SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 301, 20 December 1926, Page 23

SOCIAL JOTTINGS.

"■ Mr. anJ Mr?. W. A. Fisher, of WelliiiiTton, ai'e visiting Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hunt, of Auckland, have left Sydney for Melbourne. * • • • Colonel and Mrs. Noel Adams left Auckland on Saturday for Wharekawa. Mr. and Mr?. Eric Rhodes returned to-day by the Niagara from a visit to Sydney. ■ Commander de Salis. R.N., and Mrs. de SaJis, have taken up their residence in Arney Crescent. Mrs. C. Mowbray and Miss E. Mowbray are visiting Mrs. A. C. H. Mowbray at Marton. » • • Miss Richmond, of Nelson, is visiting " Auckland,-and is the guest of her sister, Mr?. George Kissling, Parnell. * * * • 1 Mr. and Mrs. Afigus Donaldson, of Christchurch, will visit Auckland during the Christmas holidays. ' ; * * • * Mrs. A. Donald, of Auckland, is" the , guest of her sister, Mrs. W. J. Mitchell, . Ulerivale, Christchurch. * * * • j. Mrs. Vernon Reed is visiting Auek- • land for the Christmas vacation, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. * * * * Miss Marjorie Archey, Hills Road, St. Albans. Christehurch, is on a holiday .visit to Auckland and Russell. * * •» ♦ , The Hon. Mr. Justice Stringer and ; Mrs. Stringer are spending the Christmas vacation in Auckland. * * • • Mrs.- Nat. Madison (nee M. Nathan) arrived in Auckland to-day by the Niagara, en route to Wellington. * • • • Mrs. D. W. Duthie, Wellington, is visiting Auckland, and is the guest of 'her daughter, Mrs. W. N. Abbott, Epsom. »*» , • Miss D. West, of Springton, Canter- ■ bury, is the .guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. W. Macandrew, Park Road, Titirangi. •»* • * ;". Sir George and Lady Elliott, witfh Mr. . , t and Mrs. W. Elliott, intend leaving , at ~|the beginning of the week for Eotorua. I s: . • • • • >. Mrs; Percy Herman, who has been in \ Wellington for a short visit, has now to her home in Shortland Flats. * * » • " a Mrs. T. C. Buddie, of Calcutta, is ("visiting ■ Auckland, and 13 the guest of Mrs. H. D. Buddie, Victoria Avenue, i^Remuera. * * • • *■ Mr. Justice Herdman, accompanied by ~,.11rs Herdman and family, motored tp..Rotorua and. Taupo on Thursr ivday. : • ' • • • *^ J Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Seay and Miss Adele Seay leave Christchurch to-morrow- ■ .;for Auckland to attend the New Zealand Iftennis championship tournament, »-; »■■■"'• • • ■ :;:. Mr; and Mrs. Victor Macky have taken .".a house at Takapuna. for the summer "Tnonths. Mrs. Macky, 1 . senior, and Miss Macky have taken their home at MounY'tain Road. »7~ • • .» • , Miss Nellie Stewart is visiting Mcl- : bourne. During her journey to the Redifern station in Sydney, to catch the express, Miss Stewart was •involved in a street accident, and suf- ;,■ fered a severe shook. '• ' *. * • '.;■ Miss Portia Geach, who will return j. to Sydney'in January with her sister, jv-fattended the annual meeting of :he National 'Council of British Women, at I -which there were 900 .delegates. Miss Geach also sent some pictures to the -exhibition of the Royal Portrait Society : last month. - An enjoyable surprise was given to 'jthe old folk at the Knox Home last : Veek, when a party went out laden with : presents and dainties to make merry •the coming of Christmas. A splendid I'-concert was provided, the artists being: 1 -Mrs. Corben, Mrs. I. Simpson, Miss Joan ""Edwards, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Wood. ;; .The visitjrats organised- by Mrs. John ■;Reid, Miss Janet Murray, Misses Soutar, Fleming, Miss" Reid and Misses !rFrost. • • **• . • A Christmas party was given to the . children in. the hospital by the sub- ,". committee of the Ever-ready Committee ,1: of the Victoria League on Monday, '.December 13. The ward was decorated with pink roses. About twenty children 'were present. Miss Mowbray spoke a _:" few words to the children beforehand, >•' and then the Christmas tree was brought and the toys were-distributed, after ,? which afternoon tea was served. Those ..-helping were: Misses Priestly, Moir, . Langsford, Aikin, Cerutty, Adkins, y ; Brown, McLachlan, Recce and White (2). • • « • The work wheih has been accomplished by the National-Council of, Women of : New South Wales; says "The Sun," for .1924-1926 is emphasised in the report . which covers the activities of the many standing committees and the affiliated •|. societies Over 50 societies embrace every branch of women's work from •_ nursing ±0 kindergartens, relief cf distress, to film censorship, and the report ..gives a survey of the work which is being done by thousands of women all over the State. Mrs. A. M. Peters, wife of Commander Peters of ILM.s. Dunedin, gave a delight- . ful "At Home" on Friday afternoon at her residence, Arney Crescent, Remuera, in honor of. the arrival from England of her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Payne, .'." ""-ho intend spending a few months in '?' the Dominion. The charming rooms fs were/ • decorated with a profusion of .«; lovely -flowers. .Mrs. Peters received ■■: her guests in a.smart frock of brown s and gold. Among those present'were: ; ": Sir Edwin and Lady Mitcaelson, Pro- ; lessor Algie and Mrs Algie, Commander • Godfrey and Mrs. Godfrey, Sir George V.Elliott and Lady EUiott, Mrs. A. M. Ferguson, Mrs. Nolan, Mr. and Mrs. J. ;,, M. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Warwick f Wilson, Mrs. Colbeck, Mrs. F. Waller, ". Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Swabey, Mrs. Cooke, ._ Dr. De Courcey, Mrs. "Niblock, Mrs. Clutha Mackenzie, Mrs. Talbot, Commander De Salis and Mrs. De Salis. Mrs. Sydney Nathan Mrs. Bickertbn Fisher, Mrs. H. P, Richmond,

Mrs. W. H. Parkes gave an enjoyable afternoon tea on Saturday to the committee of the Lyceum Club and the conveners and secretaries of the circle who had helped in the performance which took place recently for the Plunket Society. A visit was made to the new Karitane rooms when the room that the club was going to furnish was cho6en. Among theee present were: Mrs. Bush, Mrs. McKay Grant, Mrs. Latimer, Mre. Wickstead, Mrs. Warren, Mre. B. Buttle, Mrs. A. Kidd, Mre. Aehton, Mrs. Dickenson, Mrs. Dacre, Mre. Irwin, Mrs. Scantlebury, Mies Janet Murray, Miss Melville,, Mise Hooker, Miss Marie G-audin, Miss Partridge, Miss Buttle. • » • • i The coming of. the French sloop j Cassiopee to Auckland was celebrated by a charming little reception held by the French Club in their rooms in Union Buildings on Saturday evening. The room was draped with the tricolour. There was a large attendance of membere and their friends and an enjoyable reunion took place. Commandant de Coux, made a delightful epeech, in which he I thanked all those present who had taken j so much pains to welcome him to Auck- { land, and gpoke of the "delight the beauty j of Auckland had given himself and staff, j During the evening' an interesting pro-; gramme was given. ' Mr. P. S. Ardern, ! president, welcomed the distinguished visitors. Deeoratione were conveyed to Mr. H. A. Francis and Mr. Henri Gillet, and musical items given by Mies Majorie j Fair, Mdlle. Jeanne Chauvel, M. Paul; Serre, a dance by Miss Richardson, eong by Mise Foley, song by Miss Alethea Dalton, mandoline fantasia, M. Paul Serre, and a Ruseian dance by Miss Wilma. Lockwood, a small exponent of ten yeare j whose performance was much enjoyed. A i little comedy, "The Glace Eye," in which j parte were taken by Mdlk. Lola Musseler, Mdlle. Jeanne Chauvel -nd M. Georges j Bassant. Mre. M. E. Osborne acted ac i accompanist and at the conclusion supper wae served. j • • • • i When the Feminist Club in Sydney gave the first public women's luncheon in honor of Kose Scott at Farmer's on April 12, 1921, there was a tremendous stir among women's associations and j clubs in Sydney. It was a daring venture (statee an Australian paper)., this business of following the lead of men who dine and wine those whom they would honor, but during the past five years the Feminist Club and other women's organisations have given many luncheons "in honor of" somebody or other.