LONDON PERSONALS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19889, 28 March 1930, Page 6

LONDON PERSONALS.

(FBOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LONDON. February 18

Sir James Parr and Miss Parr have been touring in Malaga and Granada, and have much enjoyed their travels. Sir James is now at Hyeres, on the French Riviera, and Miss Parr is staying in Gibraltar with friends. Lady Parr, whoso health has greatly improved after so long and tedious an illness, has been staying at Seatord, in Sussex, to be near Miss Christine Parr, who is still at school there. Lady Parr will probably move on to South Devon presently, and return to London in time to meet Sir James when he comes back from the Riviera. Mr and Mrs VV. Ewing (Dunedin) are leaving for New Zealand on March 15th, via Suez. It is nearly two years since they arrived in the Mother Country. The last four months have been spent in Paris. The name •of Dr. JB. C. Rennio (Wanganui) appears in the list of candidates who were successful in the Membership of the Roval College of Surgeons' examination. Miss E. Holben (Auckland) has reached London by way of America. She is on a six months' holiday trip. Mr Guy Marriner (Auckland) is a recent arrival in London. For the past two years he has been studying tho pianoforte in New York, and he is thinking of giving two recitals in London. The first will take place on March 17th. Drs Gladj's and Walton Bremner (Invercargill) have returned to London from the Continent, where they have spent the last nine months. Dr. Walton Bremner has been working at surgical centres in Austria, Germany and France.

Miss Kathleen A. G. Brown (Auckland). who was a passenger on the last trip of the Port Hardy, arrived a week ago and is now in Glasgow, which will be her headquarters in the north. Later on she will visit Ireland and the Isle of Man, and then return south. Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office have included: —Mr H. D. Swan (English representative, New Zealand Cricket Council), Miss Doris Symes (Wanganui). Miss Elma F. Turner (Dunedin). Mr and Mrs Thomas Kirk (Auckland), Miss Winifred Quinton (Wellington). Mrs H. C. Bagnall, Miss Kathleen Bagnall, Miss Evie Alwyn, Mme. Lauri Alwyn (Christchurch), Mr Godfrey Pharazyn (Hastings), Mrs W. H. Turnbull (Wellington), Miss K. Duncan (Hunterville), Mr Robert B. Snodgrass, Mr and Mrs D. E. Walker, Mr D. V. Walker (Kelburn), Miss J. Irvine (Hastings), Mr and Mrs H. L. Friend. Mr D,, P. Friend (Auckland). Captain and Mrs E. D. H. Stocker. Mr Alan H H. Good (Gisborne), Mrs T. G. R. Blunt (Christchurch), Miss S. J. McGinley (Auckland), Mr J. M. Stewart (Albury, South Canterbury), Miss R. Alexander. Mr F. A. Smith (Wellington), Mr Guv Marriner (Auckland). Mr Fraser Brown (Christchurch). Mr J. W. Norton (Christchurch). Misses E. and C. Watts (Christchurch).

PLUNKET SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the OpawaSt. Martins branch of the Plunket Society was held in St. Martins schoolroom yesterday afternoon, Mrs J. A. Tait presiding. The annual report and tho balance- sheet, showing a credit balance of £6 15s, were read and adopted.

Mrs Tait said that she and the committee were gratified at the progress made during the year. The work at St. Martins was now firmly established, and the nurse there and the nurse at 'Opawa were kept very busy. Fifteen new subscribers had been gained during the year. Mrs Tait appealed for more subscribers, pointing out that if the branch had on© hundred and sixty members its finances would be assured. The credit balance, thoiigh small, was considered satisfactory, as during the year the non-recurring expense of furnishing the room at St. Martins had been met. Mrs Tait thanked the committee for their loyalty, the nurses, who had worked so well, Mrs D. E. Hansen for the use of her house for meetings, and Mr R. Harman for auditing the accounts. The election of officers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs J. A. Tait (reelected); vice-president, Mrs D. E. Hansen (re-elected); hon. secretary, Mrs F. Pearco (re-elected); hon. treasurer, Mrs Gordon Lucas (re-elected); committee, Mesdames Hansen, G. Morgan, Geoffrey Wood, F. Pearce, Gordon Lucas, B. B. Irwin, Colin Taylor, H. J. Quarrell, A, C. Holmes, Kane, J. Stuart (re-elected), and Mesdames Pearson, Bradford, Roberts, F. Egan, and Banks. .Mrs J. Cracroft Wilson addressed the meeting on matters concerning the Plunket Society, and mentioned the appeal now being made for the Obstetrical Endowment Fund. Mrs C. Chilton dealt with the financial side of the Plunket Society's work.

The following is a list of guests at the Hermitage, Mt. Oook, during the past fort- ! night:—Wellington: Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle (Minister for Tourist Resorts Department), Mr S. J. Collett, Mr A. J. Conway, Mr M. L. Graham, Mr and Mrs G. Allen, Mrs Greenshields, Mr and Mrs E. Stephens, Mr and Mrs H. W. Lloyd, Mr I>. Keir, Mr David Wilkie, Mr and Mrs Matthews and party, Mr N. Lawson. Christchurch: Miss Rich, Mr H. F. Herbert, Mr and Mrs J. Steer, Miss L. Cowell, Miss M. Gillespie, Mrs Mac Donald, Mrs G. Pascoe, Mrs S. Mawson, Mrs J. Smart, Mr V. K. Hamilton, Mr J. Robinson, Miss D. Nurdry, Mrs Moore, Mr and Mrs D. Gunn, Mr R. B. Tingey, Miss Beatrice Harband, The Chateau: Mr Tui Elms. Wanganui: Mr and Mrs P. Hartland. Dunedin: Mr J. A. C. Spence. Franz Josef Glacier: Mrs 'eter Graham, Mrs Jim Graham, Miss Kathleen Graham. Auckland: Miss Clement. Mrs E. Muir, Mr Frank Chapman, Mr Arthur Prosser, Miss B. Wyllie, Mr and Mrs J. Mackenzie. Mr and Mrs Webster. Miss E. Vickers, Mr and Mrs W. Webster. Lyttelton: Mrs 0. H. Agar. Oamaru: Mr A. O. Ombler, Mr A. G. Creagh, Mr W. Harvey, Hawera: Mrs R Trewick. Timaru: Mrs H. Mann, Miss A. Mann. Miss D, Moore. Miss T. Hall, Mrs E. tiomas. Mrs H. Lomas. Ti'maru: Miss P. Lomas, Mrs Doherty, Mr A. Lawrence Gee. Mr and Mrs A. E. Lawrenee, Mr A L. Taylor. Mr Walter Smith. Mrs A. Shepherd, Mr O, Shepherd, Miss A. S. Shepherd. Pembroke: Mr W. J. Hen-, derson, Mr A. H. Elmslie. Linwood: Mr J. Russeli Brant. Temuka: Mr George B. Cartwright, Mrs A. Cartwright. Inglewood: Mr H. Trimble. Invercareill: Mr Alfred Jones. Wanganui: Mr and Mrs D. McFarlane. Doyleston: Mies E. MeLachlan. England: Mr M. A. Britten. Perth, Western Australia: Mr and Mr* P. Fox, Japan: Mr K. Sohno. U.S.A.: Mr and Mrs Maclen Aimes. Lake Pukaki: Mrs N. S. Graham. Falrlie: Mr Andrew Grant, Mr and Mrs Leask. Mr J. Innetf, Mr A. Bank: Waikouaiti: Mr C. W. Hallum. Omihi: Hisses D and H. McLachlan. Palmerston North. Mr Phil Miller, Mr Olif Maurd. Sumner: Mr and Mrs Woolf, Miss Woolf. Waianiwa: Mr and Mrs W. Steans, Mr A. McLeod, Miss McLeod, Miss C. Lindsay.. Dunedin: Mr p.'.Ver Mr V. B. Mclnnes. Invercar?l° M, W. AB.Mson. Mr Chas. Macky Geraldine: Mrs W. MoClure. Seattle, Washington: Mr Unwin A. Blackburn. Sydney: Mr and Mrs F. Steet, Mr G. de Vahl Davis, Mr F. H.la Page, Mrs Will Lawson, Miss P. <;lark, Miss S Clark, Mibs A. Calhane, Miss M. Ridjey, Miss A. B. Couch. Australia: Mr and Mrs J. W. Bridsall. Misses J. and B. Bridsal, Miss Lilia Manning, Mrs A Ross, Mrs F. Reid, Miss F. Reid, Mr Keith McGaure, Mr 0. Bloicsome, Miss J. 0. White, Mr and Mrs D. G. Shannon, Mr John Bevan, Mr and Mrs A. Daff, Miss W. Macdermott. Victoria. Mr and Mrs H. Louge, Mr and Mrs G. Ogden, Miss J. A. Mneßregor, Mr I. 8. Black. Canada: Mr and Mrs W. P. Morse, «i„ MoTufi Mr W. F. Carsley, Miss W. 8. Maelaren. ' Byrd Antactlc Expedition: Dr. Dana Coman, Mr H, (f, ?' Geyka. England: Mr H. Wilson, Mr T. Speeding.