DOMINION BALL
NEW ZEALAND VISITORS The officers of the New Zealand warships H.M.S. Diomede and H.M.S. Dunedin, at present visiting Sydney, we re the guests of honour at the Dominion Ball given at the Farmers' ballroom on September 21 by the New Zealand Women's Association, to celebrate New Zealand's Dominion Day. Maori gods and Australian and New Zealand flags draped the pillars of the ballroom, and on the long official supper table was a realistic model of a Maori war canoe. The New Zealand guests included Rear-Admiral F. Burges Watsion and Mrs. Watson, Lieutenant-Commander and Mrs. T. 6. B. Winch, Miss Jean Batten, Mr. L. J. Schmitt (New Zealand Trade Commissioner) and Mrs. Schmitt, Mrs. Bryant (Wellington), Miss Annis Gale (Christchurch), and Mr. Roy Stanley (president of -the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association of New South Wales). During an interval in the dancing the "Poi Song" was sung by Madame Amy Woodward, of Wellington.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19341003.2.6.7
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21921, 3 October 1934, Page 4
Word Count
154DOMINION BALL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21921, 3 October 1934, Page 4
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.