SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20596, 21 June 1930, Page 21

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrg. Garald Rosenbaum, of Wellington, is staying at the Grand HoteL

Mrs. E. A. Clive, of Remuara, has returned from a visit to Rotorua.

Mias Ethna Lloyd is tha guest of Mrs T.. H. Lowry, of Okawa, Hawke'a Bay.

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Atkins left by the Maunganui for Australia for a six months' visit.

Mrs. H. D. Crawford, of Wellington, leaves to-day by the Rangitane for a visit to England.

Mr. and Mrs. George Marriner leave this morning from Wellington by the Rangitata, en route for England and the Continent.

Mia3 Thelma Shaw left by the Maunganui for Europe, where she intends furthering her musical studies during the next two years.

Mrs. Frankham and Miss Woodall, of Devonport, leave Wellington this morning by tho Rangitata on a tour of England and tha Continent.

Miss M. Jenkins, daughter of Mr. H. B. Jenkins, of Remuera, and Miss Muir, a daughter of Mr. Stanley Muir, of Giaboriio, left for Sydney yesterday, en route to the Solomon Islands, where they are taking up missionary work among the natives.

Tha monthly meeting of' the Otahuhu Women Christian Temperance Union was held on Thursday afternoon. The president, Mrs. Eccersall presided, and also gave an interesting paper on the society's magazine. She was followed by Captain Martian, who dealt the same subject. Afternoon tea was later handed round.

Mis 3 Alice Mary Cummins, tho first woman barrister in Western Australia, who was recently admitted, was educated at tha Loretto Convent in Adelaide, and was admitted as a practitioner in tho South Australia Supreme Court _ in 1928. It is interesting to note that it was a woman. Mr 3. J. Cowan, who, during the time she was in Parliament, was instrumental in placing the Woman's Status Act on the Statutes in 1923, which removed all disabilities and gave women tha right to enter the legal profession in that State.

An evening to welcome Miss Yuki Kimura San, the visiting secretary of the Y.W.C.A. in Japan, was held by the Auckland Federated Clubs of tha Y.W.C.A. on Wednesday night. Miss Doreen Williams, president of the presidents' council, presented her with a smail gift on behalf of tho federation and each club president to whom she was introduced gave her a bouquet. Later the guest of honour spoke very interestingly of customs and "festivities in Japan. Interclub competitions ware enjoyed by tho girls, Miss Kimura, Mrs. Bradstreet, president of tha association, and Miss Williams being judges. Among those present werfl -—Miss Begg, Miss Bentham, Misses P." Wood, L. Deason, M. Sandall, F. Schmidt, M. McKay, 31. Aldridge, E. Potter, U. Fields, 31. Blackman and P. Ringer, presidents of clubs.