SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20239, 26 April 1929, Page 9

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. A. Joseph, of Hamilton, who is visiting Auckland is staying at the Grand Hotel.

' Miss Dorcen D'Authereau, of Devonport, is., leaving . to-day for a visit to Sydney.

Mrs. D. Drummond, of Sydney, is visiting Auckland and is staying at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. William Duncan have returned to Auckland by the Maunganui after an Australian tour.

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ellerbeck, of> Overton, Wapiti Avenue, Epsom, are staying at Hauraki Road, Takapuna.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Atkinson, of York Bay, Wellington, are the guests of Mrs. 15. L'E. Barton, Ayr Street, Parnell.

Mrs. C. Sheppard, of Roslyn Terrace, Devonport, is visiting Hamilton, where she is the guest of Mrs. Mervyn Sheppard.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. Cooper with Mrs. S. Macduff, of Devonport, are leaving to-day for Australia, where they will stay indefinitely.

Miss Allen and Miss Nancarrow, of Dunedin, have taken a flat in Maunsell Road, Parnell, and are intending to stay in Auckland for the winter.

Mrs. J. Maling and her daughter, who havo been making a short stay with Mrs. Cooke, of Lichfield Road, Parnell, are leaving this evening for their home in Durham Street, Christchurch.

Mrs. Vigers has been spending some weeks in the Wairoa Pa, and for some time was the guest of Mrs. W. Dalziell, of Ryefield, and of Mrs. Moser, of Queen Street, Masterton. She is. at present the guest of Miss Y. Maunsell, of Masterton.

The Misses Bessie and Ethne Morris, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. W. Morris, who have gained their diplomas with distinction as masseuses at Guy's Hospital, are at present making a tour of England, Ireland and Scotland, accompanied by Mrs. Morris. They will be joined later by Mr. Morris.

At the Pakuranga Hall on Tuesday evening a kitchen evening was given to Miss Doris White, who is shortly to be married. The guest of the evening received a large and varied collection of useful presents. A pleasant evening was spent in dancing, vocal and musical items by the company also being enjoyed.

At the annual exhibition of the Royal Amateur Art Society held recently in London, special mention was made of a landscape painting by Mrs. M. St. John Mildmay. It was a picture of a humble cottage in the midst of a green dell, seen through 'the trunks and branches of two lordly trees, and with a background of snowclad mountain peaks.

Miss Viola Smith, the American Trade Commissioner at Shanghai, who recently visited Sydney, expressed the opinion that the importance of women ; being in Parliament was over-emphasisedi'n- Australia. She thought-that women, by talcing administrative positions throughout a country, might do more to promote the cause of feminism than by sitting in Parliament.

A very pleasant afternoon was spent on the Remuera Croquet Club's lawns recently, when Mrs. W. Jobson was entertained "prior to her departure for a visit to England. During afternoon tea Mrs. Bruce wished her bon voyage and mndo her a presentation on behalf of her fellow members. Progressive croquet was played, the winners being Miss Hesketh, Mrs. Norton and Mrs. MacCormack.

Mrs. Albert Littlejohn, a well-known Sydney feminist, has been invited into the pulpit* of a Congregational Church, says a Sydney paper. The minister of the church- believes there is no reason -why a woman should not be as capable *of addressing a congregation as a man. In some ways, particularly in dealing with the problems of mothers and children, he holds that she is eminently fitted tor such work.

The latest tiling in hot water bottles which has made its appearance in the London shops is one with a special compartment for warming one's nightwear. The garments are inserted in a hot air section and get consistently hot all over in a few minutes, while the bed gets the benefit of the heat, from the whole outer surface. It is an improvement on the old method of wrapping one's garments around the bottle.

A successful bridge drive was held intho home' of Mrs. W. Pavitt, Remuera, on Wednesday afternoon, the proceeds being devoted" to the buying of material to make garments for distribution to ifie poor people of Auckland by the Rev. Jasper Calder. About 90 players were present and nearly £l4 were raised ns a result of the afternoon. The bridge tables wero arranged ill the. ballroom which was arranged with bowls of flowers. This room will also be used on every Wednesday in future for Mrs. Pavitt's sewing bee to meet, when the material bought from the funds obtained 1 on Wednesday will be made into garments. The Rev Calder attended the bridge drive and described briefly but graphically the distress in Auckland. He also spoke appreciatively of the worthy effort of Mrs. Pavitt and her committee for (he organisation of the sewing bee. Besides Mrs. Pavitt, the ladies on the committee are:— Mrs. C. V Houghton, Mrs. Johns. Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Alpe, Mrs. Wliitlock and Mrs. Morris.

Tn honour of four of its members, who have recently received posts of honour in the community, the National Council of Women of Australia held a reception at Beaumont House. Sydney, on April 12. The, guests were Mrs. Eleanor Glencross. who was the State president of the National Council of Women in, Victoria, and Federal president of the Housewives' Association, and has now been appointed hy tlio Federal Government Jo the Film Censorship Board; Mrs. Liddell (an executive member of the National Council of Women), who has been appointed to the Appeal Board for film censorship; Dr. El ma Sandford Morgan, who lias been made assistant to Ihe director of maternal welfare, and who was an executive membei of I lie National Council of Women and convener of the*. Child Wei faro Committee;, and Miss Gladys Marks, who has recently been made acting professor of French at the University of Sydney—the first woman lecturer who has received this appointment in the history of the university. _ The guests of honour, who were received by Mrs Muscio (president of the National Council of Women) and by Lady MncCnllum. made interesting speeches in reply to the congratulations