STORY OF "PLAIN JANE"
Miss Mary Colville, 15 years of age, daughter of the Secretary of State for Scotland, is about to publish her first book, written when she was 13 years old. The story is called "Plain Jane," and is about her Shetland pony. She has illustrated it herself, though she has never had a drawing lesson in her life. Her publishers say that she has quite a knowledge of paper and printing.
A. Williams, Mrs. C. E. Corrigan, Mrs. B. McKinlay, and Miss P. Gledhill in recognition of their good services during the year. Supper was served by many willing helpers, and concluded a very happy evening.
noon were won by Miss Eglinton and Miss Reenie Jones (Masterton). Miss Meadows and Miss Doris Brooks sang, and Miss Brooks played several pianoforte solos.
The guests included Mesdames F. Meadows, Theo Busck (Auckland), R. J. Jones (Masterton), A. Hinman, N. G. Allen, H. G. Brooks, P. M. Fookes, and B. Matthews, Misses E. Eglinton, Doris Brooks, Reenie Jones (Masterton), Dorothy Collins, Patricia Reid, Grace and Edna Eglinton, Eva and Esme Card (Featherston), Anne Phillips, Nona Saunders, Eleanor Pharazyn, and Florence Penney.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 127, 25 November 1938, Page 14
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191STORY OF "PLAIN JANE" Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 127, 25 November 1938, Page 14
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