SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20333, 14 August 1929, Page 17

SOCIAL NEWS.

"Miss Jandt Peterson, of Auckland, is fisiting Wellington.

Miss Clowes, of Wellington, is visiting [Auckland and is staying at Arundel,

Mrs. and Miss Matheson, •1 Timaru, are at the Hotel Cargen.

Mis. W. D. Thomson has returned to New Plymouth from an extended visit to

"Mrs. CI. F. Lynde. of Wellington, is on n visit to Auckland and is staying at [Hotel Cargcn.

Miss Marv Taylor, of Timaru, is the guest of Mrs. C. E. A. Coldicutt, of Svmonds Street.

Nurse Saunders-Jones was a passenger by the Makura, which left Auckland yesterdav for Sydnev.

Misses J., E. and M. Jones, of Timaru, pre visiting Auckland, and are staying at the Hotel Cargen.

Mrs. W. P. Burton, of South /Canterbury, is visiting Auckland, and is staying at the Hotel' Cargcn.

Miss Jauru Shiskawa. a woman diplomatic Japan, lias recently passed her examination as a consul-general.

Miss J. Sutherland and Miss Redwood, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland and me slaying at the Star Hotel.

Miss M. A. and Miss J. 1. Anderson, of Christc-hun-h. are visitors to Auckland and arc staying at: the Hotel Slonehurst.

Mis. Arthur Bullock, of Remuera, is fin a visit 10 her brother. Captain Donald Simsou, states our London correspondent.

Miss Law, national secretary for the "Y.W.C.A. in New Zealand, is visiting Dunedin. and is tlio guest of Mrs. Sutherland Ross.

Mrs. Keppell Archer and Mrs. Cowper, of Christehurch, who have been visiting New Plymouth, have left for Auckland and Rotorua.

Mrs. ( . H. Dickinson and her sister, Miss Effiie Hardlev, returned to Auckland yesterday by the Ma ram a, afror a visit to Sydnev.

Mrs. Coinlishaw, Mrs. M. L. Goodson, Miss Garnoek ami Miss Sinclair, of Sydney, are visiting Auckland, and arc staying at the Hotel Cargen.

Mrs. M. K. Chandler, of Rotorua, Fpeiit- several w ; eeks motoring in Southern Germany and Austria. Next month she will he visiting the northern capitals, states our London correspondent on July 12.

Miss Lucy MeK. Fraser, of Auckland, mid 1 inr sister, of Australia, arrived in London by way of South Africa. They intend remaining in England for about two months, and (lien hope to visit Scotland and Switzerland later on, stales our London correspondent on July 12.

Miss/,l!race Margaret Wilson, C.8.E., JI.R.CV, a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service, has been awarded (lie Florence Nightingale medal by the International Red Cross Committee at Geneva. The award is made among nursing sisters who have given distinguished service on the field, in public calamities, or otherwise in civil life. Miss Wilson, who was appointed principal matron to the Australian Imperial Force in 1915, served at Mudros and in Egypt, France and England. She is now matron'rin-chief of the Australian Army Nursing Service.

On Saturday evening at tlie home of ]\lr. and Mrs. Robert Powell, of Bucklaiid, p triple birthday party was given. Dancing and vocal items by Mrs. R. Powell and Miss 0. Foster were greatly enjoyed and later supper was served, the tables having been arranged with white and yellow daffodils. Mrs. R. Powell received her guests wearing a frock of black sequins with a wrap of almond green. She was assisted by her sister-in-law, Mrs. "Bell, who'wore royal blue satin. Among those present were:—Mrs. M. H. Taylor, .Airs. Percy Rotherv, Mis. Merrifull, Mrs. Wiggins; Mrs. Nightingale, Miss E. H. Miller. Miss Chrissie Foster, Miss Griffins, Miss F. Nightingale, Miss Nightingale./ Miss R. Bell. Miss F. Co.xhead, Miss Wiggins, Miss U. Freest.