MILITARY BALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 119, 23 May 1932, Page 2

MILITARY BALL

GAIETY AT WAVERLEY Military uniforms of scarlet and khaki were in evidence at the Military Ball held at Waverlcy last Friday night. With practically all those m camp present at the dance there was a preponderance of men, so that the ladies were well looked after. Decora tions of amber and black were suspended from the walls across the ceil ing, and round the walls were clumps of greenery. At the entrance to the supper room the regiment's badge was carried out in amber and black crepe paper and green ferns. The stage was beautifully decorated with punga fern, red berries and greenery. Tables in the supper room looked very charming with great bowls of tawny and gold chrysanthemums. To music by the Wanganui River City Syncopators, the all-night dances of fifty years ago were almost equalled That the dance was a success was not doubted from the Beginning, the offi cers and soldiers of the camp entering into the social side of their week in camp with keenness. Civilians, in their immaculate evening dress, had to strive hard to compete with any sue cess with the uniforms of khaki and. scarlet.

Among those present were Mesdames Davis, model frock of black lace with beige lacc; Conway (New Plymouth), old rose silk lace; P. V. Graves, oyster beige satin beaute; Hartland (Wanganui), Lido-blue lace; M. Burton (Wanganui), black lace; B. Harvey (Wanganui), lemon-figured taffeta; Boyer, gold lace and green georgette; Herbert (Hawera), shell-pink geor gette; Smart, black laee; Currie, black georgette; Watt, rose-pink georgette; W. T. Simmons, black georgette am 1 embossed chenille; McCrorie (Wan ganui), blue and gold georgette and lace; W. Peat (Wanganui), cameo pink lace with silver and pink lame coatee; Vining, model frock of French-beaded georgette: S. Oakley, black satin, Burrows, oyster lace and satin; Misses M. Elmslie, floral apricot geor gette; I. Svenson, Lido-blue satin beaute; J. Watkins, white georgette and lace; B. Petersen (Patea), pal" pink flounced georgette; W. Conway (Auckland), sunset-pink taffeta and georgette; M. Alexander, Hack floral chiffon; J. Alexander, parchment satin, P. Belton, almond-green floral georgette; N. Mathieson, powder-blue cm boosed georgette; N. Barrow, garnetred lace; Wotton (Wanganui), pale and dark green floral georgette; G. Beer amethyst satin beaute; E. Adlam (Wanganui), lemon and ecnrlel floral chiffon; Arllam, apple-green frilled georgette; Paterson (Waitara), sun set-pink georgette; P. Gray, flame lace, N. Hurley, lemon-floral taffeta; R. llonevfield (Patea), black floral tat fetus's. Roberts (Patea), garnet-red satin beaute; D. Roberts, Spanish-red lacc; S. Lovell (Hawera), beigeflounced lace; P. Wylds (Hawera), apple-green georgette; IL Findlay (Patea), amethyst taffeta and laee; C. Walkinton, clover-green lace; M. Harvey, black laee; P. Simmons, black lace’; M. Brewer, cameo-pink angelskin’; J. McGregor, scarlet red floral georgette; N. Bowler (Wanganui), tur

quoise-blue floral georgette; J. Train, shell-pink flounceii georgette; J. Pal mer, flame taffeta; Johnston (Hawera), black georgette; Kearns (Hawera), apricot floral taffeta; Morton (Welling ton), powder-blue floral chiffon; S. Boss (Wanganui), pale amber velvet with frilled bustle effect; J. Chew (Wanganui), floral georgette in soft tonings; S. Seaver (Wanganui), lemon satin; O. AlcGrail (Wanganui), scarlet satin beaute; J. Henley (Wanganui), shot black taffeta; E. Bailey, blat.i lace; W. Nicholson (Wanganui), Lidoblue and white georgette; L. 1 lagg (Hawera), black chiffon velvet aim net; D. Hair, black lace; M. Huss, «hv' scarlet satin; T. Thompson, shcll-pii’K satin; L. Walker, lemon taffeta; AHowell, white taffeta; D. Leo, rec georgette and satin; O. Boyle (Patea), black laee; D. McDougall, gold lame and green tulle; B. Oldfield (Okaiawa), white georgette; W. Oldfield (Okinawa), ivory laee; N. Scott. (Wan giuiui), black georgette with coloured stencilled floral; A. Fanthinn (Wan ganui), model frock of bluek taffeta, with bustle effect. Among the officers present were Lt-’ Colonel J. B. Davis (Wanganui), C.O. of the q.A.M.It.; Lt.-Col. Cade (Wei lington-Wcst Coast Regiment), Majors Gibbs and Smart (tj.A.M.K.), Majors Conway, Potter (New Zealand Stall Corps); Captains Goss, Hasty and

Milner, green georgette; K. Waters, floral pale green taffeta; M. Waters, pink georgette and laee; M. Cahill, black velvet and net; E. Horrocks, white satin beaute; M- ICeilpath, amethyst brocaded satin; N. Trout, white silk lace; M. Smith, white satin beaute; J'. Wakclin, floral blue taffeta, and many others

Maxwell (N.Z.8.C.), Captain Graves (Q.A.M.R.), Major McUroric and Cap tain Edmondson (Wellington-\\ es! Coast Regiment), Lieutenants Con■greve and Burford (Wellington ant West Coast Regiment'). Lieutenant Stevens, Hartwell, L. Honey field, Armstrong, Pleasants and Wenry (adju taut); and among others were Messrs Harvey (Wanganui), Besley, Dr. Sim mons, Watkins (2), Petersen, Martin Honey field. Friend, Hawken, Valeo tine, Cowdell, Rogers, Walkinton Bar row, Bremer, Kenne.dy, Lupton and many others.