SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20385, 14 October 1929, Page 17

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. B. C. Lyon, of .Wellington, is '[visiting Auckland.

Miss W. 11. Pirio was a visitor to the iljlermituge, Mount Cook, last week.

Mis. E. A. Lepper, of Northcoto, is (spending a short holiday at the Parakai Springs, Ilelensvillo.

Mr. •'!nd Mrs. Douglas Seymour, of .[Hamilton, are visiting Auckland and are • paying at Braoburn.

Mr. and Mrs. Claudo Weston, of Now Plymouth, are visiting Auckland and are staying at tho Grand Hotel.

Miss Kolin and Miss Taylor, who havo <l,oon staying at Braoburn, will leavo this on .their return to Wellington.

Miss Harrison Gregory, of Colombo, has .'returned to Auckland from a visit to the JWai'onio Caves and is slaying at tho 'Grand Hold.

Mrs. J. 0. Finlay, Mrs. G. McMillan mid Mrs. R. L. Wilson, who motored to ("hristchurdi to attend tho golf championship meetings, spent a week at tho Herejaunga Oolt Clubhouso on their return [journey to tho < North. They reached Auckland on Friday.

The second annual mooting of tho Mount •(Albert W.C.T.U. was held last week. The ; rear's report was read and adopted and ■■•superintendents' reports on various branches of work wero also read. No new nominations wero received for election as ■ officers. Tho retiring officers wero unanimously re-elected.

A civic reception was given at Dun- • edin on Thursday afternoon to the commander and officers of H.M.S. Dunedin. Following it, the visitors and members of tho Navy League were tho guests of the Mayor, Mr. R. &. Black, and Mrs. Black at afternoon tea. Thero wero also present ijnemhcrs of the Byrd expedition.

Miss Agnes McPhail, who is the only '■woman member of tho Canadian House of Commons, made a great impression at the international congress of the \Vomen's International League for Peace and Freedom. An interviewer described her as young, alert and enthusiastic—a model member. Her desire for real peace was

very strong, and sho was eager to further * «very movo that tended to the reduction

iof armaments and the weakening of militarism.

Madame de Koshena, the famous ((linger, is One of the few Russians who "were permitted to remain unmolested in their country when the Bolsheviks came into power. . Some years before the war her Italian,singing master in Moscow insisted that she should make singing her profession, and to her voice she owes her freedom from persecution. She now lives at Manchester, where she conducts a • singing school, but twico a year she visits jLondon to give recitals.

Bishopscpurt was the scone of a very 'enjoyable .garden party given by Arch'bishop Averill and Mrs. Averill on Saturday afternoon. Members of the Angli<can Synod and their wives, members of Hho different societies connected with tho 'dioceso and churchwardens and • their 'wives wera their guests, and, as tho •weather was delightful, they were able 'to enjoy the beauty of the garden and the warmth and brightness of tho sunshine. Tea was served both inside the bouse and on the lawn and in the meeting •of friends'and in making frosh acquaintances a very pleasant afternoon was spent.