Ambulance Ball.

Matamata Record, Volume XVI, Issue 1444, 24 July 1933, Page 2

Ambulance Ball.

SUCCESSFUL EVENT. A successful ball was held in the Matamata Town Hail on Thursday under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. There were about 300 people present. Extras were played by Dr. D. R. Abernethy and Mr. A. Crabb. The M.C.’s were Superintendent A. Clark, Corporal H. Stone, Privates N. Swinbourn and G. Dreaver. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss. E. Prowse and partner. The committee was : Mr. H. R. Stone (secretary), Sergeant C. Adamson, Private N. Swinbourn, and the ladies who were in charge of the supper arrangements. Effective decorations were blue and gold streamers, which formed a canopy above* the dance floor. The tearoom where supper was served was also artistically arranged. The hall was illuminated by coloured lights.

Among those present were: — Mesdames D. R. Abernethy, black georgette and lace; K. N. Gouk, leaf green lace and organdi; H. R. Stone, oiue satin and black velvet coatee; J. JD. Bryce, patterned georgette; W. J. B. Hunter, ivory satin beaute and lobelia blue satin cape; H. Buchanan, ecru lace over georgette; G. Wright, Naples blue satin; R. Clark, flowered georgette; A. McKenna, Chinese red georgette and ring velvet ; H. Kneeoone, turquoise blue peau u'ange; H. Chilton, printed crepe de chine; A. M. Swinbourn, flowered black chiffon; K. Gardiner, dahlia red silk net; Grason, black crepe suede; C. Ingram, rose du bois georgette; O’Connor, black satin beaute.

Misses R. McAlister, pine green georgette; R. McCrea, primrose taffeta; E. Johnston, Parisian blue crinkle crepe; J. Pickering, Chinese red georgette; Dixon, flame panne velvet; J. Mirrielees, patterned chiffon and panne velvet coatee to tone; K. Shaw, tomato red satin; M. Hogg, flame crepe suede; A. McKean, crinkle satin ; A. McKenna (Paeroa), delphinium blue satin beaute; M. Ryan, shell pink georgette sequin trimmed; E. Morse (Tauranga), black velvet; R. Patterson (Tauranga), ivory georgette; E. Murgatroyd (Tauranga), lemon peau d’ange; O. Mabie (Tauranga), blue crepe soie and swansdown trimming; L. Roberts, white satin and red satin cape; M. Roberts, sunset organdi; O. Tuck, cream satin; M. Tuck, white frilled organdi and lace; Y. Fussey, Turkey red embossed satin ; O. Cresswell, shell pink crepe de chine; F. Kirtlan, black taffeta; E. Holmes, pink flowered ninon and green cape; W. Edwards, pale blue satin and black velvet coatee; P. Bryce, black fische net; A. Barnes, apricot crepe de chine; S. Lewis, sea green taffeta; N. Barker, brown lace; N. j Caitcheon, white crepe soie and blue j cape; D. Gilchrist, daffodil taffeta; ] C. Delany, sunset crepe soie and cape to match; J. Hastie, blue satin and net; A. Carroll, blue satin I beaute; C: Carroll, pink peau d’ange ! and tulle; D, Carroll, blue satin beaute; E. Murdoch (Hikutaia), leaf green lace and tulle; B. Buchanan, blue lace and white velvet cape; D. Chilton, shell pink lace; G. Brown (Tauranga), Parma violet taffeta ; j N. Heslett, flame velvet and cape; i E. Wilkins, peach taffeta; J. Tong, ! violet fische net; M. Brothers, floral 1 ninon; D. Barrett (Cambridge), pink j satin ; E. M. Gilchrist, Alice blue I silk net; H. Chilton, claret blue lace I and crepe de chine ; N. Loveridge, pink georgette ;■ M. Lace (Tauranga), ivory lace and georgette; M. Wright, red georgette ; T. Swan, midnight blue georgette and ivory velvet cape; V. Cowen, daffodil satin and cape; E. Brown, shell pink satin and georgette; E. Landells, lobelia blue satin; M. Tims, blue georgette and lace; T. Devey, black silk net; E. Swinbourn, salmon pink crepe suede; J. Ladd, lemon taffeta; Z. j Wright, black satin.