DUNEDIN CLUB MEETS
FIRST SOCIAL EVENING The members of the Dunedin Club held their first bridge and dance even- j ing of the season in the club rooms last evening, when there was a splendid attendance. The ballroom and lounge were attractively decorated with streamers and flowers, and made a dainty setting for th® colourful gowns of the women guests. Mr. E. C. Cutten welcomed new members during the evening, and expressed his pleasure at seeing all the old ones back, and M.rs. K. Raymond, the club hostess, received the members on arrival. She wore a charming gown of heavily sequined black chiffon panelled with briar pink georgette. Mr. Shaw was in charge of the bridge tournament, at which the prizes were won by Miss D. Farquhar, Mr. Clark and Mr. Poole. Songs were given during the evening by Mr. Richards. Mrs. H. F. Wright, cedar rose georgette gown. Mrs. W. H. Faulkner, black beaded georgette gown. Mrs. Hooper, gown of black ring velvet with silver relief. Mrs. J. Ray, wedgewood blue beaded georgette. Mrs. Dickeson, black satin charmeuse. Mrs. Allum, bronze ring velvet gown. Mrs. Gaudin, embossed velvet gown cf cameo pink. Mrs. Bowring, frencli blue chiffon frock. Mrs. C. Wilson, black georgette with short coat of silver lame. Mrs. Cyril Hughes, gown of black georgette and oriental brocade. Mrs. Markwick, ruby ring velvet gown and gold tissue coat. Mrs. Seamen, Venetian red georgette. Mrs. McArtney, frock of beige georgette and lace. Mrs. Munro Clark, peacock blue floral georgette. Miss McDonnell, lacquer red ring -velvet. Miss E. McDonnell, jade green satin beaute. Miss Wright, dainty frock of cyclamen georgette. Miss Gibson, gown of wedgewood blue georgette. Miss Aitcheson, cedar rose souple satin gown. Miss Woollams, ivory lace frock. Miss E. C. Johnstone, flame coloured satin beaute gown. Miss Lowry, eiel blue beaded chiffon frock. Miss Dickeson. bouffant frock of powder blue taffeta. Miss Galbraith, apple green georgette with coat of ring velvet. Miss Munro Clark, eau de nil taffeta frock. Miss Billairs. rose embossed georgette. Miss Finlay, gown of beige lace with cameo pink wrap. Miss Driscoll, black georgette and lace o o w n. Miss Bodes, palest flesh pink chiffon. Miss Marr, black georgette frock. Miss Fisher, black georeette gown embroidered with silver beads. ONEHUNGA CROQUET CLUB CHAMPION FLAG UNFURLED In recognition of the achievement , of the Onehunga Croquet Club in winning the Auckland championship nine years in succession, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buchanan have presented the ! club with a memorial flag, and Mr. Stephen Westney, a veteran Onehunga bowler, has donated the flagstaff. The ceremony of unfurling the flag took place yesterday afternoon. in the presence of a large number of croquet players and bowlers. Mrs. C. J. Schnauer. president of the croquet club, suitably acknowledged the gifts, and thanked Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan and Mr. Westney for their generosity. Mrs. Buchanan, who is a life member of the club, said that the champion team, having beaten every other club in Auckland for the ninth successive year, was entitled to the admiration of every lover of the game. She then unfurled the flag, which, fluttering in a soft breeze, displayed on a blue background the superscription in golden letters “A.C.A.. Inter-club Champions, Onehunga. 1921-1929.” The new flagstaff is placed near the entrance to the croquet and bowling greens in Selwyn Street. Onehunga. and when the new flag, together with the nine smaller pennants, are flown on special occasoins. they should attract considerable attention.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 641, 18 April 1929, Page 4
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