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National Reserve's Gift. The Lyall Bay .Metropolitan Patriotic Committee has again benefited financially by a donation of £10 f rom I the Lyall Bay branch of the Women's National Reserve for parcels for soldiers overseas. A very successful jumble sale was held recently to aid the Lyall Bay branch of the Women's National Reserve. Advice to Aspiring Playwrights. j "Plays and Their Production" was the subject of an address given by j Mr. G. H. A. Swan at the recent meeting of the New Zealand Women Writers' and Artists' Society. Mr. Swan said that he considered the best equipment for an aspiring playwright was the knowledge gained in the hard school of experience, that of play-act-ing or play-producing. Miss Nelle Scanlan thanked Mr. Swan for his address, and congratulations were extended to Mrs. E. A. Andrews for her outstanding success on winning both cups in the recent British Drama League Festival. Members in charge of the supper arrangements for the evening were Mrs. L. V. Phillips and Miss J. Mather. Pakuranga Hunt Members Marry. -Tile-wedding of two members of the Pakuranga Hunt Club, Miss Betty Isobel 'Snowball and Mr. Lawrence Wilfred Davis, took place on Tuesday morning at All Saints' Church, Howick. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Snowball, of Howick, and the bridegroom is the only son of Mr. Wilfred Davis and the late Mrs. Davis, of Papatoetoe. The bride has won a number of trophies at various shows and steeplechase meetings, and both bride and bridegroom are also members of the Auckland Polo Club. French Club Entertainment. Labiche's comedy of the days of Napoleon, "Le Major Cravachon," was the chief item of entertainment at a recent meeting of the French Club. Madame Finlayson read some Chinese poetry, and "Danse Chinoise" was presented by Miss IVlcLay. Madame BettsVincent and Miss Ida Lockwood proIvided the evening's music, and the cast of the comedy included Misses B. Brown and J. Stevens, and Messrs. P. Wells, F. Charlton, K. J. Hollyman, and M. McCool. Miss Kerr was hostess, Madame Bloch conducted the -conversation class, and Miss Huntingdon was ( responsible for the supper. Paraparaumu W.D.F.U. Birthday. The Paraparaumu branch of the W.D.F.U. celebrated its fourth birthday in the Anglican Hall recently. Miss i Potts, president, welcomed the visitors, among whom were Mrs. McLeavey (Manawatu provincial president) Mrs. Saint (Ohau provincial secretary), and Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Baker, Wellington. A short programme included some pleasing items by the committee, Mrs. W. Ho well causing much amusement with her "Marching to Victory" song and action. Mrs. Nye gave a recitation, and Mrs. McLeavey addressed the meeting. Afternoon tea was served. Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Cameron, and Miss Hansen were the hostesses. The iced birthday cake had been made by the president. Manx Society Social; and Dance. The Wellington. Manx Society held another of its social-dances recently. Mr. L. Bramley provided excellent music for the dancing and Mr. T. Woods was master of ceremonies. Items were given by the following:—Misses Jones, June Martin, Shirley Parker, Masters Ivor Newson and T. Quayle. Supper was served by the ladies' committee. Visitors Greatly Impressed. Mrs. David Coutts presided at a recent meeting of the Citizens' Day Nurseries. The attendance was reported to be 447 for the month, much smaller than usual owing to the prevalence of mumps, etc. Visitors from Auckland and from Wellington had been greatly impressed with the nursery's "home and family." Sir James Elliott and Nurse Small were specially thanked for their services. Gifts were gratefully acknowledged from Lady Elliott, Mesdames H. F. Norman, H. F. Vickery, and McNeil, and monetary donations from Mrs. J. Adamson, David Coutts, H. F. Norman, and the executors of E. J. Lockie Estate. Death of Sister E. J. Harris. Sister E. J. Harris, who was formerly in charge of the orthopaedic department of the King George V Hospital in Rotorua, died in Thames last week after a long illness. Sister Harris trained at the New Plymouth Hospital and went overseas with the first draft of nurses in the Great War. She served in Egypt.and was stationed at Brockenhurst Hospital, England. After the Armistice she was transferred to the New Zealand Health Department in London, where she received specialist training as a masseuse, and on her return to New Zealand took up her post in Rotorua.

Party at Mrs. R. L. Archibald's Home. Lovely spring flowers and the richtinted foliage of winter shrubs were effectively arranged in the lounge, din-ing-room, and Hall of the residence of Mrs. R. L. Archibald, Day's Bay, where Mrs. Archibald recently gave a bridge and mah jong party to augment the funds of the East Harbour Plunket Society. More than sixty guests were welcomed by the hostess, and the party —forerunner of many which will be held before the forthcoming annual ball —was a great success in every respect.

Social Evening and Dance. | An enjoyable dance and social evening was held by the Epuni-Waiwetu branch of the Labour Party in the R.S.A. Clubrooms, Lower Hutt, recently. Mr. H. Saunders was master of ceremonies, Mr. T. R. Clemas social secretary, and supper was arranged by the ladies of the committee. The committee is Mr.. P. Dowse, chairman, Mr. H. Burrell; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. P. Dowse, Mrs. B. Logic, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. H. Saunders, and Mr. D. Gamble. Young Pretenders 9 Drama Club. The Young Pretenders' Drama Club held a social evening in the Blue Triangle Hall • recently. Two one-act plays, "The Grill" (produced by Ray Ward) and "The Crimson Coconut'1 (produced by Jocelyn Beaumont), were presented to a large audience. Interludes were provided by Misses Susan Fredric, Pat Hilton, and Joan Anderson and Messrs. Glyn Tucker and Laurence Constable. Supper was served under, the direction of Miss Zoe Smith, and dancing to the music played by Mr. A. Merrill completed the programme. Those taking part in the plays were Misses Kathleen Taylor, I Ngaire McNeely, Violet Compton, and ' Joan Kaywood; and Messrs. Les Hall, Pen Moore, Gordon Cole, Eric Osborne, Ross Familton, and Jack Simpson. A Social Evening. A very enjoyable social evening was held recently at the National Club by the Wellington branch of the Waitaki High School Old Girls' Association, when members and friends were welcomed by the president, Mrs. J. W. Mackisack. Musical items were given by Mesdames Budd and Dawson and games and competitions were enjoyed. The Birth of a Son. "The Post's" London correspondent states that the birth of a son, John Francis- to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McGuire, both formerly of Wellington, has been announced. Mr. McGuire, who was previously attached to the Public Works Department in Wellington, is now a member of the staff at New Zealand House. Mrs. McGuire was formerly Miss Isobel Dodds. She nursed in Spain during the Civil War. A.T.S. Girl's Special Mission. An instance of the way in which members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service are being used in important war work was given by an Aucklander who returned with the draft of New Zealand sick and wounded, states an exchange. He stated that a girl of the A.T.S. was on a train returning from Jerusalem to Cairo after having conducted a confidential military mission for Army headquarters in Cairo. She spoke German and Italian fluently and use was being made of her to carry out a task which normally would have been assigned to an army officer. University Women's Club. Members of the University Women's Club recently enjoyed a bright entertainment arranged by Mrs. B. McKinlay. The chairman, Mrs. A. E. Boyes, and secretary, Mrs. A. Down, were, among those present. Two plays were read and songs were given by Mrs. Irene Shewan and Miss Mif anwy Davies, the accompanists being Mrs. Nell Magrath and Miss Rere Beckway. Those reading were . Mesdames J. Edgar, M. Hampton-Brown, B. McKinlay, C. Ross, I. Shewan, and Misses Janet Atkinson, Rere Beckway, Mifanwy Davies, Miriam Herrick, Evelyn McElrea, and Dorothy McLeod. Coming-of-age Party. A party was held recently at St. Thomas' Schoolroom, Newtown, by Mr, and Mrs. C. Lansdown to celebrate the coming-of-age of their daughter, Alice. There were seventy guests, and the toast of the evening was 'proposed by the Rev. Mr. Parker. Mr. McClellan was M.C. Items were given by Mr. Bryant, Mrs. McColl, Mr. McClellan! Miss Mathews, and Miss Lansdown. Music was supplied by Mrs. Popple and Mr. Cook.