SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19510, 14 December 1926, Page 9

SOCIAL NEWS.

Miss Frances Clark, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland. Miss Audrey Lawrence is at, present the guest of the Misses Page, Hawera. Mrs A. J: Bond, who has been visiting Auckland, has returned to Hamilton. Miss j. Buckleton, who has been on a visit- to Auckland, has returned to Wellington. Mrs. H. Hallenstein and Miss Jean Hallenstein, of Dunedin, arc on a visit to Auckland. Mrs. A M. Epps, of Auckland, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Eric Stevens, Wellington.

Miss Renee Satelnvell, L.R.A.M., left Auckland on the Marama on Friday on a two months' visit to Sydney and Melbourne »

Mrs. W. R. Wilson and Miss Behrens are at present'in Christchurch in connection with the work of the Girl Guides movement.

Miss Ciaire Bourne, of 'limaru, has been appointed library assistant at the Auckland University College- There were fifty applicants.

Miss May Spiers, tennis champion of New Zealand, is leaving Christchurch on December 23 for Auckland, to defend her title at the championship tournament.

The Duchess of Northumberland was presented with a case of scissors as a souvenir when she opened the new wing of a hospital at Newcastle recently, writes a London correspondent, aiid, in order to prevent " cutting the luck,'* she smilingly gave a halfpenny in return. ■

The Pririte of Wales and the Dnko arid Duchess of York are to spend Christmas with the King qnd Queen at Sandringham, writes a London correspondent, Xhoy have Sromised to attend the West Norfolk Hunt all, which will be held, 1 under tho patronago of the Queen,' on December 28.

The first annual meeting of the Avondale South Women's Club was held last week. Mrs. E. M. Kealy presided. Officers wore elected for the ensuing year as follows:—President, Mrs. E. M. Kealy; vice-presidents, Miss Newton and Mrs. E. J. Rudd; committee, Mesdamesi Pendlebury, Wood, Colvin and Key; secretary, Mrs. H, A. Taylor. It was arranged that the club should go into recess until March.

The Victoria League Ever Ready 'Committee gave a most enjoyable Xmas party to the Freeman's Bay bi'anch (girls), of the Young Citizens' League in the Y.W.C.A. on Wednesday evening, fortyfive girls being present. Mns. Anstiss organised games and competitions, Miss Phyllis Mobberley gave a monologue, and Miss Edna Bullantyne helped with tho musical programnia Mrs. E. C. Cutten presented the prizes won by the children at tho various competitions. Supper was served by Mrs. Granger and helpers. Interesting little talks were given by Mr. CiTtten, president of tho Young Citizens' League, and Miss Mowbray, president of the Victoria League. Before the party terminated Mrs. Antiss presented each child with a calendar and a bag of sweets

London's future Lady Mayoress, Lady Blades, the wife of Sic G. Rowland Blades, Lord Mayor-elect of London, was the charmingly dominant figure presiding at the Holborn Restaurant recently at the 32nd annual dinner of one of the newspaper and printing trades charities, the Readers' Pensions Committee. Deli*, cately gowned, wearing a- pearl necklace, and carrying an ostrich feather fan, "she greeted every-guest with a welcoming smile, and passed later to the chair in the banqueting hall amid hearty cheers. Certainly no ' chairman " of lifelong experience could have shown a more businesslike appreciation of the part to be played for the comfort of the guests. In proposing the toast of the eveming, "The Readers' Pensions Committee," Lady Blades spoke with eloquent sympathy. Though these days newspapers through mcdern methods were printed, folded, counted, and almost sold by machinery, there was, she pointed out, nobody who could take the place of the reader, "whose work was carried on under conditions of much strain.