PARLIAMENTARY TEA

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 241, 8 July 1938, Page 4

PARLIAMENTARY TEA

Lady Carncross Entertains Councillors' Wives

The beautiful drawing-room at the Speaker’s residence, Parliament Buildings, where Lady Carncross entertained the wives of Legislative Councillors at tea. on Tuesday provided an artistic combination of old furniture and deep gold hangings. The deep green of conservatory plants and tail palms was shown to advantage against this rich background, and guests took the opportunity of mingling and meeting each other. Cheery fires and a delightful tea helped to mak&'the party a happy and informal one. Lady Carncross was thanked by her guests for the charming thought which enabled her to extend this hospitality to them. Later Sir Walter Carncross was able to meet the guests. Lady Carncross chose a gown of mauve satin with lace trimmings and pearl ornaments. The guests were: Lady Statham. Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Duncan, Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Lark, Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. and Miss Mawhete, Mrs. and Miss O’Byrne, Mrs. W. Perry, Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. and Miss Wilson, Mrs. Bothamley, Miss McKittrick, Miss Hayward, Miss 0. Flynn, Miss Hynes.

Returned Home

Mr. and Mrs. H. Coom, Te Ore Ore, Masterton, have returned from a visit to Rotorua.

Mrs. W. Watts, New Plymouth, has returned from a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. A. S. Brooker, New Plymouth, has returned to her home, from a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. E. Sullivan, New Plymouth, who has been visiting Auckland, has returned home.

Miss Marye Savage, Auckland, has returned home after spending a holiday as the guest of Mrs. H. F. Arkwright, Marton. Miss Savage also visited Wellington as the guest of Mrs. J. O. Peacock.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Elworthy, Timaru, who were visitors to Wellington for the first day of the Trentham races, have returned home. Mrs. J. Marsden Caughey, Auckland, has returned home after a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. F. Tipler, Eltham, has returned from a visit to Wellington and Palmerston North.

Mrs. R. Kennedy has left for her home, Bay of Islands, after spending a holiday with her mother, Mrs. M. Troup, Kelburn.

i Mrs. W. Watts has returned to New Plymouth from a holiday in Wellington.

Going Abroad

Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hoare, Wanganui, left Wellington this week en route to Australia for a holiday trip.

Dr. and Mrs. A. H. E. Wall, and Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Wilson, Wanganui, have left for a cruise to the islands. '

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bradley, “Shalimar,” Feßding, have left for a tour of South Australia. Mr. and Mrs. C. Reeve, Paraparaumu, left yesterday by the Wanganella on a trip to Australia. Nurse K. R. McLeod arrived at Auckland from ’ Wellington on Tuesday and left by the Remuera for Columbia, South America, in order to do work for the Maranaltra Orphanage, under the auspices of the World-wide Evangelistic Crusade. Miss Robert and Miss Hewett, members of the Australian badminton team, left yesterday by the Wanganella on their return home. While in Wellington they were the guests of Mrs. M. D. MacGoun, Bolton Street. Misses Cuthbertson and Horsburgh, members of the Australian badminton team, who have been the guests of Mrs. Douglas Whyte, Karori, left by the Wanganella yesterday for Australia.

Mrs. J. O’Sullivan and Miss Irene O’Sullivan, Matapu, have left by the Wanganella on a visit to Sydney and Melbourne. While in Australia they will attend the Rugby Test matches. Mr. H. Digges-Smith, Wellington, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Moira Digges-Smith, left by the Maunganui from Auckland yesterday on a cruise to the Islands. They are accompanied by Mr. Digges-Smith’s niece, Miss Barbara Agmen-Smith, Papakura. Mrs. Alexander Wilson, Wanganui, was a passenger on the Maunganui, which left Auckland yesterday for a cruise to the Islands. Founder Of Mothering Sunday Miss Constance Penswick Smith,'* who inaugurated “Mothering Sunday” and whose death was announced yesterday in "The Dominion,” was well known by many New Zealanders, Mrs. A. D. Houston, hon. correspondent for the New Zealand movement of "Mothering Sunday,” said that Miss Penswick Smith, whom she knew personally, lived to see the silver jubilee of the movement on March 27 this year, but that she was not’ 85, as stated, in a London message, but 55 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Penswick Smith, vicar of Coddington, Newark-on-Trent.