Military Ball Scores Hit

Northern Advocate, 16 July 1938, Page 3

Military Ball Scores Hit

Gay with Union Jacks and smaM coloured flags, the Whangarei Town Hall presented a patriotic appearance on Tuesdav night, the occasion of the annual ball of fhe North Auckland Mounted Rifles. Masses of lycopodium and red camellias transformed the stage into a veritable garden. The colours of the N.A. Mounted Rifles and Regiment were also intermingled. On the stage were the following guns: Vickers, Lewis, Hotchkiss, and trench-mortar. There were three sittings for a sit'fo'vn supper, which was a special feature. The M.C. was Lieutenant E. V. Fry. The committee responsible for the ) ball comprised: Major H. G. Carruth, Major D. Wood, Major D. Morrison, Captain A. A. McQueen, Lieutenant Fry, and Sergeant-Major Andrews. Among the ladies present were:— ■ Mesd unes G. C. Andrews, navy blue silk georgette; E. V. Fry. figured gold cloth; W. R. Lang, hyacinth blue lace frock; H. L. Adams, purple, with I velvet coatee; W. L. Booth, honey satin: I H. L. Younger, clover pink lace; Jock j Wilson, crystal beaded angelskin lace; J. L. Murdoch, black taffeta; Cullen Finlayson, black taffeta; J. L. Rayner (Kawakawa), gold lame; R. H. Barnaby (Kawakawa), black net and taffeta; A. Wells, buttercup cloque; J. Webb, black taffeta, red lacquered coatee; Noel Hutchinson, honey checked crepe; Vernon Lilley, black taffeta; D. M. Williams, shelLpink georgette, appliqued in cyclamen and apricot; Vic. Russell (Wapiu), pale pink georgette, white fur coatee; P. Campbell, floral georgette, black relief; Ray Goodison, bottle-green embossed gold tinsel, white fur coatee; Arthur Maunsell, bronze velvet and gold; Garnet Williams, pink fancy crepe, black trimmings; J. Beesley, strawberry crepe de lane, relieved with black; W. S. Barnaby, black slipper satin; James Atkinson, black velvet; N. Franklin, black and gold frock, white ermine coat; M. Hardy, black, with sequin trimming; Mcßae, pink panne velvet; Geoffrey Johns, white satin; A. H. Crane, black georgette; Harold Cotter, navy chiffon; L. Holt (Auckland), gold crepe suede; D. Thayer Wood, black ciel velvet and silver; O. E. Bindon, cream lace over magnolia satin; S. Wickens, floral embossed satin: L. V. Scott, green chiffon velvet; H. C. Hewlett, floral georgette; J. A. S. Mac Kay, black silk velvet; C. L. Brett (Hamilton), burgundy chiffon velvet; H. A. Williams, turquoise blue cloque; H. G. Wooller, seaweed green crinkle crepe; Ray Lynch, magnolia satin; Barriball, black frock, silver trimmings; K. Haynes, black velvet; E. J. Parkes, dahlia and cyclamen model frock; N. F. Stead, shellpink angelskin, diamante trimming: M. J. Lynch, black chiffon velvet, silver trimmings. Misses J. Lornie, gold taffeta, with violet spray; Dora Bate, black floral crepe; Vi Murdoch, red jewelled applique; Treeve King, black moire taffeta; F. Thomas, midnight blue satin, and gold; B. E. Nash, cherry chiffon velvet; A. Dent, magnolia satin, white ermine coat; Lesley .Murdoch, delphinium blue organdza; M. Rhodes, blue taffeta; Knowles, hunting green satin; E. Edge, green georgette and lace; K. Pickmere, Marina blue crepe matalasse; G. Trounson, gold satin; Diana Isaacs (Auckland), black crepe frocl( and coatee; Zoe Philips, red lace, over brown satin; Edna Ushaw, black and floral georgette; J. Redwood, black taffeta; L. Lloyd, gold shimmer satin; V. Hirtzel, black and white taffeta; E.

jI. Jones, guardsman rcu velvet; Nola | Maxwell, black georgette; M. Dunn, black taffeta, with sequins; C. Mansfield, green satin; J. Johnston, seagreen satin; Gunn (Pacroa), ivory metalasse; D. Lambert, olive green embossed satin; Joy Robison, powderblue hand-painted princess cloth; B. Oberlin-Brown, sunset cloque; Claudia Warrington, silver grey satin, with lavender trimmings; Grace Foster, powder-blue crepe; Gwen Halliday, apricot souple satin; Mollie Gray, mauve satin; Mary Ballantyne, green I net and stiffened lace; E. A. Lyttle, i powder blue, kingfisher blue cape; M, Temple, Marina blue, white fur cape; J. Mills, mauve net; Marie Keen, black velvet, Juliet cap; Win Drake, powder-blue satin; Pat Brown, green floral voile; P. Fraser, black taffeta; J. Oliver (Eltham), white figured taffeta; D. Wakelin, midnight-blue veli vet; L. Vincent, lace frock; O. E. Hayward, green suede-finished satin; M. Fraser, figured voile, white velvet coat; G. Hope, black silk velvet, silver j trimmings; Meryl Haynes, black velvet, white fur coat; P. Warren, floral georgette over green; Clare Bosselmann, black silk net over confetti spangled satin; Jean Kemp, rose taffeta, silver accessories; Lynn Hemus, floral satin; V. Wheeler, black tinsel organdie; D. Neale, blue taffeta, silver trimming; Lesley Foote, old gold satin and violets; Thoi’a Warrington, white lace, silver trimmings; Nola Goodison, Marina green cloque, silver trimming; E. Cox (Waipu), apple green georgette, white fur cape; Hilda Packwood, green seif-patterned crepe, silver accessories; B. W. Jones, pink net 'over taffeta, silver trimmings; V. Courtney, Marina green, trimmed silver; Inez Larsen, mauve figured crepe.