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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 2

Mi.-* Betty Hilhard, popular Christ"burcii contralto, will leave for Wellington on Thursday. During her visit f. tho North Island she will fulfil several musical engagements.

Colonel and Mrs Redmond Neill ("Baro;-a." Mount Somers), who have Lien sp-.mding a few days in Christchurch, have returned home. Lieut.-Colonel S. D. Mason and Mrs Mascn. who have been staying in Christchureh, returned to Timaru on Thursday.

Mn, Pt<-\ Nicholls (Morivale) left yesterday ;\V a visit, to Sydney. Misses Ph.viiis and Gladys ActonAdirn.s 'Clarence Reserve), who have He-:Q in Ci.ristehurch" for Grand National W»ek. art- returning to Marlborough to-morrow.

Miss Miilioent Groso (Wellington), .vho !<= tho gu'jst of Mrs C. M. Ollivier, ••Gk-nclu'.'' Murray-Avnsley terrace, ml! rt'.'irr north on Wednesday. Mr,v and Ritu Hall (FendaJt/>Ti) aru leaving to-dny for a holiday visit i<~- the- North Island.

Mr nnd Mrs H. Register, of Blenheim, »ro visiting Christchureh, and are staving with Mrs W. O. Haase,

flicc.irton. Mrs V. Tl. Cook and Miss Hazel Cook will return this morning from a holiday visit to Hanmer Springs.

The Rev. F. A. Crawshaw, New Zealand secretary for the Mission .to Lepers, arrives in Christchureh this morning, and will be the guest of. Mr and Mrs Copeland, Cholmondeley avenue, Opawa. The funds of the Sanatorium Service Society should benefit ably from the bridge party to be held on Monday evening at the Canterbury Automobile Association's rooms, Worcester street. The members of the committee are Mesdames C. J. Treleaven, A. D. Houston, Misses Betsy Blunden. Mav Andrew, D. E. Munday, Messrs P. H>. Harris, H. G. Livingstone, Austin Young, Trevor Lane, and L. Gordon.

AX UNUSUAL CUSTOMER Last week a gentleman walked into E. Cameron Smith's Pharmacy and held out a half-empty bottle of cough mixture. " Jou charged me 2s 6d for this bottle of Kofgo." He paused, mysteriously, and tho assistant looked enquiringly at him. "Well," he continued, "yon should charge 10s 6d a bottle and then people would appreciate its value." But Kofgo is still being sold for Is 6d and 2b 6d. —6

Misses Ethel and Irene Morton (Opawa) are leaving to-day for a holiday visit to Arthur's Pass. Miss Alice Brown has returned to her hf>mo in Radley street after an extended holiday "with friends in Southland.

Tho engagement is announced of Eunice, second daughier of Air and Mrs W. T. Jackson, Linwood avenue, to Malcolm, only son of Mr and Mrs J. Cunnor, Longfellow street, Beckenham. Dr. AHon Peebles and Mrs Peebles, of Washington, D.C., and their little daughter are at present visiting Mrs Peebles's parents. Mr and Mrs A. Selwyn''Bruce, 24 Cashel street west. Mrs Peebles is a graduate of Canterbury College. A very enjoyable bridge party was given at "Bleak House," Ashjmrton, by Mrs H. Stephenson, in aid of the cake stall l'or the Plunket Society's Daffodil Day effort.. Mrs Stephenson was assisted by Mesdames R. Stephenson, E. Collins, and L. R. Clarke. The room was decorated'with spring flowers, and log fires gave a very cosy effect. The prize for the highest score was won by Mrs G. I. Miller; and that for -the sealed number by Mrs W. B. W. Bell.

STUDIO PARTY. Yesterday afternoon at her studio in Bealey avenue, which was decorated with daffodils, violets, and daphne, Miss Lettice Loughnan entertained a number of her youiif friends at a very pleasant musical party. The guest of honour was Miss Margery Turner, who is leaving nest week for England. After tea. Miss Laura Loughnan played Bach's "Prelude,'' Miss Margery Turner played Schumann's "Novelette," Joan Gard'ner sang two French bergerettes, Miss Halmai Lough*an played "Lotus Land" (Cyril Scott), and Miss Loughnan played Bach's "French Suite in ■ G," and the first three movements of Schumann's "Sonata in G Minor." The guests were Mrs R. Burdon, Miss Margery Turner, Halmai Loughnan, Katrine and Laura Loughnan, Joan Gard'ner, Betty Clements, and Egidia Menzies. ■'

McArthur's, Ltd., chemists, at the corner of Cashel and Colombo streets, recommend a short course of Nerve Tonic and Blood Enricher at this time to build, against spring ailments. It is remarkably effective, and you always get the best at McArthur , 3. —1