COLLEGE BALL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 June 1938, Page 4

COLLEGE BALL

FIRST ANNUAL FIXTURE. PRESENTATION OF DEBUTANTES Gaily decorated with coloured lights and streamers, the Wairarapa College Assembly Hall was well filled with dancers last night, when the College Parents’ Association held its first annual ball. The outstanding success of the gathering was largely the result of the enthusiastic efforts of the committee under the secretaryship of Mr A. J. Towns.

Mr G. C. L. Dickel was a capable M.C., and Mackay’s Novelty Syncopators kept thing going with a swing. During the evening several debutantes were presented by Mrs F. C. Daniell, wife of the president of the. association, to Mesdames G. G. Hancox, wife of the principal of the College, and the Mayoress, Mrs T. Jordan. Mrs Hancox wore black lace and taffeta and Mrs Jordan was in figured satin. The debutantes were as follow: — Miss Elsie Hancox, Palmerston North, who wore white lace over satin, with diamante trimming, and carried a pink posy; Miss Pauline Winter, Palmerston North, who wore white net and lace and carried a pink posy; Miss May Baskeville, who wore pink mousseline over satin and carried a pink and silver posy; Miss Joan Snelgrove, who was in white satin, with a posy of violets; Miss Olga Gorringe, who wore white net hand-stencilled in silver over satin, white Angora cape and posy of violets; Miss Dorothy Dunne, who was wearing ivory georgette over taffeta with taffeta frilled sleeves and trimmings and carried a posy of violets; and Miss Valerie Keith, who wore white brocaded crepe, hei’ posy being of pink tones. Each debutante was presented with a dainty souvenir programme, decorated by Miss M. F. Fraser, the art mistress, and members of the art department. The following was the ball committee: —Mesdames G. G. Hancox, F. C. Daniell (clover), H. E. Pither (wine velvet), A. J. Towns (cornflower blue georgette), M. G. McKay (wine velvet), A. W. McKenzie (almond green lace), G. C. L. Dickel (blue cloche), J. McGregor (gold satin), E. W. Tooby (wine velvet), J. L. Hair (floral), F. M. Whyte (black georgette), T. T. Denbee (wine satin), A. E. Judd (wine), N. H. Prior (royal blue satin), G. L. Thomas (black and white), O. Jones (black velvet), and G. Masters (mulberry lace), and Messrs G. G. Hancox (principal), F. C. Daniell, G. C. Dickel, A. W. McKenzie, E. W. Tooby, F. M. Whyte, H. E. Pither, G. Masters, O. Jones, J. L. Hair, M. McKay, J. McGregor and A. J. Towns (secretary) . Among those present were Mesdames E. H. Winter (beige lace), C. H. Devenport (rust velvet), W. Kemp (black lace), G. Beecroft (black), W. R. Nicol (blue velvet), lan McGregor (lavender, self-figured crepe and silver), A. Tatton (white satin taffeta), E. J. Burke (blue silk velvet), J. Ninnes (rust lace), Donald (black lace), P. R. Welch (black), J. H. Cunningham (red velvet), Keith (black), Johnstone (green crepe), W. H. Saunders (floral taffeta), J. Bird (blue lace), N. Irwin (black lace), O’Callaghan (blue crepe), Misses Devenport (blue lace), M. Taylor (ivory embossed net), M. Illingworth, Taranaki (gold figured taffeta), J. McKenzie (peach bloom satin), N. Brown (pink mousseline), M. Palmer (apple green ringed velvet), M. Pither (blue crepe with diamante trimming and cream and gold brocade tapestry), G. Pither (pink and blue floral, with blue velvet bolero), N. Physick lavender Persian lamb satin), E. Knowles (blue floral taffeta), M. Jackson (blue floral and silver), A. Dickason (blue voile and black velvet), S. McFarlane (white net over satin), I. Palmer (blue floral taffeta), H. Cruickshank (green floral taffeta), E. Rollo (blue taffeta), A. Hutchins (gold shimmer satin), I. Staniforth (pink crepe), E. Ralph (fuchsia cloque), N. Russell (pink Swiss organdie with blue and black), E, Russell (ink blue floral satin with diamante), J. Laing (wine silver shot taffeta), B. Coleman (Paisley satin), B. Welch (blue taffeta). V. Welch (flame taffeta), N. Birch (pink lace), M. Cooper ' (Gisborne) (ivory cloque and blue sash), D. Allan (pink net), J. Hatch ' (gold figured taffeta), E. Madsen (green floral taffeta), J. Armstrong (blue floral taffeta), J. Wrigley (blue georgette and pink flowers), P. O'Callaghan (clover- pink taffeta), E. Brader (gold satin), B. Schofield (pink and silver), O. R. Sutherland (floral black), R. Edwards (pale pink), I. Wiggins (pink silk net), M. Knowles (black, red coat), and P. Hanley (pale blue crepe).