A COMBINED BALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20651, 25 August 1930, Page 3

A COMBINED BALL.

EVENING AT MILFORD. Over 400 dancers were present afc the annual ball of tlio Waiternata Women's Progressive League and tho !North Shore Ex-servicemen's Association, which was held at the Pirate Ship at Milford on Saturday evening. Dr. H. J. C. Wilkie, president of the Waiternata Women's Progressive League, welcomed the guests. Sir George Richardson, patron of the club, spoke of tho splendid work done in tho past by the two organisations in helping necessitous cases in tho district. Supper was served upstairs by tho ladies' committee., who wore assisted by some of the members of the Ex-servicemen's Association.

The ladies' committee comprised Dr. Harriet Wilkie (president of the Waiternata Women's Progressive League), who wore black and green floral georgette; Mrs; Hall-Man, black lace; Mrs. Clark-Wal-ker, black satin bcaute; firs. G. de B. Brandon, apricot taffeta; Mrs. Gordon, cherry taffeta; Mrs. George Nicks, apple crreen moiro velvet: Mrs. Christy, black marocain with green relief; firs. Paul Reston, saxe blu? taffeta; firs. Aughton, black crepe do chine. Among the dancers were Lady Richardson, who wore black georgette with handpainted panels; Mrs, A. H. Shaw, white georgette studded with rhmestones; Mrs. Sharpe, black lace and embossed lace; firs. Salmon, black georgette embossed with silver J Mrs. Temple, bluo floral crepo do.chine; Mrs. Wade, vieux rose chenille; firs. Hooker, Chineso red georgette and gold lame; Mrs. J. Wilson, taffeta fi' oc k of bronzo and gold; Mrs. J. Lloyd, black ring velvet; Mrs. A. H. Coopei, navy embossed georgette; Mrs. Budgen, wine georgette; Mrs. Croydon, parchment moiro velvet; Mrs. Gray, eau de nil satin beaute; Mrs. W. Ivil, peach bloom georTetto- firs. L. E. Brooker, loco and georgette'frock; Mrs. Ernest Close, sage green chiffon velvet; firs. Batty, black satin and lace; firs. Harry Levett, ivory lace over green satin; firs. Hall, peacock preen georgette; Mrs. Russell, black and silver georgette; firs. Blvthe, floial ciepo de chine; Mrs. Todd, apple green georgette; Mrs. £urtis, floral chiffon; Mrs. G. T. Boyle, delphinium blue georgette and taffeta; Mrs. Foote. rose pink georgette; firs. Gordon Forbes, flowered chiffon; Mrs. Norman Howe, mist blue patterned satin; Mrs. Esmond Napiei, black floral chiffon; Mrs. Nugent, blacklace; Mrs. Raxworth. silver beaded black georgette; Mrs. Bowden, black georgette; Mrs. F. Clarkson, shell pink satin; firs. T. IT. Jones, green georgette: firs. Freakes, tomatoe red georgette and satin; firs. Knowles, blue georgette frock; Mrs. R. E. Fyfe, flame georgette; Mrs. S. Hickev, maize gold beaded chiffon; Mrs. F. R/Bach, chenille georgette frock; Mrs. Strong-Johnston, black taffeta; Mrs. Houston King, powder bluo georgette; Mrs. D. C. Clouston, black panne velvet; firs. H. Taylor, forest green georgette; Mrs. L. Malcolm, white chiffon velvet; Mrs. Beckett, green georgette and gold lace; Mrs. O'Reilly Nugent, black lace; Mrs. W- Chisholm, green georgette; Mrs. Lister, lemon lace; Mrs. Allen, rose pink beaded frock; Miss I. Johnston, black chiffon velvet with Orisntal trimming; Miss M. Bell-Booth, black chiffon velvet; fliss Sylvia Martiningo, mauve satin; fliss Kerr, Saracen red lace over satin; Miss Taylor, rose pink chiffon taffeta; Miss Dorothy Aughton, tangerine georgette; Miss R. Aughton, green moire; Miss D. Smith, lace over pink satin; Miss N. Harris, maize shaded georgette; Miss K. Hammonfi, pink taffeta; Miss D. Spriggs, petunia, satin and tulle; Miss McSporan. honey shaded chiffon velvet; Miss R. Fergusson, pink taffeta; Miss B. Tanner, ring velvet and georgette; Miss D. Duder, sea green taffeta; Miss N. Mason, white moire taffeta; Miss N. Rout, .apple green taffeta; Miss V. Goffin, gold chiffon velvet; fliss G. Williams, bronze gold crepe de chine; fliss Ma Tucker, red georgette. The North Shore Ex-servicemen's committee comprised:—Major G. de B. Brandon. Major J. A. Cameron, flajor A. W. Short, Major A. H. Wilkie, Captain E. H Sharp (secretary, R.S.A.), Captain St. C- Reid. Captain W. E. L. Napier, Captain F. D. B. Ward, Lieutenant G. P. Reston, R.N.V.R , Lieutenants J. Crichton, V.C., W. A. Taylor, R. N. S. Chisholm, N. B. Lister, W. IL Hall, W. Coining, G. Goffin, H. G. Gibson. •