CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21285, 3 October 1934, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

The Misses Rattray (Dunedin) are spending a holiday in Christchurch. Miss A. Rattray is staying at Warwick House and Miss Frances Rattray is the guest of Mrs T. L. Cowlishaw, Beverle\" street, St. Albans. Mrs Guv Pascoe (Oxford terrace), who has been visiting England, will return to New Zealand by thp Port Dunedin due in Auckland on Tuesday. Miss Alice Pascoe is at present staying in London. Mrs William Day (Gloucester street west) and Mrs James Malng (Durham street nor'.h), who are spending a holiday at the Rakaia fishing huts, will return to Christchurch on Saturday. Mrs L. C. Anderson (Mount Pleasant) will leave Christchurch on October 10 for Wellington and will sail by the Marama for Sydney to join the Moreton Bay en route to England. Until her departure. Mrs Anderson will bo the guest of Mrs K. WagstafT. "Bethany,'' Mount Pleasant. Mrs Drummond Holderness (Auckland) is at present visiting Christchurch. Miss Gladys Lurimer, the wellknown Christchurcli singer, after an absence of a few years, is returning by the Hobson's Bay to New Zealand to visit relatives and to fulfil concert, and broadcasting engagements in the Dominion and in Australia. Miss !■'. Denniston (Dunedin) is visiting Chri'tchurch and is staying at Warwick House. Miss Cara Johnston, daughter of Mi" Justice Johnston and Mrs Johnston. will leave England on Friday on her return journey to New Zealand. She left the Dominion in March to visit her brother in England. Miss Eileen O'Meeghan (Timaru) who has been visiting Sydney, returned to Wellington by the Monowai and went to Timaru yesterday. Miss Mary Taylor (Eifl'eHon, Ashburter.) is the guest; of Mrs D. It. Swanston, ''Rueta,'' Riecarton. Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp ('■Silverton," Geraldine) will arrive in Christchurch to-day. and will stay at Warwick House. Advice has been received that Miss Al\t Myer;-. a well-known singer at the Christchurch competitions. in her iirst appearance at the Ballaral competitions, Victoria, was placed third in a class of 50 competitors. Miss M. G. Hav&auv gratefully acknowledges an anonymous gift of 5s to the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Mayor's Relief of Distress Fund. Mr and Mrs If. MclJ. Vincent i Cashmere road) will be visitors to Timaru l'or the P.rilish Dram.-. League festival on Friday. Miss Mary McLean (rft. Andrew s snuare) lias returned from a trip to

Mi:-; Antoinette Wildei <"ll;i\vi;v."s Ba\ '), wln'j ht'b been visiting South. Canterbury, is nov the guest of Mis? Relda Duncan, RossalJ street. Mrs Duncan Rutherford and her daughter. Mrs H. Dampior-Crossley <Nortlt Canterbury), will arrive in Ciiristchurch to-morrow, and will .stay at Warwick House. [Nurse Maude gratefully acknowledges donations from ''M.G.R." and "Well-wisher,'' to help Nurse Maude: clothing from - C E.F." and "A.F." and Pigeon Bay branch ot the Women's Division uf the Fanners' Union: singlets from Mrs C. T. Ladbrooke. of the Ciiristchurch branch of the Timaru Girls' High School Old Girls' Associa'ion will hold a dinner party at the Hotel Federal on Saturday evening at r t o'clock. Every year, in ti, ._■ springtime, when tiie daffodils are a golden giory at '•Otalumu," the soldier patients of Rannerdale Home, at the invitation of Sir R. Ileaton Rhodes, spend a clay at his beautiful home at Tai Tapu and. every year, Miss Maude Cuthbert, who has always been a staunch friend of returned soldiers, arranges the outing and makes herself responsible for the transport of the guests. Yesterday was the day appointed for this sear's visit and, despite the wet weather. Sir Heaton's guests numbering 20 and including some members of the staff at Rannerdale. spent a very happy day at "Otahuna." Sir Hcaton is at present in "Wellington, but he had arranged that the visitors should be entertained at afternoon tea. which was served in the billiard room and was "really enjoved. Cars to take the party to and from Tai Tnpu were lent by the Misses Cuthbert, Mrs William Nicholls, Mrs T. Bain, Mrs J. I. Royds, Mrs Eric Cutldon and Mr Brittan.

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Mrs W. H. Symes (Cashcl street west) will leave on Thursday night for a holiday visit to Wellington. Miss Edgar Jones (Timaru) arrived in Christchurch last evening, and is staying at Warwick House. Mr and Mrs Eric Diehl (St. Albans) are visiting Mrs Diehl's mother, Mrs M. A. Bell, Karori. Wellington. Mrs S. F. Innes-Jones (Knowles street) left last night to spend several weeks with relatives in Gisborne. Miss Ella Galletly has returned to Christchurch after a holiday spent at her home at Loburn, North Canterbury. Miss Mary Spence, who for many years has acted as treasurer of the Canterbury Women's Club, was, on Monday night at the club's birthday party, presented by Mrs R. T. Tosswill, the president, with a gold pencil as a token of members' appreciation of her work. The engagement is announced of lan Chisholm Horton. Auckland, New Zealand, and Sheila Marie Figgis, daughter of Mr E. K. Figgis, K.C.. and Mrs Figgis, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr and Mrs A. A. Boon and Miss lima Bishop. Lonsdale street, New Brighton, left last evening to join the Monterey at Auckland, en route for Melbourne and Sydney. Mrs 11. A. Bishop, New Brighton, also left for Auckland last evening. Visitors to Christchurch for Christ's College sports will include Mrs John Cook (Duncdin), Mrs Eichelbaum (Wellington), and Mr and Mrs Climie (Lower Hutt). who will arrive to-morrow, Mr and Mrs Wilfred Howell (Albury), Dr. and Mrs Tovey (Hanmer Springs), Mesdames Femvick, Menzies. and Soiers (Wellington). They will all stay at Warwick House. Members of the literary circle of the Canterbury Women's Club offered prizes to be awarded at the club's birthday parly on Monday night for the most amusing story and the most amusing howler, the decision to be made by the votes of members. The stories" were read in an interesting way by Miss G. M. GlanviUe, leader of the literary circle, and the prizes were won by Mrs J. E. Russell and Miss Jessie Aiken. Mrs Somerset Maugham, wife of the famous dramatist, who formerly practised as a doctor, and possesses the diplomas of M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P.. is the daughter of Dr. Barnardo, founder of homes for poor children. She and her husband Jive at Cap Ferrat. but have lately been visiting London, where they' have been entertaining in honour of their only daughter. By the courtesy of Mrs A. Morten, members of the Mount Pleasant Women's Institute v.-11l hold a spring flower show at "S'onyeroft.'' Mount Pleasant, on Saturday uft:rnuon. when visitors will have the opportunity of seeing this beautiful hillside garden at its best.

PLUNKET SOCIETY OI'AWA-ST. MARTINS Sl'RI {RANCH Mrs Tail presided at the monthlymeeting of the Opawa-St. Martins suburauch of the Plunket Sociely. Others present were Mesdames G. T. Lucas. C. H. Holme;;. D. E. Hansen, W. S. New burgh, E. Monro, N. Monro. V.'. Copeland. J. W. Hillary. J. K. Stuart, A. Forbes. R. A. Ferguson, and S. J. Ellis. Reference was mafic to Mrs Cecil Wood's resignation as secretary ami treasurer and the ureal loss it would be to the society. Plunket Day results were announced and a vote el thanks oasscd to all helpers, -especially the'children," wlio had been keen and untiring in their efforts. The children who assisted were Shirley Lucas. Lennie Morgan, Pat Copelancf. Joa" and Margerv Holmes. Beverley Brown, and Pat and Kathleen Hcnnigan. POISONED GRAIN FOR BIRDS. Vincent's poisoned grain kills sparrows, rats, and mice. L' 6. Posted 2/-, from Mason, Struthers. Reece Brothers. New Zealand Farmers', and all seed merchants, also Tavener, chemist. High street. T8499