SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20363, 18 September 1929, Page 18

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. F. Price is visiting Napier.

".Irs. A. L. Bleuncrhassett, of New Plymouth, is visitino; Auckland.

/?/ Mrs. W. F. Wallis, of Morrinsville, is paying a short visit to Hamilton.

Mrs. Paul, of Taradale, is on a visit to Auckland and is at Hotel Cargen.

Miss A. Wilson has returned to Now Plvmouth from a visit to Auckland.

Miss Maxine Lowers has returned to Stratford from a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. G. 11. Saunders has returned to New Plvmouth from a visit to Auckland.

Mrs. .7. Kendall, of Hastings, is visiting Auckland and is staving at the Grand Hotel.

Mrs. J. Harper and Miss Jean Harper / have returned to Auckland from a visit to Palmerston North.

Mrs. Austin Yardley and Dr. Doris Gordon, who havo been visiting Auckland, Jtavo returned to Stratford.

Miss Eileen Courtenay, who has been the. guest of Mrs. J. P. Melody, of Mount Eden, has returned to Wellington.

Mrs. B. Jefferson, who has been the guest of Mrs. Desmond Williams, of To Awamutu, has returned to Auckland.

Mrs, Tresiddrr, of Singapore, who, with Jit husband is paying an extender] visit to Auckland, lias taken a bouso in \Remuera.

Mrs. J. A. Blaikie, of Core, Southland, •is at present visiting Auckland, and is ' the guest of her sister, Mrs. George "Wright, of Golf Read, Epsom.

An unusual commission has been given to one airwoman, Mrs. Caton Thompson, who is to rnako an aerial survey of the legendary sito of King Solomon's mines i\\ Rhodesia. She is well known in (he air \vorld and will take with her two qualified assistants.

Miss Vera Hay, M.Sc., of Auckland, who is a New Zealand delegate to tho 'biennial conferenco cf tho Institute of Pacific Relations to bo hold next month fat Kyoto, Japan, leaves this evening for /Wellington, where sho will join the UliTTiarfM to Sydney en routo to Japan.

7/ Iho art section of the League of New ■"Zealand Penwomen spent a delightful ,evening on Monday, when Mr. George •Goodwin gave a very interesting address *fin the "Evolution of tho Coloured Print." 'On tho walls were many illustrations of Coloured prints in different stages of print£wig t also of tho finished coloured reproduction in its highest form, and the ordinary poster as well.

ZZ In honour of Mrs. Paddock, until •recently matron of the Richmond Road Children's Home, an afternoon tea was lipid in tho Tudor Tea Rooms last week "T>y tho staff of the Richmond Road School. As a tribute to tho excellence of her work Mrs. Paddock was presented with a beau•fiful bouquet of spriug fiower3. Sbo has already taken up her new duties as -wiatrou of thu Mount Albert Boys' Hostel.

T- To Miss Lena Madesin Phillips, of New York, fell the lot of having a brand-new job especially created for her. As "business women 3 secretary" she was entrusted with tho work of preparing a survey of all the available business and professional women in the United States and from that grew tho National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. For thrco years Miss Phillips served as executive secretary of the organisation sho had founded.

A branch of tho Plunkct Society was formed recently at Devonport, and yesterday a largo number of interested* mothers attended a meeting held at the f'hnikct rooms at Devonport. It was arranged that a jumble sale in aid of the funds should bo held this month in the Masonic Hall. The following officebearers wero elected:—President. Mrs. E. 0. Whitley: secretary, Mrs. Gentles; treasurer, Mrs Vaile: committee. Mrs. Palairet. Mrs. Clark-Walker. Mrs. Humphrey Duder. Mrs Crawford, Mrs. Hay. Mrs. Eyre. Mrs. Stronach, Mrs. Hislop. Mrs. King, Mrs. Little. Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Pent. Mrs "Robin, Mrs. Seaton, Mrs v : Stretton, Miss Graham, Miss Bonnctt.