SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21431, 7 June 1933, Page 13

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs A. A. Finch left on Saturday to pay a long* visit to her daughter in Australia.

The engagement is announced of Kathleen Marguerite, only daughter of Dr and Mrs H. P. Pidkerill, of “ Hazelwell,” Ravensbourne, to Stanley A., younger son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Fogg, of Dunedin.

Miss Molly Boyd returned on Tuesday from a visit to the north.

Miss Betty Bell left to-day with her aunt (Miss J&ell, of Melbourne) to spend the winter months in Australia.

Miss Bean, Christchurch, is The guest of Mrs R. S. Moloney, Lynwood avenue.

Mr and Mrs A. M. Love returned on Friday from a holiday spent at the Hermitage and the Tasman Chalet.

Miss Bessie Thomson has returned from a short visit to Timaru.

Miss Patricia Stronach is paying’ a visit to Auckland.

Mrs Rupert Fountain, who is visiting Invercargill, is the guest of Mrs A. C. M'Ewan.

Miss Guida Brent is at present the guest of her aunt, Miss Guthrie, Invercargill.

Miss Sally Newton, “ The Willows,” Ashburton, is the guest of Mrs H. D. W. Brewer, Merlin street, Roslyn.

The engagement is announced of Linley Mary, youngest daughter of the late Mr J. G. Herdman and of Mrs Herdman, Fendalton, Christchurch, to Herbert Geoffrey, elder son of Mr and Mrs J. R. Sutton, Northend, Invercargill.

Mrs S. T. Paterson was hostess on Monday at her residence, Preston crescent, at a “preserve” evening, given for Miss Joan Kennedy, who is to bo a June bride.

Miss Marion Goyen left Dunedin yesterday on route for London. She is accompanied to Auckland by Mrs P. Goyen, Miss Goyen, and Miss Pryde, who will spend some weeks in the north. Many friends farowelled the party at the station.

in connection with the sports queen of the Moniiugton carnival (Miss Eileen Cumberbeach) Mrs A. S. Thomas, of 151 Glen avenue, gave a card evening on Saturday last. Seven tables were provided, and a delightful time was spent by the large number of guests. On May 27 a very successful euchre party was held at Mrs Harris’s residence, Shetland street, in honour of the sports queen, when the prizewinners wore: Ladies, Mrs Campbell; consolation, Mrs Peterson; gentlemen, Mr Ray Baird; consolation, Mr Rainbow. The evening closed with a delightful supper.

The bridge drive which is being held in the Savoy this evening is in aid of funds to provide a hot midday meal for the pupils attending the Sara Cohen Open-air School at Kew. A number of interested women have formed themselves into a committee with this object in view, and although all the work is done voluntarily money is needed to buy provisions, etc. Most of the kitchen equipment was provided by members of the Junior Red Cross.

The first Savoy cabaret for the season was held on Saturday last, when the Somerset Lounge was crowded with a throng of gay dancers. The room was charmingly decorated with masses of autumn foliage, and was lit with very beautiful Chinese lanterns. On all sides one heard the hope expressed that these supper dances will he a feature of the winter dance season.

On Wednesday morning the Women’s Unemployment Committee gave a tea party at the Tudor Hall in honour of Airs R. S. Black. Regret was expressed that Airs Black had to resign from her position of chairwoman of the committee, a position she had held since the committee was formed by Air R. S, Black over two years ago. The committee had done excellent work under the guidance of Air and Airs Black, having collected £SOO before the Go\ eminent came forward with help a little over a year later. There were present, besides Mrs Black, Mesdames Aslin, Nicholson, and Herbert, Adjutant Coombs, and Alisses Coe-Smith and llunciman

Last Saturday a surprise party presented itself at the residence of Mr Harold C. Carter, of Gamma street, Roslyn. The chief feature ol the evening was progressive bridge. During the evening an unusual honour was conferred on Mr Carter in the form of a humorous presentation. A pleasing presentation was also made to Mrs Carter. A happy evening was enjoyed by the self-invited guests, many well-known residents of suburban districts being present. Messrs Jack Davies, Hedland, and Bennett, arriving unexpectedly from overseas, made the pleasure of the surprise the more complete.

, On Tuesday afternoon the poetry circle of the Otago Women’s Club field its usual monthly meeting,' when Miss Vida Reynolds presided over a large i attendance. Mrs Merrington gave a most interesting and instructive paper on ‘ The Women Poets .of Scotland.’ i During the afternoon three songs—the > words of which were by Lady Nairn—were given, ‘ The Land of the Leal,’ with harp accompaniment was sung by 1 Miss Holland, and the other two, ‘ The Auld Hoose ’ and ‘ Caller Herrin’,’ were gramophone records. Various members read extracts from the folI lowing poetesses:—Lady Nairn, Lady I Rarnard, Lady Jane Scott, Violet Jacob, Jane Carlisle, Janet Hamilton, Helen Cruickshank, Susannah Blamires, and Anne Hunter. Result of Short Play Competition. The play-reading circle of the Otago Women’s Club gave a most enjoyable evening on Monday, when, three short plays were read. The plays were particularly well east, and the audience were kept in ripples of laughter during the two comedies. The first play was ‘ Rabbits,’ by Mrs Targuse, the New Zealand playwright. Those taking part were Misses M. Goyen, L. McCarthy, N. Dutton, D. Watson, with Miss Billie Mitchell as chorus. The second was ‘ On the Road to Cork,’ the readers in this case being Mrs Rodgerson and Mrs Hervey, Misses Falconer and L. M'Carthy, with Miss Holland as chorus. The final reading was one of Stephen Leacock’s problem plays, the parts being excellently sustained by Mesdames Wakefield Holmes, J. G. Young, A. A. Fairbairn, D. C. Rose, and Miss Billie Mitchell, while Mrs J. Sutherland Ross read the chorus. A short play competition was again held this year, the prizes being given by Lady Ferguson. The judges (Messrs C. R. Allen and J. M. Paterson) made the following awards :—First, Miss Lilian M'Carthy; second, Mrs W. J. Portcous; third, Mrs J. Sutherland Russ. Madame Christine Rawlings. Madame Christine Rawlings, an English pianist, who has been giving a series of pianoforte recitals in New Zealand, will arrive in Dunedin tomorrow, and will give an afternoon recital in Messrs 0. Begg and Co.’s Concert Chamber on Saturday afternoon. The afternoon is specially arranged for students, and the recital will be accompanied by an interpretation talk. In Christchurch, Madame Rawlings’s recitals have been very popular. From the ‘ Press ’ we take the following:— “ A wealth of music rarely heard from a Christchurch platform; a performance which it would be folly to attempt without such complete technical resource as she commands.” Spivakovsky-Kurtz Trio. A large audience greeted the first recital of this talented trio in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall on Monday evening, and proved unanimous in its appreciation of the musical feast provided. Among those present were Sir James Allen, Miss Allen, Mr C. R. Allen, Mrs E. Drake, Miss Ethel Wallace, Miss Blackmorc, Mrs J. Sinclair, Miss Gwen Gallaway, the Rev. Mr Mead, Mr Halbert (Invercargill), Mrs Sargood, Mrs M. Allen, Miss Allen, Mr Maitland M'Cutcheon, Mrs Honor King, Mrs Martin, Mr Benton, Mr and Mrs D. Phillips, Mr Coombs, Mrs Blackmore, Mrs H. 0. M'Farlane, Mrs and Miss Carswell, Mrs Donaldson (Oamaru), Mrs H. C. Campbell, Miss Williams, Mrs Leslie Wilson, Miss Yorston, _Dr Fitchott, Mr Rees M'Conachie, Mrs R. Hudson, Mrs Lcn Hudson, Miss S. Bayley, Mrs Necs, Dr Carmalt Jones, Dr Ivo.racb, Miss Ida White, Mr Holmes, Mr Gordon Hell, and students of St. Hilda’s, St. Dominic’s, and M'Glashau Colleges, and the Otago Girls’ High School,

Kaituna Ladies’ Bowling Club. On Tuesday afternoon the members of the Kaituna Ladies’ Bowling Club were the guests of the retiring president, Mrs A. Miller, at her residence, Eglihton road, for afternoon tea. Trophies for the past season were presented as follow ;—Singles, Mrs Ripley ; runner up, Mrs Frapwell. Doubles, Mesdames Frapwell and Jeffery. The annual meeting resulted in the following office-bearers being elected for the season 1933-34 ;■ —President, Mrs C. R. Benfield; vice-presidents, Miss Cooper and Mrs A. Miller; secretary, Mrs M’Millan; committee—Mesdames J. 11. Walker, Cooper, and Mirams, and Miss Adams. St. Clair Women's Club. The fortnightly meeting of the St. Clair Women's Club was held on Monday, the president, Mrs 0. P. Williams, being in the chair. Airs J. R. Bodic, who was responsible for the entertainment of members on this occasion and had arranged a Maori programme, is to bo congratulated on her eli’orts. She had gone to some considerable trouble in procuring the correct sotting, for the stage had been arranged as a pa ; A model whare had been erected m the background, while pungas, toi-toi, and ferns added to the picturesqueness of the scene. Detailed attention had also been given to the costuming of those members assisting her, and the whole effect was most realistic. 'The part of the chief of the tribe was played by Airs G. W. Ferens, who, after the welcoming song (‘ South Sea Isle ’) to a visiting pakeha woman, told the legend of ‘ lliueraoa and Tutanekai.’ ‘ Kamato ’ was then sung by the company, and Airs E. H. Ombler related the story of ‘ E Pari Ra,’ which Airs Bodio rendered as a vocal solo inMaori. The choruses ‘ I will go now, dear, right away to Takapuna ’ and 1 The Alaori Slumber Song ’ were then sung. The performers proved themselves quite adept at the stick game, while their manipulation of the poi in both the canoe and standing single poi dances was very creditable. Miss May Brook sang the solos ‘ Hine o hino' and ‘ Waiata-poi,’ w'hile the duet ‘ Home, Little Maori Home ’ was tunefully’ rendered by Misses Rhoda Brooks and Dorrie Thomson. ‘ Home, Sweet Home' was sung in Alaori. A feature of the evening was a miniature war canoe in connection with which the company sang ‘ Poi Waka ’ and ‘ Hoea lla.’ ‘ Pokarekare ’ was sung as a trio by Alesdames J. R. Bode, F. L. Lawrence, and E. H. Ombler, and the duet ‘ A Maori Love Song,’ by Airs E. H. Ombler and Aliss Dorrie Thomson. Airs F. L. Lawrence rendered the solo ‘ The Huia Lament,’ and the evening closed with the. good-bye song ‘ Haere-Ra,’ after which the company gave a very -fierce and realistic haka. Mrs Chas. Thomson acted as accompanist throughout the evening, and others assisting Airs Bode were Airs E. Hutchings and Aliss Olive Quartermain. Airs Bode, in replying to the vote of appreciation for a most enjoyable and entertaining evening, said that she and her company had derived a great deal of pleasure in preparing the evening, and she particularly wished to thank the Alisses Russell (2), of Otakon, for their kindly assistance.