CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21966, 15 December 1936, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs A. E. Cooper (Cashmere Hills), who has been spending three months in Australia, has returned to Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs A. E. Caddick (Fendalton) will leave for the North Island on Saturday. After paying a short visit to Wellington and Woodville they will go to Rotorua for a few weeks.

Miss de Beer (London) is the guest of Mrs Peter Wood, Papanui road.

Miss Stewart Hamilton (Wellington) will arrive in Christchurch this morning to visit her cousin, Mrs E. Douglas Pullon, Merivale. She will leave in February for a trip to Britain. *

Miss Mary Scarvell will arrive on Saturday in Christchurch, where she will spend several weeks’ holiday.

Mr and Mrs Walter B. Harris (Andover street) will leave on Friday for Kaikoura, where they will spend a few days before leaving for a six weeks’ tour of the North Island.

Miss Ngaio Marsh (Cashmere Hills) has received a letter from Miss Ranee Corlett, author, and producer for the Three Arts Club, London, asking permission to dramatise and produce Miss Marsh’s first novel, “A Man Lay Dead.” Miss R. McQuillan (Woodend) will return home to-day after spending several months in the north.

Mr and Mrs C. B. Beatson (Nelson) are the guests of Mrs Beatson’s parents, Mr and Mrs A. R. Sherris, Innes road.

Miss Joan McGregor, of the Ramabai Mukti Mission, India, arrived at Wellington by the Wanganella from Sydney on one year’s furlough. She intends returning to her work of educating spiritually and practically children, widows, and orphans in Poona in which she has now been engaged for 36 years.—Press Association.

Mrs J. H. Wilson (Cashmere Hills) will leave on Saturday for Wellington to spend three months with her daughter, Miss Irene Wilson, principal of St. Margaret’s College.

Recent arrivals in Wellington from England are Mrs B. B. Couston and her daughter. The latter has been appointed chief dietitian at the Hospital of the Little Company of Mary (Lewisham), Bealey avenue. She graduated at Otago University in 1932, and was appointed assistant dietitian at the Royal Northern Hospital, London, and later head dietitian at St. David’s private wing. Miss Couston will begin her duties at the Lewisham Hospital early in the New Year. Mrs W. .E. Barron, of Rhodesia, South Africa, who is visiting relatives in New Zealand on her way home from England, where she has spent some time her son, arrived in DiijiedirU yesterday and is the guest of Miss May Barron. Mrs Barron has written, a novel dealing with life in South Africa and New Zealand, and has also published volumes of poems. The committee of the Cholmondeley Memorial Home for convalescent children appeals for gifts of coloured blankets and rugs, not necessarily new, for the children to lie upon when having their daily rest hour. Parcels will be gratefully received by Mrs J. C. Pairman, Latimer square, and Mrs C. H. Wagstaff, 23 Rossall street. Fendalton.

UNITED SERVICE HOTEL, The management invites enquiries for a really English Christmas dinner, served amidst sociable and select surroundings. Special parties arranged. 'Phone 32-060 for reservations. Dinner, 6.30 p.m. Tariff 10/6, Wine inclusive. — 6

HEAVY BOOKINGS,

Made your appointment for a permanent wave yet? Hurry! We are almost booked up, despite our larger premises and modern equipment. The Annette Toilet Salon, 277 a High street. Tel. 36-088. —3

Before choosing your engagement ring, inspect the window display at Messrs B. O. Priddis and Co., Jewellers, Cathedral square. Quality and value unequalled in Christchurch. See, too, the gold, silver-, rolled gold, and chromium wrist watches. Wide selection at low prices. —6

GIFTS WITH A DECIDED DIFFERENCE.

There is a subtle exclusiveness and dainty distinction about the Lavenders (from Is 3d), Colognes (from Is 6d), Face Powders, Gift Sets, etc., from E. Cameron Smith, Ltd., Popular Cathedral square Chemists. You know Cameron Smith’s high standard of quality. Now just compare their prices! —6

Rings, Watches. Carvers, Clocks, Selected scents and soaps, attractively wrapped—these are a few of the hundreds of useful Xmas Presents to be inspected at D. C. Shier and Company. Jewellers, Watchmakers, and Registered Opticians. 207 High st. —6

VISITORS TO CHRISTCHURCH

New City Hotel; Miss Laura Sickenberger (Chicago), and Mrs C. J. Sanders (Hokitika).

Hotel Federal: Mr and Mrs R. Lough (Wellington), Mr and Mrs J. W. Preen (Tlmaru), Mr and Mrs A, Sim, Miss E. Sim (Carew), Misses G. Bache, S. Bache, Mary Green (England), Mr and Mrs F. Howes, Misses Howes (Dunedin). Mr and Mrs G. MeCachen (Ashburton), Miss J. M. Gorley (Kilmarnock), Mrs J. J. Heasley, and Miss M. Heasley (Timaru).

CHILDREN’S PARTY

GUESTS AT “INVERESK”

A large number of happy children were the, guests of Mrs John Anderson, who gave a very enjoyable party at her home, “Inveresk,” Armagh street west, in honour of her three grandchildren, John, Isabel, and Phillippa Kitson, children of Mr and Mrs H. Kitson, of Fendalton. The small guests, who had a foretaste of the joys of Christmas at the merry party, were John, Isabel, and Phillippa Kitson, Peggy Hutchinson, Gillian Tonkin, Elizabeth Matthews, Helen Matthews, Pat Tipping, Janet Todhunter, Ann Jennings, Diana Lawrence, Josephine Lawrence, Angela Gordon, Mary Dobson, Margaret Anderson, Prue Wanklyn, Josephine Knight, Deidre Warded, Katherine Stevenson, Marie Hall, - Beverley Brown, Penelope Wynne-Yorke, Juliet Burden, Judith Woodhouse, Marjorie Francis, Lois Williams, John Tonkin, Michael Tipping, David Todhunter, Peter Keddell, Tony Lawrence, David Lawrence, Winston Harris, Geoffrey Phillips, James Cotter, Morton Anderson, Roland Hughes, Douglas Johnston, Robert Kingscote, Patrick Wanklyn, Allan Woolf, J. L. Rutherford, John Millar, Christie Aitken, Garry Millton, Duncan Johns, B. T. Quaif, Geoffrey Williams, and Mawson Stewart.

BREAK-UP PARTY

The end-of-the-year break-up parly of Miss V. Youngman’s Kindergarten and Preparatory School was held at « Shrewsbury street, where an exhibition of folk dancing, a drill display, and a programme of singing, ganies, and musical rhythm were given by the pupils. , , , . , In the exhibition of handwork, which was very creditable for such young children, were kettle holders', oven cloths, bags, and cushions, embroidered in wool, linen book covers, and tea cosies, felt pen-wipers, and bookmarks, and raffia mats. The prizes were presented by Mrs Jack Perrier as follows;—Alison Edgar, general excellence; Elizabeth Feinei, sewing and history: Jean Broome, arithmetic and writing; Judith Bacon, arithmetic, English, reading; Anne Cuddon, English and reading: Helen Macßae. writing, spelling, Englisn: Diane Hunt, spelling, arithmetic, and sewing: Marilyn Holliss, good progress; Rosemary Bacon, reading, number work, handwork; Marion Cotter, progress; Alison Edgar and Rosemary Bacon, divinity prizes. Others receiving Christmas gifts were Barbara Beadel, Adrienne Austin, Barbara Mary Cuddon, Robert Perrier, and David Keys.