SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19469, 27 October 1926, Page 9

SOCIAL NEWS.

Miss A. Kelliher, of Sydney, is staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. Basil Cadoas has returned from j a visit to Gisborna. Mrs. F. J. Prendergast has returned from a visit to Wellington. Mrs. TV. Brander has left for New Plymouth, where she is the guest of Miss Bedford. Mfcs. P. A. Edmiston and Miss McCnlloch returned by the Niagara from a visit to Sydney, * Mrs. M. H. Miles, who has been on a visit to Cambridge, has returned'to'the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. Stephen Curtis, Niagaroon, Petone, who has been visiting Auckland, has left for the Wairarapa. Major and Mrs. Mead, of Wellington, who are shortly leaving tee England, are staying at the Hotel Mrs. Grey George, Te Aroha, is staving with Mrs. Seymour Thome George, St.. Stephen's Avenue, ParnelL Staff-nurse Gladys Seymour, of Christchurch Hospital, passed first in New Zealand in the State midwifery examinations. Mr- and Mrs. G. A McMillan, who have been on a visit to Sydney, returned by the Marama and are staying at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. E- E. Bloomfield and Miss Bloomfield sailed by the Cathay on October 8, on their return to New Zealand after a lengthy visit to England. Mrs. Grant-Taylor, of the Waikato, is in Auckland and is* staying with her mother, Mrs. T. F. Cheeseman, of Wfaitiora, Domain Drive, ParnelL Mrs. E. Horton and Miss A. Horton sailed by the Narkur da at the end_ of September on their return to New Zealand after a prolonged visit to England. Lord Esher was among the Balmoral guests recently and he is one of the best examples of the King's retention of friendship with his father's old friends. Lord Esher and the Archbishop of Canterbury are among the few survivors, with Lord Rosebery, of those who can claim the friendship of four generations of Royalty, and Lord Esher, at 74, must be the youngest of them. Ever on the look-out for something new, America has started a big revival of the old lawn games, and croquet parties are now 4,he smart thing among Long Island hostesses. At the same time, the indoor games oi long ago are also returning to popularity, especially cribbage and pingpong. In fact, one has to be old-fashioned to-day to be really up-to-date, a paradoxical situation, says an English writer. Th« Mayor of Avondale, Mr. W. J. Tait, attended by a guard of honour of the boy scouts, gave a civic welcome to the clergy and leaders of the Band of Hope movement on Labour Day in the Avondale Town HalL The Rev. F. A. rhompson, president, was accompanied by Mr. W. J- Stallworthy, hon. organiser of the Auckland Band of Hops Union, the Rev. H. R. Jecks. Rev. J. R. Nelson and the leaders of all the bands of hope and Sunday scncols throughnut the district. The programme was contributed by representatives of all the denominations, and the social rally, attended by a large audience, brought the winter "session to a happy and successful conclusion. For the first time in the history of the Roval College of Music, two women have been appointed to the council. They are: The Duchess of Atholl and Lady Cynthia Colville. Lord Gladstone, in making the announcement at the annual meeting of the corporation, said the appointments were made unanimously, and they all congratulated themselves on having ' the assistance of these highly-gifted ladies. The Duchess of Atholl, who is Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, is a brilliant pianist and composer of songs. She studied at tho Royal College of Music, and holds the diploma of A.R.C.M. Lady Cynthia Colville is one of the twin daughters of the Marquis of Crewe, and married in 19013 the Hon. George Colville, youngest son j of the late Viscount Colville of Calross* j New Zealsind readers will be interested to hear of the recent engagement between Mr. Ronald Syme and Miss V >n Reader, pii X) Mr. Syme, who is thp eldest son of Mr. David' Syme, Eltham, it will be remembered, resigned his position as Assistant Professor of Classics in Auckland University College to zo to Oxford He arrived at Oriel C >llege about ten months ago, and has latf ly had conferred upon him the distinction of Honorary Scholar. This yeir be gained the Chancellor's Prize in Latin, verse and the Gaisford Prize fey Greek prose of the University of Onord. He has been spending his vacation in France, where he found a great deal to interest him* and he was very much struck by the extent of the hydro-electrical derelopmenfs which have taken place even in the smallest villages that he visited. Miss Reader is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs A Reader, of Mount Bruce, Mastertou. A former student of Victoria Cniversitv. Wellington, she went to University College early m 1924, and she is now at Somerville College, Oxford, where she has been doing valuable work in connection with biochemistry.