SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20725, 19 November 1930, Page 4

SOCIAL NEWS.

Mrs. Lees, of Kawau, is staying at Ilotel Cargen, Mrs. Hart Lewis returned to Suva yesterday by tlio Niagara. Mrs. Mark Jam da lias returned to Now Plymouth from a visit to Auckland. Miss Vievo Williams, of Bracken Avenue, Epsom, left yesterday for a visit to Kaipara. Miss Lois Outfield, of Auckland, is visiting Mrs. K. Cutfield, of lnglewood, Now Plymouth. Miss Molly Parker, of Suva, who has boon visiting Auckland, returned yesterday by the Niagara. Mrs. Greene and Miss Greene, of Chicago, are visiting Auckland, and are staying at tho Grand Hotel. Mrs. W. Staveloy, of Commando], Tins boon visiting (he South Island and Wellington, and is now in Auckland. Mrs. M. Timson, wife of tho late organist of tho historical First Church, Dtinodin, and Pier daughter aro spending some weeks in Auckland. Miss Blackmore has been appointed to succeed tho sisters of the Church as tho principal of St. Hilda's College, Dunedin. She is a woman of outstanding qualifications, and possesses tho degree of Bachelor of Science. A 14 year-old English girl, Joyco Prossor, who lives at Ilardwieke, has been discovered to possess remarkable powers of water divining. In her hands a divin-ing-rod twists so violently as to hurt her, so she now uses twigs from trees. She can find water just afj well with these, but they always snap in two if (hero is a strong flow of water underneath. Miss S. A. Holland (Auckland) has spent tho summer in Devonshire and Cornwall, partly visiting friends and partly sketching. For the latter she found St. Ives a very attractive centre. In November Miss Holland will go to Spain, with the intention of wintering in Malaga, and then to make a spring tour through tho country, writes our London correspondent on October 17. An "old-time" dance was hold in tho Waimauku Coronation Hall last evening in aid of the Waimauku Tennis Club. Novelty dances were hold, the prizewinners being Miss L. foster and Mr. .T. Johnstone, Miss K. Wightman and Mr. 11. Quinnan. Mr. f\ Nairn, jun., and Mr. J. Johnstone were in charge of tho arrangements, and Mrs. E. Burrell supplied the music. Extras wore played by Mr. B. Coster. Mrs. J. A. Nutter was hostess at a bridge party given at tho Lyceum Club on Monday evening. Tho guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. 11. T. Grubb, Mr. and Mrs. 11. .1. Bray, Mr. and Mrs.*- A. Stuhbs, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Morlev, Mr. and Slrsi Osmond, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne, Mrs. J. Fuller. Mrs. J. S. Bond, Mrs. L. 11. Parker, Mrs. W. T. Gulliver, Mrs. S. Kay-Stratton, Mrs. Ileath-Preest, Miss Rennell and Mrs. Brodie. Dr. Harriet Clisby, the oldest woman doctor in tho world, celebrated her 100 th birthday recently. Born in England, shq was taken to Australia by her parents when only seven. Soon after turning 20 she founded Australia's first magazine, and at the ago of 28 she decided to tako up medicine. Mrs. Clisby took her diploma in New York in 1865, subsequently remaining in America for more than 20 years. Later sho went to Geneva and finally settled in England. Miss Tvy E. Wright (Auckland) has decided to" undertake her general training at Radcliffe Infirmary and County Hospital, Oxford, and next week she will enter tho Preliminary Training School, Headington, near Oxford, for the first two months- of tho course, states our I/indon correspondent on October 17. Miss Wright thinks of going back to New Zealand in November, 1933, and then to tako a refresher course at tho Plunket Training School, Dunedin, before returning to Auckland. A very successful "brinp»and-buy" after- ' noon, followed by a social evening, convened by Mrs. A. Hoist, was held in tho Wood hill Public Hall on Saturday, in aid of tho Hclensvillo Methodist Church funds. Tho satisfactory sum of £lO was cleared. Mrs. Samuel Phillips and Miss M. Phillips were in charge of tho afternoon tea; Mrs. Ilolst and Mis. Grant, of tho produco and cako stall; and Mrs. King of the art gallery. During tho evening competitions were held and items were given by children. Dances wero also given by a Maori party, and Miss Alice liimmer delighted tho audience with two songs.