STAFF’S ANNUAL BALL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20360, 18 July 1934, Page 10

STAFF’S ANNUAL BALL.

Messrs J. J. Niven and Co.’s Employees.

WELL-ARRANGED DANCE. A well-organised dance was that held last evening at the Winter Garden by tfie staff of Messrs Jas. J. Niven and Co., Ltd., who entertained a number of their friends in this pleasant fashion. The dance programme included several novel and popular numbers, and a balloon shower added to the gaiety of the evening. An exhibition of ballroom dancing was given by Mr and Mrs Leo Bowden. Music for dancing was supplied by the Bailey Marston Orchestra. The guests of hoiv our were the manager, Mr A. C. Mitchell, Mr and Mrs lan Gunn, and Mr and Mrs George Cox. Mrs Gunn wore an uncommon frock of black velvet, the bodice being formed of gold lame panels, caught into a necklet of black velvet and gold flowers. Mrs Cox was in burgundy red windswept satin with a fur trimmed coatee to tone. Members of the committee were; Misses Nancy Betts, Daisy Stuart and Winifred Barrett. Messrs E. Boyle, G. Davis (honorary treasurer) and E. J. Davis (honorary secretary). Miss Betts was wearing daffodil velvet with spray cf freesias on the shoulder; Miss Stuart’s frock of elm green satin had a pointed faconne yoke and little cape sleeves; Miss Barrett wore ’ frog-green faconne velvet with a ’ matching coatee trimmed with, beige 1 fur. Others present included; Mesdames F. • Wisker. D. Keen, D. E. Flanagan. J. H. Prisk, L. Pritchard, E. Ransley, S. Har- * risen, P. Frandsen, A. Waddell. E. T. 3 Harvey', B. Ogilvie, J. Queree, H. i Tapper, John Harris, Herbert Stevens, 3 D. Bryce, G. S. Jonathan, F. Henwood. E. Preece, S. lies, G. Candy, T. H. Brown and Leo Bowden: Misses Rita Junker. , R. Caldwell, M. Simpson, Esme Evans, Winnie Speirs. L. Ayling, Betty Carnochan. Mary Syme, Nora Speak, Thelma Herriott. Rae Boy’le. Ann M'Cracken, Peggy Hobbs, Joyce Corbett. Freda Cole, Nancy Huston, Jean Jameson, Eileen Wickes. Monica Rich, Jean Robertson, Mavis Brownlee, Inga Horniman, Betty Benzoni, Marion Costello, Rolene Kingsland, Nola Roberts, Nola Beumelburg, Dorothy' Campbell, Natalie Litchfield, Marjorie Sey, Winifred Greene, Phyllis Andrews, Doris Bell, Joyce Leroi, J. Stuart, N. Kenworthy, Gwen Marjoribanks (Nelson), Alice Stone, Nita Ozanne, Stella Wigmore, Buntv Arrrtt strong, Grace Nixon, Valerie Columbus, Norma Clarke, Mabel Banks, Winifred 1 Dobbs. Jean Moore, Maureen Jones, Natalie Stratton. Dorothy O’Shea. Jill Shand, Marjorie Austin, Jean Hunter. Ethel Banks. Muriel Swanston, J. Wellwood, Dorothy Wauchop. Cushle Ennis. Jean Hawkins. Chris Hawkins. I Owen Davis, Pearl Britt. Agnes Egan, 1 Bernadette Hahn and G. Fitzsimmons.