600 Joy-Seekers Follow the Band to Regimental Dance

Northern Advocate, 12 May 1939, Page 7

600 Joy-Seekers Follow the Band to Regimental Dance

MORE THAN GOO DANCERS ASSEMBLED IN THE TOWN HALL ON THURSDAY EVENING WHEN THE FIRST COMPOSITE MOUNTED RIFLES REGIMENT, NOW ENCAMPED AT KENSINGTON. PARK, HELD A MOST SUCCESSFUL DANCE.

By the time the dance was in full swing, the floor was crowded and space was taxed to its limits. In true military style, the hall had been decorated with multi-coloured flags, while the full-dress navy-blue uniform of the officers and the familiar khaki of the men completed the picture.

Prior to the dancing the regiment’s band played selections and a few minutes after 8 o’clock the dance band struck up the first tune, the crowd refusing to finish until an early hour in the morning. Among the principal officers present were Colonel N. W. McD. Weir, officer commanding the North Auckland military district, and Mrs Weir; Colionel W. R. Lang, formerly officer in command of the North Auckland district, now retired, and Mrs Lang; Major Clifton, Army Headquarters, Wellington; Colonel Pierce, commander of the regiment; Major Carruth, second in command of the regiment; Major Wood, North Auckland Mounted Regiment; and Major Jamieson, medical officer at the camp. The Dancers. M.C. was Staff-Sergeant-Major G. C. Andrews. N.Z.P.S., while the organisation of the dance was in the hands of Captain E. V. Fry. Among those present were. — Mesdames N. W. McD. Weir, burgundy lace with beige insets; W. R. Lang, jubilee blue lace; F. G. Wood (Cambridge), blue satin; G. C. Andrews, blue silk georgette; E. V. Fry, floral satin; J. Veitch, black corded silk with white coatee; T. L. Santon (Bay of Plenty), green satin beaute with green velvet cape; J. Beesley, blue floral georgette; S. Drever, striped shot taffeta; A. Austin, blue striped silk; F. Brown, black metalasse with white gardenia; D. A. Mcßreen (Paparoa), wine velvet with gold trimmings; Lyons (Arapuni), floral satin; A. Cadman, black skirt with red coatee trimmed with gold; R. Collier, lemon georgette with red , trimmings; A. E. Cotterill, green Hawaiian sea foam, red evening coat; Les. Richards, flame taffetas; Jack Ryan, red tinsel frock; S. Thorburn, black tinsel frock, red rose trimming; T. Soich, wine crepe de chine, diamante trimming; Love, red cloque dress, trimming to tone; W. J. Moore, black taffeta dress with coatee, to match; W. J. Collins- (Waikato), gold brocaded taffeta; J. Johnston, navy with white spots, coatee to tone; C. Atkinson, black star dust crepe; A. R. Graham, printed oyster organdie; Port, black satin, relieved with, red; W. MacDonald, teal blue and silver; A. L. McLean, eau de nil green satin beaute; Noel Bateman, black and white georgette: Cam Brown, black taffeta; R. Reynolds, black velvet, ermine coat; D. O. Watson, apple green marocain, white fur coat; C. Hardy, black satin, floral coatee; T. R. Massey, green satin; H. L. Pomery, black velvet and fur coat; F. J. Madden, black marquisette over floral crepe, fur coatee; Norm. Le Roy, lilac taffeta.

Misses: G. Trounson, gold shimmer satin; Nell Ward, cyclamen with blue trimmings; Zoe Ward, blue net over ninon; N. Sinclair, henna satin; N. Bradshaw, white lace with white coatee; 1.,M. Smith, blue corded velvet; M. McKinley, black taffeta, pink trimmings; R. Miller, black taffeta, blue floral coatee; G. Bulley, green taffeta; Florence Crossley, cyclamen taffeta with silver trimings; H. Smith (Auckland), red floral taffeta; D. H. R. Conaghan, royal blue moire taffeta, flame red accessories, white fur coatee; Evelyn Collyer, azure blue taffeta, pale pink accessories; J. A. Collyer, blue shot taffeta, white fur cape; K. Brown, gold satin; Joan Magee, green cloque, silver accessories, white fur coatee; J. Raynor, navy blue with gold and red accessories; Ruth Edge, scarlet satin, black and silver accessories; Hislop, plum taffeta; Thora McKay, lame satin and sequins; Teddy Weston, cream lace, blue sash; Neta Smith, floral crinkle crepe; M. Inder, red moire taffeta; P. Sinclair, blue silk dress, floral coatee; P. C. Arnold, copper net over hammered satin; G. Newman, gold satin; Joyce Croop, pink satin taffeta: M. McDonald, black frock with white fur coatee; M. Davis, black georgette with silver trimmings; Celia White, black taffeta with lemon accessories; Pansy Foolman, navy blue, gold buttons; M. Evans, floral net; R. Attwood, red shot taffeta; Flora Attwoed, blue floral georgette, taffeta coatee; F. Cunningham, blue net over taffeta; Fay Nelley, black figured satin beaute, blue and silver accessories; Ann Marshall, pillar-box red taffeta; J. Watt (Cambridge), pink taffeta; T. Smith, black taffeta, trimmed with silver lame; Phyllis Millin, pink satin; Doris Yearbury, blue marocaine with pink crepe de chine trimmings; J. Webb, green taffeta gold accessories; Stewart, Black Watch tartan and coatee to match; R. Collinson, black taffeta with coatee to match; M. Richards, foxglove shot taffeta; Josey Beasley, blue and red with gold occessories; Esmay Clark, burgundy silk sheer; C. Bosselmann, gold satin and gold net bolero; Iva Cullen, pink crepe de chine trimmed with blue; Katie Sands, old gold moire; Thelma Bishell, ivory embroidered organdie, diamante accessories; Joyce Croot (Rotorua), silver lame; F. Turney (Ohaupo), gold lame; B. Jackman, bottle green satin with red trimmings; F. Read, (Morrinsville), tangerine taffeta; A. Smith (Auckland), blue floral taffeta; Nola Gocdison, red stardust satin, white fur coatee; M. McLachlan, cyclamen georgette. blue trimmings: Betty Cruickshank (Wellsford), blue floral silk taffeta; Joyce McKinley, pink taffeta

and mauve, white ermine coatee; T. Port, old rose crepe, silver lace trimmings; Amy Olsen, red crinkle crepe; P. Reed, black tulle and sequins; Phyllis Thompson, black taffeta, tartan coatee and sash: F. Thomas, blue floral georgette; M. Thorburn, blue net with .Oliver trimmings, white ermine coatee; V. Cullen, white georgette; E. Cullen, shaded blue taffeta; G. Yearbury. black marocain with pink trimmings; Dora Bourke, green taffeta with silver trimmings; D. Stringer, ecru lace over blue taffeta, blue accessories; N. Jackman, cyclamen taffeta with silver accessories; F. M. Bisset, pink marocain; E. Martin (Faparoa), green lace and pink trimmings; Rona McLachlan, rose panne velvet, blue cloque coatee; Peggy Parata, orange matalesse with black taffeta coatee; Eileen Austen, dahlia taffeta Myrtle Littler, pink brocaded silk; Fresia Little, pink georgette with silver coatee; Hazel Rowe, maize embossed suede de chine; Rona Thorburn, cyclamen taffeta, silver trimmings: T. Adams, striped muslin, navy taffeta coatee; Inez Aldred, black lace over gold satin; E. Martin, cyclamen taffeta, floral lame trimmings; J. S. Finlayson, tropical blue shot taffeta; Jennie McKinley, red and floral taffeta; Jean Kemp, blue taffeta, cerise trimmings; Lillian McKinley, cyclamen taffeta; Joan McConnell, apricot moire taffeta, fur coatee; E. Norris, pink net over satin, gold accessories; June McLean, midnight blue satin, white cape; A. McNull, green moire taffeta , with coloured trimmings; M. Baxter, lemon floral taffeta with black velvet'; A. Jones, lemon organdie with green lace redingote; N. Ward, white ermine with mauve trimmings; V. Adlam, pink embossed crepe; M. Hilder, apple green georgette; Ann Lambert, red embossed satin; D. Lambert, tartan ’ taffeta; Dorothy Donaldson, pale blue satin; H. Powell, silver embroidered lime' green taffeta; R. Marshall, blue floral frock; Jean Reynolds, cyclamen , sunray pleated frock, fur coatee; E. Cox, black marocain, white coatee; R. Pullman, blue chiffon; G. Foster, powder blue crepe'; Dorothy Collinson, pink velvet with black velvet bolero; O. Bishell, floral satin; T. Chaplin, rose taffeta; J. Dickison, cream and green satin; R. Deeming, black sheer georgette; Helen Schmidt (Auckland), pink chiffon; G. Redmond, cyclamen taffeta.

Collision At Intersection

A slight collision between two cars occurred at the inter-section of King Street and Valley Road on Monday morning. The vehicles involved were a car driven by Mr Lloyd, junr., and an unknown car travelling south. Neither driver was injured and each car suffered only slight damage.

Induction Service For New Minister

The new Methodist minister stationed at Hikurangi, Mr C. Tolley, was inducted into his charge by Rev. H. J. Tozer, Whangarei, on Wednesday night.

Mr Tolley i-eplaces Rev. A. Sanft, who has taken up a new charge at Napier. At the conclusion of the service, which was attended by a fairly large congregation, supper was served by the ladies of the church.