SOCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21471, 20 April 1933, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS

m rs. .T. M. Tudehope, of Wellington, is at the Star Hotel. Mrs. W. Maitland, of Whangarei, is at -the Grand Hotel. Mrs. Weed, wife of Mr. Justice Reed, of Wellington, is at Hotel Cargon. Mrs. F. Abbott, oj Remuera Road, will leave to-day for Russell and Wliangaroa. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Jarvie have returned to Wellington aftor a visit to Auckland. Mrs. G. T. Hall, of Wellington, is at Brooklyn Flats, where she will remain for two weeks. Mrs. H. Somerville, Waikato, is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. Baker, in Palmerston North. Mrs. Hope-Gibbons and Mrs. P. J. Ryan, of Wellington, will leave to-day on a visit to Auckland. Lady Robertson, who has been visiting Wanganui, is expected to return to Auckland to-morrow. Miss S. Fleming, of Gisborne, and Miss L. McLennan, of Palmerston North, are at the Central Hotel. Mrs. H. T. Merritt. of Papatoetoe. has returned from a motoring trip to Rotorua, Wairakei and tho Chateau. Mrs. Macbean Stewart and Miss Peggy Macbean Stewart, who havo been the guests of Mr. Martin Eccles, of Te Kauwhata, are visiting Auckland before returning to Wellington. Miss A. Welsh, of the Post Office Savings Bank staff, was presented by her fellow-officers with a handsome chiming clock on tho occasion of her approaching marriage. In making the presentation, tho accountant, Mr. E. W. Rudmau, referred to her valuable services and extended on behalf of members best wishes for her future happiness and prosperity.

A voung artist, almost self-taught, Miss Amy Baesjou, who lives 300 miles west of the South Australian border, has left for Adelaide to develop her studies. Miss Baesjou worked on her parents' dairy farm, which is 90 miles south of the east-to-west transcontinental railway line and truly in the Australian bush. Miss Baesjou s P IC " tures of nature as sho sees it have intrigued tho art world so sue lias lett for Adelaide with high hopes.

The honour of winning in open competition the post of assistant mation at the Leeds (England) General Infirmary, one of the largest hospitals in the world, the head of which is the famous surgeon Lord Moynilian, has fallen to an Australian, Miss Audrey Moulden, of Adelaide. Miss Moulden graduated through tho University _ of London with tho diploma in nursing, and is exceptionally young to secure such an important administrative post.

A visitor to Sydney at the present time is Viscountess Mandeville, whose home is in Huntingdonshire, England. To a representative of one of the city newspapers she said that the last London season was the gayest for years. Viscountess Mandeville follows tho fashion abroad of wearing scarlet lacquered nails, and declares that many of the smart women of London have discarded stockings for evening wear, dancing in sandals, with toe-nails painted a vivid red.

An open poll to determine the 12 greatest women leaders in the United States during the last 100 years was taken recently by tho National Council of Women and an American leading journal for the Hall of Fame at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition. Tho names placed on this roll of honour in the order of votes received were: —Mary Baker Eddy, Jano Addams, Clara Barton, Frances E. Willard, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Julia Ward Howe, Carrie Chapman Catt, Amelia Earhart Putnam, Mary Lyon and Mary E. Woolley.

Tho fourth annual general meeting of the Association of Meii of Kent and Kentish Men was held on Tuesday evening iii the Fabian Clubrooms. The report and balance-sheet wore adopted and tho following elected officers for the forthcoming year:—President, Mr. S. E. Langstone; vice-presidents, Mr. y». Hatcher and Mr. G. Baker; committee, Mesdamcs Langstone, Jenks. Forbes, Leonard, tho Misses Coppins and Hatcher, Messrs. Pearson, Bush. Webster and Soloman; lion, secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. W. Jenks. A vote of thanks was given to the outgoing committee, and Mr. Leonard was presented with a gold-mounted fountain pen engraved with the badge ot the association. Mr. Aspinwall was presented with a christening cup. also engraved with tho Kentish badge. A pianoforte solo was given by Miss Sylvia Ongley and songs by Mr. E. I'rascr. After supper dancing took place.