BRIDGE PARTIES

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21581, 18 September 1935, Page 2

BRIDGE PARTIES

Bowls of spring flowers decorated the reception rooms at the beautiful home of Mrs W. S. Newburgh, Murray Aynsley Hill, yesterday afternoon, when the committee of the Opawa-St. Martins sub-branch of the Plunket Society held a very successful bridge there, in aid of the funds of the sub-branch. Mrs Newburgh is president of the sub-branch, and the committee greatly appreciated her kindness in lending her house for the pleasant gathering. The players were Mrs Newburgh, Miss Ina Jones, Mrs J, IMawson Stewart, Mrs N. T. Webb, Miss Alison Fraser, Mrs S. Cox, Mrs D. E. Hansen, Mrs J. F. Scott, Mrs H. C. Harley, Mrs R. Nicholson, Mrs George Holder, Mrs F. W. Deighton, Mrs R. Roberts, Mrs T. W. Patterson, Mrs E. Monro, Mrs G. H. Bradford, Mrs H. Kernahan, Mrs T. W. West, Mrs R. A. Ferguson, Mrs J. A. Tait, Mrs M. L. Taylor, Mrs F. Oborn, Mrs J. H. Kane, Mrs W. Copeland, Mrs G. T. Lucas, Mrs B. A. Y. Wynne-Yofke, Mrs G. S. Strack, Mrs C. H. Holmes, Mrs F. Elms, Miss Joyce Williams, Mrs T. Edwards, Mrs C. N. Franklin, Mrs B. Kissel, Mrs Harvey Cook, Mrs J. W. Hillary, Mrs J. K. Stuart, Mrs Alan Brown, Mrs John Ainger, Mrs A. C. Brassington, and Miss J. Donnelly.

Mrs John Connor (Ashburton) was hostess at a successful bridge party given at her home in aid of a Christmas tree entertainment for the children of St. Stephen's Church. Prizes were won by Mesdames J. M. Wilkie, J. F. Cleary, and M. Turton. Amongst those present were Mesdames W. H. Woods, H. E. Parsons, R. Kennedy, E. M. Gabites, J. Williamson, H. S. Billcliff, E. Ruddock, H. G. Kemp. C. J. Norton, D. F. Macdonald, E. A. Cockroft, H. G. Ferrier, E. B. CondeU, J. Mcßae, J. T. Smith, W. H. Amos, fc\ L. Smith, A. Lane, G. B. Williams, W. Patterson, A. J. Millichamp, Gilchrist, R. Holland, M. Cooper, C. J. Cowan, P. Buchanan, M. Turton, L. Carter, J. M. Wilkie, M. C. Knox, H. P. Milson, M. Glenie, C. Reid, A. T. Saunders, W. H. Ingram, D. Fitzgerald, W. Denley, A. Wilson, Fitzgerald, J. F. Cleary, and Misses J. Williamson, T. Cowan, E. Smith, A. Amos, I. Lytton, and M. Moore.

A PLEASANT GATHERING

At the home of Mrs J. F. Buchanan, Fendalton road, an evening party arranged by the old girls of. Selwyn House, in the interests of the school, proved a great success. An amusing one-act play, "The Girl from the Hall," was staged and later the guests played bridge. Those present were Mrs Buchanan and Misses Helen and Nancy Buchanan, Mrs A. K. Firth, Mrs J. Allen Meikle, Mrs D. Endell Wanklyn, Mrs L. A. Bennett, Sir Robert and Lady Clark-Hall, Mr and Mrs A. H. Rothenberg, Mr and Mrs Reg. Vincent, Mrs E. J. Chennells, Mrs John Barker, Miss Jean Holderness, Mrs Pritchard, Miss M. Holderness, Miss Marion Reese, Mr Norton Francis, Mr J. W. K. Lawrence, Mrs P. F. Mann, Misses Jocelyn and Marjorie Francis, Pauline Palmer. Joan Whitcombe, June Wright, Sally Wynn-Williams, Margaret Williams, Betty Maling, Molly Maling, Lorna Mann, Janet Williams, Dorothy Loughnan, Relda Duncan, Joan Browne, Barbara Lawrence.

FOR NAZARETH HOUSE

Ladies who will be In charge of the Cathedral stall, at the forthcoming fete for Nazareth House, held a successful flag 500 and bridge party in the Barbadoes Street Hall to augment the stall funds. Donations were received from Mesdames G. Murray-Aynsley, Blogg, T. Gilmore, Cummings, Brophy, Misses P. Collins, Brophy (2), Messrs Beath and Company, P, Cahill, C. Cotter, and Fletcher, Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs W. Rodgers, Mr and Mrs Gregory, Mr and Mrs D. O'Neil, Mr and Mrs L. T. Ryan. Mr and Mrs E. Ball, Mr and Mrs Roy Summers, Mesdames A. Forbes, J. Scanlan, A. Barrett, Beck, Collins. Khouri. F. Flood, Leathwick, Sandes. John Kennedy, J. Gillespie, Knudson. Wood (Petone), A. D. McCambridge, McDonough, J, J. McCormick, O. Luxton, F. Blunt, J. Foley, F. McGovern, Turkington, T. Aspell, Frost, G. Gillespie, M. Goulding, W. Toomey, Kotlowski, H, Anderson, Vickery, Misses Kathleen Cunneen, J. Crowley, C. Roche, P. Koran, P, Fouliy, Eva Mackle, N. Luke, E. Mullaney, M. Fouhy, Moya Rodgers, R. Kotlowski. H. V. Kiely, M. Kerrin, Peggy Turlcington, I. Stewart, Mollle O'Donohue. E. Crowley, P. Collins, E. Gallagher. Rev. Father Maguire, Messrs L. Clinton (Darfield). T. O'Carrol, Noel Gillespie, Andrews, C. B. Tasker, T. P. Fogarty, P. Goulding, P. Ryan, J. Sepie, t. Tansey, R. Ryan, P. Flynn. G. Muir, and P, J. Kelleher.

free kindergarten ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL APPEAL

In these days of appeal, of humanitarian straining to meet the material needs of a community for food, clothes, and homes, the signficance of other needs—that of greater opportunity of training to meet life equipped mentally and physically, is apt to receive less than the attention due to it. If we do not give our children this opportunity, we are doing them a grave injustice. Parenthood in these days is a harrassing business: so many parents are handicapped by economic conditions, from giving children the chance that is their right; so often they have not the means, the time, or the environment. Any parent knows the tremendous activity, mental and physical, of a child between the ages of three years and of six year?, when he may be sent to school. It is for this important interim period, bridging, as it dqes, the gap between the Plunket and the school ages, that the kindergarten caters—and caters most happily. The training it gives is scientific, and it sends the child to the primary school used to obedience, to wing its initiative. and accustomed to order. There are 600 of the smaller children of our community who are at present enabled by the existence of the free kindergartens to receive this early training. Alter 24 years of excellent work, these free kindergartens must not be allowed to cease functioning, The Christchurch Free Kindergarten Association is exploring every avenue to find a path which will avoid this abyss. At present, its path lies i in the direction of the sympathetic support of the public on Daffodil Day. on which it makes its annual street | appeal. This is now being organised ( for Wednesday, September 25,

The popular shilling old-time toee will be held this evening at the Alexandra Rail, when Jackson's Band will ■supply the music. The last heat of the three guineas waltz competition will be decided, and other attractions will include a cash Monte Carlo danca,