OPIKI

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 304, 23 November 1937, Page 4

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s (From Our Own Correspondent.) r OPIKI. Nov. 21. 1 Mr and Mrs Alye were host and hostess z at tho hall on Thursday, night, whon they r invited a large number of guests to ccle- . brute tho coming-of-ago of their eldor r daughter, Merle. Some 150 guests wero j present, and a jolly evening was spent. Items and games, interspersod with dancing, made the hours speed by, and it was time to go hom call too aoon. Songs were sung by Mrs Graham Yule, and ■ later a duct by Mrs Yule and Mrs J. 1 Mabcy, and tap dancing by Miss Mar- • lone Atkinson, of Tokomaru. The music was supplied by Miss McKenzie, of Palmerston North, and Mr J. Alsop, of Palmerston North, was M.C. Later in tho evening there was a sit-down supper. Tho tables wero gay with bulloons and coloured etroamers, and tho floral decorations wore lupins and arum lilies. Mr B. N. Norman proposed the health of the guest of | honour, and Mr Alsop, of Foxton, that of her parents: and Mr 11. Alvo, tho ladies. Miss Merle Alvo then lit the 21 candles on her cake, wbioh was artistically decorI ated in pink, which was subsequently cut and shared' by everybody present. Mrs Alvo received her guests wearing a navy blue crepo-dc-chine frock with touches of rod. Miss Merle Alvo’s frock was of pale pink satin, with coatee to match; Miss N. / Alve, rose pink floral crepe romain, Among those present wero Medomes Alsop (Foxton Beach), mushroom lace and crepe-de-chino; V. Alve, black; D. Alve, peacock blue crepe; 11. Alve, panne satin; Misses Elvlne Alve, blue and while check silk; Hazlette . (Manakau), pink crepo; Grammar (Oroua Downs), pink crepe; Cotton, greon: Mrs Hansen, pink floral silk shnnting; Miss Marlene Atkinson, duck-cgg bluo' silk ; Mrs W. Ellery, black and white figured marocain; Miss Rickerby (Rongiotu), floral voile; ilesdames White, black crepe-de-chine; Cooksley, black marocain; Aitcheson, embossed velvet of wine; V. Claridge, mist blue and rose floral georgette; Payne, rose floral silk; Samcs, pink crepe with puffed sleeves; J. Percy, navy blue and white marocain; Nagel, sea green crepo-do-chine; Johnson (Ihakara), black marocain; Norman, black taffeta and lace; \Vilde, green floral georgette; J. Mabcy, pink crepe; G. Yule, midnight bluo crepe ; Henderson, black with fur coat; Hansen (Tokomaru); Bell (Tokomaru) ; Misses C. Cooksley, cloudy blue ; K. Johnson, pink satin; Jean Young, pale flornl frock of blue; Ella Marriott, flame cobweb lace; L. Cooksley, saxe blue figured marocain; Phillips, biue floral silk voile; Mcsdames Unstead, brown figured marocain; Stubbs, wine satin; J. Alsop, bottle green crcpo; Atkinson (Tokomaru), bfack georgette; Misses (Linton), brown crepo; D. Buglass, white and scarlet georgette, with scarlet sash; V. Henderson, pale green honeycomb crcpo; J, Percy, A. Samcs, B. Miers, N. Young. Miss Alvo was the recipient of many useful and beautiful gifts, together with tho good wishes of her many friends. Welcome rain fell in these parts during the week, but more of it is needed to bo of any lasting benefit. There are already signs of ensilage activity, and this method of providing autumn and winter feed for stock is Steadily growing in popularity in tho district, though there are many farmers who strongly contend that milch hay is needed with root crops for a bnlanced ration. Maize is also grown to soma extent. i Ati’S E. W’hito leaves thin Week for Auckland where she will spend a short holiday. Airs J. Buglass has returned from her visit to Ohakune.