THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 226, 23 September 1932, Page 9

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS. Mrs. J. McKee, of Owhango, is stayine at the Star Hotel. Mise M. McGiJvray, of Gore, is stayinc at Hotel Stonehurst. ° ♦ * * ♦ Mrs. E. C. Simpson, of Wanganu?, is staving at Hotel Stonehurst. ♦•. * ' * Miss.A. Wrigley, of Tauranga, m at nresent on a visit to Auckland. * .. ♦ * « • Mrs. -W. G. Loader, of Wellington, is the guest of her eister, Mrs. H. Kinder, Ke*u«ra. # Hotel Stonehurst guests include Mrs. E. C .Simpson and Mise G. Buddie, of Christchurch, -■: . * • ■ * * Miss -Patricia Matthews, of Lower Hutt,; Wellington, is staying with Mrs. George: Shera, Remuera. Station Hotel visitors are Mrs. J. R. Mason, San. Francisco, Mrs. T. Clark and Miss M. Paton, of Opotiki. - # * # * Mrs. Ackroyd Hammond, accompanied by her daughter, Nan, leaves for Sydney by -the" Maunganui, and returns to the Dominion in November to settle in Wellington.

The children's Christmas tree fund will substantially benefit as a result of the annual Oddfellows* ball, held at Devonport last evening. Apart from the ueual hall decorations, the tables were delicately arranged with pink and green streamers and peach blossoms. The committee comprised Mrs. Smith, who was attired in black georgette; Mrs. Bloomfield, emerald satin; Mrs. Chambers, ivory satin; Mrs. Santo, white georgette; Mrs. Reakes, pink georgette and lace; Mrs. Hale, pink satin, white fur; also Messrs. Cooper, Edwards, Santo, Chambers, Christian, Crabbe and C. Poland. Among those present were: Miss B. Lainey, pink crepe de chine, bridge coat; Mrs. P. Graham, wine georgette, bridge. ioat to tone; Miss •R. Knight, black lace; Mrs. S. Brown, lemon satin; Miss M. Brown, pink embossed georgette; Mrs. F. Roman, mauve taffeta and georgette; Miss M. Ainsworth, apricot satin and fur; Miss P. Cusworth, pink satin; Mrs. S. Edwards, black satin relieved with lemon, bridge coat to tone; Miss T. Price, black georgette and lace, black bridge-evening coat; Miss M. Price, ivory lace and fur-trimmed cloak; Mrs. Gerald Fitzgerald, fuchsia crepe de chine; Miss V. Heaps, apple green taffeta; Miss Gwen Bartley, pale pink biocaded taffeta, with white coatee; Mrs. Fred Bartley, black taffeta; Mrs. Bartley, blac--: crepe de chine; Mrs. J. Lane, lemon satin; Mrs. L. Marsh, nut brown georgette; Mrs. J.' G. Brewer, ivory satin beaute; Miss Young, saxe blue satin and net pink bridge coatee; Mrs. Leece, black satin beaute, pink posy; Miss T. Willetts, primrose satin and lace;

BUSH NURSING. MEETING OF AUXILIARY. A meeting. of the Bush Nurses and Housekeepers' Auxiliary of the women's division, of the Farmers' Union took place in the board room of the Farmers' Trading Company yesterday. Mrs. C. C. Jackson, Dominion president, was in the chair, and supporting her were Mrs. B. F. Grace, president of the Bay of Plenty council; Miss Marshall, president of the South Auckland provincial executive; Mrs. Lane, president of the North Auckland executive; Mrs. L. L. Allen, president of the Waiemata provincial council; Mrs. C. K. Wilson, advisory board, Pio Pio; Mrs. R. Lilburn, of the Dominion finance committee; and Mrs. Frank Brice, of Marton, Eangitikei. In addressing the meeting Mrs. Jackeon stressed the good work done by the auxiliary, and said that since last meeting the housekeepers liad filled the followiug engagements: Wellington Central, 8; South Canterbury, 8; Wairarapa 9; 'South -Auckland, 21; Taranaki, 4; North -Auckland, 5; Bay of Plenty, 2; Waitemata, 2; Manawatu, 4; Hawke's Bay, 4; Southland, 5; Wanganui, 6. She expressed the hope that when the provincial centres were formed every executive would have its own housekeeping fund. Mi's. Jackson explained that when some of the onus was placed on each branch-each case could be more thoroughly looked into. That could not always be done from a centre. The community chest spent between £600