PROVINCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 239, 6 July 1931, Page 4

PROVINCIAL ITEMS

Mrs. W. D. Low, Rapanui, Wanganui, is visiting Napier. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wicksteed, Auckland, are visiting Wanganui. Mrs. Frank Duncan, Invercargill, is visiting “The Chateau” and Wanganui. Mr. and l)frs. C. Patterson, Martinborough, are visitors to Dannevirke. Miss Janet .Lilburn, Wanganui, is the guest of Miss M. Donald, Masterton. Mrs. Pomphrey, Wellington, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. Delves, Wanganui. Mrs. Tucker, Hawera, is the guest of Mrs. M. Bond, WAnganui. Mrs. Bowater. Taihape, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Hugh Johnston, Mangaweka. Mrs. K. Arthur. Martinborough, has returned from a holiday spent at Wellington. Mrs. R. Newson, Lansdowne, Masterton, has returned from a visit to Lower Hutt. Mrs. J. R. Bird, who has been visiting Martinborough, has returned to D’Urville Island, Miss Gladys Gammon, formerly Marton, intends to take up residence in Wanganui shortly. Mrs. 11. Rawson has returned to Hunterville after six weeks spent ini the Wairarapa and New Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs. Good, Ore Ore, were visitors to Wanganui last week fdr the Robiuson-Syman wedding. Mrs. M. Manning, Wellington, was a visitor for the Syman wedding at Wanganui. . ■ -<• Miss Cicely George, of the nursing staff of the New; Plymouth Hospital, is visiting her parents at Alfrcdton,

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. .Longstaff, Wanganui, were hosts recently at the cotoing-bf-agc party of their eldest daughter, Susie.

Mrs. S. 1 Sargood, of Victoria, was a recent visitor' to Wanganui. She will attend the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union conference at Wellington.

• The newly-appointed organiser to the Women’s Christian Temperance Union is being invited by the Masterton branch to visit Masterton next month. Tho annual district convention is being invited to meet at Masterton in September.' The branch at its monthly meeting was addressed by Mrs. R. H. Every on the effect of Alcohol ou character, public conduct and the home and'society. Mrs. and Jackson, acted as hostesses for the afternoon, while Mrs. E- O- Blainires presided.

The Masterton branch of the Women’s National Welfare League is writing to the Wairarapa Hospital Board suggesting that now a resident medical officer has been appointed to the Masterton Hospital, an out-patients’ day should be instituted. At a meeting of the branch last wefik it was stated that many new necessitous cases had come before the welfare committee. The committee had attended 40 cases last month and had given meat and groceries, irlt was decided to set aside a sum of money each mouth to be used by the committee Torurgent cases of distress. Mesdames S>tilburn, Pither and Iveson were appointed visitors for the month. On the suggestion of Mrs. J. M. Coradine it was decided that all clergymen’s •wives should be asked to become honorary members of the league.

The -Greytown branch of the Plunket Society, at a meeting last week, elected Mrs. J. F. Thompson vice-president and Mrs. H. B. Berney to the committee. It was reported that the proceeds from a card partyTield last month were £2/18/6. It was decided that the effort for this month should take the form of a euchre party and dance in-the Oddfellows’ Hall on July 24. A competition for a theatre ba" presented by Mrs. Bayliss was won by Mrs. W. A. Tate. A well-attended meeting of the Tinui Women’s Institute was presided over by Mrs. F. Bennett. Following on from a glove-making demonstration she gave last month, Mrs. Whitby James demonstrated how to cut out and sew leather gloves. After afternoon tea had been dispensed by Mesdames Campbell, L. Cameron and Carmen, household hints brought by various members were read, those who had forgotten to bring them being fined Id. Over 200 couples attended the Gladstone Town Hall on Friday night, when the Gladstone Hockey Chib’s dance wns held Many of the dancers, who came from all parts;, of the Wairarapa, wore fancy dress. The prize for the t’ best woman’s fancy dress was won by Miss Una Eaton, “Time,” while Mr. Na_t Miller us a Chinaman, was adjudicated the’ wearer of the best men’s. Miss Florrie Booth won the “hard'-up prize for women and Mr. Randall Booth, ns a "hard-up golfer," won ’ the mens. Music was supplied by Minifle’s Orchestra, extras being played by several visitors. Dur inc the even ng Mr. D. Sutherland (Pmnoa) gnvh a highland fling r The M.O.’s were Messrs. J, Nunn and R. Atkinson