Waitresses for the Royal Civic Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

Description

A dinner was held in the C M Ross tearooms for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, on the occasion of their visit to Palmerston North 6-7 January 1954. The waitresses were dressed in white uniforms, and some are pictured on the roof of the C M Ross building. From left: Mrs Ethel Harris, 21 years; Edna Coley, 16 years; Marie Haslem (later Hubbard), 18 years; Faye Hall (later Hobb), 16 years. C M Ross Co. Ltd was one of the foremost department stores of Palmerston North and operated in The Square from 1883 until it was sold to Milne and Choyce in 1959.

Identification

Relation

IMCA Digital Archive - C M Ross

Date

January 6, 1954

Digitisation id

2009P_DIGITALCOPY_CMROSS_2146

Held in

IMCA Digital Archive