SUCCESSFUL BALL

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20923, 30 September 1939, Page 19 (Supplement)

SUCCESSFUL BALL

TF.NNIS CLUB OPENS Arranged by the committee of the Tirau Tennis Club a most successful “Opening Ball” was held in the Tirau Town Hall this week. The guests, who numbered 300, included visitors from Rotorua and Hamilton as well as representatives from other tennis clubs in the Waikato. The hall had been appropriately decorated with crossed nikau palms round the walls, a tennis net across the front of the stage and masses of bamboo foliage at the back. The name of the club, in imposing lettering in front of the orchestral dais, was another dominant feature of the decorations. Exceiient music was played by Epi Shalfoon and his orchestra from Auckland and novelty dances added greatly to the amusement of the evening. Mrs T. McNab, of Matamata, was the winner of a competition and Messrs N. L. Andersen and M. Thomas were in charge of the floor arrangements. Credit is due to the president and secretary, members of the committee and the many helpers for the efficient organisation of the function. The Committee Members of the committee were:— Mrs H. Wine, Miss Lotte Strong, Miss Olga Wine, Miss Ruth Strong, Messrs K. Laurie, H. Wine, F. Harrison, N. L. Andersen, N. Thomas. Those present included:—Mesdames C. D. Curtis-Taylor, green embossed satin; J. Manx (Opotiki), apricot marquisette; A. Tinkler, black and rose georgette; E. Aroa, black and pink taffeta; I. Marshall-Inman (Putaruru), old gold taffeta; V. H. Turrell, reseda green satin; M. Clarke (Okoroire), golden brown taffeta; W. Goodwin, navy blue matalasse; E. Peachey (Putaruru), saxe blue taffeta; M. Strong, emerald patterned crepe; T. J. Bear, apricot velvet and silver; James Corcoran, black silk velvet; B. Beeson (Okoroire), black shot taffeta; H. Wine, black chiffon velvet; V. Laurie (Matamata), flame stiffened net; J. Tapper, pale blue stiffened lace. Misses Trudie Cutter, violet cloque taffeta; May Cairns (Putaruru), green taffeta and pink coatee; Inez Towler, emerald green satin; Carlie Scott (Putaruru), gypsy patterned cotelle; Grace Barker, lavender and silver taffeta; Dorrie Murphy (Putaruru), white matalasse; J. Williamson, blue marquisette; Betty Manson (Hamilton), black tulip taffeta; Phyllis Barker, powder blue cire satin; Valerie Gubb (Okoroire), blue Venetian lace over satin; Naomi Mirfin, shell pink cire taffeta; Jean Cairuth (Okoroire), sunglow tulip taffeta; A. Jackson, lido blue shot taffeta; Lorraine Bryce (Waharoa), orchid chiffon; Lotte Strong, green and cyclamen taffeta; M. Tobeck (Putaruru), black taffeta; Peggy Stewart, aqua blue matalasse; A. Buckworth (Putaruru), rose pink organdi; Fay Corcoran, lemon net over satin; Madge Carruth (Okoroire), American cotelle; Josephine Goodwin, green French lace; Aldrith Carroll (Wardville), cerise shot taffeta; Amy Pemberton, cherry cloque moire. Many Colourful Frocks Misses A. Hartnett (Matamata), cyclamen georgette; Dorothy Amoore, pink embossed faccine; Lena Coombes (Matamata), mauve shot taffeta; Jean Collett, floral georgette; Gladys Marks (Matamata), spring green Manilla lace; Joan Collett, leaf green georgette; Phyllis Marks (Matamata), blush pink georgette; Merle Collett, apple green cloque; Nancy Connell (Matamata), black and rose taffeta; Betty Goodwin, green Venetian lace; Olga Loveridgo (Matamata), pale pink taffeta; Gertie Melville, black satin and white crepe; Kay Macky, flame velvet and black coat; N. Trickclark, powder blue satin; E. Barry, navy and white cloque; W. Watt (Cambridge), black cloque moire; E. Applegreen, black chiffon velvet; Ruth Allen, apricot chiffon; Ruth Strong, cherry matalasse; Shirley Ryan (Matamata), white Parisian cire satin; J. Warren - der, red crepe-de-soie; Thelma Chilton (Matamata), daffodil shot taffeta; Gwen Brown, rose pink embossed satin; Freda Grankirst, black French lace; Kathleen Little, salmon pink romaine; Joan Allen, sunglow cire taffeta; Connie Stone, jet black *affeta; Hazel Purdy, Nile green sheer crepe; Joan Fox, shell pink taffeta; Connie Purdy, duchess blue georgette; Audrey Turrell, blossom pink satin; Ivy Brier, blue lacquered crepe; Rosemary Morris (Putaruru), pale green cloque; Joyce Houghton, royal blue shot taffeta; Hilda Chilton (Matamata), blue and silver brocade; P. Aspden, black chiffon velvet; Norma Goodwin (Rotorua), green Venetian lace; Coraleen lowler, gypsy patterned crepe; Norma Boyes (Putaruru), pale blue matalasse; B. Toleech (Putaruru), salmon elephant crepe; Norma Wells (Rotorua), rust tinsel velvet; Rita Deadman (Putaruru), pink flowered crepe; Phyllis Davis, autumn-tinted cloque; Joan Urquhart (Rotorua), cyclamen taffeta; Muriel Mitchell, powder blue satin; Jean Sampson (Matamata), navy blue taffeta: Betty Marsn (Putaruru), black sequinned net; Jean Cormell (Matamata), black and silver taffeta; T. Hampton (Arapuni), white dimity; M. Loveridge (Matamata), black cire satin.