SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22578, 20 February 1937, Page 24

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Will correspondents please note that items intended for Wednesday's ‘ Star ’ must be in the office by Tuesday afternoon, and those intended for insertion on Saturday by Thursday afternoon, or at the latest Friday morfiing. In the latter case they must be brief. Miss Rosemary Ross left on Thursday for Timaru, where she will act as assistant secretary at the Y.W.C.A. Mr and Mrs Frank Bolt, of Wellington, are the guests of Mr H. F. Sincock, Macandrew Bay. Dr and Mrs Norman C. Speight left on Thursday for Mount Cook, where they will spend 10 days. Mrs E. K. Halstead, of Greymouth, is at present the guest of her mother, Mrs A. Scoular, Matakanui station, Otago Central. Mr and Mrs A. Lee Smith left on Thursday on a visit to Japan. Mrs Lee, of Temuka, is the guest of Mrs Hugh Neill, Claremont street, during the Otago croquet tournament Mrs T. M'Kibbin will leave on Monday on a visit to Christchurch. Miss Peggy Brewer left yesterday for the North Island. Mrs Kenneth Mason, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs C. S. Reid, Alison Crescent, has returned to her home in Wellington. Mrs Sutherland Ross is spending the week-end at Lake AVanaka. Miss Mary Morten, of Mount Pleasant, who has been visiting Dunedin, returned home yesterday. Miss Forsyth has arrived to take up the position of matron of the Y.AALC.A. Hostel, during Miss Rosevear’s absence in England. Mrs C. S. Reid and Miss Isobel Reid are paying a visit to Christchurch. Miss Dora de Beer, London, and Miss M. Scott are visitors to Mount Cook, and intend to cross to AVestland via the Copeland Pass. Mrs R. A. Duthie left on Thursday for Wellington, where she will be joined by Airs Bolwell and Mrs M‘Ara, of Gore, and proceed to England. Miss Millicent M'Kerras left this week by the Awatea to visit her sister in Sydney. An engagement is announced between George Henry, only son of the lato Mr G. F. Gregg and Mrs Gregg, of South Dunedin, and Edna Josephine, second daughter of Mr and Mrs AV. H. AVood, South Dunedin. Mrs E. J. Le Cren and Miss Ethel Le Cren, of Auckland, are visitors to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs A. L. Salmond were the guests of Mrs C. L. Hart, Rugby street, while in Christchurch, for the conference of the New Zealand Institute of Architects. Mrs Campbell, of Ravensbourne, who left on Saturday for a tour of America and Great Britain, was accorded a hearty send-off on the railway station. Miss Delight Lynn left AA T ellington yesterday by the AVanganella, en route for Rangoon, where she is to act as general secretary of the Y.AV.C.A. in Burma.

Mrs and Miss Hun ter-Weston, who have been staying at Mount John, Tekapo, have returned to Dunedin. Mrs Roland Fulton, who has been the guest of Mrs Gladstone Robinson, Timaru, has returned home. The Misses Esina and Mary Wilson' have returned from a holiday at Pounawea. Miss Mavis M'Donald left on Thursday on a visit to Wellington. Professor and Mrs W. N. Benson have returned from a visit to Australia. Mrs Lewis Bayly and Miss Rae Bayly, of Wellington, are the guests of Mrs A. J. Taylor, Maitland street, for the Williamson-Taylor wedding next week. Mrs C. W. Rattray was hostess at a three-table bridge party at her homo in Belmont Lane, on Thursday afternoon. The players were Mesdames Douglas Ramsay, J. Black, H. S. Fenwick, Hislop, T. Fergus, Roland Fulton, Leslie Harris (London), T. MTCibbin, and the Misses Denniston, Cook, and Hunter-Weston. Miss Barbara Taylor was hostess at a tea party at the Savoy last Thursday afternoon in honour of her sister, Miss Rae Talyor, whose marriage to Mr W. A. Williamson will take place next Wednesday. Among those present were Mesdames Osborne Stevens, Holden Mirams, Dick Andrews, Misses Betty Harris, Elsa Jacobs, Margaret Greig, Kitty M'lnnes, Kathleen Stafford, and Pamela Mirams. Dr and Mrs North, who have been abroad for the past 11 months, are expected home early next week. A great deal of time has been spent in England, where they were the guests of Dr and Mrs Noel North, in Somersetshire. They also had an enjoyable motor tour through Scotland, and six very interesting weeks on the Continent, including visits to Germany and Denmark. The return journey was made via India, where Dr and Mrs North spent many years. In Australia they stayed with Dr and Mrs Everard North, in the Blue Mountains, before crossing to New Zealand. . Dr and Mrs J. A. A. 11. de Beaufort, of Leusden, Holland, accompanied by their son and daughter, are visiting the Hermitage, Mount Cook. Dr de Beaufort is a prominent Dutch historian, and takes an active part in the public affairs of his town. His father, who died in 1917, was.a Prime Minister of Holland. Dr de Beaufort and family hare visited Switzerland many times, and are enjoying their holiday in the Mount Cook region. Mr de Beaufort, jun., is-as-sociated with the Nederlandsch Indiscbe Handels Bank, in Java, whither he will return after he visits Australia, where he will study the conditions. Dr and Mrs de Beaufort, after visiting Australia, will visit South Africa. The February meeting of Green Island branch of the Women’s Institute was held in the Masonic Refectory on Tuesday evening. In the absence of Mrs Wilkie, Miss M‘Lean presided. The roll call was “a verso about "a flower.” It was decided to send congratulations to Miss A. E. J. Spencer, of Rissington, Hawke’s Pay, on her being included in the New Year honours. Mr Passmore gave a talk on ‘ Dahlias,’ and was accorded a vote of thanks, proposed by Miss Miller. Miss Walker, social convener, controlled a competition, the winner being Mrs Bell. Miss M'Lean won the competition for a howl of mixed flowers. The hostesses were Mesdames Bulger, Barclay, Armstrong, Martin, Christenson, and Reynolds Morland. The staffs of the Horae Science School, Stndholme House Hostels, and. the Association for Country Education, numbering 22. had afternoon tea together at Upper Stndholme. House on Thursday. Professor A, G. Strong. 0.8. E., dean of the Home Science faculty, welcomed and introduced new members of staff, after which she briefly spoke on the different aspects of the work of home science hostels and the A.C.E. Following this, those who had been abroad gave interesting acccounts of their experiences. Tea was served in the drawing room, which was charmingly decorated with bowls of tall gladioli and vases of roses. A central howl of viscaria was much admired.

Miss Ann Stevenson, accompanied by her two nieces, the Misses Betty Fraser and Mary Buchanan, left on Wednesday on a visit to Melbourne. Mrs N. Newbold lias now returnd from her 11 months’ tour of ths North Island and Australia. Her daughter, Erana, is remaining in Sydney for some time. Mrs Booth-Clibborn, “La Marechale,” is the guest of Mr W. T. Wilson, York Place, during her stay in Dunedin. On Wednesday afternoon she will be the guest of the president and members of the Otago Women’s Club. Mrs Arthur Hudson and her daughter, Mrs Renfry Harris, were joint hostesses at a, six-table bridge party at the Otago Women s Club yesterday afternoon given as a farewell to Mrs Arthur Pratt, Mrs C. Oliver, Mrs W. G. Hay, and Mrs Forbes Williams, who are all leaving shortly to visit England. Mrs D. H. Cameron and Miss Connie Parker" were joint hostesses at Mrs Cameron’s home in St. Kilda on Wednesday evening when the guest of honour was Miss Edna Jones, who is to be an Easter bride. Those present were Mesdames J. Morrison, M. R. Burt, C. Gourlie, Misses Rona Nicholson, Alice and Lilian Priest, Flora Macarthur, M. Scrimgeour, and F. Iggo. Miss J. Bieknell, Dominion president of the Registered-'Nurses’, Association, Miss M. Lambie, director of nursing, Miss F. Wilson (Christchurch), Miss A. Arnold, matron of St. Helen’s Home, Wellington, and Miss R. Mirams (Auckland) were selected by the New Registered Nurses’ Association at its conference in Wellington last week to represent thd ;t association at the International Council of Nurses’ Congress to be held in London in July. Mrs Leslie Harris, of London, was the guest of honour at , an afternoon tea party given by the committee of the Play-reading Circle of the Otago Women’s Club yesterday. Miss Grace Farnie (chairwoman) acted as. hostess, and after, tea had. been served, Mrs Harris gave a most interesting talk bn plays and play-going in London, a subject on which she has a most intimate knowledge. Others present were Mesdames Wakefield Holmes, S.' P. Cameron, A. H. Laurenson. C. W. Birch, Campbell, A. A. Fairbairn, Bricked, and the Misses Farnie, Taylor, Nicholson, Billie Mitchell, Fenwick, and A. M'Dougall. Members of ths Logan Park Club gathered at the pavilion on Saturday last to bid farewell tq ex-presi-dent, Mrs Squires, whp will leave shortly on an extended trip abroad. The weather was not suitable-for outside games, but a happy time was spent in the pavilion, which was prettily decorated for the occasion. t Afternoon tea was served, after which Mrs C.

Stanley Smith referred to their guest’s excellent work for the club, particularly during her term of presidency. Presenting Mrs Squires with a gift for use during her travels, Mrs Smith expressed, on behalf of the # members, best wishes for a happy holiday. Mrs Squires was also handed, a bouquet tied with streamers in the club’s colours. .Replying, Mrs Squires said she did not require any gifts to remind her of her clubmates. However, she thanked one and all for their good wishes, and assured them she would frequently have in mind many happy days spent at the Logan Park lawns. A jolly party closed with singing “ For he’s a jolly good fellow.” Miss Lily Stevens, who will return to Dunedin from Sydney at the end of next week, has been attending an' instructive course in dancing at Miss Francis Scully’s summer school there. Classes were taken by the principal herself on the Royal Academy examination syllabus technique, also by Aliss Lorraine Norton, on the examination syllabus and on Spanish and various other dances. Miss Irene Vera Young lectured on Central European dances, Mr Roland Guerard, of the Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo, on technique, and Mr H. O’Connell on tap dancing, all being anxious to improve the standard of dancing in the Dominion by|advancing the standard of the examination of the Royal Academy of Dancing, London. Teachers from various parts of the North Island of New Zealand were also present. During the course Miss Scully gave a 5 o’clock tea to the New Zealand teachers, after which plans were discussed in regard to the forming of a branch society of operatic dancing in the Dominion. Air Felix Demery, London, will be this

year’s examiner for Australia andtNew Zealand. While in Sydney Miss Stevens was fortunate to_ witness every programme of the Russian Ballet, and stated that dance enthusiasts have something to look forward to when the New Zealand season opens. The Australian Society of Operatic Dancing entertained the principals of the Ballet ftusse de Monte Carlo and the New Zealand teachers at a dinner at the Carlton Hotel, when the president, Miss Jennie Brennan, of Melbourne, and several other notable people in the dance -world in Australia were also present.