ARTILLERY HOSTS

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20509, 27 May 1938, Page 5

ARTILLERY HOSTS

SECOND MEDIUM BATTERY tiiibd annual dance SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION of ? h t SCar J et blue and the khaki rmnn unlforms °t the officers, nonommjssjoned officers and men of the second Medium Battery of the New Zealand Artillery made the scene in he Regent Ballroom a brilliant one third e ' ° n the occasion of the third annual dance. nf V P ™ rr i a ‘ e and diking decorations the ha 'n" h,te and blue transformed Tart b i ' where lines of Union Jacks hung from the balcony and above the orchestral dais, wh“ch was outhned with red and blue lights. \t & artillery Sta * e ' rad add blue me artillery colours, were about the pillars and archways J two lovely bowls of vlvld ers and autumn leaves were arranged m effective contrast. arranged

tronhv 6 wL PISCe "n S by the for.J recently by the battery 7 °., tha mOSt efflcient battery in \ew Zealand, and the artillery badge was in

Square lantern lights cast a soft glow over the dancers and on the supper balcony, where a delicious supThe t»hi Sel 7 ed later in the evening. The tables had been artistically arT VaS6S and bo ' vls of marif° !d ’ chrysanthemums and autumn leases in bright tonings. Colonel O. H. Mead, Officer Commanding the Northern Command, and An?i a l n V E - Weir ' Adjutant of the ttVr, raft . Group ° J Artillery, and -uis weir, of Auckland, were present during the evening. Hnn lar s® nnmt >er attended the funcon, which proved a very successful and enjoyable one. Excellent music p hil Campbell's Band. Credit Is due members of the comm!t.te® f °c the efflcient organisation, which added to the pleasure of the evening. The ladies of the committee were: . ‘ ( rs /; A. M. Clachan, wearing a rrock of 'clover cloque. faille * iX ° el Johnson ' old e° ld crepe Mrs G. Brown, who wore flame gold-embossed cloque. Mrs S. T. Nolan, almond green taffeta. Miss Mollie Wilkinson, whose frock was of Marina blue taffeta with petunia relief. Miss Gumming, black georgette and lace. Miss Margaret Harris, in a frock of black flowered taffeta.

Some of Those Present. Among those present were :—Mesdames C. E. Weir (Auckland), black taffeta; H. 11. McDonald, flowered ninon; Grenville Ward, black chiffon velvet; H. Robson, royal purple chiffon velvet; H. Sinclair, black and rose flowered georgette; Gerry Nicholls, black and white striped taffeta redingote over black velvet; C. Van Slyke, black net; W. Murphy, saracen red crepe soie; B. R. c. Townend (Maungatautari), Ivory slipper satin; T. R. Mateer, magnolia souple satin; A. R. Davies, ivory satin royale; Harold Reid, pastel flowered satin taffeta and rose chiffon velvet swathe; W. A. Blair, black flowered taffeta. Misses Margery Drvden (Takapuna), pastel green taffeta; Noeline Peterson, pastel pink chiffon; Cathie Speight, hyacinth blue crepe soie; Hessey Dey, black and white diagonal striped taffeta; Marjorie Townend (Auckland), midnight blue net and silver slipper satin redingote; Mary Stranger, cerise moire taffeta; June Lovell (Taupiri), orange and ivory check taffeta; Cecilia Dold, mauve ninon over rose taffeta; Sophie Ryburn, hyacinth blue taffeta; Muriel Sutton, primrose chiffon velvet; Phyllis Lambert, cameo pink lace redingote over black crepe sole; Joyce Lambert, spring green taffeta; Edith Franklin, hyacinth blue souple satin; J. Cliffe, Tvory net and red velvet sash. Misses K. Trenberth, pastel pink printed ninon; J. Paterson, periwinkle blue crepe faille; Ivy Norton, cameo pink slipper satin; Nina Raven, hyacinth blue slipper satin; Grace Foster (Cambridge), gold lame; N. Easter (Cambridge), black Venetian lace; I. Brown (Cambridge), ciel blue taffeta; Peggy McGovern (Te Awamutu), lac blue lace; Joan Colville-Cook, saracen red slipper satin; V. Gibson, black crepe soie; Hilda Clough, ciel blue chiffon velvet; Florence Redwood, black chiffon velvet; Gwen Stubbing, petunia cloque; Loma Perham, apple green taffeta; 0. Martin, pillar-box red moire taffeta; Audrey Howe, cerise moire taffeta; Eileen Wright, green and rose flowered ninon; Audrey Cliffe, silver lace and rose taffeta.

Many Taffeta Frocks. Misses Collette Pollard, harmony pink taffeta; Val Everiss, scarlet taffeta banded in green; Irene Calvert, blue and petunia flowered taffeta; Betty McCredie, black taffeta; Z. Blake (Auckland), navy blue taffeta; June Lang, scarlet accordion pleated ninon; Pat Murphy, black frilled georgette and scarlet swathe; Elsie Robertson, midnight blue slipper satin; Phyllis Cliffe, hyacinth blue silk net over taffeta; J. Williamson, spring green satin beaute; E. Graeham, almond green French lacc; Ethel Casey, ivory taffeta; Gertrude Smith, black and rose flowered satin taffeta with rose redingote; Judith Redmond, periwinkle blue taffeta; Audrey Parlane, black chiffon velvet and silver lame; Pat Jerrome, black satin beaute and Marina green redingote; Nancy Dorset, cerise taffeta; Ona Baker, black, rose and green flowered satin beaute; Valerie Grant, emerald green net with primrose swathe. Misses Beatrice St. Paul, powder blue taffeta; Joan Parkhouse, green and white checked georgette; Nancy Barker, black panne velvet and silver lame; Joan Redmond, petunia taffeta with clover relief: Pat Ashmore, emerald green waterwave taffeta; Noel (Javan, autumn striped crepe maroc; Tui Beattie, black taffeta: Betty Geach, black ring velvet: Margaret Johnston, pastel pink not over taffeta; Iris Aitken, ivory and rose flowered taffeta and midnight blue net: K. Dixon, ivory printed crepe faille: Iris J Kelly, black crepe suede handed in multi-colours: P. Kelly. Marina blue | ere pH faille: Pat MrKendrv, black I crepe moire with flowered redingote: ' Dorothy Thorhurn Auckland . scar- j let emerald green and purple striped j chiffon: Lucy Elliott, rose printed) crepe suede; Hazel Johnson Auck- i SAiLAI chiffon and j