Parakao En Fete

Northern Advocate, 30 July 1938, Page 2

Parakao En Fete

In spite of inclement weather, which prevented many ears getting through from Whangarei and Dargaville, there was a good attendance of local residents at the donee at Parakao on Tuesday night, held under the auspices of the Parakao branch of the National Parly. Mr Ces Wright made a genial M.G. and everything worked smoothly under a committee comprising Mesdames N. Wilson, C. Coxhead and G. Potley. Winners of the Monte Carlo were Miss C. Coates and Mr W. Martin. Mrs N. Wilson and Mr Davidson were the winners of the novelty dance. During the evening, speeches were made by Mr Rodney Coates and Mr Hunter. Among those present wcrc-.—Mes-dames Coxhead, gold crepe; F. Grantham, black lace; W. Wilson, saxe blue, black taffeta coatee; H. G. Hunter - , beige angelskin lace, black fur coat; H. Smith, black crepe, white >sr coal; C. E. Ericsson, cigar brown, relieved with cream satin; Langman, lavender taffeta, silver trimmings; M. Gavin, blue satin beaute: S. Medhufst (Kiri* kopuni): C. Kirven (Kirikopuni); J. A. Martin, navy satin; R. W. Eelsall, blue taffeta; W. M. Martin, black crepe; Rowlands, floral georgette; ‘Herbert, ivory angelskin, with diamante; G. Holster, black silk f I crepe; G. Neale, pink taffeta; Noel j Wilson, navy figured satin; G. W. Pet- J ley, mustard crepe-de-chine. Misses Cynthia Campbell, black pony silk; M. Petley. salmon pink taffeta; Joan Davidson, green lace, pink trimmings: C. Coates, blue elephant crepe; Shirley Coates, blue georgette; Chaplin (Auckland), bine georgette.