SUCCESSFUL BALL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21156, 4 July 1940, Page 4

SUCCESSFUL BALL

MORRINSVILLE POLO CLUB WINNER OF QUEEN CARNIVAL A most successful function was held in the Physical Culture Hall, Morrinsville, on Monday evening, when the Morrinsville Polo Club held its annual ball. The decorations were both novel and artistic and great credit is due to an energetic committee. The stage had been transformed into an old world garden with masses of flowers arid iridescent butterflies poised above them. Along the footlights were large artificial water lilies and masses of wattle. Above the stage was a large diamante polo pony and player and underneath a large royal crown. In the body of the hall, j from a large suspended star, masses of streamers, balloons and coloured lights radiated to every point of the roof. A novel effect was obtained from large polo cartoons drawn on lir\en placed round the walls. As the proceeds are to be given for patriotic purposes a large red cross was suspended above the entrance under a draped flag. Splendid dance music was supplied by Theo Walters and his Personality Baud from the Metropole Cabaret. The host and hostess, Mr and Mrs L. P. Swarbrick, received the guests, Mrs Swarbrick wearing a frock of midnight blue embossed taffeta and a gold coat. Mr I. Harris and Mr C. V. Brown very ably carried out the duties of masters of ceremonies. The committee comprised:— Messrs C. McCulloch, president, E. W. Jones, I. B. Harris and J. Aurisch, vice-presidents, W. Mellow, treasurer, F. Klaus, R. Douglas, G. Spence, I. Harris, P. Swarbrick, R. Small, Mesdames E. W. Jones, G. Muir, D. Douglas, C. V. Brown, Misses H. Klaus and O. Spence, joint secretaries, and Miss H. Douglas. Polo Club Queen Wins The result of the Queen Carnival conducted by the club was announced, Miss Huia Douglas being declared the top of the poll. The total derived from the carnival for Red Cross funds was £4BB Is Id, of which more than half was secured by Miss Douglas. The winning queen as “belle of the ball” was presented with a beautiful statuette by the club’s president, Mr C. McCulloch. The other queens were:—Morrinsville Queen, Miss Salome Jones; Tatuanui Queen, Miss Gwen Wratt, Tauhei Queen, Miss Zetta Williams, Kereone Queen, Miss Joan Cunningham, Kiwitahi Queen, Miss Elaine Smith, Mangateparu Queen, Miss Margaret Bennett. Among those present were;—Mesdames F. Klaus, black silk; D. Douglas, black lace and ripple ninon; C. McCulloch, oriental floral flat crepe; G. Muir, black cloque and black and silver georgette; D. G. Spence, black georgette and lace; J. B. Symons, scarlet suede; J. W. Brown, valley green satin; R. S. Bryant, black and scarlet net; D. Alexander, apricot taffeta; S. Thomas, black net with pink chenille spots; J. Caulfield, black and green chenille striped taffeta; J. Ranstead (Cambridge), black floral taffeta; V. J. Innes, blue taffeta; A. I. Batty, lacquered striped taffeta; W. Hector, cyclamen georgette; E. Hillary (Tatuanui), black georgette and lace; V. D. St. George (Te Awamutu), Alice blue cloque; W. Cross (Paeroa), pastel blue satin; I. Begbie, rose du Barry georgette: S. Goodwin (Hamilton), white cloque and gold sequins; Cedric Murdoch (Hikutaia), black satin, striped faille; E. Gubb (Hikutaia), black net over satin; A. Gray (Patetonga), black cloque with metal sprays; V. Young (Matamata), black taffeta and gold lame; F. N. Stringfield, peacock blue satin and sequins; K. Anderton, green embossed cloque; G. Cobb (Matamata), black panne velvet and gold .lame; F. B. Harris, navy silk georgette; Watson, gold chiffon; A. Wilson, shell pink suede satin; W. D. Brayshaw, magnolia satin; L. Gribble, japonica chiffon; G. Flavell (Hikutaia), black self striped cloque; C. Prendiville (Hikutaia), old rose taffeta and lace; A. Cunningham, black georgette; Hugh Millar, gold lame; M. Holland, apricot velvet and lace; J. Needham, magnolia velvet; E. B. Skinner (Hamilton), black brocaded satin; A. Hinton, rose du Barry taffeta; S. Schirnacke (Eureka), shot siorm blue taffeta; C. Reid (Hikutaia), gentian blue corded taffeta; H. Martin (Hikutaia), flame taffeta; L. Martin (Hikutaia), petunia taffeta; F. A. Sing, orchid brocaded satin; F. Smith (Kiwitahi), black georgette and lace; M. Bailey (Paeroa), silver lame; E. Caddigan, cream taffeta, briar rose coatee; W. A. Buchanan (Te Awamutu), shell pink chenille spot crepe; E. Casey (Hamilton), white net over taffeta; A. L. Wratt, black lace; T. E. McMillan, gipsy striped taffeta and black georgette; R. G. Mellow, black georgette; M. Fitzgerald (Te Aroha), metal threaded cherry crepe; B. J. Pirritt, blue and gold metal striped georgette; H. McConnell, black embossed taffeta; G. Lingard, cyclamen taffeta; A. Phillpott, mulberry satin; J. Fussey, green marquisette lace; T. R. Kerr (Dannevirke), midnight blue sunray pleated crepe A. McNicol (Te Aroha), black georgette; B. F. Fitzgerald (Te Aroha), black panne velvet; H. Ford (Matamata), black metal threaded crepe; G. R. Wilkinson (Hamilton), apple green metal threaded cloque; W. H. Adams (Hamilton), lilac taffeta; A. J. Soanes, black velvet; Meadows, magnolia embossed satin; J. Schmidt (Hamilton), black velvet; M. Bennett, Margaret Rose satin cloque. Many Lovely Gowns Misses H. Douglas, silver sequinned black net; O. Spence, cyclamen panne velvet; S. Jones, white satin; G. Wratt, white embossed georgette; J. Cunningham, green embossed satin; E. Smith (Kiwitahi), violet satin striped taffeta; D. Stuckey, delphinium blue chiffon; N. Keeley, briar rose ninon; Estelle Millar, pastel blue chiffon and silver sequins; P» Cunningham, clover chiffon; Zona Millar, apple green chiffon; C. Martin (Hamilton), aquamarine ripple chiffon; W. Blue, white eloque; J. Howe, gipsy striped sheer; E. Howie, aqua-marine ripple chiffon; B. Hutchinson, scarlet and black biocade; B. Hornsey, black and silver net: B. Cranston, black ring velvet; A. Hinton, rose taffeta; D. Reason, black taffeta; C. Seath, parchment taffeta; N. Moore, Erin green waterwave taffeta; M. Ilatwell, pastel blue angclskin; R. Roberts, checked shot

taffeta; T. Baucke, ombre pleated georgette; A. Bentley (Taupiri), tartan taffeta; M. Parnich, blue satin; N. Noble, black ring velvet; B. Bryce (Waharoa), white lace; S. Brewster, white net and taffeta embroderie anglaise; S. Caddigan (Taupiri), white waterwave taffeta; C. Casey (Hamilton), fuchsia taffeta; H. Hirst (Matamata), pink georgette; N. Hirst (Matamata), cyclamen rosebud dimity; L. Hill (Te Poi), metalic blue lame; D. Holden, black georgette and lace; H. Pullman (Te Kauwhata), blue shot taffeta; M. Marra (Auckland), white ripple chiffon; M. O’Grady (Te Aroha), clover chiffon; J. Greaves, honey gold taffeta; E. Peake (Hamilton), lilac chiffon; O. Stuart, pink satin, blue relief; M. Smith, green shot taffeta; A. F. Wills (Walton), black embossed taffeta; P. Marks (Matamata), satin florain; J. Howard (Matamata), petunia shaded taffeta; C. Fitzgerald and M. Fitzgerald (Te Aroha), both rose sheer; T. Phillips, sea blue taffeta; M. Shaw, rose georgette; Heather Stewart (Hamilton), broderie Anglais; C. Stuart, blue net over satin. Georgette Frocks Popular Misses D. Watts, flame shot taffeta; J. Whatford (Te Aroha), cyclamen sunray pleated georgette; S. Whatford (Te Aroha), blue sunray pleated georgette; M. Molesworth (Matamata), green chiffon; M. Lowrie (Matamata), black velvet; M. Soanes, gentian blue chiffon; J. Patterson, cream georgette; L. Clarke, daffodil georgette; J. Caulfield, blue organza with white chenille spots; P. Mueller, fuchsia taffeta; M. Hastings, black net and gold floral lame; V. Hetherington, black velvet; J. Gifford, pastel blue waterwave taffeta; L. Watson, daffodil chiffon; L. Evetts, primrose chiffon; Z. Duck, old rose satin; B. Blanchette, cyclamen satin; A. Duncan, (Hikutaia), black velvet; B. Robertson, black satin petticoat frock; M. Towler, white cloque; G. Hargreaves (Matamata), cyclamen waterwave satin; M. Timms (Matamata), gold lame; M. Devine (Matamata), blue and silver striped sheer; E. Devine (Matamata), black flat crepe; K. Phillips, mauve and fuchsia georgette; E. Hoskins, pink georgette; N. Jury, rose pink taffeta; D. Harris, blue silk georgette; J. Scott, blue organdi over satin; B. Bloomfield, salmon chiffon; J. Bloomfield, mauve embossed taffeta; P. Ford, white georgette; G. Williams, white georgette and lace; M. Wilson, mauve chiffon; W. Rothwell (Hamilton), aqua chiffon; F. Robertson, checked taffeta; D. Munro, mauve organdi; A. Munro, cerise and black coin spot taffeta; P. Nelson (Cambridge), black georgette; L. Strevens, pastel blue satin taffeta; E. Strevens, electric blue slipper satin; R. Grant (Hamilton), white georgette; M. Gerrand, mauve georgette and silver relief; Jean Caulfield, striped organza; C. Goldsmith (Hamilton), rust chiffon velvet; D. Arndt, blue and pink taffeta; N. Elliott, Nile green taffeta; C. Lugton, cyclamen taffeta; K. Ranstead (Matangi), red and blue shot taffeta; C. Anderton, black taffeta and rainbow stripes; J. Scott (Auckland), black georgette; M. Yardley, cyclamen embossed satin: 15. Wilson, blue shot crinoline; G. Cumberland (Wellington), variegated black and green, taffeta; M. Cumberland, floral chiffon; V. Tweedie (Auckland), black floral net over taffeta; B. Gifford, oriental floral suede; L. Martin (Hamilton), rose and petunia waterwave taffeta; B. Porter, fuchsia embossed velvet and winter roses.