FAREWELL DANCE

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 200, 16 August 1940, Page 5

FAREWELL DANCE

PRESENTATION TO WHAKATANE SOLDIERS LARGE CROWD ATTENDS Anyone passing the Winter Show grounds on Saturday night coal<] be pardoned for supposing that benzine restrictions did not apply to Whakatane. Parked in rows was the greatest assembly of cars seen in the grounds since the war began and the meaning of it all was a dance tendered as a farewell to Whakatane members of the Third Echelon. Arrangements, in the care of the ladies' 1 working committee* were faultless, the supper, especially, be ing a credit to those responsible. Acting for the committee, the Mayoress, Mrs B. S. Barry, made a prqsentation to each soldier of the borough and, as during the function earlier in the day, each recipient was cheered. Masters of Ceremony for the even ing were Messrs Cyril Walker and R. Ferry. A statue waltz was won by Miss F. Oswald and Private Moore. Among those present were: Mesdames Skiffington (Taneatua); H. McGougan, black ring velvet; Bert Sharp, flame taffeta; J. Lawn (Taneatua), old gold taffeta; W. G. Howat; Harry Armstrong, floral triple ninon; Phillips (Edgecumbe) pale blue taffeta; Basil Dodds, mauve georgette and white fur cape; Bridger, clover georgette; J. Young, cyclamen talfeta; Fletcher Cole, black and white ninon; C. Walker, mauve georgette and palma violet coatee; W. Armstrong, cerise frock; B. S. Barry, clover georgette; L. A. Partridge, parchment lace; Searle, black velvet; A. Dunstan (Taneatua), green and white taffeta; V. T'imbs, green, lace; Ron Ross, pink crepe; E. Hayden, vio* let velvet; F. R. Snelling,. geran-i, ium taffeta; Wrathall (Matata), pink georgette. Misses J. Mclsaac, duck egg blue ninon sheer; F. Old (Taneatua), striped satin; E. Armstrong (Taneatua), black taffeta; S. Grover, pink oigandie; M. Righton, black velvet; E. Connolly, cerise taffeta; K. Walton (Waimana), white embroidered organdie; A»- Derecourt (Te Kuiti), old rose shot taffeta; J. Pepper ell (Edgecumbe), fushia taffeta; R. C. Wilson, green ninon; Tui Hambly, maize taffeta; E. Sisam purple silk velvet; A. Garling, blue net and satin; M. Hansen,, floral georgette; Jean Dunstan (Taneatua), white taffeta Jean trover, white silk blue sash; J. Wetherell, blue taffeta; J. Ansell (Papakura) pink lfice; N. Dodunski, mauve net; H. Dunstan (Taneatua), peacock blue georgette; M. McGougan (Tan eatua), pink satin with black trimmings; J. Black (Te T'eko), green net; E. Baskett (Te Teko), gypsjt skirt and, white blouse; J. Foley (Auckland), floral washing satin; Mona Stul, teal georgette and silver sequins; E. Bossward, blue satin royal Stewart sash; B. Farrelly, (Manawahe), green taffeta; Francis Fife, cyclamen taffeta; Eileen Skiffington (Taneatua),, midnight blue taffeta; G. Rand, turquoise georgette; R. Laloli, black crepe with silver trimmings; L. Perkins (Edgecumbe), blue imbossed georgette; B. McColl (Taneatua), floral taffeta; M. Reardoni, lilac taffeta; J. Ranby (Edgecumbe),, floral taffeta; M. Black, green georgette; J. Arres, pink and blue striped satin: B. Howat, floral taffeta; V. Carter, clover net; C. McCracken,, floral taffeta; A. Boleyn, Akaroa, Christchurch)*, floral silk; M. Thatcher, white chiffon and navy velvet; B. Dunstan (Taneatua), white crinkled georgette; C. Roulston, taffeta; R. Reben (Taneatua), pink lace over satin.