FAREWELL PARTY

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22592, 23 December 1938, Page 2

FAREWELL PARTY

MISS B. MACDONALD ENTERTAINED

Miss Bessie Macdonald and her mother, Mrs R. Macdonald, Hereford street, who will leave on Monday for a visit to Sydney, were entertained at a farewell party given yesterday afternoon at Ballantyne’s by Miss Macdonald’s pupils, and their parents. The tea tables were bright with scabious and yellow daisies. Mrs F. Rose, on behalf of the parents, presented a travelling manicure set to Miss Macdonald, and Mrs W. O. S. Adam took the opportunity to bid farewell to Miss Gladys Rose, who .will also leave shortly for a trip to Sydney. Among those present were Mesdames C V. Ritchie. F. Rose, L. Brand, O. Rhodes, R. Macdonald, W. O. S. Adam, J. Morrison, G. H. Taigel, Taylor, Harper, H. Easterbrook, L. H. Petrie, I. C. Pateman, F. Noble, Fitt, W. Bruce, McDonald, L. Perrin, PfefTer, Hill, G. Thompson, J. Rayner, Bourgeois, Misses Gladys Rose, Dorothy Sanders, Elsie Brand, Vonnie Smith, Mavis Smith, Gladys Pfoffer. Flora Fit, Joan McDonald, and Beverley Easterbrook.

PARIS AND VERDUN

NEW ZEALANDER’S RECENT . VISIT

In a letter received ,in Christchurch this week. Miss I. M. Jamieson gives the following account of a journey she made last month as a delegate to a conference in Paris:— “On November 11 we left Paris by train at 7 a.m. for Verdun and Donaumont. It was a lovely autumn day such as is depicted in ‘The Angelas’ and ‘The Gleaners.’ So the sight of many graves, ruined buildings, broken forests that have been replanted and the evidences of trenches and shellholes literally hurt. The futility and stupidity of war and so much destruction appals me. “At Verdun we assembled in procession carrying banners just near the Victory Memorial—a very imposing one. We marched from there to the Soldiers’ Memorial —a stone wall from which the shadowy figures of five soldiers of France emerge. There wo stood in silence for two minutes. Then two of the delegates, preceded by a girl in the dress of Alsace-Lorraine, laid some lovely flowers at the foot of the memorial. More silence, and then we found the motor coaches which conveyed us to Donaumont. Again we drove through a beautiful and peaceful agricultural countryside to Donaumont, where we were faced with more than a million little white crosses in a beautifully caned for garden on our right, and on our left on the terraced ground of a hill overlooking the whole district. There we met a great number of people who had gathered that day Tor remembrance,’

“On our return to Verdun there was a meeting arranged by the local Comite des Femmes. The hall was padSed with men-and women,rand the enthusiasm and feeling displayed on all sides was intense. Members front, different countries spoke. . There; was much indignation afterwards because each foreign delegate was requited to show her passport before speaking. This was felt to be an infringement on ‘La Liberte,' of which the French ate so proud. The meeting concluded without any untoward happening, but I felt the atmosphere electric.”

PARTY AT RUSSLEY , GOLF CLUB

The social committee of the Russley Golf Club held a successful Christmas cheer party at the clubhouse, and it is hoped that this party will be the forerunner of many similar entertainments. At 5 o’clock a number of members played a mixed four-ball match over 15 holes. They returned to the clubhouse for dinner at 8.30 p.m., the dining-room being effectively decorated for the occasion with red and silver Christmas tokens. Later Mr S. L. Partridge (president) welcomed the guests, and Mrs C. M. Cavanagh, president of the social committee, presented prizes for the golf match. An entertaining programme was enjoyed. Amongst those present were Mr S. L. Partridge, Mr and Mrs H. Anderson, Mr and Mrs F. Amodeo, Mr and Mrs A. O. Wellwood, Mr and Mrs A. J. Black, Mr and Mrs P. O’Shea, Mr and Mrs J. T. Christie, Mr and Mrs Denis Anderson, Mr and Mrs Leyden Baker, Mr and Mrs George Leech, Mr and Mrs J. A. Phipp, Mr and Mrs B. Duncan, Mr and Mrs C. M. Cavanagh, Mr and Mrs J. R. Templin, Mr and Mrs H. A. Penn, Mr and Mrs G. T. Bullock, Mr and Mrs Davies, Mr and Mrs R. L. Bullock, Mr and Mrs G. M. Hale, Mesdames C. E. Foweraker, Kettel, Barbour, Blyth, Hartland, Mitchell, Knowles, Delahunty, Sullivan, Hewitt, Misses C. Penn, E. Macfarlane, M. Morten, McLachlan. Vera Rogers, Berry, G. Cotton, I. Webb, Clemens, McCrostie, L. Mitchell, L. Gates, Russell, Wellwood, Johnston, Messrs G. F. Bridges, L. E. Robinson, J. R. Crawshaw, C. H. Smith, J. B. McCormick, A. E. Ackroyd, P. L. Wynn Williams, R. L. Ronaldson, G. L. Berry, F. C. Fairclough, J. Sullivan, D. McCormick, Owen Baker, A. Goulding, and D. Glanville.

FAREWELL SOCIAL

At a social gathering of the RugbyStreet Brownie Pack, held on Wednesday evening, Miss Dorothy C, Pratt, who will next year take up a position on the West Coast, was the guest of honour. Miss Pratt has been an officer of the pack since its inception eight years ago. For the last six years she has had charge of the pack. Archdeacon A. K. Warren and the Rev. W. A. Burley paid tributes to the work and influence of Miss Pratt amongst the children. During the evening the brownies presented an interesting programme, after which supper was served to the children and their parents.