THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 188, 11 August 1930, Page 11

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Miss P. Acton Adame returned by the Aoranai from Honolulu. • "~« * # * Mrs. Olive, of Winton, is the guest of Mrs. Slingcr, Takapuna. * # * * Mrs. J. R. Simpson, of Hamilton, is staying at the Star Hotel. * * • • Mrs. R. Bercsford, of Taumarunui, is staying at the Royal Hotel. Mr?. N. Tucker, of Los Angeles, is staying at the Grand Hotel. * * * * Miss Mabel Mackenzie is staying with Mrs. L. Craig, Epsom. * ■» * * Mies Z. Derham, of Epsom, returned from Honolulu by the Aorangi. * * . * «. A Wanganui visitor staying at the Grand Hotel is Mrs. M. G. Bignell. tJ- # * *■ Mrs, Brian Hewitt, of Remuera, returned from Suva, Fiji, yesterday. * * * * Mrs. N. 11. Hanna, of Remuera, returned from Suva by the Aorangi. Mrs. M. Scccombe and Miss Seccombe returned from California by the Aorangi. Guests staying at the Central Hotel include Mrs. G. R. Stevenson, of Christchurch, and Misses O'Neil,, of Wanganui. * * * • Miss Zeta Derham, of St. Andrew's Road, returned by the Aorangi from Honolulu. * « # # Mrs. F. Webster, who has been on a short visit to Wellington, returned to Auckland on Sunday. « * ' •» ♦ Mrs. Beamont Smith, of Wellington, is at the Grand Hotel, and leaves for Sydney n 7 "the Aorangi. * * » * Central Hotel guests include Mrs. F. de M. Hyde, of Ngaruawahia, and Mrs. A. E. Budd, of Wellington. . * * * m The Misses M. and D. Vaile, of Epsom, returned by motor yesterday. from the Chateau Tongariro. * * * « Miss Mabel Baker arrived. by the Aorangi, after spending a ten months' holiday in Hollywood, California., **■ # • Mrs. G. H. Lusk, of Palmcrston North, ■who has been spending a holilay in Auckland, left by last evening's express. * ■Tγ * -I Miss Audrey Horton, of who has been spending a holiday at National Park, returned to Auckland las', evening. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Ridcliford, of Lower Hutt, accompanied' by 'the Misses J. and P. Riddiford, have arrived from a holiday spent at Honolulu, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. * * it * Nurse Venie A. Dawes, at present taking her maternity course at the Franklin Memorial Hospital at Waiuku, after , going through her nursing course at the Auckland Hospital, has achieved the honour of passing highest in the recent State nursing examination for the whole of New Zealand. Prior to taking up nursing, Miss Dawes took her B.Sc. degree. It is understood when she completes her course at Waiuku it is her intention to go abroad as a missionary. Miss Dawes is a Devonport girl, her parents residing at Jubilee Avenue. . Other Auckland nurses have done splendidly at the State examination this year, the number of high passes being better than for some years past. The result is very gratifying to the Hospital Board and reflects the greatest credit on th& tutor sisters, Misses Widdowson and Henderson.