PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22367, 14 September 1934, Page 15

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

It is this afternoon that the long-looked-forward-to home economics display will be held in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, and this evening that the old-time dress parade will take place. The proceeds - are to help to pay for a qualified student to be at the Extension Bureau’ office so that any woman in Dunedin or the country need only write or telephone her need to the Extension Bureau at the University and receive help.

The September social of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Association was held in the Unity Chambers, Stuart street, on Saturday. Mr A. Pemberton presided over a good attendance of members and friends. The programme commenced with the grand march and circular waltz. Vocal items were contributed by Miss A. M'Arthur, Miss Simm, and Mr Longworth. The male chorus party was also heard in a number of old songs. Mrs Orr gave two elocutionary items, which were greatly appreciated, and Mrs Swift gave a reading in dialect. Community singing was enjoyed until supper time, after which dancing took place.

Composition is perhaps the most fascinating branch of musical study. The feeling of having done something that nobody else ever did before is a source of gratification to everyone who successfully accomplishes hie purpose. There is in the musically-inclined a faculty of tone expression of which unheard melodies are made to assume a living and audible entity. To develop this faculty or rather shape its expression in a methodical and appreciable fashion the'Society of Musicians of Otago, M.T.A., Otago branch, will bold _ a composers’ evening on Saturday evening in Begg’s Concert Chamber. These evenings have been held with considerable success previously, and many very commendable efforts have been the result. Compositions to be presented are from Otago musicians comprising an interesting programme of instrumental and vpcal works. The components parts of musical composition, rhythm, melody, and harmony, three elements which express the deepest feeling of man’s heart and life, will be reproduced in original compositions by J. C. Easton, Charles A. Martin, Mary Martin, D. A. Ballantyne, Tracy Moresby. Vernon Griffiths, j. C. M'Evoy, and Sophie Hall. Vocalists and instrumentalists assisting jn the performance of these works are Xoni Davidson. Ruby Price, May Teviotdale, B. R. Benton, Cecil Hawes, an instrumental trio consisting of Misses E. Wallace, M. M'Cormack, and E. Wycherly, Mr J. Wallace’s orchestra, and a ladies’ choir under John T. Leech.

The nursing staff of the Waipiata Sanatorium held an enjoyable dance in the Ranfurly Hall. A tastefully decorated hall and an excellent orchestra put everybody in the best of spirits. The supper room was prettily arrayed with spring flowers from ‘Wellington. Amongst those present were: Mrs Kidd, wearing blue satin; Misses M. Shepherd, black lace; X. Jenkins, black georgette; R. Raynor, blue organdie; M. Parcel!, green georgette: H. Aitken, black lace; M. Harrington, blue georgette; E. Xoouan, parchment crepe; I. Best, green georgette and lace; E. Brown, flame chiffon velvet and georgette; E. Boucher, pink lace and chiffon velvet; B. Richardson, black sand crepe; M. Hall, leaf-green crepe; P. Smith, old gold satin; D. Bremner, floral georgette; A. Mackenzie, powdered blue georgette; M. Bandy, black crepe satin; V. Davis, blue lace; N. Howell, red satin; M. Ritchie, green crepe de chine; G. Weir, red silk organdie; E. Forrester, pink crepe de chine; X. Hall, ivory georgette; M. Brady, white crepe satin; M. Fraser, blue georgette; I. Hewitt, tangerine satin; G. Carson, red windswept satin; G. Mathias, ice blue satin; M. Scott, white net; P. Johnston, black sand crepe; J. Beattie, wine velvet; D. Donald, pink sand crepeC. White, wine satin; G. Donald, red windswept satin; X. Copland, blue amUpink georgette; 0. Tobin, black satin; D. Gregory, green crepe satin; P,. Gregory, shell pink satin; BM'Phee, floral silk crepe; L. Rust, tomato crepe; L. Ritchie, biscuit georgette; Wright (Waimate), black satin; V. Horc, blue ring velvet; P. Greer, green organdie; F. Here, lemon georgette; P. Ward, cherry silk velvet: M. Hayes, black and white satin; V. Hanrahan, windswept, satin; E. Gibbon (Dunedin), black crepe; Mesdamea J. Scott, green organdie; R. Manson, cream satin; VV. Rutherford, bottle green satin; F. Loughvan, biscuit georgette; B. Dougherty, black velvet; A. Macdonald, black windswept satin; W. Howell, brown crepe de chine; D. Hall, Weir, and Mahinncy.

Much work had been put into decorating the hall at the Central Fire Station last evening when the Dunedin Fire Brigade held its fourth annual ball. The roof was masked by an arrangement of coloured streamers interspersed with _ coloured lights, the walls being adorned with greenery.. The orchestra sat on a stage before two huge flags and had a raised platform containing ferns lit with tiny lamps separating them from the dancers. A feature of the decoration was two illuminated badges, one showing the brigade crest, and the other its motto, at each end of the ball.. Supper was served downstairs in the fire engine room. At midnight a quaint ceremony was observed when the firemen pinned their decorations on their partners’ dresses. There were present Superintendent Salmon and Mrs Craig, sen., in ninon and lace; Deputy-superin-tendent Price and Mrs Price, the latter in gold lame and black velvet, with Miss M. Price, in seafoam taffeta and silver lace: Foreman Salmon and Mrs Salmon, the latter in wine satin with silver lame trimming; Foreman Laidlaw and Mrs Laidlaw, the latter in apple-green silk feorgette; Mr J. R. Wilson (president, 1.F.8.A.) and Mrs Wilson, the latter in mulberry satin; Mesdames Black, brown floral mal’ocan; J. Craig, daffodil windswept satin: R. Johnstone, apricot taffeta; A. Johnson, flame crinkly crepe; J. Cartwright, powder blue suede crepe; Laverty. floral georgette; J. Sutherland cherry ring velvet; C. Ingram, mulberry and oyster silk marocain; Lenz, red sand crepe; H. F. Sheet, white lace with tango velvet; Cameron, violet satin and white fur; S. P. O’Connor, bine taffeta; L Groves, white silk net; F. Pope, pink net with black and gold lace: Lamb, black satin and silver lame; R. J. Craig, blue windswept satin; J. M*Kay, beige taffeta and lace; B. Brown (Abbotsford), green windswept satin; S. Jones, peacock blue satin and lace; Blake, black georgette over black satin; P. Fraser, midnight blue and luce: and Wards, blue georgette; and Misses A. Wadsworth, wine crepe de chine; Edna Pettet, strawberry silk velvet; L. Gedcles, blue crinkly crepe; Eileen Goodman, oyster lace; Alice Randall, blue crinkly marocain and lace; and Mary Boult, salmon pink suede pique and sequins; Ann Smith, wind-swept green; Vida Crimp; Rita Conner, blue windswept satin; Sylvia Alexander, green georgette; C. Mackinnon, wine and white crepe de chine; 0. M'Gill, black velvet; A. Dillon, lemon and black crepe moire: M. Lelliott, pink crinkly crepe; M. Craig, green georgette and maize velvet; G. Reynolds, black velvet; Y. MTvenzie, red spun silk; Horwood, lemon satin; Nelioff, wine dull satin with crystals; V. Robinson, green silk velvet; Glennis Williams, shell pink satin; G. Scott, emerald green velvet; Audrey Burton, maize lace; A. Carr, jade green georgette; C. Con, peacock blue; Irene Connor, red French crepe and sequins; Marie Carroll, cascade blue satin; Joan Donoghue, apple green organdie; M. Duffy, shell pink windswept satin; R. Fairley, green crepe satin; M. Kce, pink lace; Audrey Mayall, black windswept satin; Una Taylor, shell pink satin; N. King, cherry red and black satin; Annie Schofield, cherry velvet; Bessie Green, shell pink georgette and lace; Vera Currie, henna, windswept satin; A. Wilson, pillarbox red; A. Pratley, green satin: Miss B. M'Lean, pink georgette; E. M. Mitchell, shell pink crepe de chine; J. S. Favel. apple-green georgette; C. Curran (Milton), jade green georgette and sequin; M. Curran (Milton), red georgette and sequin; W. Stevenson, pink georgette; Isabel Michie, ivory satin and diamente; W. Craig, bine check organdi; T. Cockbnrn, pink georgette; Mae Howe, green windswept satin; Osborne M. Johnson, black French model; M. Miller, white crepe satin; Phcebe Wootton, green and white velvet; W. Wadsworth, cream crepe de chine; E. Lc Bruh, cherrry satin; T. J. McCarthy, lemon crinkly crepe: P. Gray, bine checked taffeta: D. Mitchell, green late; E. Leach, black silfr; B. Begbie. green windswept satin; Hone Hardie, black and

white crepe; Olive Crowley, black silk crepe; A. Keen, heliotrope pebble crepe; M. M'Crone, pink georgette; A. Jackson, blue orgaudi: L. Johnston, turquoise blue satin; G. Pollock, cherry chiffon velvet; G. Morrison, scarlet satin beautc; R. Prydc, green crinkly crepe; D. Winton, tangerine velvet, fur trimmed; N. Smith, black ring velvet and diamante; Ara Winton, gold crepe and brown; Delia Matheson, forget-met-not blue satin: S. Stewart, apricot crepe de chine and lace; Morn a Drew, apple-green silk georgette; Nancy Orr, green silk taffeta and diamante; L. _ Cranefield, apricot pebble crepe; I. Smith, pink organdi; I. Birehall, saxo bine lace and georgette; A. Fraser, red silk velvet; Dorothea SI. Brown, cornflour bine crepe marocain; A, Watkins, bine satin and silver.