THORPY’S LTD. BALL
A Brilliant Success The Town Hall was crowded last evening on the occasion of the annual grand ball tendered to their staff and many clients, by Messrs Thorpy’s, Ltd., Clothiers, Greymouth. The hall wag prettily decorated with Chinese lanterns, multi-coloured streamers and butterflies. A large lantern, reading “Welcome, Thorpy’> Ltd., Clothieps.’’ was hung from the centre of the hall. Steel ’» orchestra provided excellent jnuric, whilst Messrs G. Scott and Nutsford were efficient M’s.C. The catering was in the capable hands of Mr Herb Moore, and a sumptuous repast was provided. Those present included:— Mesdamcs: D. McCarthy, pink georgette; W. Green, black celanese; A. Mundy, blue lace; B. Nesbitt, black georgf'tte; Kennedy, black georgette; ( O’Neill, blue taffeta; Kennedy, applo green taffeta; H. Moore, black georgette; Harvey, orange celanese. Misses: L. Galbraith (Nelson Creek), black lace; S. Thorpy, shell pink satin; L. Thorpy, green satin; R. Ellery, pink celanese; A. McCabe, lemon gorgette; R. Morrison, black georgette; H. Nelson, black satin; M. Ferguson, floral georgette; M. McKenzie, lemon georgette; N. Ogilvie, green georgette; I. Turner, sea blue taffeta; Bellamy, black georgette; M. Ryan, black net; L. Kear. flame satin? E. Lockington, rose net; Thompson, floral georgette; A. Airey, green satin; E. Airey, w’hite taffeta; C. Tanner, red georgette; M. East, green satin; F. Smith, shell pink georgette; M. Meredith, orange taffeta; E. McHugh, black georgette; A. Tomasi, rose taffeta; Flewellyn, shell pink celanese; H.
Lawn, floral georgette; Ferguson, sunshine satin; 1,. Schaef, green georgette; T. Willis, peacock blue taffetr; N. Palmer, blue net; E. Williams, flame taffeta; B. Cullen, black net; I*. Schaef, floral georgette; P. Gillooly, floral georgette; E. Groom, lemon georgette; Gillingham, flame satin; D. Gray, lemon georgette; M. Gray, rose satin; Z. Kilgour, apple green taffeta; N. Barrett, shell pink georgette; V. Duncan, floral georgette; M. McSherry, flame net; M. Milligan, floral georgette; N. Burns, lemon georgette; K. Greaney. black celanese; M. Rohloff, floral ninon; Sampson, amber georgette; E. Quinn, flame georgette; M. Cameron, flame celanese; R. Sexton, black satin; M. Quinn, blue georgette; N. Nelson, blue taffeta; P. Gillooly, pink net; B. Curry, green taffeta; R. Deere, white celanese; T. Newman, floral georgette; L. Groufsky, white celanese; L. Moss, green satin; McGinley, floral ninon; Williams, flame georgette; J. Hignett, floral georget-.c; M. Nelson, green taffeta; M. Donovan, apple green satin; R- Anderson, green celanese; Sollett, blue taffeta; Tibbles, black georgette; E. Anderson, floral georgette; M. Roach, floral georgette; C. Costello, green georgette; Guthrie,
cinnamon georgette; M. Malpass, apple green satin; Gregg, pink satin; I. Boyes, black celanese; N. Morrerey, red georgette; C. Boddy, pink taffeta; V. Moore, blue taffeta; W. Colthard, lemon satin; P. Thompson, black lacc; I. Cunliffe, pink velvet; M. Colthard, green taffeta; C. Burns, rose satin; ,H. Nelson, blue satin; B. Markland, green satin; C. Kiely, black velvet; D. Lima, black and silver net; L. Wallace, floral ninon; K. Cairney, palm beach georgette; E. Coumbe, white net; Martin, floral georgette; Meredith, black la<je; L. Marshall, blue celanese; K. Garvey, tangerine satin; E. Lees, tangerine satin; V. Daly, blue georgette; K. Vigour, floral georgette; D. Heffernan, green georgette; A. Smeaton, floral taffeta; E. O’Brien, tangerine satin; P. Burnett, lemon taffeta; B. McSherry, blue taffeta.
Messrs: R. Steele, W. Burgess, W. Murphy, P. Thorpy, Bellamy. G. Jamie, son, P. McDonald, D. Kate, H. Cameron, E. Boote. McKenzie (2), B. Kennedy, B. Moore, B. Wilson, G. Scott, J. Costelto, A. Agnew, J. Boucher, G. Boucher, G. Heinz, G. Blacktopp, F. Pascoe, H. Lindbom, E. Brailsford. B. Dunshea, G. Guy, Machjefski, B, Lynssen, R. Frost, B. Coulton, F. Lindbom, H. Wills, T. O’Connor, F. McHugh. T. Gillooly, M. McDonald, A. Hornsby. A. Kyle, W. Allen, E. Quinn, I. Heath, B. Wainman. J. Beban, G. Parfitt, L. Carruthers, C. Hall. J. McDiarmid, H. Nutsford, H. Morgan, F. Groufsky, A. Winstanley, Goodall, R, Nesbitt, T. Hannah, R. Baird, Frew, C. Watson, W. Gitto, Dryberg, Butterworth. L. Abbie, W. Jackson, R. Hickling, G. August, T. Sinnott, G. Wright, T. Guy, J. Kennedy, L. Hatvey, L. Redway. W. Timlin, D. Burns, I. Redpath, N. Bayley. W. Teague, E. Hamilton, A. Lindbom, Buchanan, J. Williams, M. Buchanan, E. Good, B. Harvey, H. Sutbbs, H. Bowes, B. McCullum, T. O’Connor, I. Mcßain, R. Neale. A. Mundy, D. MeGlashan, Spiers, R. Langbein, N. Curren, Whale A. Lima, R. Gore, R. Linde, R. DenUison. Meredith (3), T. Garlic, T. Lynch, O. J. Morris, T. Auisy, H. Moore and H. Enn or.
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Grey River Argus, 19 August 1931, Page 4
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