SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20623, 23 July 1930, Page 6

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. C. P. Crown, of Wanganui, has loft for a visit to Auckland.

Miss Joan Esse lias returned to Auck land from a visit to New Plymouth.

Miss Audrey Hasell has returned to New Plymouth from a brief visit to Auckland.

Mrs. L. W. Paroro, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland and is staying at Hotel Cargen. <

Mrs. C. Jeffries, of New Plymouth, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Alistcr Stewart, of Auckland.

Mrs. C. L. Spicer, of Argyle Street, Heme Ray, has returned to Auckland, after a visit to Mrs. W. Trougliear, Kotowaro. Auckland visitors to the Chateau. National Park, last week were:—Dr. and Mrs. Tracoy Inglis, Mr- J. Saidey, Dr. P. J. Chissell, Mr. S. 11. Bidwell, Mr P. Murdoch, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Everson and two children.

The youngest political agent in England at tho present time is Miss Sybil Sellwood, who at 19 years of ago has charge of tho Stoko Newington Liberal Association offices. She succeeded her father, who lias gone to another constituency.

A successful concert was held in May Road school on Saturday in aid of school funds, tho following taking part:—Miss Sheldon, Mrs. Robertshaw, Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. Jcllard. Miss Rona Spend, Miss Audrey Booker, Miss Phyllis Marmout, Mr. Sheldon, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Chetwiu. The accompanists were Mrs. Friendly and Mrs. Skelton.

Now studying under a Rockefeller scholarship at the Stanford University. United States, is Miss Persia Campbell Si.A., of Sydney. Miss Campbell, who was formerly resoarch officer to tho Industrial Commission of New South Wales, represented Australia at the Pacific Relations Conferences at Honolulu and Kobe before taking up her new course of study in America.

What might bo described as an allfeminine theatre has recently been opened in Tottenham Court Road, London It is owned, managed and "manned" bv women, the only man in this amazonsan venture, being the giant commissionaire. Appropriately enough, a war play is being presented now, which is written by a woman from a woman's point of view.

Mrs. Carlyle Smith, who was wellknown in Melbourne as a journalist and as a director of concerts, has returned to Melbourne, after spending three and a-lialf years in Vienna. Mrs. Smith has been closely associated with a movement in Europe for pacifism and international good will, and was a delegate to the Pacifist, Congress at Warsaw iri 1923, and later to similar congresses at Geneva and Frankfurt.

Miss Grace Mackintosh, of Aberdeen, lias been appointed principal of Columba Girls' College, Dunedin, in succession to Mi.>s Frances Ross. Miss Mackintosh, who is a gradulate of Abeideen University, with "honours in English literature anil language, was selected from a large number of New Zealand and British graduates. She will take up her duties in September.

The death of Mrs. C. Douglas Richardson. better known throughout Australia as Miss Margaret Baskerville, A ictoria s leading woman sculptor, occurred recently at her home at Brighton, Victoria. Mrs. Richardson, who was 68, leaves a number of examples of her art in \ ictoria, two of tho most outstanding being <i bronze statue of Sir Thomas Bent, and the Edith Cavcll memorial bust.

Beautiful examples of pottery craftsmanship are shown by Miss D. K. N. Braden and Miss K- Plevdell-Bouverie, of London, who recently had many charming pieces on view at the Puterson Galleries, Old Bond Street. An art critic, writing in a London paper, described them as "always experimenting, never weary of adventure, of running risks, and ever benefiting as much by their failures as their successes.''

As recently appointed chief of women police at Scotland Yard, Miss Dorothy Pete is full of interesting plans for the development of work for women police in plain clothes. Within quite a shoit timo a college for women police is to be opened. Special expenso and dress allowances are to lie given to women detectives, and they must be thoroughly familiar with West End life, to enable them to move freely in all classes of society.

Few people are aware of the beautiful home in Nelson which was left by the late Mr. and Mis, Kirkpatrick for the iiso of the orphan daughters of members of tho Masonic body. They left their own home, which will accommodate about 14 girls, with an endowment for upkeep and all expenses. These girls have a. good education given them, with regard t<) their particular talents, and later they are taken over by other Masons, who see that they are placed in suitable employment, and given the opportunity of earning their living. There is a matron and staff provided for tho home.

At tho celebration of her 79th birthday, which occurred recently, :i list of the achievements of Dame Henrietta Barnetl, was given in a London journal. With her husband, the late Canon Burnett, Dame Henrietta was tho founder of the Toynben TTall Educational Settlement at Whitechapel. She is also tho founder and honorary manager of the Uampstead Garden Suburb, president of the International Federation "l" University Settlements, honorary secretary of the State Children's Association, and chairwoman of the countryside committee of tho Children's Country Holiday Fund, which she also founded.

A successful dance, the first of a series which is being held in aid of the school piano fund, took place in the r I c. Hoe Hall on Salurd ay. The music was supplied by Mr. and M rs- E. A. Thompson and Mr. T. G. Hamilton (head teacher), and an extra was played by Miss Turner, of Wuitcriuiu. The funds were consider tibly augmented by a cake presented by Mrs. C. C. Green for a weight guessing

competition, which was won by Mrs. Cuff and banded back by her to bo auctioned. A basket of buttonholes quickly disposed of by Miss Mavis Thompson, also helped to swell the fund. The local branch of the Women's Institute had charge of the supper arrangements, their assistance being greatly appreciated by the school committee. Mr Twining was in charge of the lloor arrangements.