FAREWELL SOCIAL

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21450, 16 April 1935, Page 2

FAREWELL SOCIAL

MR AND MRS M. ARMSTRONG HONOURED To honour Mr and Mrs Mark Armstrong, who will leave on Friday for a visit to England, members of the staffs of the High street and Colombo street stores o£ Messrs T. Armstrong and Company, Limited, held an informal farewell social in the Jellicoe Hall last night. Messrs J. Moore, J. O'Malley, A. Smart, and J. G. Jonathan had made excellent arrangements for the entertainment of the guests. For those who did not care to dance, card tables were arranged at one end oi the hall, and .interest was added to the evening's programme by exhibition dances given by Miss Daphne Fowler and Miss Hose O'Laughlin. Mrs Mark Armstrong was weax-ing a gold spotted skirt of pimento red marocain. and a high-necked blouse of self-striped gold novelty lame made wuh long dolman sleeves and a Peter Pan collar, a bow of the skirt material providnig a touch of colour at the neckline. She was presented with a beautiful bouciuet of shaded pink and red flowers by Miss Mavis Patrick. Other honoured guests were Mrs M. M. Armstrong, Mr Edward Armstrong, Miss Zoe Armstrong, Mr and Mrs Leo. Armstrong. Mr T. Ar-mstrong, Miss Myra Armstrong. Mrs Fennerty, Mrs F. Drevvitt, Mr L. Cordery (accountant) and Mrs Cordery, Mr Newton Johnston (secretary), and Mr Douglas Gower. Mrs Armstrong wore a frock of closely patterned black lace, and a black velvet coatee, the sleeves being finished at the wrists with round brilliant buttons. Miss Myra Armstrong's long-sleeved blouse of silver lame was slashed at the back and finished at the front of the neckline with a bow of black velvet to match her slightly trained skirt of panne velvet. Mrs Fennerty wore a frock of black lace finished with flares of lace at the elbows. Mrs Cordery's skirt of black silver checked taffeta was worn with a short sleeved blouse of oxodised silver lame trimmed with lame flowers at the neckline.

Dance music was supplied by Mr C Fowler's Band.

During the supper hour, Mr J. Moore extended the good wishes of staff members to Mr and Mrs Armstrong, and wished them a pleasant voyage and a sate return. Mr Armstrong thanked the staff for the kindly thought that had prompted the gathering and for the good wishes extended to Mrs Armstrong and himself. TWO PLEASANT PARTIES MR AM) MHS il. I\ I.AWKY HONOUKKI) Mrs Gilbert Jackson was hostess yesterday afternoon at an enjoyable bridge party, given at her home in St. Andrew's square in honour of Mrs Herbert P. Lawry, who, with her husband, will leave in a few weeks to make her home in Wellington. Mrs Jackson wore a handsome frock of black lace and georgette and Mrs La wry's frock of beige crepe was worn with a brown hat. The guests were Mrs Lawry, Mrs Stanley Binns. Mrs Murray Hobbs, Mrs W. D. Revington. Mrs Frank Wade. Mrs P. N. Jeffreys. Mrs Walter Scott. Mrs C. G. Curtis, Mrs Norman Tingev. Mrs Fred Armstrong, and Mrs V. Stapp. In the Evening Bowls of mixed flowers brightened the reception rooms at the home uf Mr and Mrs Norman Tingey last night.' when they entertained a number of their friends at a bridge party given in honour of Mr and Mrs Lawry. Mrs Tingey wore an attractive frock of eau de nil green deluslred satin. The players were Mr and Mrs Tingey, Mr and Mrs Lawry. Mr and Mrs A. H. Cavell. Mr and Mrs T. Milliken, Mr and Mrs Fred Armstrong, Mr and Mrs Gilbert Jackson, and Mr Cecil Bonnington. WOMEN'S TEMPERANCE UNION ('! UU S TCIII RC H BRANCH Miss Henderson presided at the usual fortnightly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. A motion of sympathy \va- passed with Mrs Whitfield and fan.ily. Mrs Price was thanked for her gifts of flowers at the nrevious meeting. , It was announced that the jubilee social wouid be held on May 8, when a special effort would be made to raise funds to purchase literature for distribution. The president read extracts from an interesting address given by Mr Joseph Maling on "The Bible and Intoxicating Drinks," which explained that the word "wine" does not necessarily to an intoxicating drink, but might often mean pure grape juice or oil squeezed out of olives. Several members promised to assist with the Poppy Day street collection.