THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Issue 38, 14 February 1929, Page 12

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Bertram Dawson is a guest at Cargcn Hotel. « * * • Mrs. It. Conyngham arrived in AuckIwud. Y>y \W. Marama. *000 Arundel visitors include Mrs. Yeonmns, of Wellington. o*oo Mrs. .T. E. Scliloss, of Wellington, is at the Grand Hotel. * # * « Grand Hotel guests include Mrs. W. H. {Service, of Feilding. 0 o*o Mrs. A. E. Neilson, of Wellington, is a guest at Stonehurst. » • • • Miss S. Wilson, of Melbourne, is staying at the Grand Hotel. 0 0 0 0 Mrs. H. S. Hislop, of Wellington, is staying at Stonehurst. 00mm Mr. anrl Mrs. J. Brennan left for Vancouver by the s.s. Niagara. • rm» Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Small left for Vancouver by the Niagara on Tuesday. * * • • Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Beale left for Vancouver and America by the Niagara. 0 0 0 0 Mrs. M. Service reached Auckland this morning, having arrived by the lonic. • * » • Mrs. E. Prendergast returned to Auckland from Sydney by the Marama. » « * • » Mr. and Mrs. H. Kinder, of Arney Road. Remuera, left by this morning's express for Helensville. • • • • Mrs. John Borg, of New Jersey, is visiting the Dominion, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. • • • * Mrs. V. Brown lee and Misa Brownlee arrived in the Dominion this morning from England by the lonic. • * * • Dr. and Mrs. B. Jackson Munn, who have been touring the Dominion, left for America by the Niagara. • • • • Mrs. Noel Adam®, of Wharekawa, is spending a holiday in Auckland, and is at Cargen Hotel.. „ • • * * - Mrs. J. B. Case, who has been touring the Dominion, left for England, . via America, by the Niagara. 0 • • • Mra._A. Canning, of Bemuera, left for Palmerston North by last evening's express. 000 m Mrs. W. Mattliewson, of Dundee, is touring the Dominion, and is at Cargen Hotel. • » • • Mrs. H. G. Hill, of Sydney, arrived by the Niagara on a short visit to Auckland.- • • • MiAS'Phyliis Gribbin, of*Devonport, the well-lofltftvvjt vocalist, has left to take up residencgdn the North Auckland district, where -she will prove an acquisition at musiSfti.functions. Misa Gribbin was for a member of the St. Andrew's Quarftj&t: and her place will be hard to fill connection. Prior to leaving, Dr. iffcrfc- Macdougall, the conductor of the quartet, expressed, on behalf of the members, the deep regret which was felt amongot, them at Miss Gribbins' departure,jjind all good wishes were expressed for hfer future happiness in the sunny North. Miss Gribbin drove to Kataia in her atft- •

Hef fjrace the Duchess of Atholl has now strengthened, her claim to the distinction of being one of the most ver-e«atil&.'-»omen in public affairs. At a concert at Piccadilly recently she accompanied two songs she had herself set to music. They were from R. L. Stevenson's of Travels," and attracted the favourable attention of Princess Mary," who offered the Duchess warm congratulations. Her Grace, who is M.P.for Kinross and West Perth, is Undersecretary for Education, and a persoriklity of note in the House of Commons.