WOMEN'S WORLD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 295, 13 December 1922, Page 10

WOMEN'S WORLD.

SOCIAL JOTTINGS. Mrs. Wookott Stoddart is amongst the guests staying at Ottrgen. Mrs. D. C. Bates, of Wellington, ie at present on a visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hanna are the gueßts of Mrs. .). B. Macfarlane, Gillie* Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhodes, accompanied by Miss Rhodes, are at present on a visit to Rotorua. Miss Valmai Morgan, who ha* neen visiting Liie South Island, is returning to Auckland this week. Mrs. Ofage-JSrown, of Epsom, was a (jasseiigor by t<h<p Sunday night express, bound for liunedin to stay with frietids. Mr. and Mrs. A. Oatlney,- wiio arrived on a visit to Auckland from Sydney, are the guest? of Mr*. Cotter. Remuera Rosd.' Mr. and Mrs. 11. P. Kissling. who have ben travelling in the Old Country, the Comment, and America, expect to reach Auckland at the end of the week by the Niagara. Miss f.iilis Walker, tho popu'.ar contralto singer, returned to Auckland by the Xavua on Monday after an extended holiday spent at Samoa with her brother. Judge Walker. ' Mrs. Marsden. of Wellington, wife of j Professor Marwlen, i« at present in Auckland awaiting tihe arrival of her husband on his return from Samoa. She is staying at Stonehurst. The engagement i« announced of Miss Beatrice Brendel. only daughter of Mrs. I!. Brendel. of Parnell. Auckland, t.. Mr. •S, L. Paterson. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. 1.. Pnterson, Christchurch. Miss Allan ( raighcad, of Hawke's Bay. arrived in England in the spring. She ha* sinre visited Scotland, th* Lake District, and Obrranrmci-gau to see the Passion Play. Early in Dec-ember f!ie goe* to Xi«e for the winter. The annual prizie giving of tlie Victoria School for Maori Girls took place on Friday, when Her Excellency distributed the prizes and addressed tlie girls. (Amongst the guests present was the Queen of Tonga, who also attended in the evening, when the students pave the play "Ali Baha," to a large and interested audience. Miss Jenny Cullen. leader of the Xew South Wales Stat" Orchestra, is on board the Xiagara, which is due at Auckland on Friday. Miss Cullen has boon on a trip to Scotland, and when she passed through America she played with the Minneapolis Orchestra, which Mr. Verbrugghen. fornier.y of tlie X.S.W. State Orchestra, was conducting, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boult, accompanied by Miss Phyllis Boult. learo Auckland by the next trip of the Xiagara. en routr to Adelaide, where they will meet Mrs. Duffield, returning to Auckland in February. Mr.-. Duflie'd (nee Bom It), whose guests tiev will he, is at present in Adelaide, on a visit from Engiand w:Mi he.- husband. Or. Ouffidd. Arrangements are in hand for thcunited Christmas tea and service of the Y.W.C.A. and V.M.C.A.. R«>v. C\ H. Grant Cowan will give the address and aome of the boys from St. Matthew's Choir will render carols. The physical department of the V.W.C.A. report 180 girls enrolled in tennis, every available court Wing used to its utmost: and also report the loan of the Training College courts for the summer season. A new ideas in gift afternoons was an "<#g market. 7 ' held by the girls of the Harbour Light Girls' Club in tbe vestibule of a popular theatre in Christohuroh. All the eggs -were t.he gift of the girls or their friends. A Grammar .'■k'hool gathering of particular interest will take place at tlie Howe Street School grounds on Saturday afternoon at 2.30. when a presentation will be made to Mr., Tibbs on behalf of old girls of the Symonds Street Grammar School who attended during Mir. Tibbs' ihead-masterslii.p, and an imitation being extended by advertisement to those witih whom contact has been lost through lapse of year*. The executive is looking forward to an extremely interesting reunion. An "At Home" was held yesterday afternoon in St. Mary's Hall." Parneli. by the principals of Melmerly College Mrs. Arthur Boult and Miss. Helen. Thompson), which was largely attended by parents and friends of the pupils of the school. An interesting programme waa given by the students, under the direction of Miss Johnson, the physical director, in which exhibitions of hoop drill, wand drill, and skipping exercises were given, while several part songß were sung very pleasingly. A/terwards afternoon tea wi 8 served by the ex pupils of the college. Miss Mamie Spioer has returned to Auckland after a trip of nine months. During her visit to t.lve Old Country she had many opportunities of seeing 'rural Britain. On one occasion she joined a j •family .party and ca.rava.ned -through England. Scotland and Wale*. The' unique trip occupied eigtht weeks' camp-1 ing, and fine weather was experienced 1 all the time. ' The route undertaken was from to Land's End, at the ex- ' treme *outfc of England, and then to •lo.lm o Groats. Scotland's most north-' erly point. She a'hro visited all the j Enghtfi lake- and motored through! Wales under Che same, condition's. APes I Spi-cer has just completed a trio round the world via Sum and Panama, And an interesting call was made at Piicairu Island en route, where the de j ecendant-i of the ship Bounty still live' I The last quarterly meeting of ihe ; year held by the Auckland Women's i Club took place on Monday afternoon when more than a hundred members i were present, The president, Mrs. W j H. Parlces, in her address laid stress on I the need there was for every member to j do all they could to help the dub by I attending meetings and onVring to assist j at the luncheons and social evenings. ; 'Members were asked to put down their ! i names on a list of those who were i j ready at these gatherings to help the i j club. The president explained that the I ■luncheons were so very successful that I the lists were booked up ahead, and I when once full late comer* wonld he ! •left out, as only a certain number could j be accommodated in the luncheon room, i The president had made arrangements ! for nine speakers during the coming sesBion, which would begin in March. It i was the wish of the president that musical and dramatic circles should combine and appoint a convenor for each, so that they could supply entertainment on ■ social evenings. Mrs. Overton Smith, explained the financial position and tlie new arrangement in connection with luncheon. Mrs. Dickenson read the proposed alterations in rules, which were {passed after discussion, while Mrs. Tlloomheld referred to various lunehc.in room questions. The lounge was decorated with ma&s«* of magnificent hydrangea, and after the meeting afternoon tea was served.