THE GOLF BALL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 77, Issue 6558, 27 August 1948, Page 4

THE GOLF BALL

BRILLIANT SCENES UNUSUAL DECORATIONS Tradition has placed the Golf Ball high on the social ladder for many years and- once more the function which took place last Tuesday night proved that the local members could arrange a Ball which compared to advantage with Balls of by-gone days. It was a brilliant scene set in a brilliant background which greeted the eye at the Town Hall as the guests who came at the invitation of the Te Awamutu Club gathered to forget for a few hours the every-day round of life and be carried on the tide of gaiety in a gorgeous and brilliant whirl of satins, silks and sparkling jewellery. The transformation wrought by the decorations was unbelievable. High pillars of silver banded with shining red were spaced at intervals along the walls and silver golfing figures set on a red background were interspersed with light green branches. Fluorescent lighting, a new departure in the illumination of the Town Hall, was encircled by shades of green streamers which diffused the light most effectively. The stage was used as a lounge for those who wished to watch the changing scene below. It was also decorated in silver and red, and the effect produced was most effective.

The orchestra platform was placed in the centre of the back wall of the Hall, also a new innovation, and one which proved a great success. The excellent music, which was supplied by Mr George Vercoe’s Ballroom Orchestra, was heard to advantage from this position. Mr and Mrs Harold Babbage received the. guests, Mrs Babbage wearing a gown of cherry red, moss crepe. As joint masters of ceremonies, Messrs F. Higham and H. Duncan left nothing undone to assist in the entertainment of the guests. During the supper interval, extras were played by Messrs O’Brien Bros and Mr Colin O’Brien, and were much appreciated. The scene in the supper rooms was in no way less inspiring than that of the Hall. The long tables set along each side gleamed with the whiteness of fine linen, and were full to overflowing with every conceivable delicacy. No trouble had been spared in the catering and Mr and Mrs Mrkusich and the willing band of Golf Club members worked untiringly through many sittings of supper. With the passing of the hours the dancers’ zeal abated never a whit, and when the final dance came it was a crowd still enthusiastic and united in their praise of a great Ball, who joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne. The playing of the National Anthem concluded the 1948 Golf Ball.