Miss N. Sidford, Colonel and Mrs. Hall, Mr. Gilbert Rees, Miss Mollie Brown, Mr. Herbert Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. T. Hall, and Mr. Walker (Auckland). A number of the guests went on to dinner at the Hotel Waterloo. • | Mr. and Mrs. W. Chancy Wanganui) had Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Seddon, Mrs. T. Steele (Wanganui), and Mr. Gordon Fraser to dinner at the Hotel Waterloo. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Doctor and Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Simpson were Mr. and Mrs. James Fletcher's guests at dinner at the Hotel St. George. Dr. and Signora d'Acunzo, Mfs. J. Vogel, Miss Barbara Blundell, Mr. Boyd Shannon, Mr. C. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. K. Begg, and Mr. N. Harris were the guests of Mi. and Mrs. Jack Harris at dinner at their, home in Woburn Road, Lower Hutt. A cocktail party was given by Mrs. F. Southen at her home in Allenby Terrace, her guests being Misses Fredrica and Kathleen Southen, Mr. Lionel Southen, Misses Nell Oates, Pearl Brownlee, K. Skyer (Auckland), Joan Milner, Pearl Ball, and Messrs. J. Trent, L. Bradford (Christchurch), O. Black (Auckland), J. Bodle, B. Carter, and G. Allen (Christchurch). Guests invited by Miss Jean Gilmer to cocktails at the Midland Hotel included Mr.. and Mrs. John Jerram, Major and Mrs. E. Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. T. McCarthy, Miss Poudevint Misses Har. per Allan, Betty Souter, Isabel Biggar, Messrs. Eric Harrison, Charles EvansScott, . Bruce Etherington, and PilotOfficer D. Tait Mrs. P. W, Maddock gave a cocktail party for ncr second daughter, Patricia, who made .her debut at the ball wearing pale pink organza embossed with white daisies. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Duncan, Mr. and Mrs. W Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gyles; Misses Betty Maddock, Rachael Bennett, Barbara Olphert, Joan Archer, Barbara Bothamley, Diana Dickerson, Nola Hughes, Francelle Kain, Peggy Mclntyre, Audrey Kelly, Gloria Wright, Shirley Conway. Joan Castle; and Messrs. Tony Hannah, Peter Holthouse, Duncan Didsbury, J. Ongley, Brian Smith, Maurice Hood, Sidney Hyder, Derek Cochrane, Jack Fisher. Peter Jacobson, John Gilbertson, Colin Mark, Stanley Lamb, Herbert Turner, J. j Logan,

Also a debutante was Miss Cecile Mack, whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mack, entertained at a dinner party in her honour at the Hotel Waterloo. The guest of honour wore a gowri of white net studded witn diamante over a white taffeta underslip. Her muff and Juliet cap were of cyclamen and lily of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Mack's guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. R, Hislop, Mrs. Manton, Mr. and Mrs. Neville Wright, Miss Claire and Miss Kathryn Mack, and Mr. W. Sloane, M:. Frank Renouf, and Mr. Noel Hislop. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. D. Power at the Hotel Waterloo were Mr. and Mrs. H. Seff, Mr. and Mrs. M. Burnham, Mr. and Mrs. E. Gold, Mr. and Mrs. H. Dcdson, Mr. and Mrs. | Tucker. I Parties were also given by Mrs. Frank Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Ainslie., AMONG OTHER DANCERS. Among others present at the ball were Dr. and Mrs. C. Morice, Lady Pomare. Colonel and Mrs. J. Pow, Mrs. Frank Hay, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Oakes, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Luckie, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Blundell, Mr, and Mrs. F. W. Petersen, Dr. and Mrs. Walter Schmid, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mcintosh (Bombay), Mr. and Mrs. S. Blackley, Mrs. P.J&. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. R. Begg, MrT and Mrs.. J. A. Tunnington, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nissen, Colonel and Mrs. H. E. Avery, Mr. Edmund Anscombe, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Barraud, Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Harcourt, Mrs. Grace Gillon, M. and Mme. Andre Pouquet, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Coleridge. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

[Shannon (Feilding), Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Gibbons, Mr. and /Mrs.' A.; A; Cra- ! mond, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. • Gibbons, I Mr; and Mrs. V. L. Hammond', Mr. arid MrS. Gw. Little, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fraser, Mrs. \D. -J; McGowan, Mr. and Mrs. W^Murie, Mr; and Mrs. E. E; Brookirig, Mr. arid Mrs. Don Anderson* Mr; arid Mrs. Roderick Fell, Mr. and Mrs, G. ; Bassant, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Martin,; Mr. ahd bMrs. J. Halligan,; Mr. and Mrs.. b'Alec. Yoring, Mr. ■'arid.;.'.' Mrs. J. W. Heerian, Mr. and Mrs. Fernandez, Mr. arid Mrs. Ralph Wheeley, Mr. and Mrs. R. IsTankervis, Mr. and Mrs. :E. D. Good, Mrs. C. E. Shbosmith, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Bennie, ■ Mr. arid Mrs. Arthur Duncan, Mr. and' Mrs. E. Palliser, Mr, and Mrs. Oscar Kember, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Hamfnorid, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Boyle, Mr. and. bMrs. George Harrison, Mr. and - Mrs. • W. Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Kleck, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Barnard, Mrs. N. Smith, Mr. Walter Smith, "Mrs. D. Muir, Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith, Mr. and' Mrs. Flintofty Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Niriimo, Mr. and Mrs.. A. H. Hornblow, Mr. and • Mrs. M. P. Swainson,' Mr. and Mrs. *E. V. Bevan; Misses Pam Ashbolt,; Janie Turner, • Duffy Davis, Peggy Bunny, Violet Gray, J. Holliss, H. Beresford, Betty Souter, Moya Robertson, Jill DuleyY Margaret Johnston, Molly. King, Betty Exley, • Evelyn Goldsmith, Wynne Wallace! Margaret Arlow, Jessie Watson, Paddy Steele, Mardi ■■ Adariis, Paddy Gibbons, Mollie Rodie, Muriel Hunt, Beth Parkes, Marjorie Millar (Palmerston North), Audrey Newson, Rosamund Riddiford, Shona Williams (Gisborne), Diana Brodie, Mary Neave, Sheila Feltham (Raetihi), Joan Castle (Pahiatua), Gwen and Mary Pither (Masterton), Valmai Richardson, Theresa Yon Keisenberg, Barbara-Joyce Phelan, Gweneth Froude, Margaret Evans, Kura and Biddy Coltman, Mary Saunders, i Marjorie Bennie, Inger McLennan, Helen Ward, Joan Hawley, bLorna Williamson, M. Anderson, Marie Brooking, Ann Baillie, Peggy Hyams, and Dorothy Casey; Captain Charles Webster, Lieutenant Curtiss, Messrs. D. E. Fouhy, Lionel Bradford (Christchurch), Stewart Mitchell, Ivan Styles, John Dunning (King Country), Graeme Dowling, B. Moody, Bracegirdle (Auckland), John Dudding (Marton), Edward Morrison, H. Denton, Felix Morrah, Arthur Bulton, Godfrey Harcourt, G. Lidgett, L. Watkins, Geoffrey Cameron, John Harcourt, John Buckleton, Ronald Millar, Duncan Didsbury, R. Wardell (Masterton), Alan Richardson, Norman John-, ston, T. Hannah, Peter Brown, Kenneth King, Maurice Hood, Keith Cunliffe, John Clere, J. Broad, W. Gibbons, P. Ryan W. Mehaney, Patrick Kelly, and George Searle.

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