THE BACHELORS' BALL.

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 96, 15 July 1882, Page 275

THE BACHELORS' BALL.

The invitation ball given by the bachelors of Auckland last night was one of the most successful affairs of the kind ever held in Auckland. Upwards of 500 invitations were issued, and the acceptances amounted nearly to that number. The floral decorations were carried out under the superintendence of Mr Mason, and the appearance of the hall was briliiant and striking. The stewards exerted themselves to the utmost to make the affair as enjoyable and pleasant as possible. The following is a list of the ladies and gentlemen who accepted invitations. We shall publish a carefully corrected list of those who were actually present in our next issue. Mr and Mrs Aickin, Mr and Mrs H. T. Anderson, the Misses Anderson, and Miss Anguin. Mr and Mrs Barber, Mr and Mrs Boardman, Mr and Mrs Bull, Mr and Mrs Buckland, Miss Buckland. Mr and Mrs Brett, Mr and Mrs Banks, Mr and Mrs Barstow, the Misses Barstow (2), Miss Browning, Mr and Mrs W. P. Bucklaud, Mr and Mrs Brigham, Mr and Mrs Bell, Mr and Mrs Bassett, Mr and Mrs Baber, the Misses Baber (2)? Miss Buchanan, Miss Bartley, Mr and Mrs Brookfield, the Misses Brookfield (2). Miss Bloomfield, Miss Butler, Miss Bruce, Mr and Mrs Brewer, the Misses Brewer (2), Miss Breen. Miss Clayton, Mr and Mrs Comisky, Miss Colbeck, the Misses Coleman (3), Miss Connell, Miss Churton, Mr and Mrs Cruickshank, Mr and Mrs Cheeseman, Mr and Mrs Ching, Mrs jand Miss Coates, Mr and Mrs Cotter, Miss Corbett, Mr and Mrs Cardno, Miss Cashell, Miss Cay. Lieut.-Colonel Dawson and Mrs Dawson, Miss Davis, Miss Dyer, Dr and Mrs Dawson, Miss DeLacy, Mr and Mrs Devore, Miss Dickey, Captain Daveney, Mrs and Miss Daveney. Mr and Mrs Ehrenfreid, Miss Eames. Mrs and the Misses Fairburn (3), Miss Fnlloon. Mr and Mrs Greorge, Mr and Mrs G-iblin, Judge Grillies and Mrs Grillies, Mr Groldstein, Mr and Mrs Grrierson, Mr and Mrs Greenwood, Dr G-oldsbro', Mrs and Miss Groldsbro', Mr and Mrs GHlnllan, Miss Groodhue, Mrs Shayle Greorge, Mr and Miss Grould. Mr and Mrs Hull, Miss Hull, Miss Hetley, the Misaes Home, Dr Hooper and Mrs Hooper, Dr and Mrs Haines, Miss Hooper, Mr 1?. Hull, Mr and Mrs Hay, Colonel Haultain and Mrs Haultain and Miss Haultain, Miss Harley, Dr and Mrs Honeyman, Mr and. Mrs Hill, the Misses Hill (2), Miss Hood, Miss Hargreaves, Mr Hanna, Mr and Mrs Horsbrugh, Mr and Mrs Hickson, Mr 'and Mrs R. W. Hammond, Mr and Mrs Hughes, the Misses Hughes (2), the Misses Halstcad. Mr and Mrs B. Ireland, Mr and Mrs Isaacs, the Misses Isaacs (2), Mr and Mrs A. Isaacs, Mr and Mrs Irvine. Miss Johnson, Mr and Mrs Jackson, Miss Jackson. The Misses Kelly (3), the Misses Kenipthorne (2). Mr and Mrs Lodge and Miss Lodge, Miss Leach, Mr and Mrs Lewis, the Misses Ludbrook (2), the Misses Lawford (2), Mr and Mrs C. Laishley. Miss McAllum, Mr and Mrs McLaughlin, Mr and Mrs Mowbray and Miss Mowbray, Dr M. Moore and Mrs Moore, Mr Macf arlane, Miss Morrin, Mr and Mrs Morrin, Miss Morrison, Judge Macdonald, Mrs Macdonald, and the Misses Macdonald (2), Mr and Mrs W. McDonald, Mr and Mrs MaeCormick, Mrs Moss and Miss Moss, Mr and Mrs Mackechnie, Miss Martin, the Misses Mulgan (3), Mr and Mrs Macffarlane, Miss Marks, Miss Marsdcn, Mr Morrison. Eev. C. M. and Mrs Nelson, Mr .and Mrs D. Nathan, Miss Niccol, Mr and Mrs A. H. Nathan, Miss Newby, Mr and Mrs Nolan, the Misses Nolan (2). The Misses Pollen.^), Mr and Mrs , Philson, Dr Purchas, Mrs Purehus, and the Misses Purchas (2), Mr and Mrs Plumlcy, and the Misses Pluihley, Captain W. Peacocke and Mrs Peacocke, Mr and Mrs Pierce. The Misses Roskrudge, Miss Russell, Miss Ridings Miss Rattray, Mr and Mrs J. Reid, Mias Reynolds, Mrs -Ridings, Mr and the Misses Ring (2), the Misses Rigby (2). Herr Carl Schmidt and Mrs Schmidt, "Mr and Mrs A. Saunders", Miss Sharland,' Mr and Mrs Scaly, Mr and Mrs Symonds .and Miss Syrnonds, Mr and Mrs Skeet and Miss* Skeet, Mr and Mrs Shera, Mr and Mrs 0. B. Stone arid Miss Stonje, Miss Stubbing, Mr and Miss Shipherd, Captain:' : and MfsJT, V. Jhepherd. ; , : . ' > ... '. ; ;. \ .;. - : ; vV J/-

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Mr and Mrs Tonks, Major Tisdall, Mrs TisdalL and the Misses Tisdall, Mi* and Mrs A. K. Taylor, Miss Taylor, Bey. and Mrs Tebbs, Mr and Mrs Taifc, Miss Tonks, Captain Turnbxxll. Mr and Mrs Wylie and Miss Wylie" Mr and Mrs Reader Wood, Mrs Wilkie and the Misses Wilkie, Mr and Mrs H. Williamson, Mr and Mrs Williamson, Mr and Mrs Walker and the Misses Walker (2), Major and Mrs Withers, Mr and Mrs Way mouth, Mr and Mrs Watei-house. Mr G-. Yon der Heyde and Mrs Von der ,Heyde, Mr and Mrs T. Morrin, Miss Kingdon, Mr and Mrs James Buckland, Mrs Benzoni, Miss Evans, Mr and Mrs W. Cleghorn, Mr and Mrs Masefield, the Misses Gray, Mrs T. Whitson, Miss Stevens, Miss Hanilin, Miss Wayland, Mr and Mrs - G-. W. Williams, Mr and Mrs and Miss Lewis, Mrs and Miss Sinclair. Invitations were issued to Commodore ErsMne, Commander Osborne, and the officers of H.M.S. !Nelson, Captain Karcher, Mr Zambezet, Consul-(3-eneral, and the officers of H.I.Gr.M.S. Carola. The following were the committee : — Messrs D. Hean, H. J". Wickens, E. E. P. Ludlow, E. Browning, E. W. Hamner, C. A. Harris, W. Burton, J. Coates, W. Shera, A. N. Nathan, W. O'Sulhvan, C. Pollen, T. C. Williamson, E. Isaacs, A. Dewes, F. Earl, C. T. Dufaur, M. Severn, E. Eose, W. Coleman, W. Mowbray, T. Brassey, s J. J. Eoach. The flowers for the decorations were supplied by Mr Mason, and the whole of the decorations •were carried out under the skilful superintendence of Mr Arnold, of the firm of Smith and Arnold.