SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 23817, 22 February 1941, Page 17

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Will correspondents please note that items intended for Wednesday’s ’Star' mast be in the office by Tuesday afternoon, and those intended lor insertion on Saturday by Thursday afternoon, or at the latest Friday morning. In the latter case they must be brief. Mrs A. G. Austin and Miss Ivinq Austin, Auckland, are tlic guests of Mrs G. W. Wilson, St. Clair. Miss Gloria Wilson, St._ Clair, returned by plane from a holiday in Wellington. Miss Joan Burnett, Queenstown, is the guest of Mrs T. D. B. Paterson, Maori Hill.

Miss Margaret Bell, Romnora, Auckland, is the guest of Mrs P. Y. Wales, Newington Avenue.

Mrs E. H. Hargreaves, Christchurch, who is a visitor for the races, is staying at the City Hotel. Mrs A. C. Mills, a Christchurch visitor for the Cup Meeting, is a guest at the Grand Hotel. Miss Beatrice Farquhar returned yesterday by plane, from a visit, to Wellington. Mrs Sholto Douglas and Mrs James Hay will arrive on Tuesday and will stay at the Law Courts Hotel. Madame Winnie Fraser and Mrs Gordon Donaldson, Oamaru, arc the guests of Mrs E. G. Boddy, Queen street. Mrs Calder is visiting Wellington, to bo present at the wedding to-day of her niece, Miss Joy llac, to Private Keg. Hudson. Mrs George Loycridge, of the nursing staff of the llangiatoa Home. Now Plymouth, is a visitor to Dunedin, and is the guest of Mrs T. Robinson, Elm How. A very successful “ bring and buy ” sale was held yesterday afternoon at Mrs E. R. Harty’s homo in Gcorgo street. In consequence tho funds of the local committee of the Kelsey-. Yaralla Kindergarten will benefit to the extent of £35. Miss E. R. Thomas, F.1.T.A.. A.C.S. (N.Z.), left Christchurch for Wellington on Friday night to attend the first Dominion conference of- the International Institute of Accountants, as the official delegate from the Canterbury and Westland branch of the institute. The Dunedin Ladies’ Whippet Club Committee concluded its year’s n ork on Saturday with an afternoon tea, held in the Vedic. Those present were Mesdamos M'Kinley, Berry, Winchester, Unwin, Glass, Guthrie, Ronald, W. Winchester, and Keenan. Captain Thomas Hardie Neil, of Auckland, who recently returned to the Dominion as medical officer in charge of 87 New Zealand soldiers invalided home from the Middle East, was married in Auckland on Saturday evening to Miss Elma Sidney Hargreaves, Bay of Islands.

Misses Chris and Wilma Hudson left on Wednesday by plane, and Mr and Mrs W. 1!. Hudson left on Thursday, for Wellington to attend the marriage of their son, Private Reg. Hudson, to Miss Joy Rae, which took place to-day at Roseneath Church, a reception being held afterwards at the residence of Mrs Burton, Oriental Parade, Wellington. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Society held its annual picnic on Saturday last, when members were the guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Ellis at their seaside residence, Karitane. After a hearty welcome, lunch was served, and members enjoyed the beach, with cricket played in the grounds. After tea, Mr F. D. Swift (president) thanked Mr and Mrs Ellis, on behalf of all present, for their kindness in making the day so happy and enjoyable. The singing of ‘ On Ilka Moor Bat ’At ’ brought the happy day to a close. At a meeting of the Auckland University College Council on Monday, the council agreed to offer to Mrs Dorothy E. Johnston, of Christchurch, the appointment of tutor-organiser for one year at a salary of £4OO. Miss Margaret Segar, B.Sc., is to be offered the position of demonstrator in zoology at

Auckland University lor 19-11 at a salary' of £2OO. The first Auckland centennial music festival scholarship of an animal value of £4O for two years was awarded to Miss Both D. Gourdie, out of eight applicants. Miss E. M. Griffin was appointed to the Auckland advisory committee on adult education. Travel Club. The hostesses at the morning tea reception at the Savoy on Wednesday next will bo Lady Sidey and Mrs Winston Brinsley, and the speaker Mr F. S. Avcnt. Air Force Relations. The annual meeting of the Taiori branch of Air Force Relations was held and the following officers elected;— President, Mrs H. J. Lambert; vicepresident, Mrs I. Speckling; secretary, Mrs A. W. Burbidge; treasurer, Mrs P. G. Lewis; committee —Mrs J. H. Simpson, Misses A. Wood and M. Watt. The committee is very pleased to advise Dunedin and other readers that arrangements have been made with the Otago Patriotic Council to have a portion of the work room in the Town Hall (Municipal Lane entrance), and, commencing on tho first Friday in March, Taieri ladies will ho in attendance to issue Air Force wool from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Country knitters will, as usual, apply to the secretary', 8 Green street, Mosgiol. Thanks are extended to all the knitters who have so willingly supported us during the past 12 months.

Flower Show at St. Hilda’s. Something quite unique in school entertainments will be the autumn flower show, to he held at St. Hilda’s School Hall on Tuesday afternoon next. With the lovely autumn dahlias, gladioli, sweet peas and chrysanthemums, as well as many late summer flowers at present in bloom, the show should bo a very attractive one. Various competitions are announced for cut flowers, decorative work and children’s posies and howls. Plants, seedlings as well as cakes and produce will bo on sale and afternoon tea will ho provided. International “ Day of Prayer.” Friday next, February 28, will he the international “ Day of Prayer ” organised by the _ committee of the Women’s International Day of Prayer. As far hack as 1887 Presbyterian women in the United States of America met to pray for home missions, and in 1920, both in Canada and the United States, church women of all denominations united for this purpose. In 1936, Christians of more than 50 countries kept* the day together. The programme is sent out to all parts of the world. The day begins in New Zealand and the Fiji Islands, and after some 48 hours ends at Gamhell, on St. Laurence Island, off the coast of Alaska, about 30 miles from the Arctic Circle. Tin' local services will be bold in Trinity Methodist Church. Moray Place, at 10.15 a.m. and 2.15 p.m.