CAMBRIDGE FAREWELL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21190, 13 August 1940, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE FAREWELL

THIRD ECHELON HONOURED All available space at the Cambridge Town Hall was thronged by those eager to honour members of the Third Echelon, when the Cambridge inter-zone Patriotic Committee arranged a dance on Saturday night. As in the farewell dances for the soldiers who have since gone overseas, the men who are now on final leave marched into the hall through a guard of honour of “Diggers of 1914-1918” and were addressed by the Deputy-Mayor, Mr A. H. Nicoll. Mrs Nicoll presented each with an initialled wallet. Capt. R. R. Atkinson responded on behalf of the soldiers.

The very familiar red, white and blue of present times was everywhere apparent in the decorations, outstanding among these being a beautiful floral Union Jack on the stage. The women’s committee whose work in the supper room was most appreciated were:—Mesdames A. J. Law, J. W. Garland, G. G. L. Taylor, A. H. Nicoll, H. L. Nixon, W. Munroe and Miss Rhoda Brown, of the executive committee; Mesdames W. McK. Jeffrey, C. Meredith and Miss G. L. Brann, of the general committee. Other helpers were:—Mesdames E. J. F. Kennedy, M. Pierce, M. Halford, W. Cubis, Joseph Banks, W. N. Robinson, Godfrey, J. R. Haworth, Misses Elsie Robinson and Jessie Thompson. Noticed among the throng of dancers were:—Mesdames A. H. Nicoll, wearing black sheer; Mervyn Wells, black and white plaid taffeta; Frank Vosper, black lace; Roy Fisher, ruby taffeta A. J. S. Richardson, gold lame; J. D. Clemow, black chiffon velvet; A. J. Swayne, figured chiffon; J. Haworth, cyclamen taffeta; J. Ranstead, black and beige faille; D. L. Falls, black' net over amethyst taffeta; R. MacDonald, cyclamen shot taffeta; F. T. Ray, ivory damask; W. O. Cubis, multi-striped taffeta; C. R. Haworth, black net over taffeta; A. A. Lockett, copper net; W. N. Robinson, Balmoral blue lace; R. A. Hughes, vintage red taffeta; A. R Batchelor, black charmeuse; Joseph Banks, black and beige faille; R. S. Alford, black taffeta; E. J. F. Kennedy, lupin blue cotelle; Bruce Bromich, black figured faille; S. Holmes, navy cloque; George Vosper, beige lace; F. H. Green, blue georgette; J. Watt junr., dusky pink lace; S. Lewis, rust lame; A. N. Macky, blue lace; J. W. Garland, floral chiffon; H. L. Nixon, black sheqr; W. Munroe, blue flowered ninon; M. Pierce, red velvet; M. Halford, floral suede; G. G. L. Taylor, autumnflowered crepe; A. J. Law, patterned satin. Many Pastel Shades Misses E. Swayne, black flowered ninon; E. Robinson, Tyrol blue ninon; Meryl Neely, amethyst taffeta; Josephine Baxter, black triple georgette; Myrtle Holmes, apple green shot taffeta; Joan Meredith, black watered taffeta; Joyce Lewis, royal blue and white satin striped organza; June Maisey, gold crepe; Nancy Martyn, blue and white satin striped organza; Marjorie Ebenlet (Wellington), prune cotelle; Jean Ferguson, petunia taffeta; V. Mowat, black velvet; N. Primmer, ivory satin; Pat Nickle, palest pink net; Ruth Nickle, black sequinned crepe; Lorna Walker, electric blue taffeta; Jean Robertson, cerise taffeta; Margaret Sand.*, hydrangea blue taffeta; G. L. Brann, black net over crepe; Jessie Thompson, autumn flowered taffeta; Betty Cubis, lotus pink chiffon; Heather Andrew, flamingo satin; Kit Ranstead, cardinal red shot taffeta; Claire Garland, blue chiffon: B. Davy, black taffeta; Amy Haycock, sea foam green taffeta; Mary Low, petal pink satin striped taffeta; Dorothy Daveys, black taffeta; Susan Banks, fern green taffeta; Beryl Prendergast, black and white crepe; Lois Amyes, gold brocade; Rose Ferguson, palest pink stiffened lace, Molly Perry, .delphinium blue georgette; Rosamond Graham, spotted net over taffeta; Olive Holmes, flowered crepe suede; Barbara Gane, black crepe; Sheila Richardson, black taffeta; June Banks, floral crepe: Lynsie Lewis, ivory flowered damask; Phyllis Nelson, printed crepe suede; Chard, horizon blue taffeta; Laura Browne, hyacinth pink satin; Gwen Brunskill, lotus pink satin; Jean Ogilvy, blue taffeta; June Clayton, honey gold velvet; Nancy Fairbrother, creme chiffon; Edit.i Vosper, Naples blue satin.