SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 16, 20 January 1933, Page 9

SOCIAL GATHERINGS.

Since the Christmas eeason a series of socials arranged by the Missions to Seamen staff and members of the Ladies' Harbour Lights Guild have been held at the Flying Angel Institute. Amongst the guild members who assisted at last night's social were: Mrs. Preston Chambers and Misses J. Campbell, B. Hancock, Lorna Gibson, A, Newton, K. Maloy, M. McKenzie and Middleton. The annual meeting of the guild will be held on February 16. When the cadet ship Northumberland was in port various sports were arranged by the mission staff, and a full programme has been fixed for the cadets on board the Cornwall, which is now in port.

Mr. and Mrs. Fraser-Smitli, of Shelly Beach Road, Herne Bay, were host and hostess for a delightful party last evening given in lionqur of their son Selwyn (Kingi), who attained his twenty-first birthday. The Point Erin Kiosk was beautifully decorated with white and gold, and. a large marquee was arranged with high stands of tiger lilies and gladioli, and strung with fairy lights, and was Used as the supper room. For the older guests Mrs. Fraser-Sniith's house, which is next to the park, was tastefully arranged with mauve and pink flowers, and card tables and soft music for the entertainment of the nondancers. Some amusing competitions were given, and Continental favours were distributed to each visitor, which added a gay note to the dancing. Mre. Fraser-Smith. received the guests in a black Mechlin lacd gown, with pink rose corsage; Mrs. W. G. Smith wore a black sOuple satin. Among those present were: Mesdames E. O'Keefe, G. Tooman, Cyril Hughes, C. Murphy, Gordon Jones, F. Worsfold, E. Sutherland, O'Neill, Gordon Butler, Lucas, sen., A. Lucas, jun., T. Clark, Cowie, Jack Price, C. Smith, C. Clarke, Fred Lucas, F. Baker, Lambert Smith, Hodge, J. Graham, C. Emanuel, A. Follick, Ussher, J. Alison, Capp, Misses Rae Murphy, F. O'Keefe, Beth Hughes, Peggy O'Neil, Eileen O'KCefej Rctee Hardie Neil, Margaret Wright, Catherine Wright, Kathleen O'Keefe, Mary Tyler, Laura Tooman, BaistOw, Rona Wright, <E. Brantley, Cicely Chitty (Hamilton), Garth Hay (Cambridge), Patricia Scully, Ruth Sutherland, Rona, Judd, D. Galbraith, Jean McKay, Valerie McCallum, Rona Brewer, Quinn, L. Edgar, Jean Thompson, L. McCallum, Rita McVeagh, E. Creadon, Moire - Clarke, 0. Basten, Betty Williams, Nonie McEhvain, P. Jones, Frances Saunders, Edith Sanders.

A reception by the Canterbury Women's Club was given in Chrietchurch to welcome Dame Sybil Thorndike to the City. The president, Mrs. J. A. Fleshef, presided; Dame Sybil wore a green and biskra striped crepe de chine frock, made With puffed eslefeves and Very deep cape collar. Her green straw sailor hat was banded with green ribbon, and she carried a bouquet of carnations, with which she was presented on her arrival. The reception was crowded* and in thanking the members Dame Sybil said: "The wicked jibe that we women are individualists, that we, like actors, are incapable of sticking to one another, has, I think, been disproved by the women of this generation." Women, she thought, were nOvV,about to use then traililn" ill individualism for the general betterment of the world, Women were leaders and rulers in their own homes— and sometimes made things very uncomfortable for the other members of the household! It was a womand duty to see that each member of her household, the husband, the children, and the domestics, should each be fairly treated, that each should have an opportunity of developing his or her own personality under the woman's guidance. It was this feminine duty of apportiounig and rulin" for the common good, Of stnvin o for equality of opportunity for all in a household, in a. word, good housekeepin , extended to become good nation-keepin , that was needed in the world to-daj. Women were gradually drawing to et .. and they would become a stern, steauy, hard-working force, ready to give an I ready to serve, for there could ba no ] greater aim for a human being than to serve.