CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21685, 20 January 1936, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs F. E. Twyford (“Holbury,” Cashmere Hills), who has been spending the last four months in Australia visiting Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, will arrive in Wellington by the Makura to-day on her return home. Mrs T.. H. Roskruge (Elizabeth street, Riccarton) has returned from Perth, Western Australia,' travelling via Melbourne and Bluff. Sir Archibald and Lady Edmondstone (London), who are visiting the South Island, will leave for Wellington this evening.

Mrs Derrick Gould (Fendalton), who is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. S. Elworthy, Holme Station, Timaru, will return to Christchurch on Friday. Mr and Mrs J. Walker and their daughter Olga (Latimer square) are spending a holiday in Timaru. Miss Doris E. Taylor (Armagh street West) will leave on March 7 by the Ruahine for England. Her sister, Mrs R. S. Walton, of Sydney, is visiting her at present. Miss Betty Flint (Poynder avenue) has returned from a holiday visit to Milford Sound and the

Southern Lakes. Miss Margery Thompson has returned from a trip to the Eglinton Valley, and is now the guest, of Mrs Russell Cordery, Papanui road. Miss Delcie Clegg and Miss Daphne Vercoe (Christchurch) are at present spending a holiday in Gisborne, where they are the guests of Mr and Mrs Basil Le Compte, Cook street. Colonel and the Lady Victoria Braithwaite are expected to arrive in Canterbury, from England next month. The Lady Victoria, who was formerly Lady Plunket, made many friends in the Dominion when her late husband, Lord Plunket, was Governor of New Zealand, and a warm welcome will await her in both islands, particularly in Canterbury, where her daughter, the Hon. Mrs Tahu Rhodes lived for some years, and took a prominent part in the life of the community, Mrs Andrew Rutherford (Mendip Hills) with her daughters, Mrs Eric Russell (Melbourne), and Miss Emily Rutherford and her grandson. Mr T. Russell, have left for a motor tour of the West Coast, Nelson, and Marlborough. Later Mrs Russell and her son will visit North Auckland. The marriage of Mr Colin Acland, second son of Sir Hugh and Lady Acland. “Chippenham,” St. Albans, and Miss Sybil Warner, of Durban, South Africa, will take place at Durban on January 31. Miss Ada Bowker (Merivale lane) and her sister, Mrs T. B. Bowker will leave New Zealand in March for a trip to Britain. At present they are visiting Mrs Bowkl er s son, Mr Layton Bowker at Dun back, Palmerston South. | Mrs W. B. Denshire and Miss D. Denshire (Fendalton) have returned from a visit to Nelson. Mrs A. S. Taylor (Knowles street) will leave next week for a holiday visit to the Portage, Marlborough Sounds. ,J{f s P- B- Dearden and family ( The Gates.” Waiau) will go this month to Sumner for a holiday of three weeks. * Mrs A. W. Andrew (Cashmere Hills) is visiting her daughter, Mrs James “Garrymere,” North Canterbury. - rs Hockley and her chilstreet, will leave tonight rbr Wellington, which will be

their home in future. Miss Doris Payne (Rangiora) returned from Palmerston North by the aeroplane Karoro on Saturday after spending a month’s holiday touring m the North Island. The engagement is announced of Hilda, daughter of Mr and Mrs W H. Montgomery, of Wairewa, Little s**’ and Thomas Fitzherbert, son °l vl 16 Mr Latham and Of Mrs Latham, of Wanganui. , Miss Eispeth Findlay (Westport) is the guest of Mrs J, F. Coursey, Geraldine, who is spending a holiday at Peel Forest. Mr and Mrs Frank Morley, London, are visiting Wellington. Mrs Morley, who before her marriage was Miss Dora Haywood, is well known in Wellington. Having sold their home in Sloane street, London, she and her husband are making a tour of New Zealand. They will spend a fortnight in Wellington before leaving for the South Island. Miss Helen Foster, of the nursing staff of the Christchurch Hospital, is visiting her parents in Lower Hutt and will soon leave with them for the Marlborough Sounds. Dr, Dorothea Norman-Jones, daughter of Dr. and Mrs A. NormanJones, Lower Hutt, is returning to New Zealand by the Orontes for six months’ holiday. Dr. Norman-Jones has for the last 12 months been a house surgeon at King’s College Hospital, London, having gained the Cambridge Tripos ■ ith first-class honours, also her M.8., B.Scs. She is a former pupil of the Wellington Girls’ College, D- ring her stay in Wellington she will be the guest of her aunt, Miss Laura Wilkinson, Lower Hutt. Miss Molly Thompson, Wellington, arrived in Christchurch yesterday to visit Mrs Hitchcock. Miss A. M. Young, who has been a member of .the teaching staff at the Ngatawa Girls’ School, left Wellington for England by the Port Wyndham on Saturday. Miss Young came to New Zealand from England. WHAT WIVES AND MOTHERS HAVE TO, “PUT UP” WITH. . T hat hacking, retching, first thing

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AT POLO

- At the polo grounds at Hagley Park on Saturday, hard fought practice games were played and enjoyed alike by those. taking part hi the strenuous sport, and by a large gathering of interested spectators. Tea was served by Mrs H. G. Livingstone. Amongst those present were Mr and Mrs Livingstone, Captain and Mrs George Hutton, Mrs Derrick Gould, Mr Gilbert Grigg, Mr and Mrs R. M. D. Johnson, Mr and Mrs P. R. Dear den, Mr and Mrs R. B. Johnson, Mr and Mrs Gordon McCredie, Mrs Leonard Wilson, Mrs Rich and Miss Helen Rich, Mrs Shirrefl! Hilton, Mrs E. J. Cordner and Miss Quita Cordner, Mr and Mrs George Francis, Mrs W. H. Clark and Miss Margaret Clark, Mrs Maurice O’Rorke, Mrs O’Donel Davis and Miss Wayeney Dayis, Mr and Mrs A. Stuart Bower, Mrs John

Moore, Mrs Eric Millton, Mr and Mrs Sydney Bowron, Misses Ruth WynnWilliarns, Patricia Powrie, Gretchen Marsden, Faith Herdman, Ruth Royds, Betty Flint, Tiria and Kaara Trent, Frances Martin, Joan Shea, Betty Winchester, Dorothy Taylor, Wiki Aird, Lorna Brodie, Messrs J. G. Macdonald, K. Ballantyne, Stevens, E. W. Reeves, P. D. Shea, G. Hutton, and D. Livingstone. RECEPTION OF WELCOME On Saturday morning, members of the Christchurch branch of the Overseas League held an enjoyable morning tea party in Beath’s private reception room, to honour and welcome to the city, Miss Agnes Stops, a member of the London Overseas League, who has paid several visits to the Dominion to further her work for the Women’s Institute and Overseas League. Miss E. Aitken introduced Miss Stops, who spoke of the various branches of the league which she had visited en route to Australia and New Zealand. Closer co-operation between the Empire leagues, especially between the Overseas and Victoria Leagues would result in benefits to both societies, she thought. In moving a vote of thanks to Miss Stops for her address, Mrs W. S. Bean pointed out that if the Overseas, Victoria, Empire Service, and Navy Leagues, co-operated in Christchurch, one advantage would be that more commodious committee rooms would be arranged for members, although each society could still retain its Individuality. Amongst those present were Lady Acland, Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp, Mra W. S. Bean, Miss Mildred Trent, Miss E. Aitken, Mrs H. D. Acland, Mrs A. Morten, Mrs W. Machin, Mrs C. Edmonds, Mrs C. Buchanan, Mrs Mark Armstrong. Mrs A. S. Peters (England), Mrs L. M. Wilson, Mrs G. H. Congrieve, Mrs C. H. Lewis, Mrs J. Henderson, Mrs A, J, Hodges, Miss M. M. Thomas, Miss Mary Morten, Miss M. A. Blackmore, Mrs C. G. Dailey, Mrs A. Mrs C. H. Paterson. Mrs F. W. Bicknell, Miss B. Nurse, Miss K-Moore, Miss L. Wilson, Mrs F; Bennett, Misses Colt-Williams, W. Poulton. A. Buchanan, and Heni and Alice l Scott. S I NORTH BEACH SURF CLUB , ** The attendance at the dance organIt ..by the social committee' of the North Beach Surf Club held in the North Beach Hall on Saturday evening’ was the third highest this season. Music was played by Percy Butler and his Serenaders, and extras bv Mr T. Lowry. Mr L. R. Moore was master of ceremonies. Amongst those present were Mesdames R, Bulliyant, W, R. Simmonds (Rw Valley), T. Joseph, L. R. Moore, b. Arnst, Misses Thelma Parsons, Noellne Prettejohns, Muirelle Miller Florence Miller, Nancy Fraser, Moray MacLeod, Millrey Heap, Jean Parker, L nda Pimm, Mary Smith, Kathleen Wilde, Nancy Williams, Lois Compton, Irene Beaumont, K, Philpott. S Gilder. Phylis Busfieid, Edna , Vera McKay, Netty Inkster, Audrey Crotty, Nessie Murray, Doris O Connor, Trixie Opie, Bertha Kelly, Olga McFarlane, Kathleen Sullivan, Margaret Hill, Audrey Drury, ‘ Jean Buss, D. Friar, M. Mitchell, P. Carmichael, Marjorie Baker, Phil Andrew, Madge Meier, Mona Stevens, Rona. Twinem, Audrey Taylor, Bessie Line, Ann Moran, Mona Dickey, Beatrice McDowell, V. Glubb, Ella Hembourne, Jeanne Hahn, Lallie Allan (Auckland), Chrissie Swan,, Marjorie Rowe Ada Hatchard, Maud Hendren, Nancy Lloyd, Jean

Fisher, June East, Rena Olliver, Nola Phelps-Hopkins, Phyllis Chidgey. B. Harrlss, J. Evans, Joan Gibson; Hilda Gibson, Runa Olliver, Vivian PhelpsHopkins.

The Mayoress of New Brighton (Mrs E. L. Smith) will leave this morning for Invercargill, where she will spend a fortnight’s holiday. While in the south, she will attend the jubilee celebrations of the Mabel Bush School, of which she is an old pupil. Miss Patricia Hyland (Ashburton) has returned from a holiday at Christchurch. Miss Frances Hyland is the guest of her aunt, Mrs E. McGuigan, “Moorcroft,” Carew

An interesting visitor to Wellington this month is a Christchurchborn woman, Mrs Julia Rapke, who will be remembered amongst her old friends in the Dominion as Miss Levoi. Mrs Rapke spent many years in Wellington before she left the Dominion for Victoria, Australia, almost 31 years ago. She is a . ex-vice-president of the National Council of Women of Victoria, and recently resigned the presidency of tho Victorian Women Citizens’ Movement. She has been actively associated with Children’s Court work in Australia for seven years, and holds two separate commissions, that of a Justice of the Peace, and special magistrate of the children’s court. She is chairwoman of the bench at the court at St. Kilda, Melbourne, where she was specially appointed, and has two officers beneath her, one a man., Mrs Rapke is also vice-president Of the Children’s Kinema Council of Victoria, an organisation which aims at improving film programmes.

OLD-TIME DANCE

The popularity of the old-time dance at the Alexandra Hall was again shown on Saturday evening. Jackson’s

Ba ud supplied the music, and the attractions included Monte Carlo i.ances. The entertainment was arranged! In honour ot the "Girl in Red," who is on a world tour, Mr R. Stillwell, on behalf of the assembly, welcomed the visitor as the “Lassie fromLancashlre,’ and congratulated her for her pluck and endurance) and world’s cycling, record. Miss Rosslyn gave several songs, which were well received; and then joined in the old-time dances.. A vote of thanks was passed to Miss Rosslyn. ■