HERE AND THERE

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 59, 7 September 1937, Page 16

HERE AND THERE

"Five O'clock Party."

! Mrs. Herbert Richardson, Wellington. gave a small "five o'clock" party at x the home of Mrs. M. H. Lance, Chester j Street, states the "Christchurch StarSun." The drawing-room was deco- j rated with spring bulbs and cherry ; blossom. Mrs. Richardson received her , guests wearing a navy tailored suit, j while Mrs. Lance wore a black and ■ white patterned'gown. Among those present were Professor and Mrs. I. ] Sutherland, Dr. and Mrs. D. Anderson, ] Mr. and Mrs. H. P. O'Brien, Mr. and 3 Mrs. W. Tyers, Mr. and Mrs. Max 1 Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Templin, Mesdames J A. C. Cottrell, A. Bridgewatcr, R. A. i Campbell; the Misses Jocie and : Brownie Freeman, Joan Anderson, - Molly Maling, Betty Rops (Dunedin), Fay Bridgewater, Joan Cottrell and ; Campbell (Wellington); and Messrs. John Richardson (Wellington) and Gilmour (Dunedin). Tennis Club Opens.. Monday afternoon was. not a very favourable one on which to open a tennis club season, but nevertheless the members of the Talavera Municipal Tennis midweek members managed to spend a very pleasant afternoon there. Lady Troup' (welcomed by Mrs. W. Flanagan, club captain), presented the trophies won during the past season. She was presented with a posy of flowers by Mrs. G. Wells (club secretary). -Afternoon tea was served, and although the weather was not fine enough for play, the-members much enjoyed a social meeting. Porirua Women's Institute. Mrs. Ryan presided at the recent meeting of the Porirua Women's Institute. The time was mainly taken up with the arranging of programmes for the next six months' meetings. Mrs. Evans was the winner in a "guessing names of cakes" competition. New Education FeUo\yship. According to Australian papers, the Sydney, session of the. New Education Fellowship Conference was a most successful'one, as it was in New Zealand. The Melbourne conference was going on well, and great preparations had been made, not only for the conference itself, but for a great deal of pleasant hospitality. A dinner party at Government House set the ball rolliag, and then came a formidable list of entertainments from clubs, societies, and associations ~.,0f. ' various kinds, j Everyone wanted to "have a finger in the pie" apparently,. and some had determined that time must be kept to show the visitors something of the country. Weekends were to be kept clear for more informal entertaining, and altogether the educational visitors were promised a thoroughly hospitable time in Australia.

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