Tennis Players’ Gay Masquerade

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 761, 6 September 1929, Page 4

Tennis Players’ Gay Masquerade

ST. GEORGE’S CLUB PAPATOETOE FUNCTION The Renown Hall. Papatoetoe . was decorated w.th mult.-coloured streamers and balloons on Wednperfav evening, when St. Ueorge s Tennis Club held its annual plain and fancy dress dance. There was a large attendance of ; members and friends, and a very onjoyable evening was spent in dancing , jt 0 the music of the Aloha Quai tet. j I Extras were played by Misses And- . I rey Fitness and Guelda Fitness, i Mr. Shirley Xicholson was master j of ceremonies. i The prizes for the best fancy dresses were awarded as follow: Most ovi&inal girls, Misses X. Ingram and G. Price, as "The Two Black Crows”; j best fancy dress, girls. Miss S. Ry- • burn, as a Turkish Lady; most original costume, boys, ill r. R. Taylor, as { a Teapot; best fancy dress, Mr. \ . Smytheman as Sunrise. Gaiety was added to the function by a number of dancing competitions. These were won by Miss J. Cooksie and Mr. L. Barker, spot waltz: Miss G. Grinter and Mr. Pennell. Monte Carlo waltz; Miss J. Orr and Mr. C. Stewart, novelty waltz. Chaperones for the evening were: Mrs. W. J. Xicholson. Mrs. T. IT. Smytheman. Mrs. P. W. Taylor, Mrs. W. M. Richards, Mrs. E. A. Price and j Mrs. Rayner. Those in fancy costume included: i Aliss Or in da Richards, as a Sack of ; ' Potatoes: Miss Flora Campbell, a Span- ; i ish Senorita; Mr. V. Smytheman, the ; i Rising Sun: Miss Violet O’Hara, Raffles, i I the Burglar; Miss Rona Lipscombe. as ; “Whv Did l Kiss That Girl": Miss Aud- { rey Fitness, a Cerise and Black Pierrette. r ; Others present were:—Mrs. AY . .1. Nicholson, wearing a frock of unrelieved black georgette; Mrs. Rayner, in ravenswing blue and oriental crepe de chine: Airs. T. R. Smytheman, whose frock was of fuchsia crepe de chine and lace; Airs. E. A. Price, who was wearing black lace and georgette; Mrs. W. M. Rich- | ards, in a frock of sapphire blue georj gette, with touches of beige: Mrs. P. W. Taylor, frocked in champagne crepe de ! chine; Miss I. Barker, wearing a frock of primrose georgette, with tiered skirt; Miss Dulcie Grinter. in paon blue crepe de chine, under lace; Miss Doreen DeAth, whose frock was of shell pink georgette and tulle, over sea-green crepe de chine: Miss E. Ryburn, frocked in bullet blue satin carreau; Miss Joan Culpan, in flame crepe de chine, relieved with silver; Miss Muriel Me Each lan, who wore peach satin, with ankle-length skirt of georgette; Miss S. Ryburn, wearing apricot taffeta; Miss Gladys Grinter, in rose georgette and sequined lace; Miss Knight, who wore rose taffeta, relieved with velvet and a silver shoulder posy; Miss Lawna Richards, whose frock was of turquoise i blue crepe de chine, with diamente; Miss ! Gwenyth Price, in a frock of mist blue I crepe de chine; Miss Jean Foote, Auck- ; land, frocked in golden brown floral crepe de chine; Miss Joan Orr, who was wearing a frock of midnight blue georgette, with diamente trimming; Miss : J. Ryburn, in emerald green crepe de i chine: Miss Nancy Orr, in a frock of imperial blue georgette, with touches of I diamente. BRIDGE PARTY MRS. KAY-STRATTON IS GUEST OF HONOUR j Airs. Heath Preest, of Tahora Avenue, Remuera, was the hostess at a delightful bridge party yesterday afternoon, the guest of honour being Airs. Kay-Stratton. The bridge rooms were beautifully decorated with spring flowers. The hostess received her guests in beige georgette and lace, and Airs. Kay-Stratton wore a blue georgette frock and a smart bangkok hat. The bridge prizes were won by Airs. Allen and Airs. Kissen. Among the guests were; Airs. L. Alasters, Airs. J. Fuller, Airs. A. E. Alacartney, Airs. W. F. Allen. Airs. A. Kissen, Airs. R. Smallbone, Airs. J. P. Halpin, Airs. W. K. Tugby, Airs. F. J. Sands and Airs. U. Hyauiason. - BAZAAR AT REMUERA 1 REDUCING CHURCH DEBT The particular value of sales of work in furthering the social side of church life was stressed by the deputyMayor, Air. A. J. Entrican, in opening a bazaar at the Xorth Alemorial Baptist Church, Remuera, yesterday. A good sum was raised toward the reduction of the church debt. due largely to the excellent arrangements of the organisers, Airs. Hughes Jones, president of the Ladies’ Guild, and Airs. C. Takle, secretary. The stallholders were:—Plain sewing, Airs. J. Black and Mrs. A. Morland; fancy stall, Airs. A. Hassall; cakes, Airs. Grigg, Airs. East and Airs. Attwood; sweets, Miss Hassall and Miss Alorland; jumble stall. Air. and Airs. L. Takle; flowers and plants. Air. A. Hassall; produce, Air. J. Black; afternoon tea, Airs. Fenwick, Airs. Patterson and Airs. Hawkes. I “BASKET FAIR” !ANNUAL BAZAAR AT TAKAPUNA The Foresters’ Hall, Taka puna, was gay with greenery and flowers yesterday afternoon and evening, when the annual bazaar, in the form of a “Basket Fair,” was held. The fair was officially opened by the Alayoress, Airs. J. W. Williamson, and a bouquet and a golden basket of sweets were presented to her by two little girls, Isabelle Cronlielm and Lynne Sutherland. An appropriate item, A. A. Milne’s “The Alarket Square,” was given by a troupe of girls under the direction of Aliss E. Arthur. All stalls did brisk business throughout the afternoon and evening and little was left to sell when the fair closed. Airs. J. E. Tremain made a capable and energetic secretary, and the stalli holders were: Work Stall, Alesdames Prior, Pettv, J. Wiseman, C. Arthur, and R. Cronhelm; Aprons Stall, Alesdames Winstone. H. L. Richards. Cook and Tremain; Cakes Stall, Alesdames G. Sinclair, R. Foreman, J. H. Teasdale. and T. Lewis: Sweets Stall, Alesdames E. Wiseman. C. Holvoake, and Aliss E. Arthur; Produce Stall, Alesdames Arthur. Lewis. Alelville, and Hames; Novelty Stall, Mrs. Johnston and senior Bible class girls; Dip Stall, Airs. Billett and junior Bible class girls; Jellies and Drinks. Alisses J. Atelville. K. Souster, Alasters J. Tremain and J. Ormiston: Tea Rooms, Alesdames Q. H. Collins. Everiss. Souster, Pilkington, Trewin, C. Roper, Lusby, senr., R. Lusty, Hendry, WrigTey, Rogers, F. Sutherland. Aliss Grant, Aliss Mascelle, and Aliss Wilson. The accompaniments to the musical items were played by Airs. Batten.