HAMILTON NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20257, 17 May 1929, Page 7

HAMILTON NEWS.

DANCE AT RUAKURA. Tho students at Ruakura arranged a pleasant danco on Saturday night at. tho Ruakura farm. The hall was decorated in blue and gold streamers and ' multicoloured balloons, while tho walls were partially hidden by greenery and fern fronds.

Mr. and Mrs. Munro wpre host and hostess, the latter wearing black crepe do chine and black, lace. Tho Monte. Carlo dance was won by Miss D, Pratt and Mr. .P. Manning. Among the guests were.Mrs. Weatherley, who wore black georgette; Miss F. Lightbourne, eau de nil taffeta and ecru lace; Miss P. Clapham, black georgette; Miss N. Madill,.blue crepe de chine ; Miss N. Reid, blue crepe do chine; Miss D. Clapham, Nile green taffeta; Miss Joyce Pratt, jade green georgette; Miss ,D. Pratt, cameo pink georgette; Miss G. O'Neil, ivory crepe de chine; Miss E. O'Neil, rose pink taffeta; Miss M. Major, pink georgette; Miss L. Hume, apricot taffeta; Miss E. Ward, flamo crepo de chine; Miss M. Barber, blush rose georgette; Miss M. Zellman, ivory satin; Miss M. Rolfe, flame crepe do chine; Miss M. Annett, blue crepe do chine: Miss E. Leslie, biue taffeta; Miss J. Perriu, jade green taffeta; Miss N. Jackson, rose georgette; Miss P. Cleverley, apricot georgette; Miss D. Howlett, lemon net; Miss G. Howlett, black georgette; Miss J. Davison, leaf green crepe do chine; Miss E. Roach, silver lace; Miss _A. Howe, green crepo de chino and silver lace; Miss T. Norman, sea green taffeta; Miss C. Cunnold, rope taffeta; Miss T. Trythall, mauv.e panne velvet. Golf at St. Andrews. A very enjoyable match between tho ladies and men took placo at St. Andrews on Saturday afternoon. The play resulted in a win for the men, the ladies winning seven matches, three being finished all square, and the men winning eighteen. The ladies who took part in the match were:—Mrs. G. Gower, Mrs. D. Hay, Mrs, Joll, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs. 0. Bennett, Mrs. P. Cleary,- Mrs. W. Horton, Mrs. W. H. Hume, Mrs. Dingle, Mrs. W. King, Mrs. Whitehouse, Miss .Hodgson, Miss E. Hammond, Mrs. A. English. Mrs. Cole, Mrs. G. Bindon; Miss K. Wilson, Miss Templer, Mrs. Arthur, Mrs. Mander, Mrs. L. Day, Misa M. Allen, Miss SI. McKenzie, Mrs. Russell, Miss J. Masters, Mrs. T. Milroy, Mrs. G. Primrose, Mrs. Batt. Bridge Evening.

A bridge evening, in aid of the Hamilton West Queen, was held at Mrs. Pinfold's home on Thursday. It was organised by Mrs. F. Vickery and Mrs. C. Holloway, and resulted in a very considerable sum being raised to swell the funds. Mrs. Pinfold wore a frock of peadicoloured panne velvet and silver lame; Mrs. Vickery wore caramel-brown ring velvet, and Mrs. Holloway was in black lace. Those who were present were: —Dr. and Mrs. Pinfold, Mr. and Mrs. F. Vickerv, Mr. and Mrs. C. Holloway, Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Kirkland, Mr. and Mrs. Burtenshavv, Mr. and Mrs, Hovey, Mr. and Mrs. H. Piper, Mr. and Mrs. H. Yarney, Mrs. W. King, Mrs. F. Ernar, Miss A. GilfiLlan, Miss B. Vickery, Miss E. Guy, Miss A.-Halli-day, Miss J. Gilfillan. Dance, A delightful dance was given by Mrs. H. Hopkins in the Regent Ballroom on Monday in honour of Miss Margaret Beale,. who is' leaving for Sydney on Friday to attend the SwQrds Club there. The" Regent Orchestra provided , good dance music, and the hall was gaily decorated with hanging baskets of ferns, and coloured lights. . Mrs. Hopkins received her guests in a frock of floral georgette; Miss Elaine Hopkins wore lavender taffeta; Miss Margaret Beale, briar rose georgette; Mrs. A.' Beale, black crepe de chine; Mrs. A. Hopkins, black ring velvet and fleshcoloured tulle; Miss Mary Beale, silver and blue lame; Miss K. Wilson, floral shaded lame and ,pink georgette; Miss D. Lightboyrne (Waihi), pale green and • primrose taffeta; Miss E. House, soft green s&tin; Miss E. Hume, apricot shot taffeta; Miss C. Clayton-Greene, old rose georgette; Miss A- Holloway, pale blue georgette and silver; Miss G. Innes, jade green georgette; j\liss P. Englisli, strawberry shaded georgette, inset with lace; Miss E. Rickit (To Awamutu), briar rose georgette embroidered in crystal; Miss. M. Peake, blud shot taffeta; Miss J. Gilfillan, pcru lace} Miss P. Tail, cameo pink crepe de chine. , Miss A.' Wilson, parchment shaded ceorgette and silver lace; Miss M Clay-ton-Greene, electric blue taffeta; Miss D. Wilkes (Morrinsville), leaf green shot taffeta, with 'diamente trimming; Miss W Nicholls, jade lace embroidered in silver; Miss M. Saunders, delphinium blue crepe de chine; Miss B. Smith, ciel blue f eorgette; Miss M. Taylor, cyclamen georgette; Miss E. Monckton, floral rose ninon; Miss J. Gaze, geranium taffeta; Miss J. Manning, rose shot taffeta with, flowered sash; Mjss M. Houghton, sea blue shot taffeta; Miss M. Mandeno (lc Awamutu), pink taffeta; Miss N. Gaze, lettuce green georgette and crepe de chine; Miss M. Speight, ivory satin; Miss M. Greville, pale green taffeta; Miss Sanford, jade green georgette; Miss JUL Sanford, mauve crepe de chine; Miss in. Lutman, electric blue embroidered in crold; Miss A. McNicol, ivory georgette: Miss E. Jones (To Awamutu), blue and pink taffetas. Reading Club Evening. The Reading Club circle held a meeting on Tuesday night at the Lyceum Club, when threo one-act plays weib lead. These were "The Traveller Returns," by Clemenco Dane, in which Mrs. Prenton, Mrs. Staples, Miss Hodgson, Miss I. Andrews, Miss F. Jolly, Miss Eggleston, took part; "The Constant Lover," by St. John Hvman, in which the parts were taken by Miss F. Jolly and Miss P. Bullock; and "The Old Bull," by Bernard Gilbert, those reading being Mrs. Scrimshaw, Miss Wyatt, Mrs. Campbell, Miss Andrews and Miss Wright. Personal. airs. Shaw, of Thames, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. J. Greenslade. Mrs. J. E. Page leave's by the Ulimaroa to-day for a trip to Sydney. Mrs. A. B. Beale and Miss Margaret Beale leave to-day by tho Ulimaroa for Svdney. Mrs. C. Davies, ofManaia, is visiting Hamilton, where she is tho guest of Mrs. Gordon Reid. Mrs. Clayton-Greeno and Miss Freena Clayton-Greene, who have been spending some weeks in Gisborne, have returned

home. Miss Jean Culpan, of Auckland, is visiting Hamilton, and is the guest ot Mrs. Wilfred Jenkins, of Boundary Load. Miss Marie Conlan, of Auckland, is visiting Mrs. F. Wilson, of Ohaupo Mrs. J. F. Strang is spending a holiday in the South. , Mrs. C. A. Cherrington is on a motoi tour of the North and South Jsbnds Mrs. Arthur McXeish, of Auckland, spent the week-end in Hamilton. Miss D Lightbourne, of Waihi, was the guest of Mrs. 11. Hopkins this week Mr* W. Chitty and Mrs. P. Gannoway " Jftf Gisborne, ,s visftin £ friends in To Awamutu. Miss Wyatt is tho guest of ;JUrs. J. o'Sullivan, of To Awamutu. Miss M. Carter is spending the holiday vacation in Wellington. ' Miss 0. Wright, of Auckland, was tho guest of Mrs. E. B. Heywood during tho vrcok-end.