WANGANUI NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 116, 12 November 1938, Page 18

WANGANUI NOTES

VICTORIA LEAGUE BRIDGE

(From "The Post's" Representative.) WANGANUI, November 12. Every year the Wanganui branch of the Victoria League holds a bridge party to raise funds to enable disabled soldiers at the Roehampton Hospital, in London to enjoy extra outings and gifts at Christmas time. The money is sent to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wray in London, and every year Mrs. Wray writes expressing the thanks of the men for the thoughtful action of the Wanganui League. This year's party was held in the league's room and in the Wanganui Women's Clubrooms, which-were taxed to capacity. Mr. A, H. Boyes, president, welcomed the guests to the pretty rooms, which were decorated with azalea and Iceland poppies, In addition to those :at the rooms a number of tables were j played'm private homes. The sum of, £23 was raised, and Mrs. H, D. Bates! is again, paying the exchange, ! Dinner and Dance. At the "Gathering of the Clans"

' dinner and dance held in the Drill Hall, thirty*five different clans were represented. Among the guests of honour were the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr,, and' Mrs,.iW. J, Rogers. ' Others present were Mr--and Mrs, A,. H.- McLean ~.: Mr, and Mrs. McKenzie Forbes, Mr. S. Campbell (Dunedin), Mr. Ogilvie (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. Murray. Ingram, j Mr. and Mrs. P. Buchan, Mr. J. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. A. McSkimmirig, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Simpson (Hawera), Miss M.. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hughes, Mr. Alistair McDonald (PalI merston North), Mr, and Mrs. A. ! Stuart (Marton), Mr. and Mrs. A. Grant, Dr. G. H. Robertson, Mr. H. I. and Miss N. Cameron (Turakina), Mrs. G. Sutherland, Mrs. A. L. Elmslie (Waverley), Mrs. D. McLean (Waituna), Mr. and Mrs. A. N. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Stewart (Marton), Mr. X, L. Bruce. Afternoon Party. Mesdames R, Sutcliffe and K. Carlyle entertained a number of friends at a party in honour of Mrs. A. O. Scott who, with her husband, has now left Marton for a hpliday. in Australia. The party'was held/at Mrs. Sutclifte's home, and singing and. competitions passed a pleasant afternoon. Fre-wedding: Party. j A very delightful "gift evening"] was held by the mothers of pupils' and the elder pupils of Miss Gwen j O'Mahoney in the supper room of the Waverley Town Hall, The evening was spent in dancing, and after supper Miss O'Mahoney and Mr. South-; combe opened numerous mysterious packages. Mr. Scott, on behalf of the men present, presented ah envelope and thanked the guest of honour for her patience and advice, and for all she had done for dancing in Waverley. , Personals. Mr. and Mrs. J. McKechnie, Wellington, • are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hague "Smith. Mrs. T. Welch, Auckland, is the^ guest of Mrs. E. Burnett. , Mrs. P. D. Burke. Patea, and Mrs. j D. Bourne are visiting Christchurch. Mrs. G. Cramond has returned from Auckland.

Mrs. W. Simmons and Miss Helen

Simmons have returned ■to Patea 'from Wellington. . ; Mrs. A. Millward is visiting Wellington to meet her sister, Mrs. N. Gibbons, who has just returned.from abroad, Mi-s. R. W. Haddow is a" Patea i visitor to Wellington. • • ,-"■-■• , Mjss Jean Lawrence has left for Christenurch to attend .the wedding of Miss Joy Murdock. " ; Mrs. S. Dobbin, who has been spending a holiday at Plimmerton, is now staying with Mrs. '. W.. H. Gibson, Karori. Mr. and Mrs. E. Jeffreys, Suva, who have been staying with Mrs. W. Jeffreys, 'at Waverley, are now in Wellington before leaving for the South Island. " Miss Batt, sister at the Karitane Hospital, has been appointed to the Auckland'branch. ,--,....-. Dr. Jessie Burnett, Huntervijle, and Mrs. Pairman, Mangaweka, have been appointed Taihape delegates to. the Piunket conference at Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. H. T, Harle, who. have been on a six-months' trip, to America and England returned to Wanganui yesterday. Their daughter, Mrs.. L. Hindmarsh, went to Wellington . t» meet them. . . . ; : :