SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19736, 8 September 1927, Page 7

SOCIAL NEWS.

Miss Grace Williams, of Hastings, is the guest of Mrs. A. I. Prior Williams, Remuera. Mrs. Oliver Samuel, who has been staying at the Hotel Cargen, has left on her return to New Plymouth. Miss Ivy Webb has arrived from the South, and is the guest of Mrs. C. J. Entrican, Mount Albert. Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, who has been the guest of Lady Wilson, at Bulls, is leaving shortly for England. Mrs. Keith Ollivier has arrived in Christchurch from Auckland to join her husband, who was recently transferred to Christchurch. The Te Awamutu branch of the Piunket Society has decided to promote a carnival in November to raise funds for the work of the branch. Miss Mabel Owens, of New York City, is the first of her sex to be appointed as an attorney to the United States Board of Tax Appeals. Miss Edith Craig, daughter of the famous Dame Ellen Terry, is recognised as one of England's foremost authorities on the production of plays. Miss M. Bicknell, Wellington, Mrs. L. B. Gilfillan, Hamilton, ana the Misses M. and J. Walker, Napier, are staying at the Hotel Stonehurst. Mrs. T. Rowe, of Wanganui, arrived by the Tofua from Samoa, where she has been the guest of Lady Richardson. She is staying with Mrs. Ernest Gillies Avenue. Mrs. W. J. Stevens, Hamilton, has won the prize offered by the New Zealand Penwomen's League for a plav which is to be produced in the Little Theatre, Auckland.

The final meeting of the Castor Bay Ladies' Committee for the Plunket Fair wa? held on Tuesday, when it was announced that £45 would be handed to the Plunket Society—the result of the committee's work for the last four months.

The annual meeting of the Auckland women's branch of the New Zealand Political Reform League was held in the hall of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Tuesday afternoon. The president, Mrs. A. N. Ferguson, and a committee was reappointed. The chairwoman. Dr. Hilda Northcroft, spoke of the necessity of close organisation and loyalty to the party during the period of post-war depression and difficulty. Afternoon tea brought an enthusiastic meeting to a close.

Lady Baden-Powell has returned to London from South Africa. She says that one of her greatest thrills during her tour was at a combined meeting of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, held within sight and sound of th> wonderful Victoria Falls. The boom of the waters rose above the voices of the girls and boys when they sang. She was thrilled, too, when visiting Mafeking. It was the first time " 8.P." had been there since lie left it in such stirring scenes 27 years ago.

St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London, was beautifully decorated with great standards of pink gladioli for the wedding of Lord Trevor and Miss Phylli? Sims, which took place in the presence of a few relations and friends, on July 27. The bride, daughter of Mr. J. A. Sims, a master plumber, of Kirton-in-Lindsey, near Lincoln, a tall, fair-haired, goodlooking girl with a bright colour, is a nurse by" profession. She looked well in a dress of champagne-coloured silk laco over a foundation of georgette. Her chiffon hat to match was trimmed with bar"U of crinoline straw, pnd she carried a sheaf of pink roses. She was given away by her brother-in-law, Mr. W. E. 'Smith. Major Dudley Alexander. C.M.G., was best man.