WOMEN'S CORNER

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18150, 13 August 1924, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER

Ihe Lady Editor will b« ? le *««* to receive for publication in tno "Women 1 « Corner" items of social or pTrsonal news Sucn items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices mnst bear t» denatures of both." parties. Correspondence is Invited on an? matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Miss Nancy Eobison (Nelson) is staying with Miss Peggy Norton. Mr and Mrs O. T. J. Alpers, . who have been visitors at "Haeremai, Sumner, returned to town yesterday. Mr and Mrs W. J. Sim have taken up their residence in Dr. Simpsons house in Sumner. Captain and Mrs Kelly have taken Mr bun's house in Ist. Andrew's square.

Miss Peggy Robertson (Leeston) is the guest of Miss Jovce Seth-Smith (Fendalton), for Race Week. Miss Marjorie Statham is visiting her aunt, Mrs C. G. Dalgety. Mrs W. J. Wills (Waimate) is the guest of her sister. Mrs G. Petrie ißedrutb avenue, Spreydon). Mrs C. R. Smith left for Dunedin to attend the .functions in connexion with the jubilee of Albany street school. While in Dunedin she will be the guest of her sister, Mrs Hill (Union street).

Mr and Mrs N. Butler (Ashburton) are the : guests of Mrs Hardie (Gloucester street), for Race Week. Dr. Eleanor Baker (Mrs McLaglan). of the School Medical Branch of the Health Department, returned to Chnstohurch vesterday after visiting the United States, South America, and England on behalf of tho Health Department's School Medical Branch. Dr. Bciker also made a tour of Alaska, during her absence from the Dominion. Mrs S. G. Raymond accompanied Mr Raymond to Dunedin yesterday Miis Raymond left yesterday on a visit to Mount Cook. Guests at the United Service Hotel include Mr and Mrs E. L. Barnes (Palmerston North), Mr and Mrs C. P. Ga vegan (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Vivian Riddiford (Wellington), Captain and Mrs Gage Williams Mrs Godfrey Magnus (Wellington), Mr and Mrs C. E. Aldridge (Wellington). Mr and Mrs A. E. Whyte ana Miss Whyte (Wellington), Mr and Mrs O. H. Beetham (Masterton) are staying at Warner's Hotel. Mr and Mrs S. T. Spain (Dunedin) and Mr and Mrs C. R. O 'Donnell (Wellington) are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. House woTk or women's work of any description—window cleaning; silver cleaning, sewing, scrubbing, washing, etc., is in demand by the students ..at Canterbury College as jobs for their "workday" on Saturday. The work .. may be; for either a half-day or a whole day. All wages will go to student relief in Europe. The Red and Black Association's, annual ball, to be held at the Winter Garden to-night, will he one of the ■ big social'functions of Race Week.. Special decorations and an augmented i orchestra, will be features of the ' evening. The committee . have reserved a few tickets at The Bristol for visitors to the city.

Not only the graduates of Oxford University; England, but also the "graduettes" have gone in for ju jitsu, according to Captain Leopold McLaglan, who arrived in Christ-church yesterday and who formed and was the first president of the Ju Jitsu Club at Oxford. Captain MoLaglan has brought to the Dominion two wonderful Souti; American monkeys, six or seven inches: in height, a prominent feature of the animals being their, silvery white hair Two lady missionaries of the Melanesian Mission landed at Auckland yesterday by the Southern Cress. They are Miss Hilda Broughton and Miss Hardy. Miss Broughton is a Yorkshire woman, who for fifteen years acted a* secretary of the Mission's branch in Leeds in addition to her missionary work at the islands. She has made numerous water-colour sketches, whit-J .the Bishop hopes to have printed and published. Miss Hardy has been teaching in one .of the Mission.-schools and is.now retiring. A pleasant evening was held re- | cently at the residence of Mr and ! Mrs Melrose (Stanmore road, Linwood). Dancing and games were ,he»d in. trie dining-room,' which was gauy decorated with streamers and baLoons. Before dispersing, the party jo.ned in singing "Auld-Lang £>yne," and gave three cheers for the'host and hostess. Those present were: Mesdames Hamer, Melrose, Best, and Taylor,' Misses M. Craze, I. Craze, R. Saunders, E. Stevenson', N. Painter, E. Painter, F. , Stewart, G. Nuttall, E. JLojine, N. Sullivan, Misses ; McDonald and G Melrose, Messrs P. Taylor, B. Best, E. Price, M. Reddie, L. Wright. L. Carlson,, F. Murray, H. McGillvray, Wilkie, Grant. Bedford, and Masters G;.an<l C. Melrose.