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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 191, 13 August 1919, Page 12

A charming afternoon was given \v Mrs. C- E. Maguire at her residence >n Monday afternoon for the men of the Fiji contingent now awaiting a steamer :o Suva. There were sixteen returned men present. During the afternoon ;ongs were given by Mrs. Maguire. and Mr. llollius Crompton, and a display of fancy dancing was given by Miss H. Maguire and Miss E. Ward. Miss Eileen Delepine played tho accompaniments. Afternoon tea was spread in the draw-ing-room which looked very pretty with its decorations of snowflakes, narcissi nn.l jonquils. Residents of Fiji who were present in Auckland were asked to meet the guests of the afternoon, and included Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Herlitz, and Miss St. Julian. The Civic Circle of the Aiieklind Womens Club held their first re-union on Monday evening. The president. Mrs. Baume, gave an address. A sub-commit-tee was formed of Mesdames. W. R. Wilson. W. Parkes, E. Buttle to draft .1 syllabus of subjects for discussion. Mrs. Axford was elected secretary of tin circle. A meeting of the Flying Angel Mis sion Committee was held yesterday ir the Oiorcsan room's. Mrs. Averill occupied the chair. It was proposed that M-■ Snelling an.l Miss Wilson be elected ai vice-presidents in place of Mrs. A. M Ferguson, who had left for a visit t< England. The m e eting was convene, to make arrangements about a ivelenmi to Lord .Tellicoe. who is head of the Mis

sions to Seamen. After di-eussion it was proposed th.it tbe welcome take the form of a pardon party for the Admiral and Lady Jellicoe, to be held .it Bishorteourt. and a small committee wiw -et up to make fuller arrangement-, and to ascertain what day would be suitable for the function. Speaking before tbe Ladies' Emergency Committee of the Navy League. Mr. A. M. Feriruson explained that the Wellington branch bad arranged to have the Town Hall, which was srointr to he kept open all day and eveninir as a place of entertainment for the men arriving with the Xciv Zealand. Wellington bad already collected the sum of C 1.200 for general entcrtainimr. Auckland had only collected a few hundreds so far, hut no great effort had yet been made. The observation tram cars were to be placed at the disposal of the men during the midday hours, when they would be taken all over the Empire city in comfort, and see it with pleasure from comfortable cars. Chatting with girl gardeners. Princess Patricia and her sister, tbe Crown Princess of Sweden, bad just appeared in a kinema play, organised by the Women's Service Guild. The scene was the garden of Clarence House. St. .Tames. The Queen was also filmed in an aircraftfactory scene last November. Mr- Francis Derwent Wood. A.P.A.. the sculptor, is engaged on a marble bead of Mr. Hughes. Australians are interested in Mr. Wood, apart from the attention generally given to an artist, from the fact that he is the husband of Miss Florence Schmidt, the Australian singer.