Large Crowd At Town Hall Dance
Between 400 and 500 dancers thronged the Town Hall on Wednesday evening when Sammy Lee and his band came to Whangarei from Auckland.
No novelty dances were staged and dancing was continuous, the band not waiting for demands from the floor. Among those present were Mesdames Cossill, black silk velvet, silver trimmings; C. Reinhardt, silver lame and black net; W. Print, black circ satin; Steve Hughes, black chiffon velvet; Singer, powder blue taffeta; E. Beeston, rose pink chiffon georgette; Chas Eckhold, green satin frock; Misses Inez Reed, black ottomahn silk with carnation corsage; Jean Lornie.blue sequin georgette; June McLean, gold floral taffeta, fur coat; D. Stringer, lemon georgette over flowered slip: Olivo Bishell. blue georgette; Enid Hawkins, green spotted net and cyclamen trimmings; K. Davidson, lemon embroidered organdie; E. Mead, <Palmerston North), floral marganza; J. Krugos, pink taffeta; Gwen Naylor, floral georgette; Janet Smith, primrose taffeta; C. Nash, red clipper crepe, green taffeta bolero; B. Brighouse, mauve taffeta; Joyce Lee, clover frock; Emily Norris, green taffeta; Clare Bosselmann, black taffeta, while lace; Bates, shell pins sann;; Jean Wame, floral gcorge te; E. Corban, rr.mdr.a blue georgette; B. Irving.
i black satin, floral coatee; Winifred [Alexander, salmon georgette; Evelyn Johnson, lilac satin, silver trimmings; E. Goulton, black crepe de chine; R. Dukson. black velvet: Peggy Wrack, blue georgette, gold trimmings; L. Marsh, mauve satin, silver trimmings: Peggy Cates, cornflower blue georgette; E. Bravery, pink taffeta, pale blue trimmings; Edna Martin,. lemon taffeta, net trimmings; J. Gimblett, black georgette; M. McDonald, silver iame; F. Cunningham, tartan taffeta: Joyce McKegg, blue shot taffeta; B. Blanshard, mauve checked organdie with green sash; Fay Reid, pink floral georgette; Connie Bethell, blue taffeta and net; E. Ogle, lemon taffeta and lace, mauve orchid; E. Wilson, mauve georgette, cloque trimmings; Ailsa George, marina taffeta and cyclamen trimmings with white fur cape; D. Simons, green apple satin and white coat, silver trimmings; M. Bavey, floral georgette; J. Palmer, silk rust and gold frock; Nancy Wright, black taffeta an dwhite fur coat; Valerie Wilson, green print evening . frock and bolero jacket; Yvonne Bcere, blacktaffeta; C. White, floral taffeta; I. Berridge. apricot taffeta; N. Roos, mauve skirt, floral top; E. Deeming, gold taffeta, navy coatee; F. M. Bisset, taffeta; R. Thorburn, pale blue taffeta; Ethel Dysart, emerald cloque; C. Barker, black velvet; Shirley Alexander, green rail stone tabolia, silver accessories; M. Ley, black georgette, purple chenille, velvet coatee; Inez Aldi-ed, blue crepe, fur coatee; Mavis Olsen, blue taffeta; Jean Parker, white net; E. Wliitham, green taffeta; P. Reed, white anglaise and black velvet; Grace King, white net over taffeta; Ruth Jennings, black and silver taffeta; Winnie Hayson, mauve and silver taffeta; K. Deeming, black sheer georgette. clover coatee; Alekece Berridge, red and white ■ organza; F. Lacey, navy georgette with cyclamen trimmings; Moira Nisbet, midnight blue romaine; Myra Pitts, blue floral georgette; Warringtin, striped georgette; M. Jenyns, blue taffeta; J. Smith, blue taffeta; Isabel Cook, bottle green taffeta; Jean Lornie, blue sequin ninon; Myrtle Turves, London tan; Jean Cutforth. green taffeta; Una Richards, green georgette; Ward, floral frock; Keene, white floral, taffeta; Yvonne Lilley, floral frock; Laurel Teuton, black velvet, white coatee; Tot Chapman, blue organdie; Dobson, clover violet; Jean Griffon, clover net; Joan McGee, mauve net; Betty Barber, white georgette: Win. Paokwood. blue taffeta; H, Paclrwood, white lace; Jean West, clover taffeta.
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Northern Advocate, 2 December 1939, Page 2
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