WAIKATO NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 103, 4 May 1931, Page 10

WAIKATO NOTES.

Mrs. Pv. B. Cranwell, of Hamilton, is away for a visit to Napier. Mrs. Lang, of Taranaki, is the guest of Mrs. N. G. Sutherland, Hamilton. Mrs. E. M. Cowie has returned to Khandallah, Wellington, after staying in Auckland and Hamilton. Mrs. J. A. D. Ritchie, of Waitetuna, is on a visit to relatives in Wellington. Mrs. J. C. Clachan. of Claudelands, is away in Masterton. Mrs. E. E. Gresham has returned to Hamilton, after being away at Hokitika. Mrs. W. H. Hulse, of Hamilton, is away on a holiday trip to the South Island. Miss G. Cussen, of Hamilton, is spending a holiday at Rotorua. Miss E. Guy has returned to Wellington, after spending a holiday in Hamilton. Mrs. J. Christie has returned to Wellington, after spending the summer months in Hamilton with Mrs. N. Blomfield. Mrs. W. Curry has returned to Nelson from a visit to friends in Hamilton. Mrs. J. C. Gray, of Hamilton, is visiting relatives in Auckland. Mrs. O'Riordan, of Auckland, after staying in Cambridge, has left on a visit to England. Mrs. Hopkins, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs. E. E. Gresham, River Road, Claudelands. Miss H. Chitty, of Brooklyn, Claudelands, is on a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. R. Cobbc, of the "Chateau," is staying in Hamilton.

A kitchen evening wa<3 given for Miss E. Shadbolt, prior to her marriage, in Toorak Hall. The hostesses were Mrs. T. Tync and Mrs. Gibson. Those present included: —Mesdames Kaber Harrison, Morse, Scoles, Mildcnhall, White, Misses Shadbolt, R. Daldy, D. Mawson, R. Lake, K. Snell, L. Dixon, K. Willis, L. Hepburn, N. Moody, D. Fear, N. Fow, Beaver, D. Andrews, E. Cunnold, M. Hamilton, N. Towe, L. Barlow, R. Gibson, E. Hargreaves, M. Going, 0. Moody, Basstian, L. Gibson.

An enjoyable bridge evening was held in the lounge at the Lyceum Club on Monday. The prizes were won by Mrs. J. J. Standrin and Miss M. Campbell. Those present were:—Mesdames W. B'. Ross, Stubbs, C. Verrall, Harper (Wanganui), L. I. Day, N. H. Hooker, Jenkinson, T. Shaw, F. Burley, Hodgkinson, Martin, F. Seifert, A. W. Green, Staples, Honeyfield, A. Seal, E. Walders, N. Ratcliffe, G. Smith, Reeves, H. H. Piper, Burtenshaw, E. C. Johnson, Gibbs, E. G. Rollo, Blackmore, C. Dunford, Misses de Renzy, Bourkc, Stevens, Murray, A. Drake, F. Jolly, L. Nicholls, Frieker, E. Nutsford, M. Campbell, 0. Eowe, D. Johnson, Eggleston, Hooker.

The tennis dance held in Alexandra Hall on Thursday night was a wellattended function. The hostesses were Mrs. A. W. Sims and Mrs. A. E. McCracken. Others present included: Mrs. C. Hall, Misses M. McGuinness, J. Pratt, E. O'Neill, L. Coombridge, V. Priest, P. Clapham, E. Tombs, R. Kirk, T. Brook, M. Gillies, A. Bell, G. Walton, W. Pratt, D. Flexman, E. Hall, M. King-sford, P. Howlett, B. Manning, A. Wilson, Edgecumbc, M. Tombs, G. Thomson, K. Murtagh, E. Mathleson, G. Walton, B. Butler, J. Menzies, M. Richards, M. Harris, B. Michell, Mesdames S. Lorrimer, H. Bateman, E. R. Marsh, K. K. Wragge, L. Brown, <T. M. Griffiths, J. Purdie, A. Brown, Misses E. Hume, C. Vautier, V. Bliss, M. Zellman, E. Cowell, P. Phillips, J. Howlett, D. Flexman, J. Morrison, D. Cornish, K. Alexander, M. Ingpen, M. Langley, K. Redwood, R. Clark, P. English, M. Hollow, Z. Dowd, I. Hamilton, M. Shiols, P. Andrews, M. Henderson, E. Whitehouse, M. Blythe, D. Chapham, S. Chisholm, Bullock, L. Froude, J. O'Keefe, T. Hobbs, B. Butler, L. William's, D. Dellaway, B. Batten, F. Bliss, B. Louden, L. Hungerford, Peebles,, Tomlinson, P. McKinnon, M. Laurenson, V. Sands, M. Innes, J. King, T. Stewart,

A delightful (bridge afternoon Avas given iby Mrs. V. G. Sutherland at her home in Hamilton on Thursday. The drawing-room was artistically decorated with autumn foliage and. chrysanthemums. Mrs. Sutherland wore a ring velvet frock. The guests were: Me-s----dames E. E. Roberts, B. Couper, A. H. Nicholl, M. Wells, W. Tod, N. Banks, R. Calvert, W. Jennins, Misses Gwynneth Bran'n, Calvert, of Cambridge, Mesdames E. Newland, Burtenshaw, A. McKenzie, Stevens, Eggleston, of Hamilton.

A farewell -afternoon was given to Mrs. F. Price by the members of the Frankton Croquet Culb prior to her departure for Auckland. Those present included: Mesdames F. Roberts, G. B. Bartlett, Ashby, Bolton, Halberg, Paice, O'Brien, Belgrave, Mason, Andrew, Grant, Edwards, 3rown, Connel, Speedy, Rockel, Middleton, Hawker, Brough, Davis, Carroll, Peddie, Harris, Grills, Wiezell, Brockelsbv, Miss Speedy. °*♦ " * *

A surprise party, organised by Miss M. Mears, was taken to the home of Mrs. 0. R. Farrer, River Road, Claudelands, on Friday night. The large' verandah was used for dancing, and the young people had a merry tims. Mrs. Farrer were a deep blue georgette; Miss D. Wright, primrose taffeta; Miss P. McWilliam, peach ninon. Amongst those present were: Misses M. Mears, M. Gillies, A. Bell, M. Storey, A. Bailey (Tirau), K. Mears, B. Vickery, CChitty, E. House, K. Oliver.