SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21823, 12 September 1934, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Ethel Matheson was hostess to a large number of her friends on Wednesday evening last ? when she entertained them at a jolly party in the Marigold Salon. The hall was decorated with red, yellow, and green streamers and vases of flowering currant, while bowls of ferns, kowhai. and turpentine leaves were arranged • on the stage. A dainty set supper was served in the dining hall; the dark brown panelling and cream painted frieze providing an effective background for the orange and green supper cloths. These were arranged on the tables alternately; the floral decorations consisting of marigolds, flowering currant, kowhai, and geraniums. The major of the evening was spent in dancing, oldtime and modem music being supplied by Mr .A. M'Glashan, violinist, and Miss Ethel Matheson, pianist. Mr C. Berry proved an efficient and humorous M.O. Items were rendered by Mr and Mrs Maharey and Mr 0. Berry. Others present were:—Mr and Mrs L. G. Birkner, Mr and Mrs J. Clarke, Mr and Mrs G. Crossland, Mr and Mrs A. Fort, Mr and Mrs _E. Rivers, Mrs C. Berry, Mrs Caskie, Mrs A. M'Glashan, Mrs Ryan, Mrs I. Matheson, Bignorina Graziella Rossi, Misses Jimsie Fraser, Chrissi© Donaldson, Olive La Couta, Mavis Lilly, Ray Yates, Lily Fraser, Elsie Clarke, Rona Fort, Margaret, Isabel, and Marion Matheson, Ivy Birkner, Estelle and Joy Rivers, Mons. De Rose, Messrs R. Currie, O. Ellis, J. Barnes, A. M'Quarrie, J. Inglis, P. and A. Fort, T. White, 'Clarke, Westlake, La Conta, Hour, Berney, and Gray. Daffodil Day. Daffodil Day, which will this year be held on Friday October 5, is the great day of the year for the Plunket Society, for on that day it makes its annual appeal to Dunedin citizens. Six stalls, headed by ladies oJF the Plunket Committee, will be held in the places allotted by the council. Gifts of money, produce, flowers, plants, and indeed anything saleable will be most gratefully received by any stallholder, or, if preferred, may be taken to the Plunket rooms on October 4. It is hoped that every mother who has received benefit will, if possible, bring and buy something from a stall. Four thousand badges have again been generously _ donated _ by Messrs Coull. Somerville, Wilkie to be disposed of during the day.

The Wakari branch of the Otago Home Economics Association held its usual fortnightly meeting at the residence of Mrs Bauld. The president introduced Mrs Rose, who gave an interesting and helpful demonstration on the making of rucked cushions, which was very much enjoyed by the members. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the speaker for the evening. A vote of thanks was also accorded to Mesdamea Bauld and Dagg, the hostesses for the evening.