ANNUAL BALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 812, 5 November 1929, Page 4

ANNUAL BALL

Rangataua Public Service Function COLOURFUL EFFECT This week the members of the Rangataua Public Service held their annual ball in the Rangataua Town Hall. This proved a most successful function. The hall was attractively decorated with multicoloured streamers, balloons and palms. The floor was excellent, a great many dancers being present. Bright, spirited music was provided by the Peerless Dance Orchestra, whilf Mrs. Deckie and Mr. C. Plank contributed several welcome extras. Early in the evening gay paper hats, and later, brilliant paper streamers, were distributed among the dancers, and these added a note of vivid colour to the scene. The committee included Mrs. Drury, who was wearing a frock of coffeecoloured silk lace; Mrs. Harrison, in red crepe de chine, relieved with cream lace; Mrs. Graham, in green crepe de chine and gold lace; Mrs. J. Barnacle,, In air-force blue georgette and lace to tone; and Mrs. A. Murdie, in figured vieux rose silk maTocain The committee also comprised Messrs. Drury, hon. secretary; Fenton, Fox, Barnacle and Vincent. Messrs. Donaldson, Nixon and S. McIvor ably officiated as M.C.’s and helped to make the evening a success. The dancers included:

Airs. Packer, who wore vieux rose georgette, gold, spangles; Mrs. Palmer, flame taffeta; Mrs. Lethburg, lemon crepe de chine, uneven hemline; Miss Mclvor, ivory crepe de chine; Miss Freeman, salmon rayon; Miss Dwyer, blue velvet and georgette; Mrs. Mott, blue satin; Mrs. Riley, flame crepe de chine; Mrs. Younger, flame crepe de chine and gold lace; Miss Martin, blue taffeta; Miss Pumphrey, blue georgette and silver lace; Miss Cunningham, blue taffeta; Mrs. Manson, blue velvet; Miss I. Pumphrey, salmon pink taffeta. Miss Deadman chose green georgette; Miss A. Deadman, tangerine georgette and gold lace; Mrs. Murphy, red georgette; Miss McKone, flame taffeta: Miss R. McKone, white georgette, trimmed with pink, uneven hemline; Miss Robinson, blue taffeta; Miss Bankhart. flame satin, uneven hemline; Miss G. Mclvor, green crepe de chine: Miss B. Fraser, scarlet rayon; Miss Garvin, vieux rose taffeta; Miss R. Goldfinch, fuchsia ray de chine; Miss Kendrick, ivory satin and georgette; Miss Bayne, salmon rayon; Miss N. Anderson, black satin and net; Miss Plunket, pink georgette and silver lace; Mrs. King, black satin and black lace; Mrs. Buxton, navy silk: Mrs. Mariner, salmon rayon; Miss Barow, salmon ray de silk; Miss L. Kean, pink crepe de chine and silver lace; Miss Stewart, fuchsia crepe de chine; Miss Plank, mauve crepe de chine; Miss Bilderbeck, black satin and net; Aliss, J. McCarthy, floral crepe de chine; Miss Lamphart, flame satin; Miss M. Dillon, flame taffeta; Miss Snowball, saxe rayon and silver lace; Miss Hull, floral voile; Mrs. Gordon, jun., flame taffeta and gold lace, uneven hemline; Miss Q. Perrett (Wellington), mariette green georgette and silver lace, uneven hemline; Miss L. Simpson, red georgette: Miss M. Presnell, apricot chenille and georgette; Mrs. A. White, ivory georgette and silver lace; Mrs. Leckie, blue taffeta. An excellent supper was served by the women and men of the committee.

WEDDING FESTIVITY

CELEBRATION DANCE EXCELLENT MUSIC A most enjoyable dance was given by Mr. and Mrs. Curran in the Dominion Hall on Tuesday evening- to celebrate the wedding of their daughter who had been married the same afternoon to Mr. J. Little. Excellent dance music was contributed by the Felix Orchestra conducted by Mr. T. Reeves. Other artists who contributed enjoyable items were the Snappy Three, Mrs. Davidson and Mr. Hawk, Messrs. F. Northend, J. Grant and J. Scandle, also Miss E. Curran, Miss L. Sheehan, Miss E. Boddy. Mrs. Curran received her guests wearing a frock of brown georgette. Mrs. Little wore white satin with silver trimming. Among the guests were: Mrs. Gordon, who wore nut brown satin relieved with beige; Mrs. Minns, pale green celanese; Miss Taylor, blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Walker, beige crepe de chine and lace; Mrs. Backhouse, pink georgette relieved with blue and silver; Mrs. Purdy, black panne velvet; Mrs. Wolley, beige crepe de chine; Mrs. Bright, navy blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Boddy, navy crepe de chine, with oriental trimming; Mrs. Batty, beige lace; Mrs. Bates, white satin; Mrs. Reeves, apricot lace, shawl to match; Mrs. Bird, blue frock; Mrs. Hanfling, grey georgette and cerise: Mrs. W. Bird, beige crepe de chine relieved with blue; Mrs. Antonio, white satin beaute and silver.

Mrs. Edgar, brown marocain; Mrs. Barnes, blue sequined frock, shawl to match; Airs. Burgess’, powder blue crepe de chine; Mrs. Keen, navy crepe de chine; Mrs. Scandle. navy frock, oriental trimming; Mrs. Walker, green crepe de chine; Mrs. Palonontaine, mauve georgette; Mrs. Bayliss, navy blue georgette and gold. Miss P. Gordon chose shell pink crepe de chine; Miss E. Curran, cameo pink crepe de chine: Miss AT. Pullam, black panne velvet, blue sequined shawl; Miss AT. McCauly. green georgette; Miss P. Gaw, pink georgette: Miss AT. Gaw, red frock; ATiss P. Watts, flame velvet and georgette; ATiss G. Watts, gold lame and shawl: ATiss Schick, pale green fock. pink rose; ATiss A’. Gaffney, white taffeta: Miss C. Gaffney, blue crepe de chine; ATiss E. Hawke, red taffeta and gold: ATiss P. McTvendrick. green satin and tulle: ATiss T. Bird, blue taffeta and silver: ATiss L. Little, nink taffeta: ATiss V. Taylor, crepe de chine; ATiss AT. Taylor, mauve crepe de chine; ATiss T. Dunne, silver skirt, satin bodice; ATiss D. Barnes, green and lemon georgette: ATiss G. Tyson, cloth of silver, beaded pink shawl; ATiss E. Boddy, nnvv blue satin beaute: Alias B. Walker, frilled blue taffeta: ATiss E. ATacfarlane. black satin and lemon; ATiss AT. Gordon, lavender brocaded tinsel, overdress of ninon: ATiss D. Dick, pink georgette; Aliss R. Hunt, r»ale green satin: Aliss B. Stokes, pink taffeta; ATiss Graham., nink crepe de chine, shawl to match: ATiss G. Bi'ight, chartreti.se crepe de chine: Aliss P. Soande. black panne velvet, diamente buckle: ATiss J. Scnnde, white satin and silver lace: ATiss D. Huggy. green crene de chine, uneven hemline: Aliss E. Sutherland, lemon crepe de chine, gold corsage: Aliss J. C. Sutherland, pink georgette.