GRADUATION BALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23124, 24 August 1938, Page 5

GRADUATION BALL

NURSES CELEBRATE

A HAPPY GATHERING MANY GUESTS ATTEND Bright streamers, vases of painted lilies, and clusters of gay balloons decorated the Peter Pan Cabaret last night, when a graduation ball was held in honour of the Auckland nurses who passed their State examinations last June.

Replicas of the badge of the registered nurses hung over the official cubicle and the bandstand, while notices illustrating different hospital terms marked the cubicles.

The guests were received by the lady superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, Miss E. M. Nutsey, M.8.E., who wore a frock of black brocaded cloque, and a coatee of black lacquered faille. She carried a posy of cyclamen and daphne. The committee members were:—Miss J. Davison, the gold medallist, who wore black brocaded taffetas; Miss Valerie Walker, blue and silver lame; Miss E. Saxton, white taffetas; Miss J. Hewitt, larkspur blue crepe; Miss M. Sinton, claret taffetas; Miss E. Goodison, black moire taffetas. In the official party were Mr. Allan Moody, the chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, Dr. J. W. Craven, the medical superihtendent of the Auckland Hospital, and Mrs. Craven, who wore floral georgette in autumn tonings. t Some ol the Dancers Among the guests were:- —Mrs. R. H. Bucknell, who wore gold satin; Mrs. J. Bassett, floral silk; Mrs. R. E. Hall, lilac taffetas, with bright bands at the hemline; Mrs. J. S. Shaw, white crinkle ninon; Mrs. H. Young, gold and black lame; Mrs. Noel Adams, wistaria georgette;,, Mrs. G. Woods, parchment embossed satin; Mrs. Max Wilkinson, brown sprigged taffetas. Miss X- Skelton, floral brocade; Miss Elsie Wilson, ice blue satin; Miss Nancy King, moonlight blue brocaded crepe; Miss N. Hcalcy, blue and silver brocade; Miss Leila Robertson, black floral satin; Miss A. Bunning, black flat crepe and diamante,. Miss A. Fenton, black taffetas; Miss V. Old, floral chiffon; Miss E. Fenton, tartan taffetas; Miss J. Oxenham, navy blue taffetas; Miss Thelma Potts, black panne velvet; Miss Lorna Henderson, black crushed velvet; Miss Beth Swanston, black lace; Miss I. Hotchkiss, black taffetas with bright banded hemline; Miss Shirley Walbrick, fiastel green tulle over taffetas. Miss Rona Walbrick wore black velvet; Miss Noni Hosking, Mediterranean blue georgette with diagonal

Roman striped bands; Miss Nell Herbert, lemon taffetas; Miss 0. Kevey, Marina blue and sold lacquered taffetas; Miss M. Thomson, black taffetas; Miss M. McC'orkindale, white taffetas; Miss B. Wallace, gold satin; Miss S. King, apricot taffetas; Miss L. Hawkin, white flat crepe; Miss Joyce Ross, floral taffetas; Marjoric Chatfield, ivory and gold embossed taffetas; Miss Jean Watt, bottle green brocaded taffetas; Miss Foster (Cambridge), black floral taffetas; Miss Tyler, mold lace; Miss Pat Donovan, white tinsel cloque ralingote over taffetas; Miss P. Roe, emerald green tinsel-threaded velvet; Miss *L. Roe, white satin; Miss G. Dunlop, petunia taffetas; Miss .J. Woodcock, black velvet; Miss G. McCullough, midnight blue taffetas; Miss M, Newhani, white embossed chiffon; Miss.l. Rich, primrose floral taffetas; Miss E. Harvey, slate blue crepe suede; Miss Kfty McDOIIII, scarlet taffetas; Miss M. G'lanville, blue taffetas; Miss J. Horrocks, Roman striped crepe; Miss I. M. Wilson, Burgundy velvet; Miss Peggy Ross, white and green pleated chiffon; Miss H. Maclndoo, l-'af green lace; Miss K. Falls, pastel pink lacquered satin.