RUGBY DANCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 756, 31 August 1929, Page 24

RUGBY DANCE

Pukekohe Footballers Entertain BRIGHT LIGHTS AND FLOWERS The Pukekohe Rugby footballers maintained their high reputation as entertainers when they gave a ball in the Strand Theatre recently. Xeighbouring sub-unions were well represented. Dance music was played by the Havana Band, from Auckland and extra numbers were played by Miss I. Richardson.. Several novelty dances were held, the winners of the Monte Carlo being Miss R. Malone and Mr. Roy Fulton. Supper was served in cabaret style on tables, on which were arranged spring flowers. Among those present were: Mrs. . Patterson, who was wearing a draped frock of lemon printed crepe wi, Air, 16 ’ Mrs - A ‘ James (Waiuku), Who was m ivory georgette, with a corsage lame : Mrs. W. MacPherson, «Hh l, Sreen , crepa a ® chine > trimmed P m le , pmk roseb uds; Mrs. J. Adams, <iL? crepe de chine frock; Mrs. . Watson, whose frock was of p i nk chif£on ; Miss Isobel Richardson, who wore a sequinned frock of Venetian blue; Miss Vera Craig who chose a. black georgette frock; Miss Gwen Pleydeli, in a frock of absinthe green crepe de chine; Miss Violet Bur! rows, m a draped frock of eau de nil or !?i!« d Ti, C tb rio »"?, t , h silver tissue bodice. ~M ss Betty Battle, who wore a chartreuse green taffeta frock of uneven hemline; Miss Jean Wilkinson, in a frock of apple-green taffeta with a frilled skirt; Miss Kathleen O’Connor, who chose lotus rose organdie embroidered in forget-me-not blue; Miss Pat Lyne, wearing a 4 r ° ck of daffodil tulle over sprigged taffeta; Miss Molly Proude, who had on a fr ° ck of bria r rose tulle; Miss Biddy Proude, wearing a cream lace frock; Miss Zoe Raines, in an autumn-tinted chenUie georgette frock; Miss Muriel Lysnar who chose rose embossed georgette; Miss Doris Lysnar, in a frock of blue lace studded with diamente. Miss Alice Maiden (Tuakau), whose frock was of ivory crepe de' chine with a draped skirt; Miss Madge McNalley, who chose primrose satin romaine girdled pastel green velvet; Miss Phyllis McCormick, who wore a peach pink frock of beaded georgette; Miss Marcia Eyton, in sunset georgette with a tiered skirt: Miss Florence Nightingale, who \\as in an ankle-length frock of black tulle and soft satin; Miss Phyllis Aitken, who wore a frilled frock of black with Miss J °y Roulston, who chose a pleated frock of coral georgette; Miss Gwen Fulton, who had on black beaded georgette: Miss Edie McKeil, periwinkle blue frock of uneven hemHne; Miss Madge McNeil, in a rose beige frock: Miss Cissie Reynolds, who chose petunia pink frilled georgette. Miss Muriel Reynolds, who was in IX? 1 ’ s '. n a draped skirt of georgette. Miss Iris Hart, whose frock was of black georgette: Miss May Smith, ankle-length frock of black Chantilly lace; Miss Myrtle Wright, who had on ivory georgette with a silver tissue bodice: Miss Rose Malone, ivory georgette with a dipping hemline: Miss Gladys Heerwho wore an ankle-length frock of black Spanish lace; Miss Alice Polio?** Pistache green crepe de chine; Miss Milly Reeve, in a canton jade frock; Miss ’ Grace Keating, who chose opal blue taffeta; Miss Alma Cornes, in a draned frock of rose tinted platinum lace; Miss P. Be thell, whose frock was of black crepe de chine; Miss Joy Stuart, in a frock of delphinium blue georgette with a petailed skirt; Miss Irene Stuart, in geranium red with a frilled skirt of tulle. Miss Mona McNaught. who chose cuban orange panne velvet with an ankle-length skirt of black; Miss Bessie Fairlie, who had on a flared frock of hyacinth blue girdled with sequins; Miss Lettv Knowles, in apricot georgette of uneven length: Miss Mavis Wvatt. who had on black crepe de chine with a bow of silver lame: Miss Rose Beagley, whose frock was of japonica Pink crepe de chine with a corsage of silver lame: Miss Mavis Barnes, whose draped frock was of black georgette: Miss Alice Beagley, who was in powder blue crepe de chine: Miss Alma Gurney, who wore a frock of viola mauve crepe de chine. POPULAR THAMES TEACHER FAREWELL PRESENTATIONS Mrs. Millicent M. Baker, who has been on the teaching start of the Central School, Thames, for some years, amt is leaving to take up an appointment at the Parnell school, was honoured at several parties. She was the guest at luncheon of her colleagues, and was presented with dressing-table accessories. The headmaster. Mr. B. M. Green, and the first assistant, Mr, AV. Hammond, spoke in eulogistic terms of the line work she had accomplished among the children, and of her encouraging influence at ail times. At an- assembly of the scholars, the departing teacher was presented with a travelling rug, Miss Betty Chapman speaking for the older girls, of Mrs. Baker’s thoughtfulness and kindliness to them all. NAVY LEAGUE BRANCH DANCE A dance was given by the Devonport sub-branch of the Kavy League at its rooms on Thursday evening to the ship’s company of H.M.S. Dunedin. The Kit Ivat dance orchestra provided enjoyable music. Members of the committee present were: —Mrs. R. Clelund, president; Mrs. H. Melvin, secretary; Mrs. T. Palmer, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Bullimore, Mrs. Cleal, Miss Melville, Miss Johnston, Miss Tatton, Miss Jean Munn, Miss Spraggon, Miss P. Redmond, Miss Rogersori and .Miss Craven.