SOCIAL. JOTTINGS

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 117, 19 May 1924, Page 10

SOCIAL. JOTTINGS

Mr. .md .Mrs. DumMeton, who have Leon visiting Auckland have returned t% liotorua. Mrs. J. Whitcombe and her daughter, of Auckland, who have been visiting Chrietchurch, have returned. Mrs. Henry Krett, who been payin<* a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Wiilkott Wood, of Christclmrch, returned home on Friday. Mrs. Cyril Collins, of Remuera, Auckland, who has been visiting Wellington, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie May, of Paeroa, are at Careen. Miss Pollock Smith, of Christchurch, who lias been on the Upper Hutt School staff, has been appointed to Hamilton West School. Mr. X- S. Hellaby and his wife (Ruth Hollingsworth) are back in London with the spoils of their tour to New Zealand and the South Seas. These comprise a large number of New Zealand scenes and particularly good ones of Fiji, and the latter are to be exhibited in the Fiji section of the B.E.E. The annual meeting of the HonoraryDivision of the Women's National Reserve was held in the Chamber of Commerce on May 9, when the following oflicers were elected for the ensuing year: Patron-, Mrs. Averill; president, Mrs. Fitchett; vice-presidents, Mrs. Teape and Mrs. Hesketh; hon. secretary, , Miss 0. committee, Mesdames I Tisdall, Bettuny. Yon Stunner, Falhvcll, McGarry, Bankart, Harbutt, Mucdoeh, Smith. As the City Council has decided not to take any part in establishing the much-needed mothers' rest room until the Civic Square is constructed, the Reserve has resolved to adopt other means of obtaining this much-needed boon for mothers and children. Five representatives of the Reserve are meeting five members of the Civic League within the next few days, when plans for furthering this cause will be discussed and fully formulated. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Tozer, after visiting the Islands, arrived back in Auckland on the Tofua. A social evening was given last week by Mr. and Mrs. George Ashley, of the A.B.C. Stores, in honour of the approaching marriage of their eldest daughter, Miss Ruby Ashley, to Mr. Nekoff, of Rawene. To receive" her piiests Mrs. Ashley wore a gown of ■black silk marocain. Miss Ruby Ashlev was in palest blue eharmeuse. Alter supper a presentation was made to Miss Ashley of a case of stainless cut lcry from the staff of the A.B.C, Stores. During the evening songs were rendered by the Misses Gracen, Montgomery, Cecelia Lyons, and Mr. Pederson, and a recitation by Miss Sutherland. Dancing was afterwards indulged in. Madame Winnie Fraser, of Ohristchurch, is staying in Vienna working hard at her studies in voice production and other branches of musical aft. The Rev. H. and Mrs. Van Stayeren, accompanied by their daughter, Miss H. Van Staveren, were passengers to Sydney by the Maunganui. "The Christehurch Society for the Protection of Women and Children took occassion of the students' procession and its dense crowds to make a collection and g-athered in £151A dance was given on Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Tancred at their residence, Ladies' Mile, to entertain some of the officers of the Fleet. Amongst those present were: Missee Tancred Mire. Cyril Rout (Nelson), Miaees Wilson, Smith, Carr, Hunt, Cameron (England), Hayman, McGregor, Hawley, Richardson, and twenty-five officers of the Royal Navy. ,The daughter of the late Mr. Blanch, • formerly headmaster at Christ's College, Christchurch, has been very successful in the recent medical examinations of the University of Melbourne. Out of 176 candidates only 22 took honours in every subject, and of these Dr. Mona Blanch • was eighth. This entitles her to appointmen as one of the resident medical officers of the Melbourne Hospital for a year. Miss E. Cussen, who has been appointed infant mistress a* the Morrinsville school, was presented with a hand some handbag before she left the Whaka tane school. A Women's Pipe Band has left Aus tralia for the Empire Exhibition. Tl-i band consists of eighteen members, le< by Drum-Major William Darwin F.R.G.S., and all wear full Highlanc regalia. ENGAGEMENTS. The engagement is announced of Mis Mattie Aughton, Mount Albert, to M; Roy V. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mn J. Thompson, St. Stephen's Avenui Parnell. The engagement is announced of Mil Margaret Wilson, eldest daughter of M and Mrs. David Wihon, Bay of Plent; to Mr. Cedric H. Knight, son of Mr. an Mrs. W. A. Knight, Remuera. The engagement is announced of Mi; M. H. Gordon, elder daughter of Mr. C. Gordon, of Taihape, to Mr. Robe: Stout,, fourth son of Mr. W. A. Stou of Invercargill, and nephew of the Chi Justice Sir Robert Stout. WEDDINGS. A marriage took place in the Prestr .terian Church, Taupaki, on Wednesda; when Moses Exler, third son of Mr. an Mrs. Arthur Wright, Glen Eden, Aucl land, was married to Miss Jessie Jar Symington Sinton, eldest daughter < Mr. and ; Mrs. John Sinton, Brig'ham Creek. .The church was beautiful) decorated by friends of the bride. Ti " bride, who -was given away by ht father, wore ivory ' silk 1 " 1 iflaroci) embroidered in pearls, arid, veil < Honiton lace bound low down- oh tl head with orange blossom.. Her boi quet was of white chrysanthemum pale pink bouvardias and maideriha fern The bridesmaid, ( Mise Esther. Si: ton/eieter of the bride, Wore,pink we] de chine and cream Nottingham .*« and a dainty cap finished with, oranj blossom. Her bouquet was of pale jnr chrysanthemums and asparagus fer Mr E J. Wright, brother of the brid groom, was best man. After the cer mony a reception was held m the Ta paki Hall. Mrs. Sinton received h< Quests wearing cream gabardine ai tricotine embroidered in black bead and little hat of peacock bhur wH silver spray. Mrs. Wright, mother the bride°Toom, was in mole silk popl ■with black hat and feather boa. In tl evening a dance was held, „ which wi attended by over three hundred guesl Durin" the evening a vocal quartet w civen °by Mrs. J. Sinton, Miss E. Sinto and Messrs. J. Bridgeford and Kenned son"s by Misses X. Orrocks, N. Bridg ford, Sarah Stagpoole and Mr. Ke nedv and recitations by Miss Laii and Mr G. Romeril-Stasrpoole. 1 accompanies were Mesdames Sta poole and M. Wright. ... .-,