PERSONAL

Manawatu Times, Volume LIX, Issue 7459, 9 May 1934, Page 2

PERSONAL

Miss Cecil Christian, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. F. Christian, city librarian, returns to Otaki to-day.

Mrs. Nelson, of Pahiatua, is at present in Wellington, where she is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. M. Gore.

Miss Thelma Bottle, of Palmerston North, is the guest of Mrs. W. Summerell, "Riedston," Gonville, Wanganui.

Mrs. A. P. Anderson, Wanganui, and the Misses H. 0. and F. Holland, of Wellington, have been the guests of Mrs. Allen, Longburn, for the AplinAllen wedding.

Miss M. B. Phillips, the winner of the third prize, £2OO, in tho "Lucky Cat" Art Union, was a former dux of Wellington Girls' College, and at present resides in New Plymouth. Ihe nom dc plume sho adopted, "Badly Wanted," was not without meaning, for since taking her degree at. Victoria College she has been unable to sceuro employment.

"New Zealanders accept English influence far too readily," said Mr. Hector Bolitho during a. short talk to the members of the Auckland Penwomen’s Club on Friday afternoon. "To develop a national literature ono must develop a national life." In tho speaker's opinion all great women writers suffered much loneliness and unhappiness of spirit. Both reading and writing must be personal experiences. Mr. Bolitho described briefly the circumstances which led to the writiug of his book "Albert tho Good.”

The death occurred at Harpenden, England, last week of Mrs. Erneho Stockwell, relict of the late Dr. G. T Stockwell, in her 87th year. The deceased lady was, with her husband, one of tho pioneers of Southland, arriving in Port Chalmers in 1879. Road communications in Southland at that time were nil and as Dr. Stockwell was the only medical officer within 100 miles of where their Tesidoncc was located Dr. and Mrs. Stockwell bore to tho full their share of tho trials of the early days, all journeys being made on hoiscback. Just before the Great War, Mrs. Stockwell returned to England and there will bo many who will regret the passing there last week of an upright and noble character. She is survived by one son, Mr. ' F. H. Stockwell, ot Feilding, and two daughters, ono in England and ono in Ceylon. A second son, who resided in Palmerston North, pre-deceased his mother some years ago.