TOPICS FOR WOMEN

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 89, 12 October 1937, Page 14

TOPICS FOR WOMEN

"FROM FIVE TO SEVEN"

GIFT TEA PARTIES

SOCIAL EVENING

GOLFERS ENTERTAINED

"The Doll's House," Heretaunga, Miss Ethel Duncan's beautiful home, was filled with people yesterday evening when she gave a "five to seven" party for the Australian lady golfers and others who are taking part in the Wellington ladies' provincial golf championship at Heretaunga. She was assisted by Mrs. John Duncan and Mrs. Lan Mcßae. The guests included Mrs. Sloan Morpeth, Miss Shirley Tolhurst, Miss B. Kernot, Mrs. E. M. Hutton and Miss Wray (Australia), Mrs. M. Godley (Christchurch), Mrs. J, C. Peacock, Mrs. Duncan Stout, Mrs. Garcia Webster, Mrs. Warwick Gregory, Mrs. J. W. G. Brodie, Miss V. Fleming (Christchurch), Miss Gertrude Trolove (Marlborough), Mrs. Maurice MacFarlane (Canterbury), Mrs. Guy Williams, Miss Jocelyn Hornabrook (Masterton), Miss Helen Buchanan (Christchurch), Mrs. Fussell (Hawke's Bay), Mrs. S. Blackley, Miss Mardi Ward, Mrs. E. Hunt, Mrs. W. G. Turnbull, and Miss Frances Parker.

Mrs. Guy Williams, Heretaunga, also

BRIDES-ELECT ENTERTAINED

Miss Patricia Matthews, who is to be married next Saturday to Mr. F. G. Moloney, has been entertained at many parties recently. A "gift afternoon" was given by Mrs; Rana Wagg, Penrose Street, Lower Hutt, on Saturday afternoon, when the guests brought "something blue or something green" for Miss Matthews. She was wearing a grey coat and skirt with a navy blue hat and blouse, and her hostess was dressed in a smart frock of black Angora cloth. Freesias, grape hyacinths, polyanthus, and rhododendrons decorated the drawing-room. Among those present were Mrs. D. A. Crombie, Mrs. A. Curtis, Mrs. Tidswell (Auckland), Mrs. Hardcastle, Mrs. B. Matthews, and the Misses Marjorie Hardcastle, Joan and Pat Ryan, Ena Wilson, and Betty and Joan KimbelL

A "kitchen" tea was held recently at the residence of Mrs. S. G. Pearce, Brougham Street, in honour of Miss Val Turner, who is to be married to Mr. Gordon Hope towards the end of this month. Miss Ola Pearce received

RESERVES SOCIAL CLUB

The recently-formed "Reserves Social Club" of the Wellington City Council, held a highly succesful social evening recently, when Mr. G. Clarke presided over a large gathering of members, their wives, and friends at the Basin Reserve Pavilion. The chairman expressed the hope that the function would be the forerunner of many others. The guests of honour were Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wilton. Mr. Wilton has retired after 26 years' service in the reserves department of the City Council, 23 years of which were spent on the Municipal Golf Links. The club patron, Mr. J. G. MacKenzie (Director of Parks and Reserves), said Mr. Wilton had been a most conscientious and faithful servant, and it gave him much pleasure, on behalf of the club, to present him with a wallet with cheque, and Mrs. Wilton with a bouquet. Mr. R. F. Rawlings, who had been associated with Mr. Wilton for many years, made presentations to Mr. and Mrs. | Wilton from the employees associated