JUBILEE BALL

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1932, Page 5 (Supplement)

JUBILEE BALL

HAWERA FIRE BRIGADE.

About 300 attended at the winter show hall on Wednesday evening at the Hawera, Fire Brigade jubilee ball. The decorations were lavish. Seen through a wide aisle of greenery the illuminated word “Jubilee” in the brigade’s colours, blue and scarlet, shone down from its bower of ferns on the dance hall balcony, while the stairs leading to the Lloyd George Hall were bushy archways of ever-greens, interlaced with bright red streamers. The decorations in the upper hall gave an extra pleasure to dancing, so fine was the setting of bright-berried holly festoons and beautiful fern fronds, interlaced with the striking reds and restful blues of streamers, and the brilliance of hundreds of winking small lights artistically arranged and framing the six championship shields held by the brigade. The uniformed men carried their colours and medals proudly and well. This was particularly noticeable during the spectacular grand march, which was led by Superintendent A. Morrison and his daughter, Miss Mary Morrison. The supper roonj was entered through an avenue of cabbage palms, where clusters of scarlet-berried holly were linked round the white walls with red streamers and fern fronds, and the four long supper tables laden with delicacies were an artistic triumph with their tall vases of flowers and berries in warm autumn tints, also linked with streamers, on a blue centre ground, with intermittent bunches of seasonable berries and brilliant hued fruits. The official table’s centre was crowned, with a tremendous jubilee trifle. Misses Buchanan, E. C-aplen, I. Baker and Mrs. Jack Hobbs were responsible for the table decorations, while various brigade members under Foreman T. Dowdle and Fireman L. Warner are to be credited with the general transformation of the building. Fireman l-’eaeock and Mr. George Wills designed and arranged the lighting effects. The ladies doing yeoman service on the supper committee were Mesdamcs T. C. Hobbs and. J. B. Laurenson (convenors), and Mesdames H. Webber, F. Rae, J. H. Horton, W. H. Batchelor, Dowden and McKinnon, while those responsible for the excellent arrangements and success of the dance were Superintendent Morrison (convener of dance committee), H. L. Warner (secretary), Deputy-Superintendent J. Zinsli, Foremen Hart and Dowdle and Firemen Batchelor, Peacock, Perrett (2), Powell, Gray, Hatcher, Gates, Murphy, Milroy and Pettett. Music was supplied by Wills’ Melody Makers, and. Mr. J. R. Nairn was chief master of ceremonies, with Messrs. V. Powell, P. Pettett and L. Warner as assistants.

Among those present were Mesdames T. C. Hobbs, black celanese and coatee; J. Zinsli, black frock with blue furtrimmed coatee; H. L. Warner, black celanese and eoatce; G. T. Murphy,floral georgette; N. A. Hatcher, lemon rayon and net; J. IL Nairn; black crepe satin and rose coatee; J. B. Laurenson, black, silk lace and satin coatee; N. H. Batchelor, beige lace and blue coatee; C. H. Bowman, black satin and coatee; J. McKinnon, floral satin; J. Dowden, green floral satin and coatee; F. Rae, black silk net and satin coatee; H. J. Webber, black satin; W. Hawkins, black satin and silk net; P. Walker (Auckland), cerise taffetas; J. Sanson, scar-let-flowered grey ninon; M. Clark, pale pink georgette; A. L. Campbell, wine floral georgette; R. Chamberlain, ivory georgette with silk lace coatee; Jack Hobbs; J. Anderson, black georgette; Strother, black satin and ' lace; R. Smart, cream marietta, silver trimmed; L. Milroy, floral celanese, satin in pink tones and silk net; W. Dymond, deep blue georgette lace; W. J. Butler, black satin and lace; Lay (Manutahi), dark green satin; James (Okaiawa), Mimosa satin; T. E- Muir, billiard green brocaded satin; L. Bryant,’ black crepe de chine; Gibbes, black silk net sequined in midnight blue; Pettit; McQueen, primrose velvet and georgette; C, H. Carey (Patea), black lace and satin coatee; T. F. McKenzie, cream appliqued satin and silver lame coatee; N. Coad (Patea), pale pink with floral coatee; Archie Campbell, floral georgette; Johns, floral ninon; A. Kennedy, black satin and lace frock; and Misses Mary Morrison, blush rose taffetas with pale gold coatee; Buchanan, Isabel Baker, Mollie Page, beige lace and georgette; Anne Page, eau de nil moire taffetas with cerise accessories; N. Graham, black georgette and lace coatee; Ngaire Whyte, black and silver embossed lace; Ivy Cadman, lavender satin and silver lace; Irene Reid, cherry georgette; K. Petersen, jade broderie anglaise; E. Harrison (Mauaia), powder pink lace; L. Haughton, daffodil yellow georgette; Francie Murray, geranium tucked georgette; Rona Bullock, forest green ring velvet; I. Bailey, flame shot taffetas; R. Campbell, navy blue floral georgette; I. Johnston, black taffetas and georgette frills; M. Spavin, black satin; Elsie Rudge, flowered sunset satin; A. Mildenhall, pink floral ninon; M. Johnston, bottle green satin; B. Stevenson (Auckland), black silk lace; A. Soothill, sky-blue georgette; E. Dredge, white satin beaute; M. Curtis, cherry red velvet; Kelly, cornflower blue satin; Nancy Campbell, apricot satin; Mona Dymond, delphinium blue satin; W. Howell, black chiffon velvet; E. Aim, apple-green geor-o-ette; Sylvia Parker (Wellington), pale pink lace and taffetas; Connie Campbell, ivory mariette and matching caracule coatee; V. Howell, billiard green patterned satin and wrap; Alison Old, black taffetas; E. Searle, dawn pink frilled georgette; D. Bradbury, autumn tinted floral ninon; Kathleen Brown, blue taffetas; Jean Thomas, powder pink celanese; E. Palmer, white satin and scarlet coatee; M. Davidson, black crepe satin; Nancy Kent, salmon flowered georgette with lime green insets; McCrae, floral ninon; J. Wytkin, flame satin; Glentworth, sunset figured taffetas; Grace, Mimosa crepe de chine; M. Northcott, pale rose satin; F. Lang-; don, pale pink georgette; N. Nowell, blue georgette; Molly Thurston, black silk “net; Cora Thurston, black frilled taffetas; M. Reading, orange satin; Nancy Shannon, pale rose silk net with apple-green accessories; B. Green, primrose yellow georgette; K. Cosgrove (Manaia), larkspur blue satin; M. °Guy, black and white , satin; G. Young, floral georgette and cherry coatee; K. Goodwin, forest green satin; M. Leggett, powder blue georgette; A. Radford, pink taffetas; M. Mercer (Patea), floral taffetas; 0. Boyle

(Patea), black silk lace and coatee; R. Mcßeth, figured taffetas; H. Boyle (Patea), blue georgette and coatee; Zelia Fama, crimson georgette; J. Johnstone, black georgette; R. Keyes, pale rose satin; C. Lyons, plum-coloured panne velvet; B. Nolan, green figured celanese; Alma Conway, black lace and scarlet coatee; A. Bar ford, lemon satin and. georgette; Myra Kearns, daffodil yellow taffetas.