SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 23 August 1928, Page 11

SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Mr. and Mrs. Heath Preest entertained a number of friends to a delightful dinner party on Wednesday evening, on the occasion ot a birthday. The table decorations consisted of a silver candelabra and crystal bowls of daffodils. Mrs. Preest received her guests wearing a frock of apple green georgette beaded in silver.

Multi-coloured streamers and bright lights greated an air of festivity on Tuesday efening, when the Kingsland (Benior) Christian Endeavour Association held its first social evening in the Kingsland Jubilee Hall. There were over seven young folk in attendance, including visitors from Mount, Albert and Eden Terrace C.E. associations. The social committee acquitted themselves creditably, a very unique programme being maped out for the evening, which proved a wonderful success. Game playing under the leadership of Mr. E. Marshall, and community singing were features of the happy evening spent. Supper was served by the ladies' committee. • » » •

A tasteful arrangement of hanging baskets of ferns, flags of many colours and balloons of rainbow tints formed the decorations for the annual ladies' night of Lodge Prince of Wales at the Masonic Hall last evening. In a happy speech, the Worshipful Master (Mr. Kenneth Eadv) welcomed the guests, and mentioned, incidentally, that, although a suggestion had been made to hold the function in the Town Hall, the officers had decided that it would be much more homelike if held in the Masonic Hall. An enjoyable programme of dancing was thereupon initiated, and the hall being comfortably full, the guests had a happy time. Some excellent instrumental and vocal items were interspersed, and a tasty supper was handed round.

The Auckland Harbour Board Social Club held a very enjoyable dance last evening in the Manchester Unity Hall. The stage was decorated with arum lilies, and the supper room tastefully decorated with blue and gold streamers and flowers. Delightful music was rendered by Bendall's Collegians. During the evening an exhibition dance of the Yale Blues was given by Yvonne Arlen and Colin Shorter. The ladies on the committee were Miss M. J. Bennett, frock of beaded ivory satin and cerise shawl; Miss G. Bond, gold chiffon and gergette; Miss I. Sworn, powder crepe de chine and silver lace. Among those present were: Mrs. W. R. Golden, rose pink panne velvet; Mrs. McLeod, green crepe <fe chine and shawl; Mrs. Hannigan, apricot satin and ecru lace; Mrs. E. Neville, flame georgette and silver lace; Mrs. J. Osborne, white beaded georgette; Mrs. A. Lineham, ivory georgette, beaded in silver; Mrs. D. Maekay, beaded ivory satin; Miss Ingham, blue georgette and silver lace; Miss Thelma Sands, rose chiffon velevt and georgette; Miss Jessie Gillies, peach georgette with French embroidery; Miss Vera Edgar, green crepe de chine and silver lace; Miss Inez Gillies, mauve taffeta; Miss M. McMasters, apricot taffeta and lace; Miss F. Kirk, apricor georgette, lace; and apricot shawl; Miss Rita McVeagh, green taffeta with tulle frills; Miss Edna Gill, green sequinned frock; Miss Doris Tills, pink georgette and silver lace; Miss M. Gaspard, powder blue and pink taffeta; Miss Edith Scheele, green chiffon velvet; Miss Edna Edgar, black beaded georgette; Miss Emerali, pink georgette and silver lace; Miss Maud Bond, pink shot taffeta; Miss Fay Brooking, black georgette and orange shawl; Miss Joyce Carr, flame crepe de chine; Miss B. Muston, green georgette and Paisley shawl; Miss I. Muston, rose georgette; Miss Abraham, rose pink crepe de chine; Miss Odium, ivory taffeta; Miss Blythe, midnight blue taffeta, inset with gold lace; Miss Goldsborn, black velvet; Miss M. Thorn, red georgette and black shawl; Miss J. Tockrane, silver lame, lace; Miss N. Finnis, cyclamen panne velvet and georgette; Miss Jean Beck, black georgette; Miss S. McKinlev, black georgette with gold brocaded bodice: Miss R. Blair, pink georgette and silver lace; Miss M. Sands, rose jliiffon vplvet and georgette; silver laee; Miss Stonex, preen tissue frock; Miss Esme Campbell, blue and silver brocade; Miss Sparrow, moonlight crepe de chine; Miss Phyllis Mason, ciel blue taffeta; Miss E. France, peach taffeta and silver lace; Miss D. Quelch. black taffeta; Miss Bowmar, black beaded taffeta; Miss Eddowes, thistle-tuft-green velvet; Miss Simpson, ficelletinted crepe de chine and cream lace; Miss P. Hayward, sea green georgette; Miss Edna Bradley, black ring velvet and georgette; Miss A. Whaley, powder blue taffeta.

WOMEN'S POLITICAL LEAGUE. "Psychology in Relation to the Feminist Movement" was the subject of a much appreciated address given by the Rev. A. M. Niblock at a meeting of the Women's Political Association held iu the Priscilla tearooms last evening. Miss Ellen Melville presided. "Woman has a greater singleness of purpose, a greater power of imagination than man, and, all things being equal, of the two woman is the stronger sex," said Mr. Niblock in beginning. In discussion, Mr. Niblock maintained that woman had 4 to go through a spiritual Calvary before she bought back her lostpowers and rights. The feminist movement was being responded to almost instinctively by women;- it was a power which was driving them into taking their rightful place. Speaking of the woman's power in the home, Mr. Niblock said that it was undoubtedly true that the hand that rocked the cradle ruled the world, only he did not mean it literally. Ihe budding manhood and womanh<x>d of the world was also held in that cradle. He believed that woman had a greater super-consciousne°s than. man. She had also a greater imagination, and through imagination the individual was moulded. Women were more adaptable than men. Men were more or less dependent upon environment, whereas women had the power of making it what they wished. Then the building instinct was stronger. This building process wa3, Mr. Niblock said, part of the great creative scheme of evolution, and when women realised their creative power they would make life worth whLe. The world could be re made if the feminist movement had this thought behind it, and that was why the speaker would 'ike to see more women in Parliament.