IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 996, 12 June 1930, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

KJiras

NOTES | Mr. and Mrs. Trester, of "Wellington, | are at the Albert Hotel. I Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Macdonald, of j Dunedin, are at the Hotel Cargen. i Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Munro, of Christj church, are staying at the Central j Hotel. ! Captain and Mrs. Montague Polley, of London, are guests at the Grand j Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Potts, of Katii katii, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jeavons, i of Dunedin, are at the Star Hotel. 4 4 * Mrs. H. E. Vaile, of Glade Hall, Epsom, and the Misses Marjorie and Dolly Vaile, are visiting Tongariro, * * * Mrs. E. E. Neumegen and Miss Joyce Neumegen. of Grafton Road, are visiting Wellington, Christchurch and Mount Cook. * * * Miss H. Thomley arrived from England by the Rangitane this morning, j and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. » Desmond Ryan, Mount Eden. Mrs. Vivian Riddiford, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland, and is the guest ot her mother, Mrs. S. Thorne George, of St. Stephen's Avenue. AN ENGAGEMENT - » | The engagement is announced of j Joyce Isobel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Allen, of Opuatia Downs, | Onewhero, to Hugh Evanson, eldest j son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. E. Kissling. i of Highwic Avenue, Auckland. i j Annual Hockey Club Function at Papatoetoe 1 SUCCESSFUL DANCE MANY VISITORS ATTEND The Papatoetoe Town Hall was j decorated with streamers and balloons last evening, when the Papatoetoe Ladies’ Hockey Club held it 3 annual dance. Visitors were present from a number of neighbouring sister clubs. The duties of masters of ceremonies were carried out by Messrs. L. Smytheman, S. Snelling and W. Wyman. An enjoyable selection of dance numbers was provided by Hubert Hoffmann’s orchestra, and several extras were played by Misses I. Smytheman and Audrey Fitness. The supper tables were prettily decorated with greenery and iceland poppies. Among those present were: Mrs. Partridge, wht> was wearing lemon crepe de chine, finished with black bow; Mrs. T. 11. Smytheman, peach flounced lace and georgette, with green shoulder posy; Miss Joan Culpan, in an anklelength frock of lilac taffeta; Miss 11. Maxwell, who wore ivory embossed satin; Miss Audrey Fitness, mist blue chenille georgette, with ankle-length skirt of satin carreau; Miss L. Linton, rose pink crepe de chine, with ivory shawl; Miss Rona Lipscombe, who wore an anklelength frock of shell pink flounced net; Miss Joan Culpan, frock of lilac taffeta, finished with bow on hip; Miss E. Mayall, who wore a tiered frock of flame satin; Miss B. Hemphill, frock of primrose lace worn ankle length; Miss E. Snelling, in a picture frock of periwinkle blue taffeta. Miss J. MacLeod, in a sunset taffeta frock of uneven hemline, finished with shoulder posy; Miss Kath Leonard, ivory georgette, with appliqued tulle frills; Miss A. Gibbs, who was wearing a frock of lime green georgette; Miss Jessie Harris, flame satin relieved with silver lace; Miss C. Harris, frock of eau. de nil georgette and gold lace; Miss Queen Kimber, Manurewa, in an ankle-length frock of rose sequined georgette; Miss Thelma Whittingham, pink satin beaute with lace skirt, finished with blue bow at waist; Miss Moyer Hawkins, sea green satin, with tulle flounces; Miss S. Pegler, Manurewa, blush rose shot taffeta picture frock; Miss Mavis Landon, powder blue satin, with tinsel trimmings; Miss Jean Wright, sea green chenille georgette, relieved with silver hip band; Miss W. Leonard, lichen green georgette and silver lace. Miss F. Robinson, who wore a frock of salmon pink marocain; Miss V. Manson, in a frock of black georgette; Miss M. Bathgate, who wore a frock of old gold chiffon velvet, worn ankle length; Miss Pat Piggin, primrose georgette trimmed With satin beaute; Miss K. McKee, in a frock of cyclamen taffeta; Miss M. Hall, wearing a frock of burnt orange crepe de chine and shawl; Miss P. Wilson, in a frock of lemon crepe de chine; Miss M. Hamilton, apple green beaded georgette; Miss Margaret Wilson, who wore a frock of shell pink georgette; Miss Joan Piggin, pompadour pink taffeta and tulle; Miss Dulcie Grinter, moonlight blue chenille georgette, with diamente trimmings; Miss M. Wyllie, lichen green charmeuse, worn uneven length. Miss Iris Palmer, who was wearing shell pink crepe de chine, with silver lace trimmings: Miss F. Trimble, in a frock of frilled lemon lace, relieved with pink posy; Miss Z. Pegler, Manurewa, who wore a frock of Cambridge blue georgette and ninon; Miss P. Nicholson, wearing a frock of lemon crepe de chine; Miss Bonnie Baird, period frock of lettuce green georgette and old gold lace; Miss R. Wallace, green ring velvet corsage, with skirt of georgette; Miss Dorothy Leighton, briar pink crepe de chine, with shawl to tone; Miss Ivy Smytheman, orange satin finished with shoulder posy; Miss T. Richards, who was in a picture frock of electric blue taffeta with black shawl; Miss Margaret Baird, in a frock of old gold lace; Miss N. Snelling, blush rose moire taffeta, with reliefs of blue; Miss M. Lambert, paeon blue taffeta frock, with uneven hem. Miss P. Duncan, in green georgette with silver trimmings; Miss Guelda Fitness, dawn coloured georgette with uneven hemline; Miss L. Robinson, apricot georgette, with trimmings of silver; Miss Ada Eade, green georgette, with silver trimmings; Miss Hilda Coxhead, blue georgette: Miss Nance Dempsey. nil© green taffeta, with diamente trimmings; Miss Muriel McLachlan, apricot georgette, finished with taffeta bow to tone: Miss Gladys Grinter, whose ankle-length frock was of green embossed georgette, finished with hip bow.

Old Girls’ Dcmce EPSOM GRAMMAR SCHOOL I FUNCTION PROVES MOST SUCCESSFUL J BLUE AND GOLD STREAMERS The Click Clack Cabaret was thronged with dancer© last evening, when the Epsom Grammar School Old Girls’ Association held a most enjoyable dance. Blue and gold streamers brightly decorated the dance hall, and down stairs in the lounge golden chrysanthemums were arranged on the tables. The Click Clack Internationals, under the direction of Mr. Norman Ganley, provided a splendid programme of dance tunes, and during the evening an exhibition of the modern quickstep and skater’s waltz was given by Miss Margaret O’Connor and Miss Ballantyne. COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Miss W. Todd, president, was frocked in turquoise blue satin faille. Miss I. Park wore a bouffant frock of larkspur blue taffeta. Mi§s L. I-lutton wore an uneven length frock of black crepe de sole. Miss Ruth Macky had on a pretty frock of flesh pink ninon. Miss Flora Ballard was wearing pale cameo pink taffeta. Miss Nance Andrews had on an anklelength frock of gentian blue faille. Miss Marjorie Gray had chosen cedar rose taffeta with bouffant skirt of uneven length. Miss Molly Hooton was wearing chartreuse green chiffon. An ankle-length gown of peach pink and gold gros grain taffeta was chosen by Miss Ruth Warren. ' Miss Margot Grant’s frock of black chiffon was relieved with a shoulder spray of red flowers. Miss Mary Warren was in palest daffodil yellow taffeta. AMONG THE DANCERS Mrs. Ward Baker was in a frock of black satin embroidered In oriental

shades. Mrs. F. C. Soar wore a gown of black i embossed georgette. | Mrs. Allen chose a frock of delphinium ! blue and mist grey crepe de chine, i Mrs. Macky had on unrelieved black georgette. Mrs. Walker had on rose beige and fawn chenille georgette. Miss Joan Biss had on a frock of black ring velvet. Miss Betty Biss was in chines© red georgette. Miss Mary Pllkington wore a frock of sky blue ring velvet. Miss I. Hyauiason had on shrimp pink satin beaute and georgette. Miss P. Foubister’s frock was of white silk lace. Miss J. Stichbury, sunrise pink taffeta with a large bow on the hip. Miss Freda War nock was Wearing a wild rose taffeta frock. Miss Joy Paykel was gowned in nile green georgette. For her dance frock Miss Gwen Cook chose pastel pink floral moire taffeta. Miss Nina Garrett was wearing a pretty frock of floral satin beaute. Miss Nancy Garrett was in white satin relieved with green moire bow. Miss Shearman had on pale blue tulle and silver lace. Miss N. Coutts had chosen cameo pink moire taffeta. Miss L. Coutts was wearing anklelength lemon moire taffeta. Miss D. Ste Wart had on ivory georgette relieved with scarlet shoulder posy. Miss J. Dive wore a gown of cyclamen georgette. A pretty frock of shell pink georgette and silver lace was chosen by Miss M. Hutchison. Miss Jean Macdonald w r as frocked iu sea-green georgette. Miss Beryl Barry chose shell pink satin georgette and satin. Miss J. Ballard’s frock was of primrose satin beaute. Miss E. Harry had chosen a frock of jap-onica pink georgette and lace. Miss Beryl Murray wore firefly tulle, with a shoulder flower in a darker shade. Miss Nancy Murray chose an ankle - length gown of daffodil taffeta. Miss Joan Maxwell’s frock was of ivory chenille georgette, with large green flower on the hip. Miss Iris Armitage had chosen ivory lace over pale blue satin. A dance frock of silver lame and tulle was worn by Miss Jean Lovegrove, Miss F. I. Patterson was frocked in black georgette. Miss M. Brown had on lemon satin and lace. Miss Iv. Hammond was in black georgette and ring velvet. Miss Lai Dickie had on a frock of flame tiered taffeta. Miss N. Robertson was wearing a dainty frock of primrose floral ninon. Miss Thelma Jessey was frocked its beaded net over primrose satin. Miss Leila Armitage was in ivory lace over shell pink. Miss K. Massey wore a dainty frock of mimosa yellow lace. Miss Clark wore a frock of wattle vellow taffeta. Miss Edwina Foote wore a wattle yellow georgette frock. .*f is s G. Perry was in peach blossom pink taffeta and tulle. Miss Glasgow wore an eau de nil georgette gown. , JPf 8 Ail , sa Andrew had on leaf green taffeta and georgette. feta iSS ■^• ar y "Warren was in api'icot taf*rutea“ ue ’ >vas froc ' kea lu Miss Mary Watliew chose a frock of ivory georgette. »noirr t affiSta. MaCkay Was wearlue maize Miss S. Mackay had chosen shell pink taffeta. Miss Fiona Riley was in ceil blue moire taffeta. Miss A. Wilson chose jade green lame and silver lace. A pretty frock of periwinkle blue georgette was worn by Miss Doris Clarkson. Aliss M. Alexander’s frock was of old gold ring velvet and taffeta. Miss Francis had chosen shrimp pink satin beaute. £Ji ss Vipond’s frock was of silver lace. Miss Phyllis Jones was frocked in wild rose sprigged taffeta. Miss I. Howard chose a frock of lettuce green satin beaute. Miss A. Menzies had on delphinium blue georgette. Miss N. Taylor was gowned in blush rose satin beaute. Miss Mavis Slater had on a frock of lacquer red frilled georgette and silver lace. Miss Whitehead had on an anklelength frock of ivory taffeta. Miss M. Park's frock was of black figured crepe de chine. CORNISH SOCIETY SOCIAL HELD The Auckland Cornish Association held a successful social In the XJnity HaJl on Tuesday. On account of the weather the attendance was below the average. Musical and elocutionary items were given by Mr. and Mrs. Cocks, Miss Dora Cocks. Mr. and Mrs. Wright, and Mr. Ewart Lyne. All the items were good, but mention must be made of Mns. Cocks. She kept the members in laughter for a large part of the evening. Papers on Cornish legends were read by Mrs. Norton, Mrs. Williams and Mr. Cocks. Mr. Uddy gave some anecdotes of Cornwall and Cornish folk.

Modern life demands more leisure hours for women-folk: hence the importance of always having No Rubbing Laundry Help in the home.—A. SY. Page, Ltd.—l2.

I WELFARE CIRCLE OF LYCEUM CLUB VARIED FIELD OF ACTIVITY COVERED In the absence of Mrs. W. H. Parkes, the annual meeting- of the welfare circle of the Lyceum Club, held yesterday morning, was presided over by Mrs. B. Buttle, vice-president. The year's report, presented by the honorary secretary, Mrs. A. S. Oxley, stated that the membership was increasing, and now totalled about 320. of whom 72 were working members and the others honorary. A varied field of activity had been covered, including the taking of ex-soldiers from the Evelyn Firth Home for motor drives, knitting and sending of parcels of clothing to Sister Hannah, St. John Ambulance, the City Mission, the Myers Free Kindergarten, the child welfare department of the Education Board, the Women’s Benevolent Society, the Karitane Hospital and other organisations. An activity upon which the circle has concentrated with enthusiasm has been the sending of families each to the seaside in three cottages which it has rented for the purpose. This year nine families benefited by this undertaking. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Officers elected for the coming year are as follow: —Convener, Airs. L. T. Rapson; lion, secretary, Mrs. A. S. Oxley; committee, Mesdames A. Ely, John Cook, G. E. Anderson, J. F. Montague, P. Webster, A. D. Stewart, L. Blackwood, Misses E. Fleming. A. A. Evans, C. Murray, and E. Millington. BRIDGE PARTY An enjoyable afternoon was given on Monday by Mrs. F. Hanan and Miss E. Hanan at their residence, M orrinsville. Progressive bridge passed the time pleasantly, Mrs. J. H. Wyatt winning the first prize, and Mrs. Law the secret number prize. The room was prettily decorated with chrysanthemums, autumn leaves, berries, and a beautiful bowl of stylosis. Mrs. F. Hanan wore a frock of brown figured panne valvet. Miss Hanan’s frock was of beige silk crepe trevena. Among those present were: Mesdames J. Daws, C. M. Gummer, J. H Wyatt. Law (Wellington), J. McKav, Donaldson, H. Millar, L. E. Poles, P. Petry, C. Brown, A. Bernstein. T. Turner, J. Boles, A. Wyatt, P, Chadwick, L. Eehlin, F. Seifert, A. Mueller, R. Morton, A. Needham, Caulfield, Misses Caulfield and K. Chadwick.

ST. BENEDICT’S SCHOOL CHILDREN SPEND HAPPY EVENING GAY COSTUME PARTY FUNCTION FOR SCHOOL FUNDS There was great excitement among the children of St. Benedict’s Convent School last evening when the fancy dress ball organised by Miss Aileen Beresford for the school funds was held in St. Benedict's Hall. manner of original and beautiful costumes were worn by the children, who thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Maroon and gold streamers decorated the hall, and palms were arranged on the stage, where the orchestra, directed by Miss May Beresford, was stationed. The judges for the fancy dresses were Mrs. C. Robinson. Mrs. Cardale, Mrs. Fitzwilliams, Mr. Moore and Mr. Leonard, and their awards were as follow: Best dressed girl: Verna Reed, Early Victorian Lady. 1; Myra Keesing, poll. 2. Best pair: Geof. and Pat v\ alsh, as Black and White Pierrots. Most original: Margaret Twohill, representing New Zealand-Made Goods, 1; Tramp, 2. Most comical: Jessie Jones, a very diminutive old lady. 3; and Margaret Knight, as a pretty doll in a box. Other children in costume wereDesmond Newbury, Page Boy; Clarency Newbury, Jockey; Valerie Miller, Fairy"; Betty Miller, Kate Greenaway; Leo Farrell, Page Boy; Rita Coupe, Eastern Princess; Alice Whiteombe, Knave of Hearts; Rita Sanford. Little Miss Muffet; Albert Arnold, General Wolfe; Nancy Arnold, Sunflower; Phyllis Reed, Night Fairy; Joan Reed, Powder-puff; Joyce Bell, Toy Soldier; Mary Bright, Dutch 't Raymond Shepherd, Carpenter; Merle Shepherd, Flowcrgirl; Eunice Botcher, Spanish Dancer; Jimmie Flannigan Rosie Hancock, Tennis Girl, Molly Foy, Russian Princess; David Fonahan, Dutch Boy; Eileen Knight, Guardian Angel; Neil Sims, Sailor Bov; Dean Clown; Verna Purdom, Night: Eulalie Purdom, Toe Dancer; Joseph Reardon, Rising Sun. Dorothy Odwier, Old-fashioned Lady McGiven, Nurse; Olwyn Turner* Military 01/cer; Pat Turner, Denison Crepe Paper; Zora Robson, Spanish Dancer, lan Lediard, Russian; Leo Nola, Nigger Minstrel; Peggy Finnigan, Night Carniva!; Trixie Annabel, Dutch GirlPhyllis Oliver, Maurice Chevalier; Anthony Daven, Prince; Oscar Brown Ghost; Billie Boland, Indian Hunter; Desmond Brophy, Scotts Emulsion; Veronica Barrington, Frog; Teddie Howe,

Indian; Shirley Thompson, a Mustard « Seed; Leslie Bechrc, Sailor Boy; Kath- » ieen and Clif McCracken, Spanish Bride I and Bridegroom; Dallas Lethaby, Hungarian Dancer; Ruth Adeane, Blues ? eI T,Tu s rner , &iPsy ; Ruby Davera, Little Red Riding Hood; Eillie Kirker, GolliBhre and Billie Hudson - as Little Boy ANNUAL MEETING DRAMATIC SECTION OF PENWOMEN’S LEAGUE The dramatic section of the League ! ot New Zealand Penwomen held its : usual monthly meeting at the club ; June To AnZa ° Avenue ’ on Tuesday, :„ T Y iS . n \ eeUns w ' as ° r Sreat interest, m that it was the end of the official fee r tl and th ® elect ion of the officers for the ensuing year took place the chair being taken by Miss G. Pertrani during the election. Nominations were a P d votes taken , Mrs. Arthur Griffiths, former convener, and Miss G Wynne Peacock, former secretary, were both re-elected by unanimous decision. A committee of the following Mrs. Richmond QuUl C lhOUn- Mlss Spurling and Miss .. A * leart . y v , ote of thanks was accorded Arthur Griffiths on her work I for the section during the past rear, which has been greatly appreciated bv ffie members Mrs. Griffiths thanked i _ and outlined the proposed ! -chedule for the current vear, after which scenes from “Henrv Virr ” were read under the circle reading svstem 1 Members present were:—Mrs.' Svd“"‘tT 11 ?’ Mrs i McKinney, Mr. Ponder. Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Griffiths, Mrs. Golhoun. Misses Jones, Spurline, Quill Bertram and Peacock. ’ j