WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1922, Page 11

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

■ Mrs. Wyvem Wilson has left ChristI church for Wellington, en route for I Auckland, on a visit to "her parents. I Mr. and Mrs. C. X. Jacobsen and >li S3 I JMcGovern, Lucerne Road.. Remuera, are F spending the Easter holidays at ' Eotorua. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Xeale have returned to Christchurch after spending a ' holiaay of several weeks in Auckland I and Rotorua. | Mrs. W. E. Evans, of Wellington, is at I present visiting Auckland, and is the! guest of Mrs. Charles Hemue, "Mairakau,"' Ponsonbv. Miss Leila Boddam, of Wellington, is arriving in Auckland to-morrow in company with her grandfather, Mr. John Fiilier, for a lengthy visit. Miss X. L. Spence, who for the past seven years has been treasurer of the Canterbury Women's Club, is shortly leaving for a visit to England. Mrs. Hugh Campbell has resigned from the eonvenorship of the Gardening Circle ! of the Auckland Women's Club, and Mrs. ! Alfred Kidd has been appointed in her I plaeo. Mrs. E. K. Mulgan leaves for England by t/lie Dorset at the end of this month. ! She will join liev ?on. Mr. G. W. D. Mul- j san, who is managing a company in London. . I • * Mr-. Chatneld, lady editor of the "Evening Post." Wellington, who has spent a short holiday in Auckland organising Community Clubs for Terri-. toriate. leaves for the South this evening. . Sister E. Kennedy, of Ashburton, who i was elected D.D.M. at the Rechabite Jubilee Conference held in Wellington is the first lady to hold t'.iis office, the . second highest in the Xew Zealand ' Order. The engagement is announced in an ,• exchange of Mis? Lilian V. Taylor,! =pporcd daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. T. • Taylor, Kilbirnie. to Mr. B. P. Ciimo, ' third son of Miss Clinio and the late Mr. I W. Cliano. 6f Auckland. ' Miss Beryl Houjjht.on leaves for Wei-1 lir.gton by tbU evening's Main Trunk in j company <vith Mrs. Chatneld. lady editor j of the "Evening Post.' , Wellington. Mies ; Houghton will be the guest of her aunt, ; Mr;. Harry Rose. Ciifton Terrace. ] Mrs. Ellis, whose paintings h?ve been j exhibited at the Apt Gallery Exhibition, j phriftchureh. is leaving shortly for j Wellington, where she will sp;-nd a short I holiday with lier parents. Sir Thomas I and I.ady Mackenzie, before returning j to her home in »Snva. ' On Monday evening tho. Xational Re- ! serve Xursing Division of the .St. John '' Ambulance Brigade,"" .Auckland, held its i fortnightly meeting. There was a good { attendance of members, and Dr. Susie ' Robertson Buckingham gave a,n interest- i ing lecture. Xext Saturday there will ! be a field day at Alexandra Park, to j which the ambulance members and their j friends are cordially invited. A visiting team from Mastcrton will compete for the Gaze Shield. i An afternoon tea wae given on Mon- ' day afternoon by Mrs.' C. V. Houghton ' in honour of her guest. Mrs. Chatneld. | During the afternoon violin solos were | played by Mjas Bartlev. Afternoon tea ■was served in the dining-room, and a i pleasant time was spent in inspecting the delightful garden. Amongst those present were Mesdames Fitchett. G. KlSSling, Tewsiey. W. Shaw, and the Misses Turner. Stott. Peanson, Gilbert, Hazel Heather, and Gill. The marriage took place at the Thames of Miss Marie de Beauvoir Clendon, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Clendon, of Thames, and Henry Augustus Joyce, son of Mrs. Joyce of Mount Eden. The bride, who was given a-sray by Tier father, wore a frock of cream laPβ -with floating panels of pglest shrimp pink charmeuse beautifully embroidered with, i pearls. The chief bridesmaid tos Miss | Given Renniek and the second brides- j maid Miss Helen Taylor, of Cambridge. The best man was Mr. G. D. Morpeth, - of .Hamilton and Mr. Bowen Clendon was groomsman. The monthly social gathering of the' board of directors of the Y.W.C.A. was this month held at the residence of Mrs. G. 'H. Wilson, (president). Upland Road, Remuera. The first part of the afternoon /was given up to a talk by the Rev. J. W. Shaw on "Service." and the mem- . bere unanimously decided that the first | hour of these monthly social gatherings ; darir.e the year ehould be devoted to j study! taking for their textbook "The: Meaning of Service." by H. E. Fosdick. j Some time was devoted to the discussion | ot" resolutions to be brought up at the j Triennial Convention, which is to be held i in October of this year in Melbourne. A pleasant afternoon tea was served, and some time spent in viewing Mrs. Wilson's . remarkable collection of Early English watercolours. j A social evening of the combined circles of the Women's Club, members and friends, was held in the club rooms, Short's Buildings, on Monday evening. The large loulige looked very gay with its beautiful colour scheme, decorated with brilliant flowers and fitted with, members in pretty frocks. The craft and art circle made a combined display, and examples of art jewellery, enamelling and beaten silver embroidery, and bead •work, together •with a collection of sketches in oil and water colour added to the enjoyment of the evening. The president Mrs. W. H. Parkes the members to the fiist combined evening in their new room?, and said that it -was hoped to make the club a centre for the women of Auckland. Ladyj Stout sent apologies as she wa3 prevented from being present. . The president stated that Mrs. W. E. Wilson was improving in health, and -would be able to leave for England in a month's time. At ihe close she than-ked the performers for ifcheir enjoyable efforts. Supper was served in the luncheon room. A musical programme was arranged by Mrs. . Southland, convener of the musical circle, Mrs. Forsyth, convener of the dramatic, arranged the elocutionary items. Miss Olive Foster gave a sketch by John Oxerrham, Miss Vera Silk "A Brilliant Spcecn," Miss Rapson a description of a bride's visit to her butcher, Mrs. Patrick Cole sang "Daffo-, dils," by Aesthorpe Martin, ''Pleurez mes Yeirx," by Massenet, and, as an encore, by Mallinson. She was accompanied by Mrs. R. Singer. Miss Dora Judson gave a piano solo, "Barcarolle," by Rubinstein, -with pathos and depth of feeling, added to fine technique, that -was a delight to listen to, and was applauded heartily. The programme concluded with a x "sketch, "Between the Soup and the Savoury,"' N in whitih Mrs. Forsyth took ,the part of ! a _ hot-tempered but good-natured cook with quite a professional grasp .of the character. Mise V. Silk was the downtrodden kitchen maid, whose imagination supplied the lover that fate had I denied, and Miss Thelma Duffin the pert : little housemaid. The story was accompanied by hearty laughter throughout, as its humours were depicted for- "* the members' enjoyment, and at the close a. vote of thanks was proposed by the president, Mrs. W. 'H. Parkes.