SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20841, 7 April 1931, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS.

. Mrs. M. Dewing and Miss Vera Dewing leave to-day for England. Mrs. Percy Passau, of Te Kuiti, is a visitor to Auckland for tho races. Mrs. Hector Stratton leaves Auckland to-day on her return to Hawke's Bay. Mrs. A. J. Stallworthy has returned to Wellington from a visit to Auckland. Mrs. Mark Jacobs, of Herne Bay, left by the Ulimaroa for an extended visit to Australia. Mrs. A. Cerutty and Miss Cerutty returned to Auckland yesterday from a visit to Australia. Mrs. J. Gibbons, of Waiono, Pongaroa, is visiting Auckland, and is staying in Remuora Road. Mrs. Cromway and Miss Cromway, of Australia, are visiting Auckland and are staying at Arundel. Sirs. E. M. Grant, of Inglewood, Taranaki, is visiting Auckland, and is staying at tho Grand Hotel. Miss Nance Redstone is spending the Easter holidays at Rotorrvi, and will return at the end of tho week. Mr. nnd Mrs, Hampton," of Australia, have returned to Auckland from a visit to ltotorua and are staying at Arundel. Mrs. B. Lipton and tho Misses Lipton. of England, arrived by tho Aorangi on a visit to Auckland and aro staying at Arundel. Mrs. F. L. Smythe, Mrs. 0. R. Kresse and Miss Mildred Kresse, of Wellington, aro visitors to Auckland, and aro staying at- the Grand Hotel. Among tho guests staying at Hotel Stonehurst are Miss Catherwood, of Christchurch, and Mrs. M. L. Kidd, of Winston, Southland. Mrs. R. Niven, Miss I. Sharp, Mrs. P. Stratton and Miss B. Radcski, all of Sydney, aro visitors to Auckland and are staying at Hotel Cargen.

Sirs. F. W. Rolland, wife of the Rev. F. W. Rolland, principal of Geelong College, is a through passenger for Vancouver by tho Aorangi from Australia.

Sirs. P. J. McCormack and Sliss Joy SlcCorinack, of Vancouver, who have been on an extended holiday in Auckland, will leave by the Aorangi to-day on their return to Canada.

Sirs. Ernest Davis and her son arrived by tho Aorangi yesterday on a visit to Auckland. Sir. Davis accompanied them from London as far as Slelbourne, but has gono back again from Slelbourne.

An r.ward from the Carnegie Fund was recently granted to Sliss E. SlacKenzie, secretary to the National Council of Child Welfare in Johannesburg. Sliss SlacKenzie left South Africa for the United States last month, where she will study American methods of child welfare.

Among the visitors staying at the Grand Hotel are:—Sirs. Schmidt, of Sydney; Sirs. R. SI. Duncan, Hunterville; Sirs. E. F. Stanley, Los Angeles; Sirs. SlcSweeney, Gisborne; Sliss Van Es, Java; Sirs. 11. S. Reid, Sydney; Sirs. Sims and Sliss Sims, Christchurch.

A young law student, of Pretoria, South Africa, is Sliss Coralie Roberts, who lias just passed the law certificate examination (part 1) at the early age of 19. Sliss Roberts was educated at the Johannesburg High School for Girls and Houghton College and intends taking up law as a career.

A well-attended social gathering was held in tho Opotiki Slethodist Sunday School last week when the members of the church met to farewell the Rev. G. R. Harris, minister of the church, and Sliss Svers, who are to be married today. Mr. W. N. Rowe, on behalf of the members, presented the two guests of honour with a handsome canteen of cutlery.

Women medical health officers are far more numerous now than they were a few vears ago and one notable appointment during 1930 was that of Dr. Julia Slarcelle Browne, who is now medical officer of health for Stepney, England. Her salary is £ISOO per annum. There are two other women in England at the present time holding similar posts.

Tho British Women's Symphony Orchestra won a good many plaudits at the Queen's Ilall recently (states a Londoner). It was the second concert of their season. By their courage and hard work they have made their way in face of much criticism, and Dr. Slalcolru Sargont, who conducted, must have felt that his musicians did well. England lias several serious women composers. Dame Ethel Smyth, the greatest of them, tells a wonderful stqry of her struggle for a hoaring, and now wo have a really good orchestra of women, which is fighting its way to the front rank.

The annual meeting of the St. Slary s branch of the Slothers' Union was held on Wednesday afternoon. After the service in tho cathedral the meeting adjourned to tho parish hull, where businoss matters were dealt with. Canon • Fancourt presided. The balance-sheet and secretary's report were presented anc ' adopted, after which tho following officers were appointed: —President, Sirs. W. Fancourt; vice-presidents, Sirs. SlacSlurray and Sirs. W. J. Simkin; committee, Sirs. Russell, Mrs. H. Tewsley, Sirs. Coleman, Sirs. Garlick and Sirs. Gillam; treasurer, Sirs. Ward? secretary, Sirs. L. D. Northcroft. Afternoon tea was served.