DANCE AT OTAHUNA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18179, 11 June 1927, Page 8

DANCE AT OTAHUNA.

The employees on Sir R. Heaton Rhodes’s estate at Otahuna gave a dance on Thursday evening to celebrate the opening of the new wool shed. The dance was held in the storing room of the building, which was decorated with chrysanthemums, and oak and laurel festoons. There was a very large attendance of residents from the surrounding district, and a number of visitors from town. Sir Heaton and Lady Rhodes, with Miss Hines, were present. Mr F. Smith’s band was in attendance and dancing was kept | up until late. Mr J. Jones made an efficient M.C. The lucky spot dances were won by Miss Moisier and Mr J. Lancaster, and Miss T M’LfMi«rH''n Mr E. Tobeck. The Monte Carlo dance was won by Air Dowker ana Alioo Dowker. Songs were sung by Airs J H. Al’Kenzie, Aliss H. Jones, and Alessrs D. Suckling and Creuse, Aliss Suckling acting as accompanist. After supper Air Nairn, on behalf of the guests, proposed a vote of thanks to the employees of the estate for their hospitality, which was carried. Air Al’Laughlan replied. A vote of thanks was carried to Sir Heaton and Lady Rhodes for the loan of the building, and Sir Heaton replied. The ladies present included: Lady Rhodes, w’ho was dressed in black ninon with silver and rose tissue trimmings: Aliss Hines, who wore jade and gold brocade; Alesdames Nairn, black crepe de chine; Branthwaite, cameo pink georgette; Tanner, figured crepe de chine; Suckling, black marocain; Taylor, roe pink marocain; Larcombe, black taffeta; Kimber, Alerrit; Tobeck, wine velour coat; Wallis, black coat with grey fur; Plumridge, black crepe de chine; Henderson, Brake, black; j Garnett, black crepe de chine; Brown, ! Page, brown repp; Wallace, black jer- ! sey silk; Christian, black voile with floral trimmings; Wilson, floral crepe de chine; Bowden, figured crepe de chine; Mehlhopt, black velvet; Watson, J. Alacartnqy, black georgette; Dowker, shell pink georgette; J. Al’Kenzie, mauve georgette; liauschild, cream fuji; J. Wallace, blue crepe de chine with lace trimmings; C. Barnett, flame georgette; C. Shuttleworth, jade crepe de chine; Tilly, cinnamon brown repp; Brown, cinnamon frock; Savage, Jones, mauve crepe de chine with silver lace trimmings: Al’Laughlan, black georgette over flame marocain: Aston, black marocain with Oriental trimmings: Berry, black frock with gold trimmings, G. Williams; Misses H. Jones, silver and rose brocade; D. Jones, blue marocain; I. Herrick, blue brocaded crepe de chine; V. Wallis, apricot satin marocain with write silk shawl; R. Plumridge, black crepe de chine with Oriental trimmings; Q. Kimber, blue crepe de chine; K. Kimber, lemon crepe de chine; R. Heinzmann, pink georgette; Steinmatz, rose crepe de chine; A. Tobeck, lemon crepe de chine: Clifford, flame marocain: Prentice, black georgette; Douglas, Cooper, Schroeder, cream marocain; D. Alehlhoft, pink crepe de chine; R. Suckling. ( blue marocain; Aloisier, green satin with lace trimmings; J. Scott, lemon marocain; Collings, I. Page, figured floral voile, Steele. Amongst others present were: Alessrs Nairn, Branthwaite, Suckling, Taylor, Larcombe, Kimber, Tobeck, Wallis, Henderson, Brake, Brown, W’allace, Christian, Jones, Wilson, Mehlhopt, Macartney, Dowker, Al’Kenzie, liauschild, C. Barnett, Shuttleworth, Al’Laughlan. Aston, E. Tobeck, A. Al Lachlan, Newell, W. ’Kimber, J. Howell, Blower, W. Walls, T. Heinzmann, R. Creuse, D. Suckling, A. Jones, James, G. Rhodes, W. Herrick S. Peryman, and R. Tobeck.