SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21090, 30 April 1932, Page 20

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Batchelor, of London, is the guest of Mrs Stanley Batchelor, London street.

Miss Sheila Macpherson is paying a visit to Christchurch,

Miss Winnie Johnston was hostess at a bridge party given at her residence, Maori Hill, on Wednesday, the guest of honour being Mrs. Esmond Barden, of Melbourne.

Mrs M. Golding, Rangiora, is the guest of her sister, Mrs W. A, Russell, George street.

Invitations are being issued for an “ Empire ball to be held at the Savoy;on June 1 under the auspices of the Victoria League.

Mrs H, Braham will leave on Monday for Auckland en route for Sydney, where she intends to spend two months.

The engagement is announced of Mavis, youngest daughter of Mr and Airs W. Sainsbury, Secular street, Mornington, to Albert -Walter, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W, I. Ashton, Oxford street, Dunedin.

Miss Wilson (principal of the Wellington Free Kindergarten Association) and Miss Scott will arrive in Dunqdin on Monday and will visit tho local schools during tho week.

Tho Misses Ralston (3), who have recently spent some months in Queenstown, arc in Dunedin for a short time before returning to their homo in Wellington.

Mr and Mrs James Allan and family have returned from a holiday visit to Queenstown.

Miss Marjoi'io Myers, London, is the guest of Airs Stewart Alacphcrson, Newington avenue.

Aliss Alariou Scott is tho guest of Lady Allen, “ Arana,” Clyde street.

The Rev. G. C. Ouickshank and Airs Cruidkshauk arrived in Dunedin on Friday from the north.

The annual meeting of tho League of Nations Union will be held in the Assembly Hall, Y.AI.C.A., on Tuesday, Alay 3, at 8 p.m., when the speaker will be Dr A. G. B. Fisher, on ‘ Commonsense or Chaos’- (problems of a confused world).

Sir Francis and Lady Wylie were the guests of Air and Airs Colin Gilray during their visit to Dunedin.

Dr C. AI. Stenhouse returned to New Zealand on Tuesday by tho Zealaudia. She went to England, where she took a diploma in ophthalmology and was later attached to the Lady Harding Aledical College for Native Women in India, and has done general medical work in native villages. Dr Stenhouso’s are not yet settled.

The many friends of Airs Oscar Owles met in the Savoy on Thursday afternoon to bid her farewell, prior to her departure for Christchurch, where she will in future reside. The guests met in tho lounge, where Airs Downing, on behalf of those present, presented Airs Owles with a travelling rug and a card table as a small token of their esteem. Later tea was served at a long refectory table charmingly decorated, in the Tudor Hall. Those present were Alesdames C. AUKenzie, Evans, Downing, AVoodward, Jforbcs AVilliams, Watson Lee, Richard Hill, Douglas Nelson, Percy Priest, Clitheroc, Aloloney, Donnelly, Alfsses Joan Priest, Dickson, _ Fleming, Beatrice Hamer, B. Whitelaw, _ do Banks, Alurray, Lc Cron, and Sister Nora.

On Alonday next at tho Y.W.C.A., the well-known social club (tho Every Girl’s Club) will enter on its twentieth year of service. It is still under the leadership of Aliss Jen Reid, who is assisted by Aliss Alary Hutchison and a strong committee. Alembers this year are making a special effort to get in touch with lonely girls who want friendship, girls from overseas, strangers in tho city, and girls away from home, who miss the touch of homo life. This club is an open club, for any young women over the age of eighteen years, who need not necessarily bo members of the association, and to these _ the committee extends a very hearty invitation to attend the social evening on Alonday. They will be assured of a welcome and two hours of happiness and friendship.

On Wednesday afternoon Air and Airs Colin Gilray held a reception in the Somerset Lounge, to give members of the University staff aud council and their wives an opportunity of meeting Sir Francis Wylie, of Oxford, who, with Lady Wylie, is visiting the dominions to renew acquaintance with the Rhodes scholars, whom he met while secretary to the Rhodes Trustees. There are four ex-Rhodes scholars now resident in Dunedin —Air Colin AI. Gilray, Dr C. AI. Focken, Rev. H. J. Ryburn, and Air J. A. Dunning. On Thursday morning Sir Francis gave a most stirring address to tho boys of John M'Glashan College, later he and Lady Wylie were the guests of Airs C. AI. Focken at luncheon, Dr and Airs A. G. B. Fisher being also present. A visit was paid to Otago University in tho afternoon, and the distinguished visitors were the guests of the Rev. H. J. and Airs Ryburn for afternoon tea. Sir Francis and Lady Wylie loft on Friday morning on their return journey.

Dr Gregory returned to Dunedin on Friday evening, after an absence of some two and a-half years in England. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Ina Gregory.

There was a splendid attendance of members and friends at the last meeting of the Taieri Women’s Institute, when Mrs Blackie extended to all a cordial welcome. It was decided that a birthday party be held in May. Mrs Kirkland ivas elected as delegate to the dominion conference, to bo held in Wellington in July. Miss Johnson, of the home science extension bureau, gave a short lecture on the proper use of commercial dress patterns, showing how to adapt them to the individual figure. She also showed how to fit a dress bodice and sleeve. Mrs Blackie proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the lecturer. The forthcoming visit of Miss Spencer, who introduced the Women’s Institute movement into New Zealand, is being looked forward to. This lady is now president of the Central Executive Committee, and will hold a group meeting in First Church Hall on May 10, at 1 p.m., and on May 3, at Gore, she will form the Southland Federation of Women’s Institutes.

The Dunedin League of Mothers held its April meeting in the Y.M.C.A. lecture room on Thursday afternoon. Mrs W. A. Ross presided over a gathering of some thirty members. Mrs J. A. Hanan gave a most interesting talk on ‘ Observations on Social Service Abroad/ detailing her visits to the Downham estate village settlement, with its model school (including training in all trades for both girls and boys), the Rachael M'Millan Day NurSchool (the first of its kind in the British Empire, where little children of the poor are taught in beautiful garden surroundings), the Margaret Ratclilfo settlement, where gentlewomen live as a Community Club, devoting their lives and incomes to good works among the poor, the Mrs Cecil Chesterton’s first cheap lodging home for women, where working women have the comforts of homo at a very small charge. These and many other such institutions show how responsive people have become to philanthropic work since the days of the Earl of Shaftesbury, Mrs Penman delighted the audience with her songs. Mrs M'Callum thanked both speaker and singer, after which afternoon tea was served. Next month Mrs Battersby will give ‘An Afternoon with Robert Burns.’

A most successful bridge party was held in the Savoy on Wednesday evening, the object being to augment the funds of the Dunedin Free Kindergarten Association, which has suffered very severely by the curtailment of all _ Government grants. Mrs James Mollison, who was responsible for the arrangements, is to be congratulated on assembling over sixty tables. Tudor Hall was charmingly decorated with bowls of chrysanthemums and autumn foliage, and' expressions of delight at the beautiful appearance of the room were heard on all sides. Arrangements for the comfort of players and for the serving of supper were excellent, and these efforts on the part of Mrs Barling did much to make tlie party a wonderful success. Those making up tables were Mesdames Arthur Barnett, Guy Batham, E. T. Burnside, G. Crow, C. E. De Latour, R. Dick, J. G. Dykes, Norman Brewer, A. Ellis, W. Evans, Garth GalJaway, J. R. Glendining, Stuart Glendining, C. M. Greenslade, Norman Haggitt, L. Hobbs, W. Hooper, R. Jack, Lusk, A. Melville, M'Kechnie, R. M. Passmore, Rodgerson, S. Scoular, Shepard, E. J. Smith, 1). Stuart, W. Stevenson, E. M. Theomin, W. Wilson, J. W. Smeaton, H. W. Bundle, G. M'Lean (3), H. D. W. Brewer, S. Solomon, W. Hudson, A. Hudson, E. I. Halsted, Jenkins, A. C. Stephens, Boot, J. Shand, GalJaway, Lady Sidey (2), Carswell, A. B. Haggitt, Marshall Macdonald, H. Siedeborg, P..R. Sargood, Angus Cameron, Max Cameron, Misses Barr, Linda Barnett, Ethel Jackson, Martin, Neil, Pryde, Scott, Hazel Smith, A. GreenI slade. T

A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Officers’ Club on Saturday, April 23, when members entertained their lady friends. The pleasant hours were passed in dancing, the guests being received by the president (Major S. G, Scoular) and Mrs Scoular. Those present were Colonel and Mrs M‘Ara, Major and Mrs Meade, Captain and Mrs Satterthwaite, Captain and Mrs Jones, Lieutenant and Mrs Sugden, Lieutenant and Mrs Napier, Lieutenant and Mrs Harvey, Mr and Mrs MTherson, Misses D. Green, W. Buss, P. Piper, N. Norris, M. Campbell, M'Leod, Reid, Debenham, Peek, S. MTherson, N. Moodie, J. MacAvoy, R. Barclay, J. Munro, Colonel Holland, Major Bremuer, Captains Stark, Clelland, Sleigh, Lieutenants J. Green, Fahey, J. Moodie, R. MTvinley, A. Munro, Clark, MacAvoy, Messrs N. Aslin, L. Beckinsale, A. Carnohan, J. Wellington, C. Waightou. The hajl was decorated with beautiful flowers kindly provided by Mr Tannock.

St. Paul’s schoolroom looked very attractive on Wednesday evening when the cathedral congregation tendered a farewell to their vicar, Canon Nevill. The Ladies’ Guild had arranged the stage as a drawing room, decorated with greenery and bowls of hydrangea. During the first part of the programme, which consisted of speeches, the official party sat on the stage. The main body of the hall was arranged with tables on which lovely vases of flowers were tastefully grouped. Round the wall autumntinted leaves and greenery completed a very bright artistic scheme. At the beginning of the programme a charming little ceremony took place, when Meta Bragg, head prefect of St. Hilda’s College, presented Mrs Richards, wife of Bishop Richards, with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Later in the evening Mrs Nevill received two floral tributes—the first being a haiqvshaped bouquet of pale pink and blue blossoms, on which rested the gold watch which the congregation presented to her. Mrs Richards handed her this gift. Miss Arlidge, a former district visitor for the cathedral, gave Mrs Nevill a bouquet of pink flowers. During the evening musical items were rendered by pupils of St. Hilda’s Collegiate School, Miss Dora Drake, Messrs E. Bond, M. Cachmaille, and H. Drake, Miss Dora Drake played the accompaniments. After the more formal part of the programme supper was served and the Canon and Airs Nevill moved about among their parishioners, receiving many expressions of good wishes for a happy time in their new life.

On Friday afternoon a very delightful party was given in honour of Canon and Mrs E. B. Novill at the residence of Mrs A. It. Falconer, president of the Mothers’ Union. Those present were the members of the Diocesan Council of the Mothers’ Union, as well as the clergy and their wives. Mrs Holloway, who has just returned from a trip to England, gave a most interesting account of her experiences, stressing the changes she had noticed, and the growth of the union in England. She mentioned that in almost every cathedral there is now a Mothers’ Union chapel, while tho work which it accomplishes is universally known and acknowledged. Her beautiful books of the sketches which she had made of English villages and charming country scenes was much admired. Mrs Falconer, in a gracious speech, acknowledged the work of Canon and Mrs Nevill in upholding tho ideals of the Mothers’ Union, and thanked them for what they had done. Mrs Nevill was the recipient of a lovely bouquet and a prayer book, while the canon received a book and a fountain pen. In a very earnest speech Canon Nevill acknovvledged tho tributes paid to him and his wife, and said that the work of tho Mothers’ Union lay near to his heart, and that the application of its principles was tho backbone of true national life. During tho afternoon Mrs Hudson (Sawyer’s Bay) sang two songs, which were greatly appreciated. Afternoon tea, which was served in the drawing room, concluded a very pleasant afternoon.

The following guests registered at the Hermitage during the past week: — Dunedin: Mrs A. C. Begg, Miss Begg, Mrs C. Begg, Mrs C. M. Begg, Dr Focken. Hawea Fiat: Misses Drake. Wellington: Mr A. E. Shrimpton, Mr L. A, H. Harper. Timaru: Mr 11. L. Wigley, Mr llobertson, Miss Small, Miss O’Sullivan, Misses Lane. Waiho Gorge: Mr J. Fluorty. Christchurch: Miss M. Chester, Miss M'Kinnell, Miss Dunnage, Mr Foley, Miss Donnelly, Mrs Irwin, Mrs Scott, Mrs Lawrence, Mrs Harman, Mrs Hand-Newton. Auckland: llev. and Mrs Cruickshank, Mr Akroyd. Sydney: Mr P. E. Swan, Mr Connelly. England: Mr and Mrs Hooper, Mr A, C. Trinder.

The following registered at the White Star Hotel, Queenstown, during the past week: —England: Mr A. C. Trinder, Miss Helyer, Mr R. Hooper, Miss A. Hooper. Dunedin: Mr and Mrs K, Willis, Mr J. I. Thompson, Mr F. Finlayson, Miss V. Finlayson, Miss M. Finlayson, Mr B. Finlayson, Mr and Mrs Simpson, Miss E. Simpson, Miss R. Simpson, Miss E. Simpson, Miss Drummond, Mr Hunter, Mr Goddard, Mr Tennant, Mr Nicholson, Mr Dawson, Miss Thompson, Mr Parsons, Mr Bundle. Poland; Mr M. Stadniki. Wellington: Miss H. Harding, Miss E. Harding, Mr E. 0. Maopherson. Hamilton; Mr W. Platts. Blenheim: Miss Brougham. Raetihi: Mr and Mrs Drury. Timaru: Mr J. Adams. Alexandra: Mr Lindup. Clyde: Mr Harlow. Tasmania: Mr and Mrs M‘Gaw, Miss M‘Gaw. Auckland: Mr C. L. Ackroyd. Invercargill: Mrs M’Lean, Miss M'Lean, Mr Bradshaw, Mr and Mrs Melop, Mr Kingsburg. _ Christchurch: Mr H. Elder. Martin’s_ Bay: Mr C. Kelliher. Duntroon; Miss G. Yardley.