SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22790, 27 October 1937, Page 16

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 morning. In the latter case they must be brief. Miss Millicent Mackerras left to-day on a visit to Sydney. Mrs A. Howes returned yesterday from a visit to Christchurch. Miss Edith Howes arrived this afternoon from Christchurch on a visit to Mrs R. H. Stevenson, Alton Avenue. Miss Constance Williams arrived home at the week-end from a visit to England. Miss Gladys Black, of Christchurch, is the guest of her mother, Mrs Herbert Black, Dunottar, Mrs Frank Halsted will leave to-mor-row for Melbourne on a visit to her mother. Mrs Marks, of that city. Mr and Mrs (Richard Hudson leave to-morrow for Hanmer, and will later be in Christchurch for. Race Week. Miss, Molly Macassoy, of Wellington, is the guest, of her grandmother, Mrs J. F. M. Fraser, George street. Mrs F. Belesky, of Lumsden, was the guest of Mrs "W. Meek, Hick street, for the week-end. Mrs William Collins, of Nindooinlbah House, Queensland, is returning from England by the Strathmore, arriving in Sydney on November 11. Later she will visit relatives in New Zealand. Mrs Hedley Bellringer has returned from a visit to New Plymouth, where she was the guest of Mrs Norman Bellringer and Mrs James Scanlan, and from Christchurch, where her hostess was Miss Yvonne Lewey. The marriage will take place at St. Mary’s Church, Karori, Wellington, on Saturday evening next, of _ Gwen, daughter of the late Mr Cecil Haggitt and Mrs Haggitt, of Dunedin, to Mr Stanley Sheppard, of Auckland. A reception will afterwards be held at the Kelburn Tea Kiosk, at which Mrs Haggitt will bo the hostess. Mrs Uyn Beaumont (chairwoman) was hostess at a luncheon party today in the Otago Women’s Club, given for the committee of the Music Circle. The guests were Mesdames Richard Hudson, Wakefield Holmes, Eric Miller, and the Misses Meda Paine, Zita Hart, Edith Morrison, Muriel Lane, Ngaio Garland, and Margaret Saivers. The Misses Ramsay will leave fo-mor-row on a visit to Melbourne, where they will he the guests of their sister, Mrs John Mackenzie. While in Melbourne, Miss Doris Ramsay will study at the League of Health and Beauty School in that city. Later they will go on to Sydney,

ill's F. Gresham and her daughter, Mrs Gillies, of Christchurch, spout a few days in Dunedin on their way to Invercargill, where they will bo the guests of Mrs Norman Armour. A large number of friends gathered on. the railway station to farewell Mrs J. G. Hay, who left on Thursday morning to join her husband in Wellington. Included among the numbers was Mrs G. Madigan, who was Mrs Hay’s hostess while she was in Dunedia. Mrs Hugh Speight will leave on November 11 by the Monterey for San Francisco, afterwards travelling via Los Angeles and the Mexican border to Philadelphia, where she intends to spend some months as the guest of her sister, Mrs E. A. Nicol. When customers buy two and three pairs at a time, you know that values must be remarkable. New shipment of pure white English Ghillies in real buckskin, going in the complete clearance for 18s Cd, normally 27s Gd, at Tidggs and Denton’s, 53 George street, Dunedin.—[27lo37.] Miss C. J. Eadio was hostess at a party at her home on Saturday evening in honour of Mr Neville Scoullar and Miss Natalie Scoullar, who have been spending a short holiday in Dunedin. The guests included Misses Joan Eadie, Pam Williams, June Holloway, Betty Warren. Natalie Scoullar (Auckland). Phyllis Crossan (Auckland), Messrs Reynolds. Ritchie, Scoullar, Mart, Dixon, and Dunlop. Every day Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose now have what they call “our concert ” from 6 o’clock to half past. They play a selection of records on the now nursery gramophone which Queen Mary lately sent them, Princess Elizabeth choosing the programme one day, and her little sister the next. Either the Queen herself or' their governess is present and discusses the music and the composers with the Princesses. These concerts were the Queen’s idea, as she thinks it an excellent way of guiding youthful tastes in the guise of an interesting game. The fact that there were only 1,400 croquet players in. England, as compared with 6,000 in New Zealand, was commented on by Mrs R. D. Gamhrill on her return to Palmerston North after a trip abroad. The gam© was taken more seriously in England, but she preferred New Zealand’s “ chatty ’ style, said Mrs Gambrill, who is herself one of New Zealand’s foremost croquet players, and a representative of the New Zealand Croquet Council. She interviewed the handicapper for England, General Swiss, and secretary, at the headquarters at Roehampton, obtaining a good deal of valuable information for the New Zealand Council. On Tuesday evening the members of the Ladies’ National Reserve Miniature Rifle Club held their break-up party at the home of the president, Miss A. Edmond, 24 members being present. A happy time was spent in playing “ beetle game,” followed by various other games and competitions. Later in the. evening the cups and trophies won during the year were presented, the following, being the prizewinners:—Championship cup, D. Bradley; runner-up, M. Esplin; handicap cup, M. Esplin; rnnner-up, A. Edmond ; first-year members’ grouping contest, G. , Valentine; secret nights, E. Hay; self-handicap, M. Taylor; rapid fire, D. Bradley; five shots right and left shoadder, N. Knowles; 10 shots, no sling, A. Why-man; bulkeyes. C. Oassels; blank target, E. Hay ; candle snuffing, M. Taylor, The captain (Miss Knowles), on behalf of the club, made a presentation of a book, book ends, and a bouquet to Mrs J. Bradley in recognition of her services as honorary coach. Then followed a presentation to Miss Edmond, made by Mrs Bradley on behalf of the club. During the evening the members gathered on the lawn and had a flashlight photo taken. Supper brought a pleasant gathering to a close. Travel Club. At a meeting of the committee of the Travel Club the resignation of the secretary, Miss Dorothy Secular, was received, and Miss Joyce Haggitt was appointed in her stead.