CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22436, 24 June 1938, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp (“Sxlverr ton,” Geraldine), who is visiting Christchurch, will return home tomorrow. Mr and Mrs William Bond (Dunedin) left yesterday to visit Mr and Mrs Percy EJworthy, Gordon s Valley, South Canterbury. Later they will visit Mrs Guyon Macdonald at Orari before coming to Christchurch on July 7. The Rev. W. C. McDouall, who has been a missionary in Northern China since 1909, is expected in New Zealand in August to visit his mother in Oamaru. He will be accompanied by his wife and small son. Mr McDouall last visited the Dominion in 1922. Misses Josephine Neill (Mount Somers), Deirdre .Williams (Christchurch), Messrs I. M. Godby, Leo Chapman, and A. Elworthy will be the guests of Mrs G. F. Hutton, “Bangor,” Hawkins, for the weekend. Mr and Mrs George Otley (Whakatane) arrived in Christchurch yesterday to visit Mr and Mrs H. J. Otley, St. Andrew’s square. Mrs C. C Ellis (North Auckland) is also visiting her parents. Mr and Mrs Otley, who yesterday celebrated their golden wedding. At the charity ball held at the Town Hall, Wellington, on Wednesday night, 63 debutantes, a record number, were presented to Archbishop O’Shea, who had returned from Australia on Monday. The proceeds of the ball are devoted to charity.

At the annual meeting of Crockford’s Club the members made a presentation to Mrs G. B. Morgan of a crystal jug and glasses in appreciation of her kindness in supplying and arranging flowers in the club rooms throughout the year An appropriate gift made to Mrs P. Fraser, wife of the Minister for Health, and Marine, during her recent tour of the East Coast with her husband, was a woollen scarf woven in colours of the Fraser clan. The scarf had been made on a hand-loom by Maori children attending the Tokomaru Native School, and was presented to Mrs Fraser on behalf of the children by Emily Kauka. Members of the Shirley Methodist Bible Classes held an evening social to bid farewell to Miss May Sharpe, who will leave shortly to take up work in Fiji under the Australian Methodist Mission Board. In making a presentation of a tropical umbrella “to the guest of honour on behalf of the Bible Classes, Miss Holland made appreciative reference to Miss Sharpe’s work for the c’asses, and wished her every success in her new work.

Mrs Emerson presided*at a meeting of the West of England Ladies’ Guild. Mrs Fox, who was in charge of the programme, was elected as sick visitor. , Mrs Bishop gave an interesting talk and demonstration on home nursing. Hostesses were Mrs Oliver and Mrs Easterbrook.

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SECOND ANNUAL DANCE RODNEY SCHOOL OF RIDING Last night was a gala occasion for members of the Rodney School of Riding, for their second annual dance proved not only enjoyable, but was even more successful than their first social venture a year ago. A general air of friendliness prevailed, and before the conclusion of the evening’s programme there were many guests who had decided to join the ranks of the equestriennes. Arrangements for the dance had been made by an enthusiastic committee, comprising Miss Muriel Jones (president). f Miss Rita Jackman '(vicepresident). Miss Buff Dixon (honorary secretary), Mrs L. J. Hensley. Misses Tui Thomas, Clare Warren, Ena Gillespie, Margaret Driscoll, and F, Weckesser. The guests of honour were Mrs L. Williams (patroness), Mr D. P. Mahoney (master of riding), and representatives ot the Pegasus School of Riding. ' Mrs Williams wore a water-lily green lace frock with parma violet flowers at the neckline;' Miss Jackman wore a myrtle green velvet coatee over her geranium red cloque frock; Miss Dixon’s frock was of old gold crinkle satin with a long sash of the material: Miss Thomas wore a new gold selfpatterned satin frock and coatee; Miss Warren’s cire. satin frock was patterned in emerald green and gold on a black background; a cerise and apple-green sash provided an effective contrast on , Miss Gillespie’s white ninon frock, which had knife-pleated panels inset in the skirt, and Miss Weckesser’s frock was of begonia pink Miss Marjorie Austin and Mr W. Mills gave an exhibition dance during the evening, and music was supplied by Ray Piper’s band. Amongst those present were Mesdames W. L. Harrison, E. J. Chappie, W. E. Mann, lan Sheppard, Raymond Nottingham, F. Growle, Ronald McIlraith. Arthur Jecks. Ernest, Rudkin S. Barnett. John Simpson, F. Mclntosh, R. A. Browne. Misses Una Fisher, Ngaire Hulston, Muriel Davison. Lesley Cossgrove, Hazel Fraser, J. Murray. Betty Jones. Stephanie Buckhurst. Charlotte Shinner. Lorna Hunt. Joyce Collett, Jean Nodwell. Florence Kearns (Hanmer Springs), Emily Lowther. Mavis Seward, Nan Seward, Nancy Ramsay. Ruth Cade, Marjorie Tobin, Myrtle Hood. Audrey Hunter, Esme Broad. Esther Higgins. Florence Broad. Maynie Robertson, Jean Aitken. Noeline Heartshorn, Kathleen O’Brien Dorothy Handley. Jean Rich. Elizabeth Stephens, Joyce Bowman, Dorothv Bowman, Eileen Nicholls, Pam Harris. Grace Bounsall. Joan McNally, Alma Bower. Mav Ward, E. Ward, Dorothy Stanton. Othlie Fowler, Mary Henderson, Mary Price. Mary Warren. Win Bust, Thelma Fisher, Edna Hodge. E Fuller. Gwen Winter. Chrissie Swan Dorothy Bateman. Mollle Warner. Valmai Wrightj Doreen Udell. Rita Grogan, Liliam Boanas. Daohne Vercoe, Betty Fine, and Jean Robinson.

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