SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20521, 24 March 1930, Page 15

SOCIAL NEWS.

3 Dr. and Mrs. Reece are staying at •Hotel Cargen. !

Lady Hosking, of Wellington, is visitscg New Plymouth. Mr- a "d rs - r - P a S°) °f Rotorua, are staying at the Hotel Slonchurst.

Mrs. A. H. Brett, of Brown Street, [Takapuna, is visiting Te Awamutu.

/•• jli ss MacCrom, of Hamilton, is visiting ' Auckland, and is staying at Hotel Cargen-

Air. and Mrs. J. M. Mackenzie have returned to Auckland after a tour of the gouth Island.

Mrs.. Barron and Miss Barron, of Gis- / borne, are visiting Auckland, and 'are staying at Hotel Cargen.

Miss Phyllis Fitzgerald, who has been risitinf Auckland and New Plymouth, j ]a s returned to Wellington. *

/ Jlrs. Chester, of London, who was visiting Mrs. S. Allen in New Plymouth, ]cft last week fo'r Auckland.

Mrs. Denny B/own, of New Plymouth, leaves to day for a motor tour through tho Taupo district to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Gawith, of Masferlon, will leave Auckland by the Niagara on April S for a world tour.

) Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Arnold, of Tu- / ra nga-a-Moana,/ Matamata, have been paying an extended visit to tho South Island.

Mrs. S. Alleman and Miss Alleman have returned to New Plymouth from a visit to Auckland and the Hot Lakes district.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Boynon, of Westport, left Auckland last week by the Illimaroa for Sydney, there to connect / with a liner for'the Old Country.

Archdeacon and Mrs.' Russell, of Oaniaru, will leave for by the Marama on Friday next to join the P. and 0. liner Balmnald for England.

. / Miss Merle Greenwood, of St. Alban's * .Vicarage, Mt. Eden, left Auckland by ' the Ulimaroa for Sydney, where sho expects to stay till the end of the year.

Mrs. Bernard Goldwater, of Devonport, who accompanied Mrs. Albert Goldwater to Wellington, has returned to Auckland. Mis. Albert Goldwater left by the fop England, where she will join her daughter, Miss M. Goldwater.

At the meeting of the Mothers' Club held in the Y.W.C.A. last week the Rev. Roberts, of Mount Eden, and the Rev. David Jones; of Wellington, gave interesting addresses. The former made a presents,tion on behalf, of the members of the dub to Miss Munro, a daughter of one of the .members on the eve of. her marriage, the gift being a bronze jardiniere.

To journey through Palestine, Arabia, and Svria by caravan, pointing all the way, will be'the interesting experience of Miss Constance Paul, of Sydney, a talented young portrait and landscape painter, who left for Alexandria this I month. Miss Paul has two portraits on ' view in the Archibald Prize Collection in Sydney at the present time.

A friend loi all the newsboys of Australia and honorary secretary of the Newsboys' .Society, Miss Edith Onians, received a wonderful welcome on her return to Melbourne from a trip abroad recently. During her sojourn in England, America and Europe, Miss Onians carefully studied the delinquency question in every country she visited and bad some interesting comments to make on her observations.

Mrs. Andrew Grant was guest of honour at a farewell afternoon given in the Kurneu Public Hall prior to her departure from the district. Mrs. J. "Wilson expressed regret at losing such a willing helper in the district, and on behalf oT the ladies of the district presented Mrs. Grant with a silver fruit stand. An amusing competition was held which was won by Mrs. T. Clark.

Mrs. Deans, ex-president of the Christchurch branch of the Victoria League, who is leaving 'next month for a visit to England, was the guest of honour at a farewell paj-ty given her last week by the league executive. Mrs. Bovle presented Mrs. Deans with a small memento H in the form of a travelling clock from ' the committed, who wished to express their appreciation of the good work she had done during the five years she had been president.

The stall-holders at the " Paddy's Market" held at the Northcote Junior High School on Saturday, in aid of the dental clinic, were as follows: —Jumble, Mesdames D. P. O'Leary and A. Taylor and-Miss Couldrey; produce and fruit, Mesdames J./ W. McLaughlin and T. C. Allelv and Miss Nevill; afternoon tea. Mesdames 31. Mackay, E. Mackay and A. E. Harding. Misses Shutes, Coombs and P. Johnston: cakes, Mesdames F. C. Swinbank, J. Robertson, J. Fawcett and H. Shaw •, electric cooking, Miss Lovell and Mrs. Sha^v.

At the civic reception which was given to Their Excellencies, Lord and Lady Bledisloe, last week, the decorations at the Town Hall were exceptionally bandsome. Masses of dowers, native greenery and ferns were all artistically disposed, and the general effect was enhanced by the free use of flags and shields. The Girl Guides and Sea Scouts 'had the pleasure of being selected to form the guard of honour, and the reception party included the Mayor and Mayoress, the Chief Justice and Lady Myers, tho Hon. G. .W. and Mrs. Forbes, the Hon. Sir Thomas Sidev, Lady Sidcv, Mrs. Bernard Wood and the Mayors and Mayoresses of the outlying boroughs. Her Excellency made a distinguished appearance in a gown of flame coloured chiti'on in long evening style, with diamond ornaments, her coat being of ermine with collar, cuffs and hem of white fox. The bouquet presented was of carnations and fern. There was a very large and representative gathering of citizens from 'Wellington citv and suburbs and surrounding districts, and the proceedings Were all marked bv enthusiasm.