SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20365, 20 September 1929, Page 19

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. Gibson McMillan, of Auckland, is Wanganui.

Mrs. W. Chirnside arrived in Wellington on Tuesday from Australia.

Miss Gwendoline Carter, of Merivalo, Christchurch, is visting Auckland.

Miss Jordan, of Wanganui, has re turned from an extended visit to Auck land.

Mrs. Swales, of Hamilton, is visiting 'Auckland and is staying at the Grand Hotel.

Miss Mary dlendining, of Dunedin, is the g liest ' ° f hor sister > Irs - Norman Brett.

Mrs. J. C. Borthwick, of Kaikonra, i* visiting her sister, Mrs. F. Banks, of Auckland.

Mrs T. Coltman, of Wellington, is •visiting Auckland and is staying at tho Grand Hotel.

Miss Violet Mcßain, who has fcee:: visiting friends in Epsom, has returned to Lo.wer Hutt.

Mrs. R. W. Sutherland and Mrs. A. Guscott have returned to Wanganui from a visit to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Sparling, of Park T?nad returned to Auckland yesterday from'a visit to the South.

Mrs 0. Mead and Miss M. Mead arrived'in Wellington from London tins we ek with Major 0. Mead.

Mr. J. H. M. Tripp, Mrs. Tripp and family, of Canterbury, returned by the Tamaroa from a visit to England.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Worthington and child, of Takapuna, left by tho Tainui from Wellington yesterday on a visit to Scotland.

Mrs. S. Grant-Dalton and her two 'daughters arrived in Wellington from England on Wednesday with Wmg-Co.n-mander S. Grant-Dalton, D.5.0., A.F.C.

Over 1500 guests attended a reception which was given in Sydney by the Governor of/New South Wales and Lady de Chair in hoftour of the delegates to the Australasian Medical Congress.

Miss Dinneen, of Auckland, was one of the New Zealanders who received an invitation to tho Royal garden party, states our London correspondent of August it). "\fter a three weeks' tour which embraced Paris, tho principal Italian cities, Geneva, and part of the war zone, she reached London last night.. On August 31 she will leave for Canada on her way home.

The Swanson Women's Institute held their monthly meeting in the Swanson Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Mis. W. Tavlor was in the chair. After business matters had been dealt with a competition was held, Miss Freeman being tho winner. The prize was a collection of paper lamp shades for electric lights, made by Miss Ellis, of Henderson. Mrs. Laurie and Miss Freeman were the hostesses.

It is interesting to learn that whereas gome vears ago there were several women "sitting in tho Estonian Parliament, women having always held equal rights with men in this State, to-day there is only one. r iho reason is thought to be that the women have '' found that they prefer _ dealing with municipal affairs rather than with high-politics, theiormer affording them move scope for their special fominine attributes.

Aliss Insole, •who this year won the London Iris Society's silver medal for the finest new seedling, competing against England's most famous lr i s ' growers, is an amateur gardener, has devoted only six years to raising irises. She has called her seedling " Trigo," after tho English Derby winner of that name. With a ' r j®> which she has namd " Dog Rose, ' she also won a silver medal at the same exhibition.

A dance for the ship's company at the dock in Devonport was given last evening by the Devonport sub-branch of the Navy League. Flags and hundreds of small electric bulbs made a colourful setting for the many pretty frocks that were worn. The ladies' committee was as follows:—Mrs. Cleland, president; Mrs. H. Melvin, secretary; Mrs. T. Palmer, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Bullimore, Mrs. Cleal, Miss Melville, Miss Bertrand, Miss P. Redmond, Mis,s Johnston, Aliss Tatton, Aliss Spraggon, Aliss Jean Munn, Aliss Rogerbod and Aliss Wrigley.