Oroua Downs

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 171, 22 July 1939, Page 3

Oroua Downs

Basketball Club's Dance The hall presented a festive sight on Tuesday evening, when the basketball club h©ld their annual ball. Streamers ot red . and white, balloons and greenery made a bright setting for the many dancers. The supper-room was in blue and y allow, and the tables decorated with yellow marigolds and black streamers, the basketball club's colours. Dancing was enjoyed to music supplied by a pro-fe-s.-ional orchestra, while Mr. J. Dench and Mr. K. Cotton carried out tho duties of -M’s.C. A spot waltz was won by Miss A. Christensen and Mr. B. Doyle, and the luckv Gay Gordons by Miss D. Christensen 'and Mr. R. Waller. Among those present were Mrs. Procter (president), in blue velvet; Miss K. Dench (secretary), blue lace; Mesdanu-s Gordon, brown lace; Dench, black satin; Thomson, navy and white crepe; Cotton, navy crepe de chine; Jiobbs, wine velvet; Murphy, black taffeta; T. Dalgety, shot taffeta; Harvey, . -1 nil talY'-i.-i ; Buchanan, , t,;-.;.-n n i and tul'feta; R. Shailer, lemon taffeta, silver lame coatee; Barling, white georgette; Stratford, blue tal£©ta; Blixt, blue net; K. Cotton, white lace; and Misses I. Thomson, floral taffeta; I. PederS2ii. black and gold; A. Christensen, pink crepe; P. Gray, silver satin; I. Procter tKmranga), appliqued clover taffeta; J. Mai Jiant (P.N ). hluc velvet; M. McDouall, pink georgette; i. McDouall, green net, M. Francis, figured satin; L. Brooke-Taylor, gold satin; I>. Marchant, cyclamen taffeta; N. Dalgety, scarlet velvet; A. Tennant, striped taffeta; L. Christensen, black taffeta; E. Dalgety, suede and violet beaule; M. Pearson, gr en satin; J. Jarvis, white taffeta ana red coatee; G. Sexton, cyclamen lace; H. Caske, green net. Euchr* and Dance Th© National Party held another successful euchre and dance last week. Euchre was played in the new card-room, where a big log fi ra made playing verj pleasant.. Music for dancing was supplicu by Mr. Tui Carter. Mr. R. Craig presented the prizes to the winners of th© cards, who were: Ladies, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. R I Harvey (consolation); men, Mr. .T. Strr I ford, Mr. D. Williams (consolation). Personal 1 Mr. .T. Dench is spend.ng a holiday with relations In Christchurch. -Mr. and Mrs. Marchant spent the weekend at Stratford. Miss iris Procter is spending a short holiday with her parents.