SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 224, 21 September 1929, Page 14

SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Mrs. A. N. Scott was hostess at a ■ bridge afternoon, held at the Theosophical Society rooms. Amongst those present were: Mrs. Trevithick, Mrs. Brodie, Mrs. Farmer, Mrs. Hill, Miss Hamilton, Miss Trevithick, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Tileman, Miss Smith, Mrs. James and Mrs. Bampton. The prize-winners were Mrs. Hill and Miss Smith. * . * . x . ♦ «i • The annual meeting of the Trained Nurses' Association of New Zealand is being held this year in Auckland. Delegates will be present from nine branches, including Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The conference will take place at the Trained Nurses' .Residential Club, and various social' entertainments' are j being arranged while the visitors" are 1 in Auckland. Details'of-the gathering are advertised. • • • • A dance was held in the Manurewa Public.Hall in aid of the local Catholic Church.. The programme included songs by Mrs. Guthrie and the Rev. Father Duffy, recitations by Miss Hope Dulihanty and violin bolos by Mr. D. Forbes. The accompaniest was Mrs. Noon. Music for the dancing was provided by the local orchestra, comprising Mr. and Mrs. Kiddell, Messrs. H. W. Gibbs and D. Forbes. The success of the entertainment was largely due to the capable organisation of Mrs. B. Peguero and Mrs. W. K. Walter, assisted by Mr. E. Owen. * # » • The staff, their wives, families and friends, of J. H. Beale and Company were given an evening in the Dominion Road Bowling Club.pavilion on Wednesday, when upwards of 80 were present. The room was tastefully decorated with streamers agd'flowers, and presented a very gay appearance. Mr. and Mrs; Beale welcomed the guests. Misses Hynes, Carter, Beale, , Thorpe, Mrs. Watts, and Watts, R. 'and ' S. Hookway, Pelling, Cole,. Worthington, T. T. Garland and Master Thorpe contributed items of harmony. Supper ;was then served, and dancing was indulged in. A vote of thanks to Mr. Beale and the singing of the National Anthem brought a very happy evening to a close. * it .» • A large gathering took place at "Papunga," when the residents of Te Akau visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Bennett and son (Alan) to bid them farewell and express regret at their departure from the district, where they had lived for nearly 20 years. Songs were given by : Mr. Alan Bennett, and other musical items by Miss Henry and Mrs. A. Bennett. Toasts were given, the visitors singing heartily "For They Are Jolly -Good- Fellows." Mr. T. Morton said that the Bennett family were' amongst the first to settle in Te Akau. They were always willing to assist, and gave freely of their support when required in the Te Akau district from its earliest days until their departure. Mr. Morton then presented a handsome satin eiderdown to Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, the ladies of Te Akau presented to Mrs. Bennett a handsome Morocco leather handbag. - Mrs. Bennett returned thanks. Afternoon tea was provided by the ladies of the district. * * * • A concert programme was presented last night to a large audience in the Palladium Theatre, Takapuna, by a clever juvenile troupe from Milford, the proceeds (about £25) going toward the Mayoress' Relief Fund. The programme was arranged without adult assistance. The encores and recalls were so numerous that after the first half of the programme they had to be discontinued for lack of time. Where all were so good it is almost impossible to give individual praise, but Moira Mowbray, with iiei vivacious singing of "The Painted Doll," was recalled again and again. The troupe are fortunate, too, in having such promising young pianists as Mary Nathan and Sunny Mowbray and Barbara Goodwin. An orchestra of eleven (conducted by Sunny Mowbray) did good service, playing two selections in good style. The programme consisted oi four choru«cs, "Take Your Pretty lJart"ei>' Blue Gown" (with Beryl Imihn as a very pleasing soloist), "May Day at Islington" and/'Ten Little Nig.pl rp°^ s ', do " e 111 character. A song by Tarleton Trafford; violin solo, by Selwyn Goldsbro; violin duet, Winifred Kindred and T. Rodding; piano duet Barbara Goodwin and Sunny Mowbrav: humorous sketches, by Bettv Tnii t Kingsford and B-^Stevens; monologue and Minuet" ("To a Miniatured Sunny Mowbray and Jock Bartrum A short play was introduced entitled '"An Imaginary Invalid," with Barry Ki n c S ford in the title role and Varie McBride as the scheming second wife. It was a bright, amusing little play, with snir.rt dialogue; "Toinette," a pert little maid (Moira Mowbray), providing most of the fun. Other parts were well filled by Heather Mair, Jock Bartrum, Arthur Long. Bartlet Stevens, Jack Kingsford and Tarleton Trafford. The accompanists were Sunny Mowbray, F. Roddino and Lliarlie Kingsiord.

The women's Surrey branch of the United Political Organisation held their monthly meeting in the Gaiety Hall, Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn, on Thursday afternoon, when the chairwoman, Mrs. E. J. Sexton, spoke on what the Government had accomplished since taking office. Amongst other tilings they had advanced £4,000,000 to settlers and workers, and given £25,000 subsidy to each of the big centres, and found employment for 550 men since June. She drew., attention to the fact that their member, Mr. J. S. Fletcher, had been instrumental in securing a post office for Grey Lynn, and postal facilities for Westmere. With reference to the City Council dump at Garnet Road, Westmere, a letter was read from Dr. Hughes, Public Health Officer, stating that instructions had been given by the council's acting-engineer that dry "combustible material and refuse was to be sent to the destructor, thereby ending the smoke nuisance in that vicinity. Afternoon tea was served, and items were given by Mrs. Cavaye and Misses Lewis and Brittain. The weight-guess-ing competition was won by Mrs. J. Troughear. .It was decided to jform a junior league, as a number of young people had signified their intention to join up.