Post Office Ball Was Gay And Popular Social Event

Chronicle (Levin), 21 October 1948, Page 4

Post Office Ball Was Gay And Popular Social Event

To transform the interior of the Regent Hall into a thiiig of beauty is a major headache for all social committees. Many ingenious experiments have been tried, all with resultant good, but one of the nearest to perfection was the work of the Post Office ball committee on Friday. Simplicity was the keynote of the decorations, but the effect, nevertheless, was most striking. One innovation whiph might' be well worth a trial in the future was the use of the men's cloakroom as a supper room. A temporary cloakroom, a partitioned portion of the alcove in the hall, served its purpose admirably.

Over 400 attende'd the ball, > which proved a great success. Guests of the evenlng were the ' postmaster, Mr. A. V. Morgan, and Mrs. Morgan. Visitors were present from. all parts of the district and inclu'ded P. and T. employees from Shannon, Otaki and Manakau. All branches of the Levm Post Office were well represented. Prominent among the dresses were many models featuring the "New Look." To the music of a popular Palmerston North , orchestra, dancing was continiied till 2.30 a.m. under the able supervision of Mr. C. C. Banfield. Novelty prizes there were in plentyfor the numerous competition dances, and those present qiiickly enterevi into the spirit of the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. W. Nevilie plaved a number of popular excras after supper. The decorations were on a post office theme, with red, white ahd blue streamers suspended from the ceiling and numerous gaily coloured balloons (later released) forming a line 'down the centre ridge. Native ferns and flowers in wall vases added a finis'hing touch. The Supper arrangements were most praiseworthy, trestle tab'es being laid, banquet style, in what is usually the men's cloakroom. Six sittings of supper tickets were issue'd at the door and all were well catered for early in the evening in six or seven sittings. Many special dishes, such as trifles and jellies, were made by the . committee members. The committee is as follows: — Chairman: Mr. J. Williams; Secretary: Miss Z. Newson; committee: MeSdames I. S. Patterson, H. N. Harrison, R. H. Elderton, M. Johnson, E. T. Fritchley, Misses D. Ch'eesman, M. Powell and J. Fanning, and Messrs. I. S. Patterson, C. C. Banfield, H. N. Harrison, H. McShane, W. Storey and V. Morgan. Among the f rocks worn by officials were: — Miss Z. Newson, black silk velvet; Mrs. R. E derton, (supper convener), pink taffeta; Mesdames Harrison, teal blue crepe v^ith sequins; Patterson, black taffeta skirt ahd pink floral jacket; Fritchley, moss green ' silk with sequins. Others present included Mes- , dames C. C. Banfield, black J crepe with red shoui'der spray; H. Fenn, pink and white flora1; Mor-j gsin, black crepe and fur cape; W.J Leach, gold taffeta; Sharp, ^Dowder-blue taffeta; H. Mc-i Shane, blue moracain with J pink rose spray; C. McShane j feta; H. McShane, blue moracain j with pink rose spray; C. McShane: (Dannevirke), blue taffeta skirt and black velvet bodice; Cudby, . blue hailstone net; D. Rippin,' black and blue crepe; L. Rapley, black lace; L. Du Rhone, green floral georgette; D. Bruee, black silk net over taffeta; Silcock (Feilding), apricot floral skirt and blue velvet bodice; A. Prerftice, cream net skirt and searlet silk velvet bodice; and K. Grover (Wellington), black taffeta skirt with cream lace bodice; Misses D. Cheesman, pale blue net over taffeta; D. Musso, green net; Skilton, pale-blue satin; B. Hadfield, black taffeta skirt and cyclamen bodice; P. Brown, red silk net overi red taffeta; P. Kilsby, bluei organdie skirt with black silk velvet bodice; M. Powell, floral. crepe; I. Waldron, pink floral silk; J. • Benning, pale blue satin and lame lace; D. Benning, ballerina i ength floral; E. Brown, blue crepe I tnd net; Shirley Stewart, blue-floi-al taffeta; W. Flanagan, wnite; Drgandie; N. Cudby, green cloque; P. Symonds, red floral; B. S. Hay, Vack taffeta skirt, floral coatee; Doreen Aldridge, cyclalen crepe skirt and cyclamen ame bodice; L. Wakelin, black elvet top, white net skirt; D. luvke, white net over white taf3ta sk'rt with red velvet bodice; nd M. Batten (Palmerston Torth), white cloque.