SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 23174, 25 January 1939, Page 15

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

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Dr and Mrs L. Lemprioire (England), and Dr Baker M'Laglen (Canterbury) are visiting Dunedin. Dr Dorothy Spence-Sales has left on a visit to England.

Mrs Stephen Beeves is on a visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs Derrick Westenra, Dunsandcl.

Miss Marjorie Pizer, of Melbourne who has recently returned from a trip abroad, is the guest of Mrs J. R. H. Caiman, of York Place.

Mrs and Miss Maxwell, of Sydney, who have been visiting Dunedin, left on Monday for Wanaka.

Mrs C. T. Irvine; of Auckland, has returned to town from a visit to her brother, Mr C. O, Bridgman, “ Hedgehope,” Southland,

Mrs Peter Fraser (wife of the Minister of Education and of Health) arrived in Dunedin to-day to address the graduates attending the home science “ refresher ” course.

Miss Kathleen Martin-Smith, of Rotorua, who has just returned from a trip to England and America, is the guest of Mrs F. G. Duncan, of Tolcarne Avenue.

Dr Adah Platts-Mills, a graduate of Otago University, who has been in the Health Department in Wellington, has now commenced practice in Foxton.

Miss Winnie M‘Lay, Opoho, left on Saturday last to spend a day or two with her brothers in Wellington before pressing over to Nelson to join the staff of the Nelson Public Hospital.

Mrs J. Dick, of Melbourne, who has just returned from a six months’ tour of California, is at .present staying with her nephew, Mr J. Redmond, St. Clair.

Mrs J. Hiett, Dominion president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, has returned from a- visit to Miss I!. Lovell-Smith, of Christchurch.

Mrs M. Hamilton, of the Child Welfare Department, left on/.Tuesday for Wellington, where she will in future reside.

Mr and Mrs William Sargood, of New South Wales, who are the guests of Sir Percy and Lady Sargood, “ Marinoto,” Newington Avenue, will leave on Friday by plane on their return to Sydney.

Miss A. M. Aitken has returned to town for the home science conference, and is staying at Studholmo House; afterwards she will be the guest of Mrs Alexander Harris, Alton Avenue.

An impromptu afternoon tea party was held on Saturday afternoon in the Otago Women’s Club, when the older members of St. Hilda’s Old Girls’ Association were given the opportunity of greeting Sister Catherine, for many years connected with St. Hilda’s, who is now on the staff of the Sisters’ School in Adelaide.

Miss Betty Boss, accompanied by her brother, Mr Kenneth Ross, left on Monday for Sydney, where they will join the Strathaird for Scotland, to enter as students in the University of Aberdeen. In Sydney they will be the guests for a few days of Mrs James Hegarty.

In honour of Mrs William Sargood, of New South Wales, Mrs F. M. Oldham gave a luncheon party yesterday in the Otago Women’s Club, and to-day was hostess at an afternoon tea party at her home in Cargill street.

Miss Hilary Hudson was a hostess on Saturday morning at a tea party given at her home in London street in honour of Miss Betty Boss. The other guests were Misses Jean Paterson, Docile Jones, Hilary Bunnerstrum, Judith Gallaway, Betty Batham, and Dorothy Kidson.

Mr and Mrs Robert Walls entertained some 60 friends on Saturday evening in honour of the coming of age of their daughter Ngaire. Wilson Hall was attractively decorated for the occasion in shades of green and lemon, to tone with an appropriately inscribed birthday cake. Mrs Walls wore a becoming frock of navy georgette, with an all-over design of tulips, and Mrs John Walls, who assisted her, chose a midnight blue velvet gown, relieved with white. The guest of the evening, who was presented by Mr A. Sharp, the M.C., with a gold key, made a charming picture in a full-skirted gown of mermaid blue chiffon, trimmed at the corsage with massed flowers in pastel shades.

Sir Percy and Lady Sargood gave a o o’clock party on Monday afternoon in honour of their guests, Mr and Mrs William Sargood, of New South Wales. Miniature hydrangeas in pots were used to decorate the hall, while dainty Iceland poppies were the attractive decoration in the dining room, where refreshments were served. The hostess wore a gown of Parma violet morocain and Mrs William Sargood wore a frock of purple crepe de chine with a self-brocaded pattern, with a chic black hat with touches of purple. The guests were Sir Lindo and Lady Ferguson, Dr and Mrs F. S. Batchelor, Mr and Mrs C. W. Bircli, Mr and Mrs F. M. Oldham, Mr and Mrs B. W Cotterill, Mr and Mrs S. Macphcrson, Mosdames W. F. Edmond, J. A D. Lvcrach, E. L. Vallange, William Collins (Queensland), PL Cogan, Misses Sise, Ross, Ulrich. M. Farquhar, Denniston. Vallange, Messrs 1. C. Rolf and P. Vallange.

Recent guests at “ Iho Hermitage, Mount Cook, included: Miss J.-V Parkes, Miss P. Dennison-Pender, Miss \ Savill, Mr and Mrs B. J. Ashton, Miss C. N. Sinclair, Dr E. Lewis, Miss E. Hounsell, Mr and Mrs B. •>■ Schonegevel, Miss Oxenhain, Captain and Mrs MacGregor Phillips, and Mr J. Robertson (England), Mr and Aim P. Macdonald (India), Miss AI. E. Uniack (Singapore), Mrs G. J. Cnhh, Miss M. Cribb, Masters Cnbb. Miss D. Foote. Mr and Mrs R. J. Callender, Mrs M Moon, Mrs E. R. Stood ley (Queensland), Mrs J. Kilpatrick, Miss P. Kilpatrick, Mrs T. Lewis, Mr J. Ollivier, Miss Banner, Mr E. Bevan, Mr and Mrs J. Canning (Christchurch), Rev. and Mrs S. Gardiner, Miss K. Baker, Mr F. E. Hammond (Napier), Mr and Mrs T. Ward (Auckland). Miss G Hallev, Miss P. Horne (Taranaki', Mr J. Quirk, Mr and Mrs H. B. Courtis, Miss E. Kirk (Timaru), Miss M. de Lew. Miss Liston, Airs Ha.vluirst. Airs'Williams (Culverden), Air and Airs J. G. Fleming (Huntly), Air D. Marren. Air G. Glynn. Air L. Clinton, Air 11. Norwood, Air T. Harris, Air AI. Watt (Dunstaii Downs), Aliss

A. Gibson, Mrs O. Mackenzie (Scotland), Mrs P. Sail, Mr C. King, Air T. E. Jones, Mr H. Hashino, Air O. Ogasawara (Sydney), Airs C. AV. Smith, Aliss 1. Washington (Alelbourne), Hon. E. Dwyer-Gray, Hon. J. Alacdonald, Air J. Quinn (Tasmania), Air and Airs AV. Lees (Perth), Air L. Spiller, Aliss Kinchella, Air C. Kay, Air S. Stephenson, Air and Airs Oswald Alills (AVellington), Air and Airs AV. Cunningham, Aliss and Master Cunningham (Rotorua), Airs J. C. Al‘Donald, Aliss and Alastor APDonald, Mr and Airs J. ID. Hopkins, Airs Hopkins (Gore), Air and Airs G. .Portcous, Air G. Porteous (Dunedin), Air and Airs Cole (Temuka).