Dance Cards and Related Ephemera

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Description

This collection includes approximately 100 nineteenth and twentieth-century Australian printed dance cards. Some cards were designed for entering partners names using the attached pencil. Others are designed as programs of the dances.

Collection Items

Footscray District Soccer Club. The ladies will hold a grand Social and dance, 1927

Mrs. Boyd (president), Mrs. Hopkins (Secretary), A. Fletcher (Master of Ceremonies)

Dance card, 29th August 1912

The catholic ball. Lady's ticket, 27th May 1952

Patricia Hanley, Margot Kerlin (Ticket Secretaries)

Footscray Speedway Club (Ladies committee) Grand dance, 29th october

Mrs. R. Beyer, Mr Dowling (Joint Secretaries)

Superior dancing class, 1924

Miss Angliss, Miss Wellington

The Wattle Club's dance. Gent's ticket, April

G. Winduss (Secretary), F. Young (Treasurer)

Dance card

Essendon town band social programme

Lieut. Riley's String Band

Trimbles' Palais first ball. First Ball. Plain and fancy dress and poster night, 5th November 1923

Palais New Jazz Band

The Swastika Cinderella dance, 17th May 1922

R.L.M.'s modern dance, 21st May

St. Kilda Red Cross Emergency Service "A" Company Cabaret ball, 16th August 1941

St. Kilda Red Cross Emergency Service &quot;A&quot; Company Cabaret ball, 16th August 1941

Madame L. Yarnold, Madame S. Harrison, Madame A Mott, Madame W.J. Bone, Madame I. Opie. Madame R. Taylor, Miss M. Stone, Miss M. Taylor, Miss M. Morgan, Miss L. Underwood (Committee), Miss Nell Campi (Ticket Secretary)

A grand euchre party and dance, 1st March 1928

Mrs. R. Taylor (Honorary Secretary)

Miss International Goodwill ball, 18th May 1960

Eleanor Andrews, Margaret Douthwaite, Patricia Evans, Joan Liney, Leslie Perrott, Peter Appleton, Frank Donovan, Geoff Francis, Ian Holdsworth, Phil Lynch, Bob Lyon, Bruce Margetts, Ian Martin, Brain Mooney, Rod Permezel, Bill Rowe, Geoff Thompson,…

Wattle Palais dances, 30th April 1927

Includes a rules of conduct

Mothers Club and Old Scholar's Association monster fancy dress (masked) dance. Gent's ticket, 6th August 1927

V. Draper (Honorary Sceretary), E. Deans (Assistant Secretary)

Prince Alfred Old Collegians' Association third annual dance, 27th July 1923

Mr. S. Gilbert Lawrence (President), Mr. H.W.A. Miller, Mr. L.B. Shuttleworth (Honorary Secretaries)

The Footscray and Williamstown District Protestant Churches Tennis Association social and banquet, 3rd August 1927

J. Brittingham (Honorary Secretary)

Alex. Cowan & Sons Ltd. Annual staff dance, 17th August 1939

A.J. White (Honorary Secretary)

In aid of Prince and Princess of Victory Mrs. La Fontaine will give a euchre party and dance, 17th November 1927

The catholic ball. Gentleman's ticket, 27th May 1952

Original date has been crossed out, 19th September 1950

Programme

J.D. Bayley, P. Dandie, D. Murray, W. Springhall, A. Worroll, E. Warren (Stewards), H. Hunter (Honorary Secretary)

Programme, 29th January 1864

Druids' 23rd annual ball, 26th May 1915

Brother W. Ryan (Chairman), Brother Sheppard (Master of Ceremonies), Brother Smithwick (Master ofCeremonies), Brother J. Ross (Honorary Treasurer), Brother C. Pescia (Honorary Secretary)

Druids' 20th annual ball, 10th July 1912

Brother W. Ryan (Chairman), Brother Watson (Master of Ceremonies), Brother Sheppard (Master of Ceremonies), Brother J. Ross (Honorary Treasurer), Brother C. Pescia (Honorary Secretary)

Druids' 23rd annual ball, 26th May 1915

Brother W. Ryan (Chairman), Brother Sheppard (Master of Ceremonies), Brother Smithwick (Master ofCeremonies), Brother J. Ross (Honorary Treasurer), Brother C. Pescia (Honorary Secretary)