FIVE O’CLOCK PARTY

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27201, 19 November 1953, Page 2

FIVE O’CLOCK PARTY

BRIGADIER AND MRS PEPPER HONOURED

Brigadier E. C. Pepper and Mrs Pepper, of London, who arrived in Christchurch on Tuesday after visiting Auckland and Wellington, were the guests of honour at a 5 o’clock party held yesterday at the Sign of the Takahe. Brigadier Pepper is Warden of London House, a residential centre in London for students frpm all parts of the Commonwealth, and his visit to the Dominion has been undertaken to meet former residents and to enlist suuport for London House. A committee drawn from the former residents of London House, of whom there are about 70 jn Chrjstpbqrch. arranged tfie party, and it proved a nappy gathering, at which the visitors renewed former acquaintances under very pleasant conditions.

Members of the organising committee were Dr. F. A. Suncistrum, Messrs Hamish Hay, Walton Bremner. A. EL MacKenzie, David Poswillp, and Dr. Christopher Gresson. Among speciallv invited guests were the Bishop of Christchurch (the Rt Rev. A. K. Warren) and Mrs Warren. Mr W. T. Cartwright (chairman of Canterbury University College Council) and Mrs Cartwright, Dr. H. R. Hulme (Rector of Canterbury Col. lege) and Mrs Hulme. Mr H. R Hornsby (headmaster of Christ’s College) and Mrs Hornsby, Mr L. W Stewart (rector of St. Andrews College) and Mrs Stewart, Mrs J. Mowbray Tripp (Victoria League), Mr A. I. Cottrell (Oversees League) and Mrs Cottrell and Mr W- S. Mac Gibbon (Navy League) and Mrs Mac Gibbon

CURRENT NOTES

miss raieen Nutt, who yesterday was elected president of the Christchurch Ladies Golf Club, and who also holds the position of chairman ef the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union, enter-? tamed ippmbprs of the Russpll Grace Cup team at her home last evening. nfiSs Nutt wap captain of the team which won the cup at Wanganui last month for the third time. The trophy is for the winning team in an inter? provincial golf competition and members of the team were Misses Nutt, Zoe Hudson, Valmai Fleming. Helen Bychanap, Betty Murray. Mesdames RG. Edward and B. Andrewes. Miss Elsie B. Rutherford. M.A., senior house mistress at the Bqpwood girls* training centre, has been appointed to the staff of the Rangiora High School. The Young Contingent of the Vic-? teria League has given £6O to the Christchurch committee of the Save the Children Fund. It asks that £3O be sent to Greece and £3O to Austria, in each case for the benefit of chil? dren in those two countries. The Corrie-Aslin McLaren Cup, given by Mrs R. J. for out-? standing service to the community at the Canterbury Women’s Club, was this year awarded jointly to Miss Baugham, of Akaroa, and Mrs Catherine Andersep, k>oth of whom helped to found the club about 40 years ago. Mr J- H. Blackwell, of who is visiting Canterbury, is staying with his son and daughter-in-law. Mr and Mrs H. H. Blackwell, of Kaiapoi Mr and Mrs Angus Vickers will ar-? rive in Auckland from Scotland at the week-end and will be met on arrival by Mrs Vickers’s brother, Mr G. N. Francis (Fendalton), with whom they will come to Christchurch on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Vickers were married in Christchurch about 15 years ago and are returning to see Mrs Vickers’s mother. Mrs Norton

Francis, and her brother and sister-in-law, with whom they will stay, The Rev. and Mrs R. McPherson Heard and family, who have been in New Zealand, will return to the United Kingdom early in January, 1954. They b?ve been iq the. parpehial districts of Amuri and Hamper in the Nelson Diocese. They will return in the Esperancg Bay from Australia:

The Rev W. H. Orbell and Mrs Orbell (Webb street), much esteemed residents pf Christchurch for nearly 50 years, will leave this week to live at Lower Hutt.

The following were the results of play in the eighth round of the club s championship pairs pteyed at Crockford’s Club:—north and south: Mrs H. H. Wauchop and Mrs G- Cowper 1. Mrs R, Baxter and Miss Marion Reese 2, Mrs R. R. Bell and Mrs L. Wyles 3; east and west: Mr and Mrs H E. Booker 1. Mrs A. L. Houston and Miss V. Sapsford 2. Mrs P. A. Ardagh and Mrs H. S. Richards 3, The results pf the Thursday afternoon match were as follows:—north and pputh: Mrs Booker and Miss Sapsford 1, Mrs G. W. C. Smithson and Mrs P. Byrne 2, Mrs Thomas and Miss Morton 3; east and west; Mrs P H, Powell and Miss Mayne 1. Miss Reese and Miss Morrison 2, Mrs Roffey and Mrs Hale and Mrs Wauchop and Mrs T. Milliken equal 3.

At the annual meeting of the Christchurch Ladles’ Golf Club, yesterday. Mrs A. C. McKillop, retiring captain of the club, who presided, announced that the committee had decided to elect Miss Maberley Beadel and Miss Jessie Wilkin life members of the club. The announcement was received by the meeting with enthusiastic applause.

The following were the results of play in the seventh round of the club pairs championship at the Christchurch Contract Bridge Club;—Open: North’Soufh, Mrs N. Laver and. Miss O- Kerr 1, Mrs J- Enright and Mr PH. Jones 2, Miss P. Norton and Mr D. T. McCormick 3; east-west. Mr HPickering and Dr. J. D. Thomson 1. Mrs T- Armstrong and Mrs H. BHolder 2, Mr B. Culkin and Sir Joseph Ward 3; handicap: north-south: Mrs Enright and Mr Jones 1, Mrs O. Baker and Mr F. Murdoch 2, Miss N Hartley and Mrs A. H. Tocker 3: eastwest, Mrs V, Godfrey and Miss E. Nutt 1, Mr Culkin and Sir Joseph Ward 2, Mrs S. E. T. Crimp and Mrs G, Hamilton 3. The aggregate results for the three night match-point match were as followsopen, Mr Pickering I, Miss Norton 2, Mrs Laver 3; handicap, Mrs R. Kotlowski 1. Mrs Godfrey 3, Miss Norton 3,

The annual meeting of the Opawa branch of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held at the home of Mrs Ewart Smith, St. Martins road. Tribute was paid to the loyal service given to the branch by the retiring treasurer, Mrs E. M. Atkins. National Party—Sustaining Members are reminded that morning and afternoon teas are available in Lounge at Party Centre from 9.45 a.m, daily.

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REMINDER. ’ ROYAL EMPIRE SOCIETY. BUFFET LUNCH, MAYFAIR LOUNGE, 12.45 P.M. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (Today). Guest Speaker: BRIGADIER PEPPER, C.8.E., D.S.O. —Advt.