PERSONAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 18

PERSONAL NOTES

Sir Edmund and Lady Spriggs and their sons, Anthony and Arthur, of North Wales, Great Britain, are visiting the Hermitage, Mount Cook. ■;. Sir Edmund- has been attending the medical conference in Wellington and now he-and his family are making ■a- tour of New Zealand. -..-.•■ r ■ -

Lady Reed, who has been yisiting New. P> mouth, returned, to W.elling,ton -ohv k'ridayi .-.■ ;'.-, ':; .; '■■■''■

Mrs. Cunliffe Parker (Remuera) arrived in Wellington from Auckland this morning by the Limited express to join the Rotorua, which leaves today .for England.

Mrs. Herbert Elworthy _ and Miss Elizabeth Elworthy, Craigmore, South Canterbury, will leave Wellington by the Rangitiki ;for England on March 13.

Mrs. L. L. Tl. Bush is a Blenheim .visitor to Wellington.

AmongJhose;-;whq left-byjthe-Awatea 'on.Tuesday to join the; Espefance Bay at Sydney was^Miss •Ngaio^ Marsh,'■■;- of Christchurch,, who' ,has'been:.';thfe.' successful; 'author; of , several; books, of "thriller" description.; ■ She has also written: a musicai -piay," Mr. ;' Sefton Daly being the. composer-of :the music. She is taking this to London with her, and it is hoped to arrange for production. Miss Marsh will also superintend a dramatisation of one of her earlier novels. This is to be produced at a London theatre .during her visit there.' Travelling with Miss " Marsh are the Misses Betty. Cotterill and Jean Webster,* of: 'Christchurch. They have made pleasant; plans to, buy a second-hand car.- :orr arrival,;: and travel wherever.their fancy leads them. They intend to tour, the; Danube" and Rhine Valleys, and hope-to penetrate to Russia as'well. ■, - ••'■•-■'■^i. -: .■':*: i;;::; . ■

Miss F. Wilson,'R.R.C., R.N., R.M., matron of The Limes private hospital, Christchurch, is one -of the five nurses chosen as delegates from the New Zealand Registered Nurses'; Association to the quadrennial congress.of. the International Council '6i Nurses which will 'open in London.in July. It is a quarter of a century since,a meeting of the council was held in London. Miss Wilson will leave New Zealand by the Rangitane on May 6.

, Miss: Patricia Lusher (Auckland) has arrived-in Wellington to take up a position on-the staff of Queen Margaret College. ':■ : "- ' '".'. :;

Miss Cherry Smith is a Christchurch visitor to Wellington.- -.••'■

Mesdames -Murphy • and Mouat (Lower Hutt) and Hogan and Thornton (Wellington) are visiting New Plymouth for the croquet tournament, which began on Thursday. •

Mrs. S. Gibbons is a ; Wellington visitor to 'Auckland, and is staying at the Central Hotel. "' . . '!s.'.?'

Mrs.' Lowery (Wellington)" is the guest of Mrs. A. S.; Clark, Nevv Plymouth, for the croquet tournament.

Miss Lorna Bourke (Patea), who has been visiting Wellington, has returned home.

Mrs. S. M. Galloway and family (Normanby), who have been spending a holiday at Paraparaomu Beach and in Wellington, have returned home.

Mrs. A. F. Tonks (Melrbse) and Mrs. N. Malcolm, of Maori Hill, Dunedin, will leave by the Awatea on Tuesday for Australia. After a short holiday in Sydney, they will connect with the steamer for South Africa, where they expect to. spend nine months sightseeing, returning home via Java and the Straits Settlements.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Marshall, Karori, who have been touring in the. South Island, will return to" Wellington on Wednesday. ■

Miss M. Bartlett, of Hawera, whd has been the guest of Mrs. Nichols .Island Bay, returned home today. • •-. - r ---=. ; r

Mr., and Mrs. C. J. Bennett,' Lower Hutt, have left for a visit to Auckland.

Miss Rhoda Ward. M.A., of the staff of the Wellington East Girls' College, has left by the Wanganella for Sydney, where she will join the Orion. Miss Ward will make an extended tour of the Continent before arriving in England for the Coronation ceremonies.

Miss Nancy. Lambert, Lower Hutt, who has been' for-a-twelve months' tour of the United Kingdom and the

(in: aid of the Plunket Society) is drawing to 'a close. With promise of fine 'weather, Sunday at "Homewood," W.th-the-Port-Nicholson Silver Band added to the other attractions, should be a great day. The last day is Monday. The -Plunket cause needs no recommendation,- and whoever goes to "Homewood" receives thrice the v:lue of; the admittance fee. The hours open to-the-public are. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.