TOWN HALL DANCE
FOURTH HEAT OF CHAMPIONSHIP The 1938 Town Hall Dancing Championship was advanced a further stage on Saturday night, when the fourth heal was decided in the Concert Chamber. There was a fairly large attendance, and the judges—Messrs B. Duff and R. Brown —found the task of selecting the first three couples no easy one. At the conclusion of the exhibitions, however, Miss P. Hackett and Mr A, Cuthbert, Miss P. White and Mr E. L. de Berry, and Miss 1. Wood and Mr P. McNamara were chosen to take part in the final to be held towards the end 01 the year. The Savonia Orchestra rendered an appropriate and nicely-varied programme of music, which was interspersed with selected recordings Mr James MacFarlane carried out the duties of M.C., and was assisted by the manager of the dance (Mr J. Brown) The attractive surroundings of the hall were made the more striking by means of the softly-shaded lighting arrangements. Amongst those present were:—Mesdames D. Savigny (hostess), floral satin de soir, gold jacket; A. Le Seur, white and black figured organdie; A Hargreaves, black and gold tinsel crepe, floral coatee; Barclay, blue floral georgette: Bert Duff, black silk lace and silver. Misses Ruby Evans, white net and silver; S. Barton, floral georgette; B. Smith, floral taffeta; Irene Townsend, pink shot taffeta; I. Sutherland, floral satin; Diana Parker, green lace; J. Graham, shot taffeta; Molly Duncan, black velvet; Thelma Hall, floral georgette: Roberta Frood, blue lace; June Lawrence, floral silk; Nola Lawrence, black satin and silver; Andree
Borwick. turquoise silk; Eleanor Gray, blue velvet; Brown, floral silk taffeta; Irene Doudle, blue shimmer satin; Mercia Hayward, black taffeta; H. Milne, flame matalasse; Hazel Greenwood, red cloque; Millie Dennison, red velvet; Ruby Campbell, black taffeta and bolero 1 jacket; M. Nicholson, blue georgette and sequins; M. May, green floral satin; Valma Crerar, pink silk georgette; Thelma Stevenson, red lace; M. de Guerre, navy georgette; Eileen Jackman, black velvet: Maureen Gillies, blue satin; Rose Wilson, floral georgette; June Emerson,, lemon organdie: Violet Clarkson, orange faconne; June Arnold, blue florals; Ada Brooke, orange velvet; Mavis Stevens, black velvet; Olga Frame, green georgette; Freda Fox, floral satin, lavender trimmings; Dora Parker, green and gold frock; Pat Gardiner, Marina blue taffeta; Dorothy Ferguson, pale blue taffeta; Tessa Braid, old gold velvet and sequins; Evelyn Brown, blue and silver satin; May Gordon, black and gold satin: Norma Cuddie, gold taffeta; Shirley Mason, yellow georgette; E. Anderson, black velvet; June Arnold, blue floral; Greta Dean blue cloque; Vera White,- blue silk velvet: Joyce Watt, cream lace; June Barr, lemon satin de soir; Maureen Taylor, green and silver lame; Molly Lysaght, mulberry velvet; Heather Morris, rainbow taffeta; Dorothy Manning, blue and gold organdie: Stella Hill, mauve velvet and sequins: Nada Richmond, gold lame; Freda Barr, white georgette: Margaret Kydd, black velvet and silver lame; M iry Brown, salmon taffeta, lemon trimmings; Jean Gilchrist (Roxburgh), pink lace and silver lame; Maud Grey, rose georgette: Dorothy Larkins, green taffeta; Jessie Christie, green taffeta; G. Hyder, blue satin and silver de soir; Doris Wilson, pale green satin beaute; Ina Patterson, white figured crepe, red trimmings: Marjory King, oink floral silk: Rosa Kearney, flame lace; ■ Betty Smith. floral crepe, Nancy Hughes, flora) taffeta; Nancy McGregor, pink crepe satin: Jean Croft bronze velvet: Mavis
Lyons, tangerine taffeta; L. Morton, patterned orange crepe; Isobel Richmond, tinsel crepe: Maureen Scott, scarlet taffeta; MacDonald, blue silk crepe; Stewart, flame lace satin; Joyce Cameron, floral taffeta, Silvia Langley, pink matalasse; Mavis Althridge, mulberry velvet: B. Moir, spotted taffeta: Hilda Russell, black georgette and pink coatee; Barbara Morrison, pink satin; Lilian Rose, flame shimmer satin; Freda Robinson, white and silver organdie; Joan Rowley, floral voile; Irene Sutherland, pink satin; Loraine Evans black velvet: Greta Moody, blue velvet; Marie Niven, green georgette; Ethel Brydie, pink satin and floral tunic; Marcia Brown, floral georgette, Rosa Finlayson, blue satin; Nessie Frood, pink georgette, black trimmings: Mary Murphy, grey georgette: Violet McKellar green taffeta; Valda Gibbon, black and white satin. Olga McDougal (Gore), black crepe, gold trimmings; Nora Dick, gold satin; Hazel Moir. flame lace; Jean Shand. floral satin; Mary Ryan, mauve ripple satin; Molly Ryan, black satin; Norma Donaldson, gold lame: Marjory Anderson, white lace; A. Macdonald pink lace tunic frock: Mildred Wilson, mulberry satin; Isa Webster, black velvet; E. Young, black velvet: May Thomson, shell pink lace; Evelyn Viney floral silk rayon; Winnie Vmey, green lace and taffeta; Joyce Todd, floral georgette: Dorothy Grant, salmon pink silver, lame coatee; Winnie Hewitt, blue georgette; Gwenda Rowley, silver lame; I. Bell, white net and taffeta: Joyce Kilkeary, blue striped crepe: Millie Baxter, green satin; P. Perkins, black velvet; Jessie Baxter, primrose taffeta; Marie Gunning, floral satin de soir and sequin collar; Daphne Finnerty. gold shimmer satin: Valmai Affleck, wine georgette; L. O’Neill, green satin crepe; Imelda Wood pink frilled organdie; Olga Cameron pink crepe satin; Janet Donaldson, silver lame; Ada Thomson, pink georgette; Betty Richmond, gold satin de soir; B. Campbell, green silk lace; Vera Keen, blue georgette: W. Alastair, white satin and velvet; Edna Wood, green and gold patterned cloque; Gwen Wood, floral satin de soir; Dorothy Ramsay black lace, red velvet coatee: Flora Oban, pale pink satin: Ruby Cadigan, black tulip velvet; I. Scott, patterned crepe; R. Jackson, blue lace; V. McNamara, green marocain; Mary Williamson, blue and silver shimmer satin; M. Donlan, black georgette and lace; M. Woolsey floral satin; J. Woolsey. green organdie: Nellie Ogilvie. black velvet, beaded coatee; Nancy McGregor, black marocain; Lorna Packer, black ring velvet and white fur; Nancy Walm.sley. gold lame; Tessy Brown, green lace; Ruby Smith, pink satin: Millie Gordon, satin frock: Violet McLaughlan, pink georgette; M. Williams, flame taffeta: D. Aitken, orange crepe satin.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23514, 31 May 1938, Page 17
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