Farmers" Co-op. Staff Dance at Feilding

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 143, 20 June 1938, Page 11

Farmers" Co-op. Staff Dance at Feilding

Tho annual staff dance of the New Zoaland Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Company was held in tho Parish hall, Feilding, last week, when Mr. A. Coulson Fowler, general manager, extended a cordial welcome to tho large attendance representative of tho company’s interests throughout the province. Mrs. Fowler, as hostess, wore a smart frock of lovc-in-the-mist cloque with black velvet cape. Miss A. Ellcnn, the secretary of the dance organisation, was presented with a floral shoulder spray to match her dainty frock of Mexican roso taffeta, and was accorded a vote of thanks which was carried by acclamation. Modern and old-time dance numbers constituted the programme, Mr. J. G. Eliott being the M.C. Arrangements for the function, which included a buffet supper, were carried out by a committee comprising Mesdames W. S. Niccolls, bougainvillia taffeta; M. R. Lawrence, green georgette with bodice and hem of black silk velvet; S. Matthews, "black lace with gold spray; Avery, black otterman silk with gold spray; C. A. R. Loch, floral satin with coatee to match, A. C. Buist, sapphire bruo ring velvet with silver lame trimming; W. Thorburn, navy georgette and lace with cyclamen shoulder spray; W. M. Stewart, flame satin with posy to match; J. Gordon Eliott, black chiffon velvet with purple velvet coat; M. Andrews, gold lame with coatee to match; H. Delacey, maroon silk crepe with ring velvet coatee to match; W. Huthnance, nigger brown cloque; Misses A. Ellerm, Mexican rose taffeta with coatee to match; J. McDowall, midnight blue laco with silver spray; J. Waugh, floral green georgette; N. Mills, apple green net over taffeta. Members of the staff present were Messrs A. C. Buist, V. R. Lawrence, W. S. Niccolls, C. M. Avery, S C. Parkes, M. Andrews, J. Mills, E. Batten, F. D. Kerr, S. Matthews, W. M. Stewart, R. Hardie, M. Hassall, C. A. R. Loch, P. \y. Sullivan, L. Ewen, D. Boniface, D. Paton, K. Julian, R. McCauley, A. Bignall, R. Durrant, I. Verry, J. De Lacey, L. Rutherford, W. Huthnance (Feilding), W. Howard W. Robertson, W. W. Tomlinson, E. W. Wingate, C. A. Greenwood, S. J, W. Gill, R. O. Shaw, A. Laing, R. J. Miller, A. MeWilliam, G. Ruston, A. L. O’Connor, W. R. Jaspers (Mastcrton), R. Bridge, C. M. Wright (Pahiatua), J. Goldstone, E. I Barnett, G. Brown, I>. Tilley, T. Brad- , ley, J. Burtt, Misses K. Lonergan, J Parsons (Wanganui), B. Cochran, C. J. Macgrngor, H. Parkes, J. Broad, N. Northover, N. L. Ingle, M. McConachie, Y. Gracic and Phillips (Marton), C. A. Stewart (Taihape), D. Barrell (Mangaweka), E. Wilson, W. S. Wilton, A. Lawson, B. Whitehouse, F. Page (Palmerston North), A. Lawson, G. Gardiner, K. Shapleski, J. Collier, J. Whitty and Churchill (Wellington).