SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20597, 23 June 1930, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS.

♦ Mrs. M. WOsco, of Auckland, is visit- I ing Christ-church. Mrs. W. E. Parkes has returned to { Auckland ircra a visit to Eotorixa. Mr. and Mrs. J. Carne Bidwill, cI I Fealherstoue, are visiting Eotorua. • j I "W-s Joyce E-owlev has returned to ] Takapuna after spending rorne weeks at, I Matamata Sirs. E. J. Prendergasi left last even- j ing for Wellington to visit her mother, j Mrs. 3L Devine, who is ilk Mrs. W. Coltmnn, of Park B-csd. Graf- j ton, left by the Maunganui for Brisbane, j where she will spend the win:.-er months. • _ _ j Mrs. V. Frank ham ana Miss Eva wood-: ail, cf Devonport, have left for Welling- j tea to join the Raagitata en route for a j visit to England. i Mrs. Carl Williamson, who has been or. j a visit to Matamata, has returned to Taka- j puna. She was accompanied by her j sister, Sirs. W. W<=re, of Station Eoad. ! Matamaxa. The triennial conference of the free kindergartens of New Zealand will commence at Wellington on August 19, when deiegates from ail parts of the Dominion will be present. Mrs. W. Eridgman. president of the j Dnaedin branch of the Y.W.C.A, will { visit Auckland shortly and will be the { guest of Mrs. Smart B. Slackay, ex j Lake Road, Takapuna. Women are still showing their eapaLili- j ties as motorists and a high standard cf | driving was maintained in the erst j "women only" motc-r trial from London j to Land's End. Out of 54 starters only j 11 failed to cross the famous test hills j in Devonshire and Cornwall, where many j experienced men have come to grief on | the steep and difficult gradients. At a recent meeting of the Ways and j Means Committee cf the Auckland Hos- j pita! Auxiliary, a- letter was received from j 3,lts. C. J. Kirk, honorary treasurer of j the society, thanking the members- for I their kind expressions of sympathy ac- ! corded her during her recent illness, and > for the beautiful Sowers they sent hex- j while in hospitak Mr". Kirk has made j $ satisfactory recovery and hopes soon t-o j resume her interest in social service work. J The adventures cf Mr?. Edwin T. j Brown, who, with her husband, managed ! three copra plantations in the mandated J territory of New Guinea, are contained { in an article in a Melbourne paper. Mrs. Brown, who was the only white woman in the place, established a hospital, where her fundamental knowledge cf medicine, nursing and first-aid was of great benefit j to the natives. After a holiday in Mel- j bourne Mrs. Brown is returning to her ! home in the tropics. To raise funds for the purpose of! erecting swings for children in Tui Park, j Beach Haven (Birkdaie) the Beach Haven J Progressive Social League Committee held i a very successful concert in the local j cabaret recently. Musical it ems were given ! as follows: —The Birkdaie Women's Insti- j j rate Glee Club, an opening chorus; Miss Hewson. 3lrs. Williams and Mr. Purson, | pianofote solos; Mr. Adams, violin solo,j with Mrs. Adams as accompanists; songs, ■ 3Ess 31. Brunker, Mrs. Lee, Mr. L. j Beckerxon and Mr. Mildren; ballet j dances. Miss A Collins and Miss M. i Hamilton; elocutionary items. Miss P. i Woods and Mr. Martin: sketches. Mr. j Martin, Mr. and 3irs. Monty and Messrs. j Overton. ;