EVENT OF THE SEASON.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume VLI, Issue 3349, 1 July 1935, Page 2

EVENT OF THE SEASON.

HUNT BALL AT PAEROA. VERY ENJOYABLE FUNCTION. This year’s annual ball in connection with the visit of the Maramarua Hunt Club to Paeroa was the best attended, jolliest, best arranged and the most enjoyable dance function held in Paeroa for many years and some hundreds of people will have cause to look back upon last Friday evening with pleasant memories. The Regent ballroom was filled and was it not for the fact that the Soldiers Clubroom which had been arranged as a lounge was also used for dancing, the floor would have been uncomfortably crowded. Dancers were present from a very wide area and quite a number of the other Hunt Clubs in the province were represented. ■ ' 1 Proceedings commenced with the arrival of the Master of the Hunt, Mr J. D. Fagan and Mrs Fagan to whom three debutantes were presented, Miss Vorrie McClune of Mangatarata, Miss Peggy Wilson of Te Aroha and Miss Bobbie Hunger of Te Aroha. The grand march was led .by the Master and Mrs Fagan followed by the Ward Master, Mr R. A. Wiggins and Mrs E. P. Fathers, the three debutantes and their escorts, the ward social secretary, Miss Joan Wiggins and the huntsman and the Hunt Club secretary, Mr and Mrs S. Symes. The grand march was of .short duration owing to the number of dancers present and following the waltz there was a jazz which brought out the spirit of the evening. A hunstmen’s lancers served to break down any further shyness and from then on till 3.30 a.m. the dance proceeded so merrily that most people were surprised to learn of the time when the orchestra commenced the playing of “Auld Lang Syne.”

With that attention to detail which marked the whole function the committee had. arranged for Bennett’s string band to play in the lounge and early in the evening dancing was in full swing there. The Collegians orchestra provided the music in the ballroom. A splendid buffet suppei. was laid out 'in Mr Henderson’s storeroom on the other side of Wharf Street, this building as also was the Soldiers’ Club, being tastefully decorated with bunting. This type of sup- . per was an innovation to Paeroa and was of a standard hitherto unequalled , but, as in the case of so many, other very big functions, the lack of adequate space caused some trouble as it necessitated setting the tables three times. Adequate supper-room facilities are very much needed in Paeroa. However, in this department, as elsewhere, there was a splendid band of willing helpers so that the supper was but one part of the very successful function. Among those present were: — Mrs J- D. Fagan, who wore black net and. floral sash; Mrs S. Symes in black floral satin; Mrs P. RHenry, black georgette; Mrs E. P. Fathers, black velvet; Mrs C. Symes, silver velvet; Mrs J. M. Macaulay, bronw ring velvet; Mrs W. J. Noble, black velvet; Mrs W. Hayes, black georgette; Mrs H. C. Armstrong, primrose crepe; Mrs F. Handley, prune velvet; Mrs W. J. B. Hunter, ruby velvet; Mrs W. Peters, Auckland, black panne velvet; Mrs N. Ingram, Ramarama, black georgette; Mrs E. A. Mahoney, Ngatea, green georgette; Mrs F. C. Hubbard, cherry ring velvet; Mrs A. W. Alley, Hikutaia, cyclamen georgette; Mrs L. Martin, Hikutaia, ivory georgette; Mrs E. Edwards, scarlet ring velvet; Mrs W. Bongard, Thames, cherry georgette; Mrs A. P- Grant, rose embossed velvet; Mrs R. M. Allan, Thames, flame tartan crepe; Mrs C. N. O’Neill, pink velvet; Mrs W. A. C. Stewart, black georgette; Mrs J. Bolton, Kaihere, black faille taffeta; Mrs V. J. Innes, blue crepe velvet; Mrs B. Aitken, cherry ring velvet; Mrs J. Taiboys, blue georgette; Mrs E., Brett, Drury, black°velvet; Mrs P. Manning, blue georgette; Mrs W. Fathers, pink crepe; Mrs M. Murdock, Hikutaia, black velvet; Mrs H. Evans, green velvet; Mrs R. N. Dale, wine pam velvet; Mrs F. Speedy, Ngatea, black georgette; Mrs D. A. Young, Hikutaia, black and gold Russian tunic suit; Mrs C. F. Bockett, blue velvet; Mrs G. B. Dixon, ring velvet and silver lame; Mrs.J. H. Bartlett, pink satin; Mrs A. Mills, blue taffeta; Mrs D. Morrow, Ngatea, cream crepe; Mrs P. Williams, jnr., apricot metalass; Mrs P. C. Taylor, Thames, lemon georgette; Mrs B. Ludwig, Thames,

green georgette; Mrs J• Clarkin, Hamilton, pink lace; Mrs A. Magill, Te Aroha, black velvet; Mrs G. S. Masters, rainbow taffeta; Mrs C. N. O’Loughlin, black satin; Mrs C. G. Jackson, ivory georgette; Mrs L. E. McDonald, pink lace; Mrs R. P. Whitten, silver lame; Mrs F. L. C. Scrivener, blue lace; Mrs W. P. ;Wylde, brown georgette; Mrs A. ’> Steedman (Thames), black lace; ■Mrs F. P. Burgess (Thames), black satin. The debutantes, Miss Vorrie McClune, Waitakaruru, ivory taffeta, patterned in fed roses; Miss B. Hunger, Te Aroha, white satin and silver; Miss P. Wilson, Te Aroha, white satin.

Miss J. Wiggins, blue taffeta; Miss ,E. Wiggins, black moire; Miss S. Watkins, Auckland, primrose satin; Miss Molly Gray, Auckland, white crepe; Miss Marcia Peters, Auckland, black silk velvet; Miss K. Brooks, Drury, white satin; Miss M. Atcheson, Clevedon, blue satin; Miss K. Irwin, Ngatea, floral taffeta; Miss A. Vercoe, Hamilton, blue crepe; Miss H. Noble, Thames, cherry satin; Miss Edith Bongard, Thames, red chiffon velvet; Miss L. Green, Turua, violetvelvet; Miss W. Lawson, Waerenga, buttercup satin; Miss V. Garland, Cambridge, ivory crepe suede; Miss Maisie Henry, Te Akau, black satin; Miss H. Duxfield, Matamata, cream crepe; Miss Rona Mathews, Hamilton, white lace; Miss Kath. Brooks, Drury, ivory satin; Miss. S. Gordon, Hamilton, silver and blue taffeta; Miss M. Hope, Waikino, green taffeta; Miss M. Lawson, Maramarua, green satin; Miss Beth Harun, Tauranga, green velvet; Miss P. Cleland, Hikutaia, silver lame; Miss A. Porter,' Pipiroa, pink silk crepe; Miss F. Roberts, Waihi, gold satin; Miss Rita Johnson, Waihi, blue angel skin; Miss E. Gibb, Hikutaia, red crepe; Miss Monica Ellis, Hikutaia, white satin; Miss J. McPike, Hikutaia, white satin; Miss R. Dick, Waikino, ivory georgette; Miss C. Banks, Waikino, .blue georgette; Miss G. Ellis, Hikutaia, pink georgette; Miss C. E. Douslin, Kerepeehi, red ring velvet; Miss B. Taylor, Waihi, floral satin; Miss Jean Pendergrast, green chiffon velvet; Miss Steedman (Thames), silver lame; Miss C. Steedman (Thames), apricot georgette; Miss Ngaire Adams, tartan taffeta; Miss Margaret Nicholas, tomato ring velvet; Miss Joan Nicholas, brown brocaded velvet; Miss Leila Thorp, jade green georgette; Miss Nora Elleringtoh, black chiffon; Miss E. Vincent, mulberry silk velvet; Miss H. Ward, pink

taffeta; Miss M. McCrea, wine ; .pann.S| velvet; Miss B. Barclay, angei lace; Miss J. Taiboys, red xielvet; Miss J. E- Say, silver lame; Mfcs L. j Buchanan, black ring velvet; Miss\M- 1 Mills, green organdie; Miss Thomas, pink angel skin lace; Miss M. Wight, vieux rose velvet; Miss E. Greaves, black satin; Miss I. Crosby, black velvet; Miss G. Strong, black velvet; Miss N. Jones, cherry taffeta; Miss E. Turner, flame ring velvet; Miss T. Fulton, green satin; Miss T. Thompson, ivory angel skin; Miss Eileen Ryall, shell pink suede; Miss 0. Vercoe, windswept celenese: Miss C. Maiden, powder blue velvet; Miss Connie Silcock, green crinkle crepe; Miss L. Poland, black velvet; Miss J. Barrett, creme ninon; Miss A. Hill, gold silk velvet; Miss Lucy Real, blue taffeta; Miss Muriel Taylor, cherry ring velvet; Miss G. Dale, apricot satin; Miss N. Gibson, saxe blue satin; Miss Joy Taiboys, blue velvet; Miss. E. Moore, maroon velvet.