NGA TAWA SCHOOL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22399, 21 April 1936, Page 3

NGA TAWA SCHOOL

OLD GIRLS' REUNION ANNUAL BALL HELD The gymnasium hall of the Nga Tawa School, Marton, was transformed with colourful and effective decorations on Friday night when the annual Old Girls' ball was held in conjunction with the annual reunion. Streamers in the four house colours of green, purple, orange and blue cascaded from the ceiling of the hall to the walls, on which were hung the house banners and shields. Virginia creeper was twined round the doorways and along the orchestral dais, while baskets of dahlias and Faster lilies were arranged on the stage. Easy chairs placed before two blazing fires added a cosy note to the scene. Supper was served in the diningroom, where hot-house plants were arranged along the walls and vases of holly and dahlias on the tables. For those who did not dance, bridge tables were set out in two of the house studies.

On arrival the guests were received by the principal of the school and president of the Old Girls' Association, Miss E. H. K. Mitchell, who wore a leaf-green frock of woollen material and carried a bouquet of autumntinted flowers which had been presented to her by the old girls. Miss Mitchell was assisted by the school prefects. Among those present were Ladv Patricia Stanhope (Wellington), who wore brown moire shot with red; Mrs. M Mevriek (Feilding), coffee-coloured Chant illy lace; Mrs. Basil Johnston (Feilding), floral crepe de chine; Mrs. F. J. Christensen, black ehiflon velvet; Mrs C. Tidv, black beaded marocain; Mrs. H. Lloyd, gold lame; Mrs. W. A. Izard (Wanganui), black crepe; Mrs. F. Cash, pine-green velvet; Mrs. O. Fonwick, royal blue metalasse; Mrs. Gilligan (Wanganui), cameo pink Cliantiily lace and brown taffeta; Mrs. (J. Harper, black floral georgette; Mrs. A. O. Mevriek, apple-green corded velvet; Mile. Racs, blue satin threaded with gold; Miss W. Barker, royal blue marocain; Miss R. Johnston, black brocaded velvet: Miss K. Tompkins, deep cream angelskin lace; Miss B. Dash, Jubilee blue novelty crepe and silver lame; Miss M. Dobree, ecru lace; Miss Mary Bright (Hawera), black floral tafieta and black net; Miss Neville Glenn (Wanganui), dusky pink romaine; Miss Alarea Bailey (Feilding), black sequinned crepe; Miss Nancy Logan (Napier), white figured crepe do chine; Miss Dawn Christensen, Naples f blue moire taffeta; Miss Christabel Tye, white satin boaute; Miss Betty Awdry (Otorohanga), green floral georgette. Miss Viola Barker wore burgundy chiffon velvet; Miss Joeelyn Anderson, shell pink angelskin lace; Miss Merle Franklin (Dannevirke), blue floral crepe de chine; Miss Cora Hales (Hawke's Bay), eiel blue silverthreaded crepe; Miss Rosalind Arkwright, white net frilled with satin; Miss Betty Hogg (Halcombe), Margaret Rose taffeta; Miss Royce Mogridge, white novelty crepe; Miss M. Gilfillan, cameo pink metalasse crepe; Miss N. Simpson, powder pink taffeta; Miss Margaret Marshall, green check organdie; Miss Cathrine Gibson, palest pink georgette; Miss Sybil Ross (Wanganui), green floral brocade; Miss G. Salmon, beige lace; Miss. D. Edwards, black velvet and silver lame; Miss de Butts, flame taffeta; Miss D. Kenyon, midnight blue satin; Miss M. Turner Williams, brown taffeta; Miss M. McKenzie, blue floral chiffon; Miss Joan Maudsley (Wellington), black floral satin; Miss Judy Fullerton Smith, Jubilee blue crepe suede; Miss Enid Cotterill, Lido blue taffeta; Miss M. G rummitt, primrose lace and net; M iss E. Barker, flowered crepe de chine; Miss Alison Grummitt, shell pink net; Miss Betty Lee (Cambridge), tartan taffeta; Miss E. Little, black net and gold lace. On Saturday afternoon a tennis match was held between the past and present pupils. An entertainment was presented, by the Feilding old girls in the evening when the annual old girls' supper was also held. During Sunday afternoon the house mistresses were at home to the old girls.