TE AWAMUTU FUNCTION.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20247, 16 July 1937, Page 5

TE AWAMUTU FUNCTION.

CORONATION MILITARY BALL. HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EVENINGThe annual Territorials’ Military Ball was held in the Te Awamutu Town Hall on Wednesday evening and was a most successful function and very largely attended. The hall had been effectively and appropriately decorated with red, white and blue streamers and bunting. Overhead a large Union Jack had been placed, while streamers hung from the flag to the outer walls. The supper room decorative arrangements which were in the hands of Miss Mavis Macky, were very charming and had been carried out in Iceland poppies, violets and spring bulbs. Black’s Orchestra played excellent music. During the evening an exhibition dance by Miss Blake and partner, of Hamilton, was warmly applauded, as was also a tap dance by Miss Blake. Miss Creina McGovern and partner and Miss Jean Heron and partner were the winners of two novelty dances. The hostess, Mrs Dittmer, of Hamilton, received the guests wearing a frock of pink floral georgette. Among the many present were:— Mesdames K. Hiskens, wearing wine georgette; L. Teasdale, brown lace; Shutte, green lace; A. C. Cruickshank, brown georgette with pink relief; F. E. Loomb, floral marocain; J. Goodall, brown lace over satin; C. Downes, moss green georgette; G. B. Melrose, blue georgette; J. E. Crumpstone (Otorohanga), ‘green cloque; D. Clark, floral marocain; A. Dobbs (Puahue), royal blue velvet; D. McArthur, black tulip marocain; R. Noonan, black floral georgette; S. J. Woods, pink satin beaute; McFetridge, flame velvet; H. Bennett, black and scarlet cloque; W. Craig, apricot spotted angel-skin; E. Bryant, marina blue doque; H. Steer, cire satin and cor--natlon gold tunic frock; H. J. Tall-by, jrchid angelskin lace; J. Roberton, flack velvet with silver relief; R. Wynyard, cream lace; G. Ramsay, blue vindswept marocain; S. J. Nobes, xrown floral marocain; J. Orme (Huapai), oyster silk crepe; T. J. Armi,age (Te Kawa), navy silk pique with jold relief; E. Kirk, floral taffeta; Brian Taylor, black ring velvet and diver lame; H. Andrew, green windvwept cloqiie with silver relief; D. storey, cherry silk ninon; D. Cairns, jlack ring velvet; R. Lockyer, blue vindswept silk pique; W. J. Hickey, lame silk velvet; C. Howcroft, turquoise silk crepe; A. Wilson, gold cocktail suit. Misses Lorraine Cruickshank, scarlet satin with gold relief; Margaret Rickit, gold silk net and lace; Gypsy Barvey, black satin; Dorothy Jeffery, .vhite georgette; Molly Cruicßshank, loral taffeta; D. Haliburton, black /elvet; Jean Sutherland, blue spotted ;affeta; A. Laskey, black panne vel/et; D. Jowsey, pink and black crepe; Creina McGovern, apricot spotted jatin; Joan Galloway, green satin; T. Robinson, blue satin; T. Duggin, blue silk velvet; I. Dobbs, blue silk irepe; Halsey, black and silver tafeta; P. Jones, white silk pique crepe; C. Crone, white satin; Thelma Wylie, flierry French cloque; I. Black (Te ICultl), black georgette beaded with diver; N. Craig, pink satin with silver •.equins; B. Holloway, navy taffeta vith gold relief: Ursula Bary (Hamlton), ivory taffeta; Joan Metcalfe, >lack watered moul; Jean Heron, black ilk net; Georgina Bowden, red windswept crepe; Nessie Chunn. white mar;elline and silver relief; Mavis Macky, rreen taffeta; E. Melville, rose maro■ain; L. Harding, red cire satin; Marorie Cook, black angelskin crepe; Marie Hawkins, green silk crepe; M. Miller, blue suede taffeta; Kitty Macky, green silk lace organdie; E. Shaw, black lace; M. Macky (Auckland), white taffeta; Nora Maxwell, diver slipper satin; Gertrude Wyn7ard, floral silk suede; B. Nobes, turuioise blue velvet; I. Oates, brown L affeta; R. Horn, black lace; V. Frame, doral taffeta; P. O’Connor, ivory silk crepe • T. White, black tulip silk velvet; L Gillies (Hamilton), pink crepe cocktail suit; N. Adams (Auckland), o-reen shimmer satin; P. Blackburn, navy and gold taffeta; E. Beeche, .rreen lace; Armstrong, green marocain; Vera Holt, magnolia satin.