NURSES’ HOME DANCE.

Northern Advocate, 27 July 1935, Page 5

NURSES’ HOME DANCE.

FOR WIRELESS FUNDS. An enjoyable dance in aid of the funds for the wireless Installation at the Nurses’ Home at the Whangarei District Hospital was held on Thursday night. The dance was organised by the nurses and was held at the Home. The room was attractively decorated with bowls of Iceland poppies, and coloured lights framed the main entrance. Two large fires kept the atmosphere warm. The following were among those present.— Miss Swayne, who wore black and white satin beaute; Mesdames McCarroll. black lace; Higginson, mulberry chiffon velvet; Hall, black georgette and lame; G. Woolley, black lace; Goodwin, blue lace; Hadyn, nile green taffeta; Toby, flame georgette; Malloy, black satin; Coote, fawn lace; A. Mor-gan,-Marina blue taffeta; Burfoot, flor-

• al georgette. i Misses Davies, blue floral georgette; |G. McCarroll, red figured voile; A. Higginson, pastel satin mousse; A. Rountree, nile green frilled net; Downey, green marocain; Faithfull, black satin; Campbell, lemon crepe-de-chine; G. McDonald, white marocain; J.' Lane, white metalasse; I. Rountree, black chiffon and lame; Worsp, blue floral georgette; M. Watt, lemon taffeta; Ringer, black satin and lace; Caw, black with red cape; M. Finlayson, green satin and georgette, Storck, lemon taffeta; Johnson, figured ninon;’ Gloyn, white lace and georgette; de Stigter, figured taffeta; Stewart, black satin; Reed, red floral voile; Tracey, white marocain and green cape; ’Davidson, white crepe; Bell, black velvet; Schmidt, pale green taffeta; Sellar, white crepe; Newcombe, black velvet; Whimp, blue floral frock; Dunn, blue lace; Fraser, pink crepe; Quarrie, flame georgette; Cochrane, pink velvet; Flexman, white chenille georgette; Heaslip, wine velvet and lace; Ballantyne, maize figured voile; Grey, red and white checked voile; Leslie, floral georgette; Armstrong, black chenille velvet. LADIES’ GARDENING CLUB. f Atrociously inclement weather on Monday afternoon interfered with the attendance at the meeting of the Ladies’ Gardening Club, at the Masonic Temple. There were 45 members present, however, and a pleasant afternoon was spent. Mrs J. H. Nicholls presided.

The business lor which a special general meeting had been called was first proceeded with. The secretaiy outlined the negotiations of the committee in connection with the proposed beautificsition, in conjunction with the Railway Department, of the railway station approach. It was hoped that a detailed plan, which was in the hands of the Railway Department, giving the exact number and position of trees to be supplied by the club would be ready for the meeting, but unfortunately this plan had not come to hand. ' On the proposal of Mrs Harmon. Smith, it was decided that the several sums of money which had been earmarked for town beautification at different times, should be utilised for this scheme for the planting of the railway station approach, subject to satisfactory arrangements being finalised by the committee and the Railway Department.

A report having been received from the committee of the Whangarei Primary School that trees should be provided, for planting in the school grounds, it was decided to donate 14 trees.

Mr A. C. Pye was to have been the lecturer, but, owing to floods interrupting railway services,' he was not able to get beyond Kaipara Flats. A reading was substituted. Afternoon tea contributed towards an enjoyable and successful meeting.