SOCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 17

SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs. S. Cnrr, of Dargaville, is at the Central Hotel. Miss M. Blundell, of Wellington, is at the Grand Hotel. Miss Mary Skcrrett left Wellington for England on Thursday. Mrs. Gordon Bnrtleet, of Parnell, left on Thursday to spend Easter at Kawau. Miss Paul, of Wanganui, and Miss NilssotJ, of Wairoa, are at Hotel Caigen. Mrs. L. 0. H. Tripp, of Wellington, left by the on Thursday for Er gland. Mrs. George Gould and Miss Barbara Gould, of Christchurch, left by the Rangitane for England this week. Mrs. F. R. Craig, of Wellington, arrived in Auckland yesterday, and is the guest of Mrs. F. Clayton, Epsom. Miss . June Donald, of O'Rorke Street, left by the Rangitane from AVellington An Thursday on a visit to England. Arrangements are being made for a ball to be hold in the Town Hall early in June, in aid of Catholic orphanages. Debutantes, as at last year's function, will bo presented to Bishop Liston. Mrs. Walter Alexander, of London, who had intended leaving for Australia on April 28, has found it necessary to postpone her departure. Sho is at present in Auckland for tho races and is staying at Hotel Cargen. Miss Mavis McCulloch has left Auckland for the Waikato. She will spend a few days in Hamilton with her brother, before proceeding to Cambridge, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Hunt, "Taveuni," Fencourt. At Hotel Mon Desir arc: —Misses R. and E. Baird, of Hamilton: Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Ash ton, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. R. Humphries, Napier; Mrs. J. Black, Auckland: Miss Carwell Cooke, Napier; Mrs. and Miss Binstead, Auckland, Miss Brownlie, Hamilton and Miss Nancye Hanna,"of Auckland. The monthly meeting of the Takapuna Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in the Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Morgan Richards presiding. Mrs. Reynolds gave a Bible reading. Tho speaker of the afternoon was Mrs. Hugh Kasper, district president, who gave a resume of the recent Dominion conference. Staying at tho Station Hotel are:— Mrs. C. E. Lamb, of Te Aroha; Mrs. W. P. Garner, Whangarei; Mrs. C. M. Crawford, Mrs. T. Waghorn and Miss D. Crawford, Cambridge; Miss C. Jefferson, Dunedin; Mrs. V. M. Parsons and Mrs. M. A. Howarth, Wanganui; Mrs. J. Fox, Hastings; Mrs. R. li. Farquharson, Feilding. At a meeting of the Henderson Methodist Missionary Auxiliary the president's quarterly letter was read, also the quarterly report from Sister Ivy Jones on her work among tho Maori girls in the city and suburbs. Other business matters were discussed, and visitors were welcomed. Afternoon tea was served by Mrs. Rushton and Mrs .Williams. The monthly meeting of the city branch of the Mothers' League was held in -the Airedale Mission Hall. The president, Mrs. P. A. Lindsay, presided, and welcomed' the large gathering of mothers. A character sketeh- from Dickens'--"Bleak-House"-was given by Mrs. Kenneth Gordon and Mrs. Harold King contributed Maori songs. Afternoon tea was served by the committee. . Officers for the coming year were elected at the annual meeting of St. John's Girls' Club, Te Awamutu, as follows: —President, Miss S. V. Empson; vice-presidents, Mrs. S. R. Wareing, Mrs. B. F. Morris,-Mrs. S. Teasdale and Miss H. Focke;. secretary, Miss M. Cruickshank; treasurer, Miss B. Dunkley; committee, Misses P. North, L. North, B. Bowden, G. Rj'burn, G. Westbrook and B. Potts. At the annual meeting of the Pukeatua branch of the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union the following were elected to office: —President, Mrs. Crook; secretarj', Mrs. Bulmer; vicepresidents, Mrs. Donald, Mrs. Bethune and Mrs. Kurth; committee, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Holmes, Mrs. Sharrock and Mrs. Jenkins. "Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Heddon, Mrs. Kurth and Mrs. J. Bethune. There was,a large attendance at the weekly meeting of the Women's Progress Club, which was held at the Higher Thought Temple. The speaker was Professor James Adams, who gave a talk on " The Faith That Never Fails." The necessity for an optimistic and confident outlook as an aid in overcoming the present difficult financial crisis was emphasised. Questions wer6 invited and afternoon tea was served at the close of the meeting. Mrs. H. Keesing, of Ewen Street, Takapuna, "'as the hostess, at a most enjoyable afternoon held at her homo in honour of Mrs. J. C. Blomfield, a member of the Takapuna Borough Council, who is again standing for election next month. About 30 attended and Mrs. Blomfield answered questions relating to borough affairs and also gave an outline of the work being carried out. A competition was won by Mrs. Blomfield and later tea was served. There was a large attendance of ladies in the Town Hall, Otorohanga, when an address was given by Mrs. English, of Auckland, provincial president of the League of Mothers. Mrs. Gilberd presided, and Mrs. F. W. Whyte, the provincial secretary, was also present. Mrs. English explained the aims and objects of the league and, after general discussion, a branch was formed in Otorohanga, with Mrs. P. H. Rowe as president and Nurse Gorrie as secretary. Mrs. English afterwards described' her visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play, which greatly interested her hearers. Miss Walters sang and afternoon tea was seryed. : The weekly concert given by Mrs. Raeburn and Mr. A. Hamblin was held in Ward 28 at the Public Hospital on Wednesday evening. A very enjoyable programme was provided, consisting of songs, duets, dancing, elocution, pianoforte and mandolin items. Those taking pnrt were !\liss Aldwyth Dunn, Mifes Beatrice Balfe, Miss Margaret McCarthy, Mrs. C. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. J. McCarthy, Messrs. .T. McCarthy, C. Fitzpatrick. Madam Dunn and Mrs. C. Fitzpatrick were the accompanists. At the close of the concert Mrs. Raeburn was presented with a bouquet by the patients, -sister and nurses. Mr. A. Hamblin responded on behalf of Mrs. Raeburn. '