SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19625, 2 May 1927, Page 5

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. Pilling, of Fiji, is at present, staying at Arundel,

Miss Gibbons has left Wanganui on a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. Jeffries has returned to Stratford from a visit to Auckland.

Mr and Mrs. G. S. Lind, of Wellington, are 'visiting Auckland. Mr. and Mr;.. J. M Mullard are Wellington visitors to Auckland. Mrs. C. Ring, of Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. F. C. Bond, Hamilton. Mrs. Harold Halse, of Landsdowne, Mastertoo, is visiting Auckland. Mrs. A. G. Cross and Miss Avery, of Wanganui, are visiting Auckland. Mrs. Anderson and Miss Anderson, of Wanganui, are visitors to Auckland. Mrs. Barnard, of Auckland, is visiting the Wanganui and Taranaki districts. Miss Tunks, Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. A. Brown, Reotahi, Whangarei. Mrs. J. EL Cruickshank has returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Auckland. Mrs P Coleman. Auckland, is the guest of her aunt Mrs. P. E. Tingey, Wanganui. Mrs. and Miss Macassey have returned ?o Wellington from a visit to Auckland Mr. and Mrs (i. H Congreve have returned to Christchurch from Auckland. Miss Winifred Wise, of Auckland, has been the guest ol Mrs. J. Wells, Wanganui. -* ■ Dr. and Mrs. Campbell have returned to Whangarei after a holiday visit to Auckland *

Mrs. W. H. Skinner has returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Kotorua and Auckland.

The Misses Peacock, who have been staying at the Hotel Car gen, are in a visit to Wellington.

Miss Gwen Fullerton, who has been the guest of Mrs. Barthorp New Plymouth, has left for Wanganui.

Mrs A. D. Stanley, Remuera,, is the guest of her sister, Mrs W. A, Leitch, Wadestown, Wellington.

Mrs. J. D. Sievwright, who has been on a visit to Auckland and Hamilton, has returned to Wellington.

Mrs. Arthur Richards and her son, Captain Richards, have arrived from Rotorua, and are staying at Arundel.

Mrs. C. Waterman, of Waipapa. Bay of Islands, is in town and staying with her mother, Mrs. Rogers, One Tree Hill.

Mrs. W. D. R. McOurdie, who ha 3 been visiting Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, and Tauranga, has returned to her home in Te Awamutu.

Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Cowles have returned to Hamilton after t.n absence of fourteen months, ten of which were spent, in England and on the Continent.

Mrs. B. M Johns, who is the guest of Mrs. Arthur E Moore, Mi®ston, Grafton Road, is leaving this evening for Welling ton, to sail by the ft.M.S. Tainui to join her husband, Dr Johns, in London.

A number of presentations were made last week to Miss M. Austin, on the occasion of her retirement from office as matron of the Richmond Road Children's Home, a position she has held for 12 years. From the children of the Richmond Road ; Sunday school Miss Austin received a tortoise shell manicure set, from the staff a suit-case and a handbag, from the homo workers a toilotte set. and from the trns fees a cheque The successor to Miss Austin is Miss Piddick, who recently arrived from Scotland.

A meeting of the Query Club was held in the Business Girls' Clubroom on Friday, Miss J. Tappe* presiding over a good attendance of members Final arrange ments were made for the annnai dance to be held on-May 18, the proceeds of which are to be given to local charities The members are taking <*harge of the sweet stall at the Rev, J. ('aider's bazaar at the Town Hall, early in June, and various matters in connection with this were dis enssed at the meeting. The president ex pressed her appreciation of the help given by the girls on Poppy Day The club has a very full programme at present, and the members are all keenly interested in the various activities

A very enjoyable "At Momra" was given to the members of the Carlton Croquet Club by the president, Mrs Hamilton, on Friday During the. afternoon a "long shot" competition was keenly contested. Mrs Cahill winning the final of the senior Sade and Mrs. Page the junior grade wing to weather conditions not being favourable to out door play the ladies adjourned to the pavilion and enjoyed bridge and five hundred An opportunity was also taken bv the members, through Mrs. C Cmrkaey senior, to expires* their regard and esteem for thp club's president, (Mrs. Hamilton), secretary (Mrs, Perry), and treasurer (Mrs. T Wilson), to each of whom suitable presents were made, consisting of handsome ornamental brass stands with Tystal elans fruit containers. A partimtarlv pleasinc little ceremony took place when Mrs E H Cacksey, wh» >s shortly leaving for Eng land was presented by the member* of the club through the president, with a silver mounted smelling salts bottle, in recognition of her «inee?e and generous interest in the welfare of the club for some time part The president on behalf of the club, wished Mrs. Ctjcksev God-speed on her journey and a safe and happy return