SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20730, 14 February 1939, Page 5

SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION

SCHOOL DIAMOND JUBILEE As a fitting conclusion to the day’s • festivities the sub-committee of the ( Whatawhata School Diamond Jubilee Committee, under the chairmanship of , Mr J. Iligginson, organised a highly ‘ successful euchre and dance in the Whatawhata Hall last Saturday evening. The function was one of the largest held in the district and attracted many old pupils and friends from j various parts of the country. , The hall was decorated with the . school’s colours in black and white ] and a very gay and happy time was , spent by the dancers and card players. . Excellent dance music was supplied by , Stevenson's Rhythm Boys, the M.C. ( being Mr D. Cunningham. Novelty , dances were won by Mr G. Howard ; Ilorotiu) and Miss Mina Mason and , by Mr W. Miller and Miss Thelma < King. i The Highland Fling danced by Miss E. Smith accompanied on the pipes j by Piper A. Sperry was much appreci- ( aied as was also a solo by Miss Joy ( Rowe, who was accompanied by j Mrs Rowe. Further pipe selections r were presented by Pipers A. and L. , Sperry. * Euchre attracted a large number of ‘ players to the card room, the prize- ( winners being: Ladies, Miss Bruce < (Hamilton) "l. Mrs Paton Koro- j matua , 2: men: Mr J. Kempthorne 1, { Mr Stewart 2. The carer steward was j Mr C. Yeoman. c During the evening, Mr 11. John- j stone, tile chairman of the Jubilee * committee, thanked those present l'or ( their help in making the day so sue- { cessful and paid a tribute lo Mrs Rowe j and Miss Nina Egan for their untiring } efforts as joint secretaries and asked > Miss P. Eyre to present them with [ bouquets as a slight appreciation of ( their services. Mrs Rowe suitably responded. r Supper was served by the ladies,

after which portions of the Jubilee' l cake were distributed. The singing of Auld Lang Syne followed by the National Anthem brought to a close a memorable day in the history of the Whatawhata district. Among those present were:—Mesdames H. Johnstone, wearing brown floral georgette; A. Rowe, beige georgette and lace; K. McKenzie, black floral satin; R. Calder, tomato crepe soie and gold lace; J. Kiihfuss, navy corded silk; Calder, senr., navy floral I redingote; C. Yeoman, black cloque; H. Wills, candy striped crepe; Taylor (Te Kowhai), black taffeta; B. Laxon (Rotokauri), beige floral crepe; Livingstone, beige silk lace; Scott, wine satin and lace; J. Iligginson, wine lace and cotelle; F. Jones, fawn floral marocain; Smith (Koromatua;, black embossed taffeta; K. Drower, black floral georgette; G. Carlinson, navy cloque; G. Paton (Koromatua), navy embossed cloque; E. J. Smith Karamu), brown flowered satin; E. D. Smith (Karamu), navy crepe; A. Milicich, navy floral marocain; W. Henshaw, navy cloque; L. Barry Hamilton), white stencilled crepe: Coldwell (Hamilton), black figured satin; Mother, black taffeta; F. Snell, navy crepe de chine: Stretton (Hamilton), white satin, fur coatee; Mudge (Hamilton), black sarin de luxe and lace; C. Turner, black georgette; W. Miller, green satin; Kilmister, white figured sarin; T. Te Rongamau, navy crepe de j chine; N. \\. Jones (Gisborne), black! cloque; B. Barlow, pink georgette: F. j Clothier Karamu . green floral crepe: i E. Lindsay, black lace; E. Peters, blue J floral marocain; E. Rothwell Roto-j kauri), brown cloque: 0. Bell, lemon georgette; G. Gould, navy satin; B. j Rolhwell Hamilton . cerise satin; F. ! Sperry, brown and white figured j crepe; Jerrat, IToral sheer; J. Kemp-j thorne, floral crepe; J. Kelly, Wallis j blue moire taffeta; A. Duncan > To ‘ Kowhai . white flowered satin; T. j Mason, blue and white satin: E. Egan. l burgundy cloque: «». Haskell, floral: chiffon: G. Gaskell. wine georgette:! Smith, black cloque: R. Lockhart, j navy marocain; A. Kempthorne, black.

georgette; E. Carpenter, navy satin; Morgan, (Koromatua), lemon floral georgette; A. W. Johnstone, black crinkled crepe; Nairn, black cloque; S. Russell, navy and white spot satin. Misses Nina Egan, black ninon; Peggy McKenzie, black figured taffeta satin; L. Caird (Hamilton , red cloque: J. Sanders, old gold souple satin; Olive Carpenter, apple green chiffon redingote; Grace Ericksen (Rangiriri), magnolia chiffon redingote; Peggy McCracken Dargaville), blue floral taffeta; Kathleen Anderson, eggshell blue souple satin; flean Robertson, cerise taffeta; Phyllis Snell, black and white spotted ninon; J. McCracken (Dargaville), pink floral taffeta; I. Hughes (Cambridge), navy satin and fur cape; E. Hard .Cambridge), figured satin; Joan Harris, powder blue georgette; Agivs Milicich, pink satin beaute; Caroline Ban . Morrinsville), red satin beaute; Thelma King, black satin; Evelyn Cogswell (Waitetuna), mag- { nolia* flowered souple satin; Mary Cogswell (Waitetuna), pink lace and j white taffeta; Muriel Foster (Koromatua), floral organdie; Jane Adolph, floral crepe; Eliza McLean, pink velvet; Molly Paul, green crepe marocain; Sarah McLean, cloudy blue taffeta; Joan O'Brien, blue cloque; Rose Smith Koromatua , blue floral georgette; V. Kemp, blue taffeta; Ward, red marocain; Joan Dobbie, brick cloque; Heyward, brown marocain; Nora Kempthorne. pink floral silk; -Wynn Rothwell Rotokauri., floral satin; Dorothy Iligginson. green floral satin: Ida Hill, black taffela; Ursula Bary Frankton . ; white taffeta; Ada Adolph, Wallis blue 1 lace; Betty Dobbie, white hailstone; muslin: Audrey Adolph. Wallis blue ; lace: Doris Eyre, pink silk lace: j Pliviiis Eyre, pink and green floral ' ninon: Roselceu Falconer, green taffeta: Joyce Meyer Pukekohe , blue crinkled taffeta :* Jessie Clothier, blue! taffela: E. Ilazelhursl Morrinsville .! while lace: A. Fitzsimmons, blue moire j taffela: Alice Carlinson, floral maro-j eain: Gwen Rothwell. navy and while; ensemble: Mina Mason, peacock blue ! velvet; Noeline Mason, blue and white j crepe; K. Day, blue and white floral

satin; Una Rothwell, lilac shot taffeta; Gladys Kempthorne, green embossed taffeta; J. Malcolm, floral geougette: Elva Carpenter, blue suede crepe; Jean Gould, black floral satin. E. Rothwell. gold slipper satin; Nancy Brown (Hamilton), red souple satin; Marget Carlinson. white chiffon; I. Rae (Te Aroha), lemon floral taffeta; Doris Martin, floral sheer; Joyce Walker, floral crepe; Rene Hirst, white satin and floral tunic; Molly Egan, blue floral chiffon and white redingote; May Milicich, sky blue floral silk: Ruth Egan, floral crepe; E. Bruce (Hamil-j; ton , brown cloque; I. Bruce (Hamil- | : ton), floral satin.