SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20991, 30 September 1931, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS.

Miss Molly Hoard, of Remuera, has returned from a visit to New Plymouth and Wanganui. Mrs. R. H. Cowan, of Ascot Avenue, Remuera, is visiting friends in tho Te Awamutu district. Mrs. W. H. Knight, of Palmerston North, is visiting Auckland and is staying at Hotel Cargen. Miss Freda Pym, who has been secretary of the Y.W.C.A. in New Plymouth, has arrived in Auckland. Mrs. H. B. Burnett, of 62, (treat South Road. Remuera, has returned from a visit to Helensville and Dargavilie. Mrs. A. E. Marsack, of Armadale Road, Remuera, who has been visiting C'hristchurch, is now in Wellington. Mrs. A. Menzies, of Auckland, who has been visiting Mrs. C. Menzies, of Wanganui East, is now in Te Awamutu. Mrs. Lan MacEwan, of Palmerston North, is visiting Wellington prior to coming to Auckland, where she will in future, reside. Miss Phyllis Cato. of Auckland, left on Sunday for Cambridge, where she will be competing in the musical festival held there this week. Mrs. T. Cameron, of Wellington, and her son and daughter, who have been spending the past six years in England, have returned to New Zealand. They are at present staying at Heretaunga. News has been received that Miss Beryl Rickerton, of Christchurch, who is studying at the Architectural Association in London, has passed the fourth year examination with distinction and has also gained a "first mentiou." In October Miss Bickerton enters the final year's work for the diploma of architecture. Three women doctors appeared before Lewisham Borough Council recently, when Dr. Ella Mackenzie was selected to fill the position of assistant-medical officer and maternity and child welfare officer for Lewisham, at a salary of £750 per annum. Dr. Mackenzie was previously assistantmedical officer of health for Blackburn.

Miss Zorka Siniic was by Royal decree appointed custodian of the National Museum at Belgrade on May 30. She is the first woman to hold such a position ( in Yugoslavia. Miss Simic already has ! written a number of books dealing with I Serbian and South Serbian churches and ! has done a good deal of travelling in con--1 neetion with these studies. j A successful dance was held in Hall, Kaikohe, recently, to j raise funds to assist in paying off the j Kaikoha Church of Encland debt. The ! ballroom was attractively decorated and j excellent music was supplied by Miss Ed- | wards' orchestra. Among those present were:—Mrs. Bean, Mrs. D'Ewes, Mrs. I Edwards, senr.. Mrs. A. J. Edwards. Mrs. ! W. Edwards. Mrs. Galbraith, Mrs. Hobbs, ' Mrs. T. Orr, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Vail, Mrs. Wright, senr., Mrs. J. Orr, Mrs. Wvatt, Miss Bean, Miss C'urrie. Miss Dawson, Miss Fenton. Miss K. George, Miss N. George, Miss B. Hargreaves, Miss M. Huggins, Miss Orr. Miss .T. Rockell, Miss Shepperd, Miss Smith. Miss Vail, Miss Worthington, Miss Yates. The members of the musical circle of the Auckland Lyceum Club gave a morn- | ins tea to Margherita Zelanda. the New ! Zealand coloratura soprano, on Monday. Mrs. Dickinson, acting-president of th? | dun. arid Miss Kent, convener of the circle, welcomed the guest. Mrs. Boult, secretary of the Auckland Society of Musicians, who accompanied the singer, sairl how pleased she was to introduce so talented a New Zealander and that New Zenlanders oueht at all times to do what they could for their own artists. The singer told her experiences in pursuance of h°r studies in Italy with the great masters of operatic sinking and said how fortunate she had been in gaining admission to the important inner circle of music. "It is useless anyone attempting to procure even an audience with a teacher without strong influence," she added. Some rather amusing incidents were also related. The ladies' auxiliary of the St. Andrew's Society held an At Horns on Tuesday afternoon, when a large gathering of Scottish members and friends heard an interesting address by Miss E. M. Newton on ''Representation, as it Concerns Women." The subject was skilfully handled by the speaker, who made clear the beneficial results of having women representatives on school committees, on civil councils and also in Parliament. Although New Zealand had been one of the first countries to grant women the franchise, no woman had yet. been elected to the House, a step long overdue. A tiny child, Margaret Lornie. presented M iss Newton with a bouquet of flowers at the conclusion of the address. Musical items were rendered by Misses L. Braithwaite. Olga Blake, Mona Johnston and Doris Webb. Afternoon tea was then served by the committee, under the direction of Mrs. W. Black, the convener, who presided.