IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 540, 18 December 1928, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

NOTES Airs. W. Tudhope, is the truest of Mrs. ; Mair, Takapuna. * * * • Miss Joan Head, of Christchurch, is i visiting Auckland. Commander and Mrs. Nelson Clover are staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. A. S. Ashmore, of Te Awamutu, is a guest at the Star Hotel. * =» * Miss King and Miss Irvine, of Sydney, are staying at the Hotel Cargen. * * * ! Mr. and Mrs. Eric Waters are leaving ; town on Friday for a visit to Whangaj rei. Miss X. Tizard returned to Auckland to-day from Hamilton for the ! Christmas holidays. 1 Miss Fay Ballin, who has been visitI ing her aunt, Mrs. Caro, in Hamilton, ! is now in Auckland. I Mrs. Dunnet and Miss Lenore Dunnet, ! of Devonport, are the guests of Mrs. i A. G. Sanford, in Lake Road. * * » ! Mrs. M. Gudex, of Hamilton, is in j Auckland to meet her mother. Mrs. | Sinclair, who is returning from abroad. | Mrs. Carrick Robertson, Miss Joan | Robertson, and Miss Kitty Horsley, have returned to Auckland after a short tour of the Waikato. j Mr. and Mrs. Gage Williams and Mrs. ! Vernon Reed were among the Southern | folk who arrived in Auckland by the i Limited this morning. j Miss Win Gillespie, of Auckland, leaves to-morrow for Christchurch, where she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs. Vaughan. Mrs. Euan Dickson will leave tQwn on Friday for a visit to her parents, j Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, at ’’Windwhistle.’’ The Point, Canterbury. Miss M. E. Hulling, late headmistress j of the Auckland Diocesan Girls’ School, is in Hamilton, and presented the prizes at the anuual speech day of the Waikato Diocesan School. * * * | At the Grand are Mr. and Mrs. A. j Miall, of Sydney, Sir Arthur and Lady Cox, of Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. A. McGill, of Brisbane, Dr. and Mrs. F. Donovan, of Melbourne, Mrs. Black, of Sydney, and Mrs. A. Edmunds, of Sydney. PRESENTATION j Members of Epsom Grammar School | Old Girls’ Association, who belong to j Madame Edith Baird’s operatic class, ; concluded a most successful season last i evening at the school hall, when Miss ! Iris Barry, speaking on behalf of her fellow members, thanked Madame i Baird for the many pleasant and in- | teres ting classes which they have enS joyed throughout this year. To mark j the occasion, members of the class preI sented Madame Baird with a handsome Benares brass bowl, beau*ifuly chased ' and enamelled, also a large bouquet 'j composed of sweet peas with pink and , mauve stocks. In reply, Madame i Baird wished to heartily congratulate the members on the striking progress made during the short year in which the operatic class had been in opera- ! tion. She was very much looking for- ! ward to their recommencement next March, when the new season opens.

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BAND QUEEN CARNIVAL DANCt AT DEVONPORT Miss Connie Porter, queen candidate nominated by the Band Committee of the Devonport United Band Queen Carnival, was guest of honour last evening at a Non-Stop Dance in the Parish Hall. The music was supplied by two dance bands, Harry Bolton’s Devonians and Stacey’s Society Orchestra. Continuous dancing was varied by novelty effects, streamer and Monte Carlo waltzes. During the evening the other two queen candidates, Miss Peggy Seagar, Navy candidate, and Miss Rua McGregor, Ferry candidate, were introduced to those present. The committee controlling the function was: Mrs. Elder, Mrs. I. E. Martin, Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. G. Sinton, Mrs. M. Sinton, Mrs. Lee, Airs. Evans. Among the dancers were: Miss Connie Porter, in an orange twotoned frock. Miss Peggy Seagar, leaf green frock with white trimmings. Miss Rua McGregor, forest green striped silk frock. Miss Bowen, geranium rose crepe de chine. Miss L. Lord, white silk crepe frock. Miss G. Maxwell, cuban orange georgette. Miss Bailey, vieux rose lace georgette. Miss C. Carey, coral rose georgette. Miss R. Cooksey, ivory crepe de chine. Miss A. Hamson, white georgette frock. Miss Rosenfeldt, black frock of satin. Miss J. Anderson, white crepe satin frock. Miss L. Frazer, horizon blue taffeta. Miss McLeod, sunset pink georgette. Miss Xaughton, tangerine satin crepe. Miss Rosenfeldt, rose lace frock and diamante. Miss McSporran, emerald green taffeta. Miss scarlet crepe de chine. Miss Waterhouse, frock of white satin. Miss Hammond, lilac taffeta frock. Miss N. Sinton, rainbow blue georgette. Miss R. Larkins, sea blue crepe de chine. Miss Lowe, opal blue crepe de chine. Miss Edgar, Japanese red georgette. Miss Elder, white georgette frock. Miss R. Quelch, frock of cream crepe de chine. Miss P. Oliver, green striped silk. Miss Jean Taylor, viola mauve taffeta. Miss M. Elder, white satin crepe frock. Miss C,. Johnson, blush rose taffeta. Miss A. Thompson, delphinium blue georgette. Miss lE. Young, beige georgette frock. Miss C. Young, nile green satin crepe. B. Smith, frock of orange georgMiss X. Watson, flame crepe de chine frock. Miss B. Grainger, carnation pink crepe de chine. •htne 8 ’ linger, green crepe de