FAREWWELL PARTY AT WAIPUKURAU

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 39, 2 March 1937, Page 5

FAREWWELL PARTY AT WAIPUKURAU

Wearing a becoming model gown fashioned in bla°k, gold-threaded chiffon, with a folded benna velvet sash and matching shoulder-spray, Mifia Jean Speedy entertained a number of friends at a jolly farewell evening held at her home iu Takapau road, Waipukurau, 011 Monday, given in honour of Mr S. E. McGregor, of the Bank New South Wa.es, wiio has been transferred to Australia and leaves tliis

Mrs Speedy, wearing a distinctive gown in black ninon relieved with a natural shoulder-spray, assisted her daughter ; aiso her sister, Mrs Samson, who wore a fashionably cut gown in lienna elephant cloque. Tbg reception hail, clrawing room and dining room were attraetively decorated with big bowls of summer blooms and autumn leaves. Bridge was played in the drawing room and piug poug in the diniug-room, wliile tlie big kitchen was a popular rendezvous ior other card games. During supper, the opportunity was taken to farewell the popular guest oi honour and ihe singing of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and "Auld Lang Syue", brought a very jolly evening to a close. ' Among those present were. — Mr and Mrs H. Peacock, Mr and Mrs S. Train, Mr and Mrs Bert Johanson, Mrs W. Bowels- Clarkson (Australia), Misses ESleen Hobson, Jean Marshall, Val. Ross, Elaine ' Ross. Messrs. Geoff Speedy, S. McGregor, A. McGregor, Denis Ormsby, Norman Hobson, Pat Peacock, B. Peacock, M. Heislby, A. Runciman, R. Inglis, Pat. Monckton.