THE BIRTHDAY BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XXIII, 6 June 1896, Page 666

THE BIRTHDAY BALL AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, AUCKLAND.

A MARVELLOUS transformation took place at Government House on Tuesday evening, the 26th of May, when His Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Glasgow gave a large ball in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria’s Birthday. The bare and dingy walls were wrapt in mantles of flags, and the ancient matting and carpets were hidden by the gailytripping feet and rich, trailing gowns which swept over them. The whole place was like a scene from fairy land, and many wondered if indeed this could be the sober old building they had known so long. On first arriving at the front entrance the guests found themselves on what was once a plain piazza, now metamorphosed into a ladies’ cloak room on the one hand, and a gentlemen’s on the other, this excellent idea being arranged by means of two large circular tents,part of each being raised so as to front the covered-in and carpeted passage which led to the ordinary hall. Through this, tastefully decorated, thevisitors passed then along the corridor, with its inviting seats and lounges, tables with foliage plants, photographs etc., large pots of ferns and palms to the ballroom. A beautiful ‘ God Save the Queen ’ in coloured chrysanthemums ran along the corridor. The ballroom itself was most artistic and beau tiful, forming quite a study in flagology, for flags of all descriptions hung, as in a dead calm, from the roof, and graced the walls, relieved in their gay colouring by tall green punga fronds. The orchestra stand was bowered in greenery, with a gold crown on a red ground in front, and behind the musicians another crown and shield. At the opposite end was the dais for the Vice regal party. On one side of the wall were the letters, V.R.. on the other the Earl of Glasgow’s coat of arms. The tootrying incandescent light was softened by pink crepe paper shades, which proved eminently becoming to every complexion. Near the music stand another long corridor invited promenade, covered in by canvas veiled in flags and ferns. Following its sinuous course two fairy bowers were discoverable, formed by bell tents, and cosily seated with lounges d deux and chairs. Tasteful foliage and ferns also marked these very tempting retreats. On the right-hand, going by the usual passage to the ball-room was the tea-room, altogether evolved out of the exceedingly clever and fertile brains which planned this very well-arranged ball, for the whole structure was arranged for the occasion. though the flooring and galvanised roof made it seem part of the original building. It looked just like a ship's cabin, though the refreshments, obtainable here throughout the evening, savoured of anything but shipboard. Opposite to this was an exceedingly cute little oyster-room, which was well patronised between the dances. The large drawing-room looked„very pretty with its varied ornaments of nature and art, whilst the large dining-room, devoted to the excellent supper, was exceedingly appetisingly aud invitingly arranged. The staircases were both made into fern-bowers by immense tree ferns in pots. It was difficult for the gay and brilliant assembly to realise what wonderful ingenuity, skill, patience, and cleverness had so transformed the whole place, no pains, nor trouble, nor expense having been spared to make everything as comfortable, as enjoyable, and as beautiful as possible for the immense number of guests who were only too pleased to have such a delightful way of showing their loyalty to the British Queen in the person of her representative. It would be invidious to praise anyone in particular. The whole Government House party worked indefatigably during the day and evening to make the affair the success it undoubtedly was, and Lady Glasgow, though suffering from the effects of a slight attack of influenza last week, personally superintended all the decorations, abl>- assisted by Lady Augusta Boyle and the rest of the house party. The flags came from the various warships now in port, especially from the ‘ Orlando,’ and Mr Tucker, chief yeoman of signals, with two signal-men, hoisted them to their several places to the satisfaction of all. Impey’s band supplied delightful dance music. The floor was perfect, and the programme very complete, and long enough (18 dances) for even the most ardent followers of Terpsichore. The weather was all that could be wished —cold with a bright moon. The supper menu left little to be desired. It was all the work of Mrs Laidlaw the housekeeper, and Mr Rawlings, house steward.

Precisely at nine o’clock His Excellency the Governor, the Countess of Glasgow, Ladies Augusta, Alice, and Dorothy Boyle, Lady Helen Boyle, and the officers of the staff—Major Elliot (Private Secretary), Captain Clayton and Captain Feilden (aides-de-camp)—entered the ballroom, the band playing the National Anthem, and the assembled guests rising to receive them. Dancing at once commenced. The scene was now a most brilliant one. The handsome uniforms of the officers from the men-of-war and staff blended harmoniously with the softer colours of the ladies’ gowns, whilst the sober black of the civilians acted as an excellent foil to these gay dragonflies and butterflies. The ball opened with the Lancers, the Vice-regal set, which occupied the head of the room, comprising the following ladies and gentlemen : —His Excellency the Governor and the Mayoress, His Excellency the Admiral and the Countess of Glasgow, the Mayor and Lady Helen Boyle, Captain Graham and Hon. Mrs Devereux, Captain Meryon and Mrs Goring, Captain Brown and Lady Augusta Boyle, Commander Casement and Lady Alice Boyle, Colonel Goring and Mrs Casement. At ten o’clock His Excellency the Governor led the Mayoress (Mrs J. J. Holland) in to supper, His Excellency the Admiral the Countess of Glasgow, the Mayor (Mr J. J. Holland) Lady Helen Boyle, Captain Graham the Hon. Mrs Devereux, Captain Meryon Mrs Coring, Captain Fisher Lady Augusta, Commander Casement Lady Alice, etc. During supper His Excellency the Governor proposed the toast, * The Queen,’ which was duly honoured.

White was the prevailing colour worn by the ladies. Both Captain Preston and Captain Feilden looked exceedingly well in their uniforms, especially the former in his smart Scotch regimentals. No crowding was allowed at the supper table. To prevent this both A D.C.’s had their work cut out. Alternately each stationed himself at the entrance door of the supper room, and only allowed the guests in two by two to fill up the space made by the departing ones. Both A.D C.’s and private secretary must be congratulated on the smooth way everything went off. There was no crowding in the ballroom or anywhere. The floral decorations were the work of Mrs Webster, Lower Queen-street. The dresses were unusually beautiful and elegant. Lady Glasgow looked very handsome in a rich white satin robe, en traine, edged round the foot with a flounce of fine black French lace headed by narrow folded black velvet. The bodice was of white satin finished round the low corsage with the lovely black lace caught with diamond stars, the full puffed sleeves being of the same material. On the left shoulder was a group of white plumes, the same being worn in her hair with her diamond coronet. The bodice was edged just below the waist with black velvet. Altogether the half-mourning worn by her Ladyship proved one of her most becoming costumes. Lady Augusta and Lady Alice Boyle were exceedingly admired in similar dresses of the new pale yellow silk with a tiny brocade leaf. They were short for dancing, and finished with convolvuli of various tints, a spray being on the skirt above the hem, and a wreath nestling in chiffon folds round the low bodices. Each young lady wore a very becoming white aigrette plume and two or three convolvuli in her hair. Lady Dorothy looked very sweet in pure white muslin with quantities of insertion and lace on the high bodice and round the skirt. This pretty frock was finished by a white satin sash. Lady Helen Boyle, very handsome black silk and lace relieved with touches of pink ; Miss Williams (of the Bay of Islands, who is staying at Government House) looked very well in pale blue satin and white lace.

Amongst the prettiest dresses were Mrs Atkinson, handtome black silk ; Miss Atkinson, shimmering lilac silk with a pink shade; Miss Bertha Atkinson, lemon silk trimmed with pearls and fur: Miss Aubrey, white silk with pink rosebuds: Mrs I. Alexander, white ivory satin finished with net and moonlight sequins; Mrs Arnold, black lace with yellow roses; Miss Murray-Aynsley, black lace: Miss Beatrice Bull, white silk with lilies of the valley : Mrs W. R. Bloomfield lovely white silk: Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, lemon-coloured moire with artificial violets on the corsage : Mrs E. W. Burton, buttercup chine silk : Mrs J. A Beale, lovely pink brocade with pearl and fur trimming: Mrs E. C. Beale, sea green satin ; Mrs Shirley Bake:, navy silk; Miss Shirley Baker, blue satin; Miss Laura Baker, pink Liberty silk with pink roses : Miss — Baker, white debutante frock: Mrs Baume. rich evening dress: Mrs J. M. Brigham, trained spuice silk la very striking costume): Miss Brigham, white silk; Mrs A. Burton, white silk; Mrs Blair, white with red : Miss Bellaire, orange silk : Miss Brodie, whim: Mrs Beattie black lace: Miss Batger. canary silk; Miss Binney, white brocaded silk; Miss Brabant, white silk; Mrs W. H. Churton. cream satin; Miss Chambers, black lace gown finished with pink flowers : Miss Cameron, rose pink surah: Mrs W. B Coleck, very handsome white silk (bridal gown); Mrs Archie Clark, stylish buttercup silk with black lace; Mrs Cheeseman black lace gown with cardinal trimmings: the Misses Cave were similarly gowned in pale pink; Miss Carr, white; Mrs Chatfield black lace; Miss Chatfleld. white Liberty silk: Mrs Devereux, black silk with yellow corsage ; Miss Devereux, a combination of white silk and old gold plush ; and her sister wore a Gobelin blue creponette : Mrs MossDavis, tabac-brown silk with passementerie: Miss Sybel Davis, cream silk with pink : Mrs Dignan looked beautiful as ever in a blue silk: Mrs Charlton Dawson, stylish cream chine silk flowered with red rosebuds and finished with silk en suite-, Mrs Dargaville. black lace with gold passementerie trimmings: Mies Dargaville. white silk with royal blue sleeves: Miss Dudley, white with floral decoration: Miss W. Dudley, pretty blue gown : Miss Ruth Dudley <a debutante) looked well in white silk : Mrs Duthie. white brocaded silk : Miss Davy, white silk : and her sister a buttercup Liberty silk : Miss B. Devore, blue creponette: Mrs Devore, black silk with royal blue plush cape: Miss Dixon, white silk with exquisite white amethysts; Miss Dunnett. very handsome pink silk with lilac shade; Mrs Egerton. white silk : Miss Elliot, pink costume ; Mias Esme Elliot, white silk : Miss Fenton, pink cashmere skirt, white satin bodice with pink roses : and her sister, brown velvet: Miss Firth blue creponette; Miss E. Firth, pink surah; Mrs A. P. Friend, white brocaded silk with peacock velvet finishings : Mrs Foster, very handsome pink satin finished with lace hung with moonlight sequins ; Miss Gordon, white silk ; Mrs Goring rich white satin with black lace : Mrs Goodhue striking cardinal silk with velvet; Mrs A. Gilmore, canary silk : Mrs Greenwood, royal b’ue velvet with the front of white embroidered in gold braid ; Miss Greenwood looked pretty in white silk: Mrs Green way. grev (slate) brocaded satin : Mrs VVib| Hams, trained cream brocade : MrsGorrie. black silk ; MissGorritf yellow surah : anti her sister wore white ; Miss Griffiths lookev very welt in an ivory brocade : Mrs Goodall, black silk ; Mrs Hamner, black costume: Mrs Haines, handsome pink silk with brown silk w-atteau back ; Miss Hay (Grafton Road. l , white ; Mrs Holland, bl tck : Miss Holland, white ; Mrs Heather, black velvet; Miss Holmes, orange silk: Mrs Hooper, black : Miss Hooper, red. and her sister, white: Mrs Hitchcock, black lace; Miss Hull, royal blue velvet: and her sister wore white: Mrs Hay. black lace ; Miss Mabel Hay. very striking mexique blue satin trimmed with lace with moonlight sequins . Miss Hardie, buttercup silk : Miss Hesketh. white silk : an I her sistor wore a lemon coloured silk : Mrs Isaac), black silk: Miss Isaacs, nil green silk with black

velvet: Mias Edith Isaacs, pretty pale pink ; Miss Isaacs (Syndey). white satin profusely trimmed with lilies of the valley ; Mrs Bar ton Ireland, black silk with fichu of white lace; Miss Ireland, pale heliotrope brocade: Mrs Fred Ireland, black lace: Misa Ireland. white satin en traine; Miss Ettie Ireland, new lilac silk; Miss Jackson, orange silk with pink roses : Mrs Jones, black silk ; Miss Jones, white merveilleux : Mrs Kilgour. Drown and pink striped lustre trimmed with pink tulle; Miss Kilgour. sky blue finished with blue tulle ; Mrs Goodson. cream silk flowered with magenta and trimmed with silk to much: Miss Kissling, grey Islatel silk ; and her sister wore white; Mrs Kenderdine. black costume: Miss Ketnpthorne, grey chine silk; Mrs Hope Lewis, buttercup brocaded silk with black lace epaulettes; Mrs Lyons, white silk skirt veiled in white muslin with peacock-coloured sequins, the bodice of blue silk veiled in the same muslin; Miss Laishley. white satin ; Miss Laird, white ; Mrs Mahoney, white satin with court train and lilies of tbs valley; Miss Murray. lilac merveilleux; her sister, pink gown veiled in white net; Mrs Thomas Morrio. cream silk flowered with pink rosebuds; MrsG. Makgill, the most striking gown in the room—a grass green satin profusely trimmed with white lilies cf the valley, butterfly sleeves; Mrs McMillan, rich lemon coloured silk trimmed with black velvet and lace; Miss Essie McMillan looked very pretty in white: Miss MacCormick. white silk: Mrs McLaughlin looked distinguee as ever in black silk with old rose trimmings, pink aigrette in hair; Miss McLaughlin, white Liberty silk: Miss McLachlan, stone grey silk trimmed with black lace; Miss Noakes, pale pink flowered gown; Mrs Alfred Nathan, very becoming rich flowing nil green brocade with diamond necklet and ornaments: Mrs Nichol, very handsome white bridal silk with lengthy train ; Mrs Nelson, black relieved with touches of red, red aigrette in hair; Miss Outhwaite, old gold brocade: Miss O'Brien, white silk; Miss Mildred Purchas. bright orange brocade; Miss Peacock, fawn braided gown with nil green trimmings: Mrs Pierce, black watered silk; Miss Pierce, canary silk, and her younger sister la debutante) wore white ; Miss Pnilips. white chene silk ; Miss Percival, a lovely white merveilleux: Mrs C. E. Smith, canary coloured silk with white lace: Madame Schmitt, black lace; Mrs P. Stevenson, white silk; Miss Dicky Stevenson, crushed strawberry silk veiled in red net; Miss Daisy Stevenson (a debutante) wore white; Miss Savage, white silk; Mrs J. M. Shera. cream silk flowered and trimmed with red silk en tra 'ne ; Miss F. Sellers (a debutante), lovely white chene silk; Mrs Curzon Siggers. black gown relieved with pink; Mrs Scherff. black silk ; Miss Eva Scharff, white silk with lace : Miss Dolly Scherff. white satin trimmed profusely with lilies of the valley: Miss Shepherd, black silk with rose pink sleeves; Miss Kerr-Taylor, pink zephyr; Mrs Tibbs, canary silk: Mrs Arthur Taylor, pale canary silk with red roses; Mrs Herbert Thompson, black silk with dark bottle green shot trimmings; Miss Thomps m, white; Miss Tilly looked very well in white satin ; Mrs Tilly, black silk with white sleeves veiled in black net; Miss Thomas, white silk with bouton dor silk; Mrs Thomson, black silk relieved with pink ; Miss Thomson, white ; Mrs Thomas, black silk; Miss Tole. white: Mrs Torrance, grey lustre; Miss Torrance, white silk; Mrs L’pfil. white shimmering silk; Mrs Ware, a handsome combination of pink, blue, and white chiffon ; Miss Ware, bright maize-coloured brocade : Miss Wynward, white silk with pink roses ; Miss Wilkins, black gown with pink sleeves : Miss Whyte, white silk; Miss White (Parnell), red silk ; Mrs W. R. Walker, cream flowered gown trimmed with brown ; Mrs Walker (Ellerslie), black silk with pink trimming ; Miss Gypsy Walker, white silk trimmed with yellow ; Miss Whitson, white silk ; Miss Ada Wood, pale heliotrope en traine, etc.

The following was the list of general invitations: — Mr and Mrs Arnold, Mr E. Anderson, Miss MurrayAynsley, Mr I. and Mrs Alexander, Mr, Mrs, Misses Atkinson, Mr W. A. Andrews, Miss Aubrey. Captain and Mrs Blackmore, Mr, Mrs, Misses Bull, Dr. S. A. Bull, Mr and Mrs W. R. Bloomfield, Mr and Mrs Lucas Bloomfield, Mr and Mrs G R B'oomfield, Mr and Mrs E. W. Barton, Mr and Mrs E. C. Beale, Mr and Mrs Hugh Boscawen, Rev. W. and Mrs Beatty, Mr and Mrs Batt, Rev. Shirley and Mrs Baker, Misses Baker, Mr Mrs, and Misses Boyd, Mr and Mrs Baume, Mr aud Mrs J.M Brigham, Miss Brigham,Mr J S Brigham,MrJ. McCrea Brigham, Mr aud Mrs E. Bamford, Mr and Mrs A. Burton, Mr and Miss Bellairs, Mr and Mrs R. Blair, Mr aud Mrs G AL Barnett, Mr and Mrs W. T. J Bell, Air C. F. Bell, Mr and Mrs Frank Brodie, Dr. and Mrs Baldwin, Mr John Batger, Miss Batger, Mr and Mrs J. A. Beale, Mr and Mrs O. Brown, Miss Brown. Mr, Mrs, and Miss Buckland, Mr H. Bloomfield, Mr E. R. Bloomfield, Mr J. D Ball, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Binney, Mr J. W. Bain, Professor Brown, Mr F. A. Brodie, Mr L. G. S. Miss de Bourbel, Mademoiselle Boullin, Miss Brabant, Dr. R. H. Bakewell.

Mr. Mrs and Misses Cave, Mr E. W. Cave, Miss Sheridan Cave, Mrs Chamberlin, Mr and Mrs W. H. Churton, Mr Harold Churton, Misses Churton, Miss Chambers. MrJ. M Chambers, Lieutenant Colonel Creagh, Mr and Miss Creagh, Miss Cohen, Miss L. Campbell, Bishop and Mrs Cowie, Miss Cowie, Rev. E M Cowie, Mr W. Clarke, Mr E. J. Cotterill, Dr. and Mrs Craig, Mr and Mrs R. Cameron, Mr A. Cameron, Miss Cameron, Mr and Mrs W. B. Colbeck, Mr and Mrs A. Coates, Mr J . D. Connolly, Mr R. C. Carr, Miss Carr. Mr F. H Carr, Mr H. H. Cashel, Mr, Mrs and Miss Chatfield, Mr and Mrs A. Clark, Mr and Mrs Cheeseman. Mr, Mrs and Miss Cotter, Commander and Mrs Casement.

The Hon. H. de 8., Mrs, and Misses Devereux, Mr and Mrs Moss Davis, Misses Davis, Mr E. Davis, Mr Eliot Davis, Mr and Mrs Dignan. Lieutenant-Colonel Charlton Dawson, Mrs Dawson. Mr, Mrs, and Misses Dargaville, Mr E. A. Dargaville, Mr L. J. Dargaville, Archdeacon and Mrs Dudley, Misses Dudley, Mr and Mrs Duthie, Mrs and Misses Davy, Mr H. 11. Davy, Mr F. B. Dennis, Captain and Miss Dawson, Miss Dixon, Mr Clement Dixon. Mr, Mrs, and Misses Devore, Mr George Dunnett, Miss Dunnett, Miss Davis.

Professor Egerton, Mrs Egerton. Mr and Misses Elliott, Mr F. G. Elliott. Mr E. G. Elliott, Mr C. I Eller.

Rev. L. Fitz Gerald, Mr, Mrs, and Misses Firth, Mr and Mrs A. P. Friend, Mr and Mrs F. D. Fenton, Misses Fenton, Messrs R. Fenton, H. Fenton, H. S. Fenwick, Mr and Mrs Foster, Mr Arthur Fairburn, Mr and Mrs Mackay Fripp. Messrs R. F. Ferguson, C. Fenwick. Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs Goring, Mrs W. Gordon, Miss Gordon, Messrs H. B. Gordon, P. C. Gould, E. t' Gould, C. E. S. Gillies, Mr and Mrs Greenwav, Mr aud MrsW. P. Goodhue, Mr C Gilbert, Mr and Mrs A. Gilmore, Messrs T. Gordon, Seymour Thorne-George, Mr, Mrs and Misses Greenwood, Mr and Mrs E. B. Graham, Mr and Mrs W. Gorrie, Misses Gorrie, Mr and Airs Goodall, Miss Griffiths, Mr. Airs, and Misses Garland, Mr W. Gordon, Air and Airs R. Goodson.

Air and Airs J. J. Holland, Misses Holland, Mr A. G. Holland, Dr. and Airs Haines, Lieutenant J. E. Hume, Air E. W. Howard. Alisses Horne. Air and Airs Air and Airs A. Heather, Air and Airs Burgovne Heather, Air and Airs W. Holmes, Aliss Holmes, Air F. A. Hooper, Airs Hooper, Dr. and Airs J. H. Hooper, Misses Hooper’ Air J. R. Hooper, Airs A. J. Hitchcock, Air and Alisses Hull’ Air C. Hull, Air and Airs A. Hanna, Airs and Misses Hay, Aliss Hay, Air L. Al. Harrison, Air and Mrs James Hardie Miss Hardie, Airs J. B. Hay, Air C. Hay, Air and

Mrs F. Howard, Miss E. Howard, Mr H. Harrison, Mr and Mrs Haggard. Misses Hesketh.

Mrs and Misses Isaacs, Mr R. E. Isaacs, Mrs, Miss and Miss E. Ireland, Mrs Barton Ireland, Miss Ireland, Mr and Miss Ilbert, MrG. D. Ingall, Miss L. Isaacs. Mr W. J. M. Jackson, Mr J. H. Jackson, Mr and Mrs S. Jackson, Mr and Mrs W. S. Jones, Miss Jones, Miss Jackson. Dr. and Mrs Kilgour, Miss Kilgour, Mr and Mrs Eyre Kenny, Mrs E. Keesing, Misses Keesing, Mrs H. Kenrick, Miss Kenrick, Mr D. G. Kennedy, Mr and Mrs G. S. Kissling, Misses Kissling, Mr H. Kissling, Mr and Mrs J. Kenderdine, Mrs and Miss Kempthorne. Mr and Mrs H. Keesing, Miss Nellie Kissling, Mrs Kreeft, Mr C. Kissling, Mr J. A Kallender. Dr. and Mrs Hope Lewis, Mr and Mrs E. H. Lyons, Dr. and Mrs Laishley, Misses Laishley, Major and Mrs Lusk, Mr and Miss Lusk, Mrs and Miss Leece, Mr George Leece, Mr J. Laing, Mr and Mrs Thomas Lindesay, Miss Lindesay, Mr R. Leckie, Miss Laird, Mr Lusher, Mr and Mrs John Lawson, Misses Lawson. Mr and Mrs H. W Lawson.

Mr and Mrs Markham, Mr and Mrs Mahoney, Mr, Mrs and Miss Mowbray, Mr W. R. Mowbray, Mr and Mrs John Mowbray, Hon. E. and Mrs Mitchelson, Mrs S. Murray, Misses Murray. Mr and Miss Minnett, Mr and Mrs Thomas Morrin, Mrs and Misses Moss, Mrs S. Morrin, Mr and Mrs T. L. Murray. Mr and Mrs G. Makgill, Mr and Mrs H. A. Marriner, Mr L. E. Mair, Mousiegneur McDonald, Mr and Mrs C. C. McMillan,Misses McMillan, Mr G. A. McMillan, Miss McCormick. Mr W. A. Mac Cormack, Mr D. F. Mac Cormack, Mr and Mrs T. Maclean. Mr and Mrs McLaughlin, Miss McLaughlin, Mr W. McLaughlin, Mr Every Maclean, Mrsß Maclean, Miss B. Maclean. Mr James B. Maclean, Miss McLachlan, Mr A. E. Mackellar, Mrs Macartney, Mr Henry Monk. Miss Noakes. Mrs Frank Noakes, Mr and Mrs Alfred Nathan, Mr L. D. Nathan, Mr and Mrs W. Nichol. Mrs Niccol, Canon and Mrs Nelson, Mr and Mrs Arthur Nathan, Mr and Mrs H. Nolan.

Mr and Mrs E. O’Rorke, Lady O’Rorke, Mr and Mrs Outhwaite, Misses Outhwaite, Mr A. E. Outhwaite. Judge and Mrs O’Brien, Miss O’Brien. Mr James Philson, Dr. A. C. and Mrs Purchas, Misses Purchas, Mr C. E. Purchas, Mr, Mrs, and Misses Peacock, Mrs Lonsdale Pritt, Mr J. L. Pritt, Mr and Mrs C. Pollen, Mr and Mr E. W Payton, Mrs and Misses Pierce, Mr P. A. Philips, Miss Philips, Mr J. Philips, Mr M. A. Philips, Mr and Mrs G. A. Paque, Major and Mrs Pirie, Mr E. F. Pollock, Dr. Pabst, Mr J. Paton, Miss Parsons, Mr Edward Parsons, Mr W. Percival, Misses Percival, Mr F. H. Phillips, Miss Page, Dr. and Mrs A. G. Purchas, Colonel Preston. Mr and Mrs Vincent Rice, Misses Rice, Mr Eric Rice, Mr Robert Rose, Mr and Mrs H. Robison, Miss Rich, Mr Thos. F. Russell, Mr and Mrs Rattray, Miss Rose, Mr and Mrs Richardson, Mr W. A. Ridings, Mr and Mrs Dundas Robertson, Mrs Ridings, Miss L. Reeves. Mr and Mrs Seegner, Judge Von Sturmer, Mrs Von Sturmer, Miss Von Sturmer, Mr and Mrs C. E. Smith, Dr. Shartnan, Professor Schmitt, Madam Schmitt, Mr Charles Schmitt, Mr and Mrs J. C. Smith, Misses Smith. Miss Spiers, Mr J. P. Stevenson, Miss Sheridan, Mr Stevenson, Miss Shepherd, Miss Standish, Mrs and Misses Stevenson, Mr A. Stevenson, Mr and Mrs Savage, Mr and Mrs Shillington, Mr and Mrs Shera, Mr and Mrs J. R. Smith, Misses Smith, Mr and Mrs A. C. Shipherd, Mr F. E. Shera, Mr W. Shera, Mrs and Miss Sellers, Mr and Mrs J. H. Smith, Miss Smith, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Seavers, the Countess of Seafield, Rev. W. and Mrs Cur-zon-Siggers, Mr, Mrs and Misses Scherff, Colonel and Mrs T. V. Shepherd, Mrs Samson, Mrs and Miss Spicer, Miss Shelling, Mr T F. Studholme, Mr and Mrs John St. Clair.

Mrs A. K. Taylor, Misses Taylor, Mr V. Taylor, Mr, Mrs and Miss Tibbs, Mr and Mrs A. H. Taylor, Mr and Mrs Herbert Thompson, Misses Thompson, Mr and Mrs Tait. Miss Townsend, Miss Tabart, Mr and Mrs Phillips Turner, Mr and Miss Towsey, Mr T. C. Tims, Captain, Mrs and Miss Tilly, Mr C. Tilly, Miss Tovey, Mrs and Miss Thomas, Mr R. G. Thomas, Mr and Mrs W. Thomson, Miss Thomson, Mr J. S. Tole, Misses Tole, Mrs and Miss Torrance, Miss Tringham. Mr and Mrs Upfil. Mr J. D. Williamson, Mr Sydney Williamson, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Ware, Mr W. F. Ware, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Wynyard, Captain and Mrs Worsp, Miss Worsp, Mr H. G. Worsp, Dr. and Mrs Wilkins. Misses Wilkins, Mr and Mrs W. B. White, Misses, White, Mr and Mrs W. R. Walker, Mr Alfred Walker, Dr. and Mrs Watson, Miss Watson, Mr Percy Watson, Mrs Lloyd Williams, Mrs J. B. Whyte, Miss Whyte, Mr and Mrs Wigmore, Mrs Kenneth Watkins, Miss Watkins, Mr R. Whewell, Mr and Misses Whitson, Mr R. Whitson, Mr, Mrs, and Miss Walker, Mr J. A. Walker, Mr J. G. Watkis, Mrs Williams, Mr Guy Williams, Mr Gwynne Williams, Miss Ella Williams, Mr E. Withers, Mr John Webster, Mrs and Miss Williams, Miss Wood. Mr and Mrs Younghusband.