WELCOME HOME

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20504, 21 May 1938, Page 18 (Supplement)

WELCOME HOME

POLO TEAM HONOURED DINNER AND DANCE FUNCTION AT CAMBRIDGE Recently returned from a triumphant visit to Australia where they succeeded in winning the Australian Gold Cup, members of the New Zealand Polo Team were tendered a “Welcome Home" dinner and dance attended by over 200 people in the Cambridge Town Hall on Thursday evening. Effective and appropriate decorations were carried out about the hall and on tbe tables. On one wall bold black Is of i aper on which appeared the letters "N Z." were arranged about crossed polo slicks surmounted by fronds of punga fern a .the wall v. is festoi ned with wide blr.ek streamloaves of silver pa r. 1 »n the oi posite wall of the I apj l m mbers of photographs of polo teams and spectators at the recent tournament at Claudelands. Attractivo Decorations The stage, a bower of autumn fol- I iage, was decorated along the front with golden chrysanthemums intertwined with black and silver designed paper. Floral decorations on the t ibles were carried out with artistically i arranged bowls and troughs of flowers j in profusion. The blue of delphiniums an i forget-me-nots combined with scarlet gerberas and other colourful flowers and maidenhair fern on some tobies was offset by the golden and warm bronze shades of chrysanthemums and autumn foliage on other tables. Standing in a prominent position r.n the tabid in front of the players was the Australian Gold Cup. Here and there were placed small ! cardboard shields of the team’s badge, scarlet and gold candles completing the table decorations. These were the work of Miss Ruth Souter and Miss Audrey Nolan. • A comprehensive toast list was honoured, the toast of “The Ladies” being proposed by Mr L. R. Kay and replied to by Mr H. W. Upton. After the dinner the guests enjoyed dancing, musio \ being played by the Marina Dance Band.

Among Those Present The guests included: Mesdames G. de Vere Chitty, ,wearing burgundy georgette;; Frank Vosper, ivory flower- . ed ninon; Seton Otway, chalk white sprigged organza; M. Souter, black j lace; Edgar James, burgundy satin; C. j Potts, parchment lace; Howard Ellis, j black and gold embossed satin; V. j Nolan, black velvet; W. Franklin (New- j stead , paisley satin; E. Nickle, preen ' crepe de soie; C. Meredith, black floral georgette; A. J. Swayne, pink floral j satin; R. McKenzie, black lace; F. G. • Martyn, rose beige lace; H. Brock, rust j lace; Norman Banks, vintage red velvet; B. Brewe’r, black floral georgette; Gordon Vosper, black taffeta; Alan Hill, hunter’s green net redingote , over satin; George Vosper, mulberry ! crepe; A. J. Law, floral chiffon; Earl ; Johnston, cerise faille; L. Kay (Te ] Awamutu), black velvet; Lyall Kay, j black floral satin; Dick Kay, black georgette; A. J. S. Richardson, rust j crepe; A. R. Batchelor, black velvet; V. Ricket, black crepe faille; A. L. Allen, turquoise blue lace; A. P. Robinson, black velvet; H. Griffith, navy cloque and blue coatee; H. L. Nixon, wine floral ninon; J. D. Wallace, Balmoral blue embossed satin; J. W. Garland. black flowered georgette; J. D. Clemovv, flamingo lace; J. S. Stanley, royal Wue lace; Gordon Reeves, French blue star dust crepe; 11. W. Upton, Wedpewood green crepe sue'de; Seball I (Wairau , gold taffeta; 11. Hall, black | embossed satin: Mervyn Wells, black ! taffeta, inset with green, blue and pink; G. Muir Morrinsville,, black and gold ‘ satin; Lcwin Allen, claret velvet; Bowie, black velvet; D. M. Soppet, black georgette; F. C. Rogers, pink and blue patterned satin; E. J. F. Kennedy, ice-blue lace. Many Taffeta Frocks Misses Audrey Nolan, black lace and pink floral spray, Noeline Banks, black net over pink taffeta; Jocelyn Rush, | opal blue taffeta; Jean Priestley, gen- ( tian blue’ shot taffeta; H. Klaus (Mori rinsville), preen floral taffeta; H. j Douglas (Morrinsville), floral cire 1 t3ffeta; M. Peake, blue and white j checked taffeta; Clare Garland, white l net over Ice green taffeta; Norma GarI land, oyster taffeta; Brunskill, geranMum red satin; Rhoda Brown, cigar ‘brown velvet; Ruth Souter, floral I chiffon; Molly Ambury, Jubilee blue ! faille with black net coat and sequins; ' Joyce Lewis, petunia crepe suede; Nancy Moore, palest pink embossed satin; Margaret Macky, duchess blue j floral georgette; Joan Meredith, blush 'rose cloque - ; B. Odlam (Auckland), cream lace; C. Ellis, silver-threaded ! blue cloque; Joan Sayers, black and 1 gold charmeuse; E. Gavan (Waii ngaro), burgundy satin; Mary Macky, : Naples blue cloque; T. d’Ath, flame ; chiffon velvet; M. d’Ath, clover satin: i Rose Ferguson, black velvet; Mavis ! Henry, blue’ flowered crepe; Lynsie ■ Lewis, honey gold taffeta; Myrtle ! Holmes, eau de nil green pleated | georgette. Sheila Richardson, ivory satin tunic and black skirt; Ruth | Nickle, tango crepe’; Pat Nickle, leaf | green crepe; Phyllis Vosper, green J floral georgette.