PARTY AT DIXIELAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17179, 24 October 1923, Page 9

PARTY AT DIXIELAND.

M hat must be regarded as a record in Coin Parties was held last night, when, in response to the invitation of Lady Clifford and members of the Surprise Packet Stall at the coming St 3Jar\-'s Carnival, nearly two hundred guests assembled at Dixieland, which was kindly lent for the occasion by 3lr Dickson. So excellent were the arrangements made by Mr and 3lrs Dickson that there was not the slightest suggestion of crowding. Lady Clifford, who acted as hostess, wore a black crepe do chine gown, heavil.y embroidered with jet beads and a black morocain wrap with touches of jade green. An excellent concert programme occupied the first part of the evening. The programme was as follows: —Quartette, Misses Marv Ward (violin), V. Ward (piano). Rene Algie (’cello); song, Mr Arthur Macdonald; song, Miss K. Barnett; song. 3lr • Frank Morrison; recitation, Mr Frank 1 M’Donald: quartette, Misses Ward K2), i Algie and Cherry ; duet, 3lessrs Allison ! and Bishop : song, Mr Arthur Macdonald. 31 rs J. H. Cocks, 3lrs Frank M’Donakl, 31iss Agnes Lawlor and 3lr Rex Hobbs acted as accompanists. After supper, daintily served in the

Carlton Cafe, where the tables were decorated with mauve and pink daisies, dancing was enjoyed in the ball-room, where Large’s Band supplied the music, and in the lounge, gay with masses of vari-coloured ranunculi, many bridge tables were occupied. Amongst the many present were: 3lr and Mrs F. H. Jones, Mr and Mrs Gather wood, 3lrs B. B. Grange, Mr and Mrs Prendergast, Mrs and Miss Loughnan, Mrs George Clarkson, 31rs D. J. Shea, Mr and 3lrs Arnold Roche, 31 rs Cuniiffe, Mrs J. D. Lynch and Miss Lynch, Mr and 31 rs 11. Revington. Mrs J. R. Evans, Mrs 31’Credie, 3irs and 3liss Reading, Mr and Mrs Cyril Ward. Mr and Mrs Dolph, Miss Seay. Mrs Findlay, Mr and 31rs P. F. Peoples. Mr and Mrs 3lark Armstrong, 3lr and Mrs A. S. Nicholls. 3lr and 3frs A. J. 31alley, 3lr and 3trs George Hayward, Mrs T. Taylor, 3frs Frank Petre and Miss Margaret Petre, 3lrs Burke and Miss Rita Burke, Mrs and the 3fisses Riordan, 3lrs L. Davey, 3fr and 3lrs Charles Barnett, 3lrs Coffey, Mrs Sparrow, 3lr and Mrs Mawson, 31 r and 3lrs L. V. Leeming, 3lisses Morkane. Hieht, 3lary and Betty Petre (2), Henderson (Invercargill), O’Donnell. Ward, Grant, Donoghue, Cassin, Young, Eileen 31’Davitt, 3lnlionev. Goggan, O’Sullivan, O’Donnell, Whelan, Barnett (2), Quoena n, Kennedy, Cassin, O’Carroll. Cuneen, Pope, Rev Father Stewart, 31essrs T. Ford, Atack, Barnett. Brad.y, H. St A. 3lurray, F. 31’Doimld.