SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20364, 21 December 1929, Page 22

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs Ibboteon has gone to Queenstown to spend Christinas. Miss Ensor has returned from a visit to Middleman*. Mrs R. Ewing and family are spending Christmas at Waihola. Miss Lorna Smith has gone to Tapanui for Christmas. Mr and Mrs Duncan, who came from Australia hy the ill-fated Manuka, are the guests of Mrs Duncan’s mother, Mrs Shrimp ton, St. Clair. Mrs G. H. Miller (New Plymouth), who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs J. M‘Lay, has gone to visit friends in Waikouaiti.

Miss Clulee (South Africa) is the guest of her aunt, Miss M. A. Cargill, Castle street. Mrs H. B. Elder and family are spending Christmas at Pembroke. ,Mr and Mrs J. D. Hudson will spend Christmas at Broad Bay. Mrs George M‘Lcaa and family have gone to Hampden for the holidays. Mrs Hannan Reeves and family have gone to Waikouaiti for the holidays. Mr and Mrs Holgate (Malay States) are spending a holiday in Dunedin. Mrs Brabant will leave at the weekend on a visit to Christchurch. Mrs Easther is spending Chi’istmas in Queenstown. Sister B. Houlihan (“ Quendon ”) left yesterday for an extended holiday at Orepuki and Stewart Island. Sister B. Jones (‘ f Quendon ”) returned yestex-day to her home at Cromwell, Mi's R. Clapperton and family are spending the Christmas holidays at Ivaritane. Mr and Mrs Alex. Woods and family (St. Clair) are leaving on a camping holiday to Lake Manapouri. Mrs K. C. Webster (St. Clair) has gone to Waimate, where she will be the guest of her so a. The Misses Cairns (William street) have taken a house in Oamaru for a month.

The Misses Rattray _ will be the guests of Mrs Russell Ritchio_ at Waitati for the Christmas vacation.

Mr and Mrs J. A. Johnstone and family have gone to their country residence at Bushey Park.

Mrs Gray Dixon left to-day for Invercargill, where she will spend some weeks.

Mr and Mrs D. Phillips and family will spend the Christmas vacation at their seaside cottage at Warrington.

Mrs George Chance and family are spending a long holiday at Warrington.

Mrs Winsbury White is leaving shortly for Wellington, where she will stay some weeks. Miss Elizabeth Sim (Palmerston North) is the guest of Lady Sim (Musselburgh) for Christmas.

Mr and Mrs J. R. Blues left on Saturday for Darfield, where they will be the guests of Mrs R. R. Barrs.

Mr and Mrs E. L. White (St. Clair) are spending Christmas at Lake Hawea.

Dr and M's Frank Dunlop are spending some weeks at Stewart Island.

Professor and Mrs _ Dickie and family are holiday making at Stewart Island.

Mr and Mrs .J. Thompson (Auckland) arrived to-day and will be the guests of Mrs Wakefield Holmes (St. Glair) for the holidays. Mrs R Gilkison, accompanied by Mr and Mrs Rob Gilkison and family (Queenstown) will spend Christmas at Purakanui.

The Roy. Bramwell Scott and Mrs Scott (Waimate) are visiting Dunedin to attend the wedding of their daughter, which takes place on Monday next.

Miss Effie Gilkison, who has been visiting in Dunedin, returned by Thursday night’s train to Christchurch, on route to Nelson.

Mrs J. J. Clark (George street) is entertaining a young. people’s party for Christmas. Early in January Mr and Mrs Clark and family leave for Oamaru, where they will spend a holiday, Mrs E. I. Halsted was hostess at a large bridge party in the Otago Women’s Club on Friday afternoon given as a farewell to the Misses Reynolds.

---■The. Misses Reynold's were the guests of! honour at a party given hy Miss Shand in the Otago Women’s Club during the week.

A very delightful luncheon party was given in the Otago Women’s Club on Friday for Dr Markham Lee. Among the guests were Lady Ferguson, Mrs W. Evans, Mrs Wakefield Holmes, Miss Ida White, Dr Markham Lee, Rev. A. Mead, and Mr D. R. White, jun.

-On Tuesday evening sixty guests motored to the residence of Mr and Mrs Andrew Smith,. Macandrew Bay, the occasion being a gift evening, given in honour of Miss Rita Wood, a bride to be. Some beautiful presents were received, and the evening passed pleasantly with dancing and games.

A very excellent children’s playground, one of the most extensive in the dominion, is to be provided for the

children of Invercargill by a publicspii’ited citizen of that town—Mr R. A. Anderson—who has given the sura of £SOO for that purpose.

Mrs Hunter Macaud'rew was hostess on Wednesday afternoon at a party given by the Otago Women’s Club for the Misses M. and V. Reynolds,' l who leave early in January for an extended tour abroad. Among the guests were Mesdames George Roberts. W. Laidlaw, C. Rattray, Haggitt, Black, A. N. Haggitt, H, S. Fenwick, Riley, Misses Gilkison, Webster, Tolmie, Effie Gilkison (Nelson), Farquhar (2), and J. Macandrcw (Wellington). A most enjoyable afternoon was given by Mrs Kenneth Ross to the members of the Kaituna Ladies’ Bowling Club and the wives of the bowlers. The decorations for the table, carried out in the club colours (black and gold), were moat effective. The president, Mrs Alex. Martin, in a happy little speech, thanked Mrs Ross, and assured her that all present had spent a very pleasant afternoon, to which Mrs Ross suitably responded.

Mrs J. Warrington, president of the Caversham Ladies’- Bonding Club, gave a delightful afternoon tea m the pavilion yesterday, the occasion being her silver wedding day. Twenty-five members joined in congratulating their hostess, and. on their behalf Mrs A Melville, vice-president, presented Mrs Warrington with a silver vase, accompanied by a beautiful bouquet of roses. The pavilion was gay with flowers, the club’s colours (blue and gold) predominating. Recent guests at the White Star Hotel,,- Queenstown, included:—Mr J. R. Jones (London), Mr A. Tarlton (London), Mr H. H. Palmer (New York),.Mr H. Moir (Sydney), Miss M. Moir (Sydney), Mr and Mrs J. H. Phillips (Western Australia), Mr E. M. Hodson (Western Australia), Mr J. H. Deene (Palmerston North), Mr J. Wood (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Farrell (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs Hagon (Waihola), Mr J, Thorton (Glenorchy), Mr A. Hume (Glenorchy), Mr R. B. Tennent (Dunedin), Mr A. Cameron (Dunedin), Mr G. A. Holmes (Dunedin). Mr and Mrs C. F. Oliver (Dunedin) and Miss Koa Oliver are back in London after spending about three months on tho Continent. During this time Miss Oliver was studying the pianoforte at the Conservators of Music at Montainbleu under the famous master Blons. Philipp, and she received the diploma granted to the leading six pianists without examination. Mr and Mrs Oliver travelled through Germany Austria, Hungary, France, Belgium, and Holland. With their daughter they will bo returning to New Zealand by tho Orient Line at the beginning of February.

Miss Kate G. Sinclair held her annual recital in the Somerset Lounge on Monday evening, when tho room was beautifully decorated with large bowls of pink poppies. Miss Sinclair welcomed the large gathering of parents and friends of the pupils, after which Miss Sylvia Currie presented her with a dainty Victorian posy, and expressed the good wishes of her pupils. A delightful programme was then presented by the following pupils:—Misses D. Ramsay, P. Gourley, Mitchell, Watson, Dawson, K. Watson, Messrs D. Napier and Harvey, A., most enjoyable young people’s dance was held in the Wilford Tea Gardens last Saturday night, Mrs Dobbie and Miss M. Frapwell acting as chaperons, Among those present were Misses Daphne Chrystall, Rosetta Justice, Lconore Mackenzie, Dorothy Clark, Jean Cousins, Nancy Edgar, Ray Taylor, Kitty BPlnnes, Betty Harris, Runa Dobbie, Helen Paterson, Ina Hay, Ilua Fi’apwell, Margaret Greig, Nancy and Kitty Desmoulins, Agnes BPKenzie, Peggy Stuart, Madge Tuckwell, Ngaire Moen, Margaret Beattie, Mary Tannoca, Messrs L. Macassey, A Brown, R. Matheson, S. Moloney, L. Murray, A. Stewart, N. Mathewson, Quennell (2), B. Bews, R. Paterson, P. Johnston, J. Ringland. H. Cameron. W. Wallace, V. Drew, L. Harris, F. Walker, F. Brown, R. Frapwell, R. Guthrie, D, Carswell. The following ladies will take part in the Otago Tramping Club’s big trip to the Fox Glacier, in South Westland;— Mesdames A. E. Gascoigne, T. N. Lucy, and Weir, Misses Reynell, Brown, Millar, Black, Purvis (2), Wedge, Macalister, Park, Shaw, Wilson, Crockett, Vickers, Martin, Wright, Foster, Scott, M'Keeman, and MTunnon. The party leave by the 11.20 p.m. mail train on Tuesday, a breakfast table being served at Christchurch and luncheon seats at Otira. On Boxing Day the party will travel to tho Fox by special motors. After “doiir-” the glacier various side trips will be taken, such as Lake Matheson and the famous old gold diggings, Gillespie’s Beach, After tour days at Sullivan Bros.’ new hostel the party will break into sections, some returning via the Haast Pass into Pembroke. A larger partv will return via the Copeland Pass, while others will return over Graham’s Saddle to the Hermitage.

On Tuesday evening last the Society of Musicians of Otago and the Society of Women Musicians of Otago held a social evening in the' lounge of the Women’s Club, the guest of honour being Dr E. Markham Lee, who is in New Zealand as visiting examiner for the Associated Board of Musicians, and who has returned to Dunedin for the purpose of ' delivering a series of lectures in connection with the University extension scheme. A welcome was extended to Dr Lee by both Dr Galway and Miss Ida G. White as presidents of the respective societies. _ Sengs were rendered during the evening by Mrs Ewart, Bliss Lorna Smith, and Bliss Bleda Paine. The greater part of the evening was taken up by a very interesting competition, which consisted of identifying photographs of famous people. Miss Bleda Paine and Blr G, W. Johnstone were the successful competitors. Supper was served, and the evening concluded with a few words of appreciation from Dr Bfarkham Lee and the singing of ‘ Auld Lang Syne ’ and ‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow.’

“ The Hermitage,” Mount Cook, attracts visitors from all parts of New Zelancl and many from abroad. Last week’s guest list included—Northern Ireland: Mr and Mrs R. A. Porter, Tokarahi: Mrs M. B. Porter, Miss J. M. Porter. Wellington: Misses R, M, Thornton, M. F. Baker, A. S. Baldwick, and Eva Baldwick, Mr E. Payne, Mrs E. Payne, Mr D. Young, Mr D. 0. W. Hall. North Wales: Miss S. J. Hughes. Southland: Miss M. G. Woods. Nelson; Mr and Mrs T. Hunt,

Miss Hunt. India: Professor A. S. Wadia. ; Heriot: Mr J. M'lntyre. Oamaru: Mr B. G. Porter. Timaru: Mr E. Bisney. Dunedin: Mr and Mrs S. S. Aburn, Christchurch; Mr and Mrs H. Harris, Mr A, J. Scott. Sydney; Dr M. E. Kershaw, Miss A. Hipsley, Mrs and Miss Hook. Scotland: Mr A. M'Clymout, England: Mr J. R, Jones.

The quarterly meeting of the Taieri branch of the Plunket Society, held at Mosgiel, was an unqualified success. The girls of the secondary department and those of the Sixth Standard of the Mosgiel District High School attended in mil force and were intensely interested in the demonstration given by three Karitane nurses, whose appearance was very charming in neat blue uniforms with white aprons and caps. While one nurse showed the girls the correct method of bathing, dressing, and making the baby’s bed, another explained these operations in simple terms. The matron of the, KaritaneHarris Hospital, helped by diagrams and charts, told the girls of the essentials of child life and how each girl present could help in the good work the Plunket Society was doing by personal hygiene and care of her own health. Prizes were given by members of the branch for the best essay on what the girls had learnt, and it is most gratifying to know that every one sent in was remarkably good. The prize winners were Edna Giliisbie (secondary), and Jean Johnston (primary).