SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22086, 20 July 1935, Page 25

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Green Island branch of the Women’s Institute met in the Masonic fail on Tuesday evening. Mrs Wilkie president) presided. The meeting pened with the institute song and

iced. , Mrs Talbot congratulated the ambers of the Dramatic Circle on their

iccess at the recent community drama stival held at Mosgiel. Congratulacms were also received from Mrs ooksley on behalf of the federation and from Mr D. Miller (secretary of the Green Island Band). Two very interesting demonstrations were given—one by Mrs Kane on “ Raffia Trays,” and one by Mrs Callender on “ Rugmaking.” A successful “ bring and buy ” was held. Mrs J. L. Miller read the introduction to the study of ‘ Women in English Economic History,’ and was listened to with great interest. An amusing competition was arranged by the Social Committee. Hostesses were Mesdames Wilkie, Bulger, Penson, W. 0. Smellie, W. Miller, and Gardiner.

The 'Poetry Circle of the Otago Women’s Club held an extra meeting last Tuesday, Miss Vida Reynolds presiding. A most interesting talk on ‘ Gardens in Poetry ’ was given by Mrs I. W. Cowie. The speaker took her audience back to the early centuries when old herb gardens were formed. Then came a description of some of the wonderful formal gardens of England ; this type of garden is aptly described by King James I. of Scotland, who, while imprisoned in Windsor wrote the charming poem, ' The King’s Quhair.’ The old monastery gardens of the fifteenth century were then spoken of, a good description being given of one of the gardens at Hampton Court—and so to the gardens of Elizabethan times, and the garden flowers immortalised by IShakespeare. Mrs Cowie also touched on the cottage gardens of England. Interesting extracts were given from poems by Katharine Tynan, Rupert Brooke, Laurence Binyon, Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Tennyson, Austin Dobson, Robert Browning, and T. E. Brown.

The Leech, Lyric Choir Social Committee arranged a dance evening recently as a welcome to new members, when over 100 guests were entertained. Dancing and competitions were arranged,. and Mr Ralph Wilson was a splendid master of ceremonies. The song guessing competition resulted in a tie between Miss Mary Pratt and Mrs Alex Chisholm. ‘ Who's Who,’ an amusing game, centred round the names of choir members, and was won by Mrs L. H. Stubbs, Mrs J. Davidson, and Miss Jean Pickard also won prizes. Mr W. Richmond, a tenor recently arrived from the West Coast, sang delightfully, and Miss B. Bond and R. Allan gave a dancing exhibition. The dance music was supplied by Messrs Ivan Davidson and C. Plank. New members enrolled this season ■ are: —Miss Jean M'Lay, Molly Dever, Alma Chapman, dNI. M'Lachlan, Muriel M'Leod, Gwen Lane, Amv M'Connell, M. Fogarty, D. Aitken, E. Johnston, G. Parry, Gladys M'Tiguo, Bessie Gallien, M. Jenkins, Alice Guy, P. Hanna, N. Reikie, Mona Welch, Jean Pictard, Florence Pickard, Dorothy Barron, H. Forbes, R. Clinch, C. Moody; Mesdames B. Roberts, S. Kingston, C. Wright, M. M'Farlane, P. Brydone, H. Watson, and A. Morewood; Messrs Stan Kingston, A. Drysdale, J. Manger, P. Kiddell, Wm. Jones, Percy Edwards, Murray Beesly, J. Douglas, Logan Johnston, A. Stewart, W. Richmond, J. Alexander, A. Wallis, Ben Davies, Phil Thornycroft, Ray _ Marshall, Harold Davidson, J. Davidson, Fred Swift. Eric Freeman, Wm. Moffat, Tom Hughes, E. Fletcher, .Stan M'Cready, and A. Brown. With the object of augmenting the funds of the produce stall at the forthcoming Holy Name garden fete, a bridge and “500” party was arranged at the Holy Name Social Hall, King street, on Monday evening last, and was well attended. Mrs J. E. Doolan was hostess. Mrs Jas. Casey won the ladies’ bridge prize and Miss Lindsay the “ 500,” while Mr J. E. Doolan accounted for the gentleman’s bridge prize and Mr J. Skinner for the “ 500.” A special prize was won by Mrs Monaghan. At the conclusion of cards a dainty supper was served. During tho evening Miss Joan Donaldson delighted tho company with an elocutionary item, ‘ Young Fellow My Lad,’ and by special request, ‘ The Little Irish Mother.’ _ Those present were Mesdames Skinner, Bourke, Clarke, Simpson, Bills, O’Driscoll, W. Casey, J.. Casey, Thomas, Lindsay, Rodgers, Do Conroy, Donaldson, Bates, Scales, Monaghan, and Hungerford; Misses Francis, Thomas, Lindsay, J. Lindsay, M'Carthy, O’Connor, • Hennaghan, Tither, Drumm, K. Drumm, and Joan Donaldson; Messrs Skinner, Bourke, Bills, O’Driscoll, Davies, Egan, Miller, Austen, and Doolan.