ROTORUA NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 52, 2 March 1929, Page 15

ROTORUA NOTES.

The Rev. J. W. Burley and Mrs. Burley. Whaka Road, have returned from a month's visit to Avondale. Mi>. Saunders has returned to Remuera from a visit to Rotorua, where she was th ■ guest of Miss Sargeant, Amohia Street. Miss Snow and Mr. Snow, of Adelaide, are guests at Hotel Arawa, while visiting Rotorua. Mrs. Bevan, of Hamilton, is staying in Rotorua. Mrs. Douglas Williams and family have returned from Mount Maunganui. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wilson and family, who have been staying in Rotorua, have returned to Takapuna. Miss Stronach, of Auckland, motored through to Rotorua tor the week-end. Miss Amy Holland, of Auckland, is on a visit to Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Chirnside, of New South Wales, are on a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. Barber. Arawa Street, lias retu.ned from a visit to Auckland. Miss Mason, who habeen spending a holiday in • Rotorua, has left for Napier. The Rev. Drake and Mrs. Drake have returned to Avondale after a month's holiday in Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Garrard and Mr-. Fortune spent the week-end in Whakatane. Mr. and Mrs. George Anvon. of Wellington. h:i\e left '">■ rua for Auckland, en route to Russell. \[i-. \Y. _V itrhr-ll h.i* left for GUbornc.

I An enjuViiMc tfnni- nai;y wn- u:\i" I>V tho 111 s•l; 11 >t• ] - ul tlio Sf. Mirli, ih]'> Tennis t'lul.) hi the com out .unl Mr. M. H. Hani|>so»'« court- mi Sunday afternoon. a < a fa it well to .\li>s \V. Mitchell. who i= leaving Ilntorua in i-mp-juence her duties as tpisto to the Hun. Sir .A. T. Xjrata. M.P. Afternoon tea and ices were >ei\ed on the lawns at Mr. Ilani|ison"s re-idence. Kanolt Street. h iid Mi-- Mitchell ua> presented iiv Father or lielialt «>f S->. Michael's Church clioir. and the tennicluh. with a book and a t nrtoi.-o-h"'l manicure set. All joined in Miss Mitchell mk-co-- and happiness for the future. A most enjoyable and successful dam'-" and five hundred tournament, oiirani-ed by the rneinbers of the T'utorua division of tiie St. John Ambulance Brigade, waheld in the Peerle— Hall on Wednesday evening. Excellent dance music wasupplied by the K Buy.-" Orchestra, an l the duties of M.C. were capably carried out by Mr. B. Kwinp. Ihe Monte t arln waltz was won liy Mr. Boimta Kercti and partner. The -tape was arranged for the card tournament, which wasupervisee! by Mr. T. W. Middleton. and the prize- were won by Mi>- F. Prentice for the ladies, and Mrs. A. Smith, wlm played a# a man. for the gentlemen. In the unavoidable absence of hi- Worship the Mayor. Mr. -T. X. McLean. Mr. H. W. Fuller, the president •>i ihsociety, thanked all those present for their patronage, and stated that tin funds derived from these social- would be devoted to the upkeep and maintenance of medical supplies, and to purchase uniform- for the members of tlrbrigade. The member- of the Butorua Term;Club entertained Mr-. S. H. Hay at tintennis court-, f.iovernnient Gardens, on Saturday afternoon, at a farewell tenniparty and afternoon tea. Mr-. Hay and her family leave shortly on a visit to England. The winner- of the touru: - ment wore Mi-- Pannefaerrt and Mr. Norman Smith. During a dainty afternoon tea. which wa- -er\ed under tintree-. Mr. R. <■- Bennett extended tn Mrs. Hay the club s wi-hes tor a -ale and happy voyage, and presented her with a box of chocolates.