MILITARY BALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21298, 27 September 1932, Page 3

MILITARY BALL

A BRILLIANT SUCCESS The first military ball to be held in Cambridge for' a great number of years took place in the Town Hall on Thursday evening. There was an attendance of fully 400 from all parts of the Waikato, and a sprinkling from further afield. When the ball was at its height the ballroom presented a spectacular scene with the multi-coloured frocks of the ladies and the uniforms of the officers and other ranks. Ex-servicemen were present in representative numbers. The host and hostess were LieutenantColonel It. D. McFarland and Mrs. McFarland, of Hamilton.

Tho ball, organised by the Cambridge volunteers of the Waikato Regiment, was opened with full ceremonial. Prior to tho grand march a guard of honour, supplied by the Cambridge volunteers gave the Royal salute and the salute to the colours. In tlie course of his welcoming remarks tlfe host, Lieutenant-Colonel McFarland, spoke interestingly of the Waikato Regimental colours. At the close of his address Mrs. McDonald presented the hostess with a beautiful bouquet.

Tho committee of ladies and other officials were as follows:—Mrs. A. McDonald, Mrs. M. Kingdon, Mrs. C. Bovce, Mrs. M. Wells. Mrs. H. Williams, Mrs. N. Peake, Mrs. C. Kelly, Mrs. L. Nicholson, Mrs. Wi Howarth, Mrs. P. J. Scfton, Mrs. A. Hall, Mrs. Buttermore, Mrs. F. Cooper, Mrs. Power. Mr. P. Green was in charge of the floor arrangements. The dance music was supplied by Patterson's Syncopators, of Te Awamutu. The supper room decorations were carried out in the regimental colours, navy blue and gold. The regimental colours had a prominent place in the centre of tho stage in the ballroom.

Among the dancers- were: —Mrs. MacDonuld, who wore black georgette and lace; Mrs. Iv. S. Browne, black georgette and lace; Mrs. J. A. Mitchell, green lace; Mrs. D. Kingdom navy crepe de chine; Mrs. C'. Kelly, embosesd velvet; Mrs. Gordon Vosper, black lacc; Mrs. Ray, peacock blue satin; Mrs. C. Baker, black lace arid georgette; Mrs. lTowarth, black georgette; Mrs. Christie, blue crepe de chine; Mrs. D. Erb, celanese satin; Mrs. J. D. Clomow, ivory lace; Mrs. C. W. Vennell, pink floral taffeta, bustle bow; Mrs. Boyd, floral georgette; Mrs. D. Evans, flame satin beaute; Mrs. V. Woolmore, powder bluo taffeta; Mrs. A. E. Harris, black embroidered georgette; Mrs. F. Kingsford. black and pijik floral taffeta; Mrs. J. W. Ross, electric blue satin; Mrs. C. Boyce, navy satin and diamante trimming; Mrs. M. Wells, burgundy velvet; Mrs. J. Howarth, cherry satin; Mrs. J. E. Nickle, green silk lace; Mrs. Patterson (Ngaruawahia), yellow taffeta; Mrs. Foster (Te Akau), cherry satin; Mrs. F. Green, lilac georgette; Mrs. E. J. F. Kennedy, chartreuse green panne velvet and georgette; Mrs. Cooper, black taffeta; Mrs. P. F. Sefton, flame georgette; Mrs. J. Byrne, beige lacc and georgette; Mrs. Kidd, navy satin; Mrs. S. G. Brisnahan, pink satin; Mrs. N. Amos, blue georgette and lace; Miss D. Nolan, ivory taffeta with cherry embossed roses; Miss Tosti Banks, ivory satin; Miss Jean Brewer, apple green moire; Miss Betty Lee, cameo pink moire and silver bolero; Miss Garth Hay, hydrangea blue taffeta; Miss Grace Martyn, floral ninon; Miss Joan Savers, delphinium blue lace; Miss M. Bourke, floral georgette; Miss Rose Sefton, pink wool lace; Miss Hilda Moorhouse, daffodil flounced taffeta; Miss Elsie Skeet, scarlet lace and georgette; Miss K. Goodwin, apple green georgette; Miss D. Neely, rose satin beaute; Miss Molly Meeting, daffodil satin beaute; Miss L. Hay, ivory satin beaute; Miss Gwen Moore, black georgette; Miss Pat Levesque, scarlet satin; Miss N. Langton, pale green taffeta; Miss Molly Waugh, lemon georgette; Miss Elva Williams, black souple satin; Miss Zoe Noonan (Te Awamutu), pale pink georgette; Miss Daisy Giles, flame satin beaute; Miss Nancy Paten, pink frilled net; Miss W. Linstrom, flame satin beaute; Miss Mavis Boyce, peach satin; Miss Edith Wainwrighfc (Auckland), red satin; Miss M. Duncan, black georgette; Miss Isabel Duncan (Te Kowhai), ring velvet; Miss Betty Martyn. ivory georgette; Miss H. Watkins "(Hamilton), wine satin beaute; Miss K. Fisher, briar rose spot net ; Miss Olive Holmes, black Idee; Miss Doris McGregor (Taneatua), blue celanese; Miss J. Thompson, green ring velvet; Miss F. Charteris (Rotorua), lemon satin; Miss H. Watkina (Hamilton), wine satin beaute; Mjss Lorna Andrew, shell pink georgette; Miss Ida Baer, orange lace over satin; Miss Gladys Boyce, flame georgette and sn'in; Miss R. Davys, mimosa yellow satin; Miss Jean Cooper, lemon embossed satin.