SUCCESSFUL BALL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21448, 12 September 1939, Page 8

SUCCESSFUL BALL

COMBINED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES The United Friendly Societies ol South Canterbury combined last Thursday evening in the holding of a Lail, being the fie.' t time for 25 years | The function, which was well attended. I proved \cry successful and the dance programme, consisting largely of old | time numbers, mot with approval by all. The grand march, headed by Mr | and Mrs R. Cla’k and bed by Pipers J. McKinnon and D. ’.unro, was as colourful a display a.s has been seen in I a ballroom in this district for many I a long day. x.t the conclusion of the i grand march it was announced that i at the last combined ’-a’! held 25 years | ago, the declaration o f war between I Britain and Germany wes announced and the same stale of affairs existed to-day. In view of this ‘‘God Save (he King" was sung with considerable depth of feeling. Su. pc. was partaken in the Bay Tearooms after which th release of hundreds ol’ streamers added to the already carnival appearance of the gaily decorated hall. I The committee controlling the func- ’ lien comprised Messrs R. Clark (chairman). J. Templeton, H. J. Clark, J. I List. H. A. Griffin, W. R. Brooks and i Among tiiose present were: McsI dames R. Clark. H. J. Clark. W. Clark. I J. Clarke. G. Glov°.-. E. Sinclair, J. I R. Ellis, C. J. Matheson. P. Hanlin, I H. A. Griffin, G. E. Giddings, F. S. Murray, D. R. Munroe. T. Cowles. J. R. Alexander, Henderson. Ferguson, T. Easte (Waimale), V. Kcay, C. Neck--1 lon. | Misses Violet Connolly, J. McCul- | lough. Mavis Smith. Dorothy Galbraith. | Cecily Hill, Margaret Keepe Daphne i Tapp. Rene Donaldson. Gwen Tapp, I Jean McKenzie, Betty Hopkins, Daphne Hopkins, Catherine Benhaw, Phyllis Mcßarron. D. Thickett, M. Thickett, j Syl.ia Will, Emily Cowndcn, Edna Thync, Irene 'ronin. Doris Cronin, Ngaio Ferguson, Margaret O’Leary, Betty McCone, Phyllis Welford, Nora Henderson, Evelyn Barkley, Theresa Hoare, Gladys Gaffaney, Margery Gray, Lydia Henderson, V. Shears. D. Shears, A. McG’ ire. M. McKay, M. McGrath. E. Marsden. I Messrs E. Wright. A. Burt. P. HanI lin, W. Britli", S. O’Hara, C. G. Gudscll, T. Shears, D. R. Shires. G. Verdon • (Taihape), R. Verdon, G. Ross, P. I Verdon. R. Morgan, P. Coates, W. E. Guthrie. H. Tapp, L. Smith. R. Smith, i Thomas Baker, R. Charteris, G. Glover, iA. Thomas, A. Deprce, L. White, B. | Smith, S. R. Cross, ' . . Lester. H. A. I Tapp, G. Martin, R. Scott, G. Hill (Geraldine), W. J. Tonkin, W. Ruston, H. Aitken, F. Liddell, L. R. Spavin, J. J Gilmore, W. Townsend, H. Clarkson, 1 C. Necklen. D. Moyes, F. S. Murray, G. I O’Rourke, J. Curry. R. Brookes. I. R. I McGowan, F. Walker, L, Hosie, J. I Butler, L. Hill, I. Marshall. F. Clark. [ W. A. Peck. R. E. Kirk (Waimate). H. ; Oldham (Fairlie), H. Curtis, J. McI Kinnon. C. J. Matheson, H. Elsom, W. Clark. J. W. Alexander, R. A. Alexander, W. S. Burns, D. C. Robinson (Christchurch). J. Glove •, W. Osborne, D. Clarke, J. Smallridge.