TOLAGA BAY NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18760, 17 July 1935, Page 9

TOLAGA BAY NEWS

R.S.A. HALL Last Thursday night the Returned Soldiers' Ball was held in the Reynolds thill. Tolaga Bay, and there was a large number of visitors from the. Coast and Gishnrne, as well as local sympathisers of this very meritorious movement. The ladies were responsible for eharminp Moral decorations in the hall and vesti lude, wliile the supper tables were frag rant with piuk camellias and daphne I euutifully arranged in bronze vases The innsie was supplied by a Gisborin orchestra, extras being played by Mis 1 Day and Mr. T. Lock wood.

During the evening a presentation was (nude by Air. W. Loekwood, president of the Tolaga Day Rugby Sub-union, to Mr. 'J'. Reid, who is leaving with the All Black Rugby players. He wished Mr. Heid a pleasant trip and a sale home-coming, and hoped that his Tolaga Bay admirers would hear nothing but eulogistic reports of his progress at Home. Mr. Reicl responded suitably, and was accorded musical honors.

Among those present were Mrs. George Wilson, who wa.s wearing black ring velvet ; Mrs. Milne, emerald green georgette; Mrs. F. Lawrence, black crept: de chine; Mrs. Burgess, blue windswept taifeta; Mrs. Loisel. floral niuou; Mrs. Dobbs, wine crepe de chine; Mrs. Town (Te Araroa), lime green silk lace; Mrs. King, wine niarocnin; Mrs. Larsen. black souple satin: Mrs. Ames, eau de nil matalesse; Mrs. Paterson, black satin ; Mrs. 0. Lawrence, silver lame-; Mrs. Lunaiii. .navy crepe, de chine; Mrs. S. J. Kelly, diagona! satin: Mrs. ('. E. Smith." cedar crepe de chine, with a tangerine coatee; Mrs .). Fraser, black -satin; Mrs, JL Frasei'. black crepe de chine with rose trimming. Mrs. Thornton chose black silk lace: Mrs. Oever. Marina blue satin; Mrs. Morrison, black satin; Mrs. A. Johnson, geranium taffeta ; Mrs. Herbert, Nile lace; Mrs. .Mitchell, parchment lace; Mrs. Jolly, black satin marocain : Mrs. F. Raker, floral frock; Mrs. Badham, white satin; .Mrs. McCreedy, rose, pink georgette; Mrs. Hyde, cheek georgette; Mrs. Jackman. flora] georgette; Mrs. Ti. Hale, black silk lace; Mrs. A. Millar, black crushed velvet; Mrs. .lames, green lace iind georgette: Mrs. M. Loekwood. cherry taffeta : Mrs. J. Loekwood, blue georgette. Miss Jean Sainshury was wearing cremc taffeta, and a coral coatee; Miss Brown, brown and gold crepe 71e chine ; Miss Baker, sprigged dimity; Miss loekwood. lettuce green georgette; Miss Colebrook, apple green crinkle crepe: Miss floury, rose pink lafl'eta • Miss tfallaghan, 'black taffeta; Miss T. Callaghnn, primrose crepe de chine: Miss Howell, lemon silk net : Miss M. Nelson, primrose taffeta ; Miss Rennir, salmon pink crepe do chine; Miss Domoy (Opotiki), parchment lace: Miss Dohcrty, Marina blue crepe'de chine; Miss ('alley, floral crepe de chine; Miss' Weeks, black crepe de chine and gold lame: Miss Mullaney. black crushed i velvet. I

Miss Thompson wore cherry georgette; Miss Thornton. Marina blue crepe de chine; Miss A. Mullaney, floral georgefte; Miss falcon, pink and while .-heck organdie: Miss McNeill, black taffeta: Miss Wall, pink angel skin; Miss King, daffodil orcrandie; Miss I). King, rose sprigged dimity; Miss L. Rennie, white georgette; Miss Shaw. floral oruandie; Mi is Taiitau, geranium laifcta : Miss S, Iteid. black crepe de chine with a shell pink coatee; Miss Milne, geranium laffcta: Miss A. Heid, black taffeta ; Miss M. Milne, green and while lafl'eta; Miss Sheather, black georgette; Miss Utting, pi hit marocain:

Miss Tautau, flame taffeta ; Miss Nelson. floral georgette; Miss Donald, pink crinkle 'crepe; Miss Macintosh, mill berry georgette. Messrs. (I. Wilson, IC. Shelton, Loisel (2), Reeves (3), Maude, James, S. ,1 Kelly. Fraser (2). Jackman, A. Millei. (L J. Wilson. Morris, Grant, Utting, Loekwood. G. F. Smith, Milne, C. Hale. 15. Rage, A. Heid, Oraill, Hutchins. Prebble, Lawrence' (2). (('Flaherty, Robison, Ames, Baker, Larsen. A. Johnson, Lincoln *2). Burgess. R. Brown. Garrett. Paterson, Stretch. Penfohl. Ansell, McCreedy (2), Canning, Nelson. SherrilT (2). Smyth. Thornton. F. Smith. Prince, "Bennett, Pickett. Crowlev, Knox. Savers. Hooper. Barron, Tankard, Scott.' Jackson. 11. Murphy. Jollv, and McKcnzie.

The Tolaga Ray sub-branch of the Plunket Society held a committee meeting in the Parish llall. Those present were Mesdames K. Loisel. in the chair. T. Wilson, A. Donald. A, K. Peeve-,. V. Herbert. S. MacDonahl. 0. T. .lames and C. O'Connell. li was decided to hold a series of card evenings commencing in August. Mrs. F. Balfour. Poverty Ray divi sional commissioner of Girl Guides, visited Tolaga Bay last Friday after noon and gave a most interesting tall: to members of the committee and Girl Guides. Unfortunately the weather prevented a number from attending. The commissioner gave those present an interesting account of her visit lo the Auckland Provincial Girl Guide llallv. held in February, to commemorate the visit to New Zealand of Lord ami Lady Baden-Powell. Chief Scout and Chief

Guide. Miss I!, llerriek. chief commissioner of New Zealand, probably will visit, Tolaga. Bay shortly and hopes to show a movie picture of the, work of the Girl Guide and Seoul movement in all parts of the world.