LONDON PERSONALS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 40, 15 August 1930, Page 13

LONDON PERSONALS

(From "The Post's" Representative.) LONDON, 11th July.

Sir James and Lady Parr are going for a holiday to Scotland toward the end of July. Miss Parr is motoring in Germany with Mrs. Young, ana both are having a very interesting tour. Miss Christine Parr is recovering from an attack of chicken-pox. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilson (Auck. land), with their son and daughter, were at Henley on. the .final day, and had a very enjoyable time. Then they spent the week-end with Lord and Lady Craigavon at their charming riverside home in the vicinity. Both are very enthusiastic about the Dominion, where they had a useful and interesting stay. Mrs. Wilson has gone into camp at Foxlease, where important work is in pro* gress in connection with the Girl Guide Movement. Mr. A. H. Mitchell (Wellington) will sit for his 8J.8.A. examination in London in December- Meanwhile he is studying and seeing all that is newest in connection with commercial architecture in and around London. He has had a few interesting days in Paris, and will see most of the Continent later. Dr. and Mrs. H. Hardwick Smith (Wellington) have been for a short motor tiipto Scotland, embracing the Highlands. They were accompanied by their son, who has taken the iirst part of his M.B. examination at Cambridge. Dr. and Mrs. Hardwick Smith arc going back to Now Zealand by the Port Huon, leaving London on sth November.

Mrs. O. E. Bendall (Wellington) will be in London until the end of July, and then she will leave for France to join her brother, M. Baradeiix, of the Argentine. Together they will tour in France and other European countries until the end of December.

The King held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace on sth July. The ceremony, a full-dress function, was held in the State rooms' at the Palace; His Majesty wearing the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet. Among those receiving the honour of knighthood was Sir Thomas M. Wilford, who was invested with the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Others invested included Miss Margaret M' Millan and Miss Gertirudo Tuckwell, who became Companions of Honour; Mrs. Annie S. Swan (Mrs. Burnett Smith), who received the CJB.E. Admiral Sir Eoger Keyes received the G. 0.8.; Sir John Simon and Field-Marshal Sit Claud Jacob,

G.C.5.1.; and the Very Ecv. the Dean of St. Paul's, the X.0.V.0. This last honour was conferred up6n Dean Ingo on the occasion of the reopening of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Chief vocalist at a concert, which was held by Miss Isabel Hirst-field (pianist) at Crosby Hall a few days ago, was Miss Lila Boddam (Wellington). The TsW Zealand singer was in beautiful voice, and her easy use of it gave great pleasure. She sang three German lieder fSchumann and Brahms), and three dainty songs in English by Cowon, Henschel, and Dobson. Miss Boddani has a fresh and pure voice, which is being well trained in London, and she ought to become professionally prominent with further study. "I lovo to hear that girl—she has an adorable voice," said one eminent lady, on leaving this centre.of University activity. In Mr. Ivor NewtOn, Miss Boddam has a very helpful accompanist. She is still having splendid tuition with Mrs. Percy Pitt, but she hopes to go to the Continent for further study and experience in due course.

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Johnston (Wellington) and their son have been touring in Devonshire, Cornwall, Somerset, and the Midland Counties, and 'they have gone on to Scotland. By car they will tour on the Cor tin en t, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Italy, and Southern France. On 27th September they will leave Liverpool by the Samaria, spend' three weeks in the United States, and join the Tahiti at San Francisco on October 29th.. ■":'..

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil■■fccbbcll (To Hoe) and their son will leave for New Zealand on 26th Septomber. On 22nd Sep.taniber the marriage of Miss Patricia Kebbell to Mr. A. Strutt will take place. Mrs. Kebbell went out to Mombaba with. Miss Cicely Kebbell, who was married there on 23rd April in the Cathedral, to Mr. 11. D. Hinde, of Kenya Colony. Immediately" after the wedding the former left again for England.

The Key. Oswald M. Stent (Wellington), has settled down at the Rectory, Gussage St. Michael, Salisbury;- He describes his associations '. with Now Zealand during the past 21 years as having been of the happiest, and it is only on grounds of health that he has returned to. England.