SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22379, 1 July 1936, Page 15

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Australian Society. Last Saturday evening the Australian Society held a most successful evening at the O'.K. Cafe. The room was both cosy and inviting, with a warm fire and tables prettily decorated with chrysanthemums, freesias, and maiden-hair. The president (Mr H. M. Mac Kay) and Mrs Mac Kay were excellent as host and hostess, and made all members and friends welcome on arrival. Mr Mac Kay read an apology from Mr R. S. Black, who was unable to attend, and on behalf of the society extended a warm welcome to new members, also to two visitors from Sydney, Miss O’Carroll and Miss Gleason, and Mr and Mrs Cohen, from Queensland. Dancing and competitions were much enjoyed until midnight, the music being supplied by Mrs Clayton. A vote of thanks was proposed by Signora Steila to her for dance music so generously supplied during the past year, to which all heartily responded. Musical items arranged by Signora Stella were rendered at intervals throughout the evening, the performers being Miss Lucy Macintosh, ' Flower Song ’ and ‘ Poor Wandering One,’ with violin obbligato by Miss Anna Briasca: Miss Eva Fawcett, ‘ Song of Friendship ’ and ‘ Night ’ ; and Mr Taplin concluded with ‘ Boots ’ and Australia’s 1 Bush Song.’ Those present included Mr and Mrs H. M. Mac Kay, Misses and Mesdames H. A. Newall. T. Andrews, St. George, S. Veitch, W. Walton. L. Cohen, (Queensland), Sewell, Gallagher, Parker. Beal, A. Glue, F. G. Paape, J. Horn, K. Jackson, J. Cuiininnham, Clavton, F. Dawson. Lennox. Signor and Signora Stella. Mrs Briasco. Mrs Beatie. Misses Thelma Newall, Muriel Hare, W. Connell, Smith, Brown, Griffiths. Fairweather, L. Macintosh, Anita Winkel. O’Carroll (Sydney), Fawcett, Mollison, Anna Briasco. Gleason (Sydney), H. Connell, Messrs Stan. MacKay, Deans, H. Morrison, .1. Thouip"on, Taplin, Mackinnon, and D. MacKay.