SOCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 20

SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs. H. Poison, Remtiera Road, is visiting Rotorua. Mrs. L. White, Wellington, is at the Central Hotel. Mrs. Clutha Mackenzie, Parnell, is visiting Wanganui. Mr. and Mrs. Merv.vn Reed, Ilemuera, are visiting Rotorua. Miss Anita Webster, of Shelly Beach Road, is at The Chateau. Mr. and Mrs. McKail Geddes, Remuera Road, are fishing at Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cropper, Vincent Avenue, are visiting Hawke's Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Pottit, Hamilton, are visiting Auckiand for the holidays. Mrs. Arthur Rhind and Mrs. Trevor Holmden are spending Easter at Wanganui. At the Central Hotel are:—Miss J. Brown, Te Puke, Miss N. Andrews, Opononi. Mrs. Eric Kenny. Eketahuna, is visiting her mother, Mrs. H. W. Brabant, One Tree Hill. Mrs. Bertram Dawson, Victoria Avenue, who has been visiting Rotorua, has returned home. Mrs. Beaumont Smith, Wellington, and Mrs. Stuart Knox, London, are at tho Grand Hotel. At the Grand Hotel are Mrs. H. A. Bruce, Brisbane, Australia, and Mrs. George Currie, Kai Iwi, Wanganui. Mrs. Innes, Palmerston North, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Selw.vn Colgrove, St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell. Mrs. I). 11. Wilson, who has been on an extensive motor tour of the Hot Lakes district has returned to Takapuna. The Taupiri branch of the Plunket Society held a successful Paddy's Market this week. The effort realised a sum of over £l3. At the Hotel Cargen are Mrs. Logan, Masterton, Mrs. William-Powlett, London, Miss J. D. Stewart. Dannevirke, and Miss T. Worsp, Whangarei. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Munro, Whangarei, who have been spending the past two months in Matamata, will arrive in Auckland to-day on their return to the North. At the monthly meeting of the Women's Progress Club an address on " The Seeret of a Beautiful Life" was given by Mr. J. H. Pateman, after which tea was served. Mrs. J. Riddell, Miss A. I. Good, Wellington, Mrs. A. J. Baker, Wellington, Mrs. M. W. Roy. New Plymouth, and Miss M. Murdoch, Timaru, are at the Station Hotel. Mrs. J. Montgomery and Miss MMontgomery, Albany, Western Australia, Mrs. W. B. Hobbs and Miss Hobbs, Hastings, and Mrs. Welch. Wellington, are at the Hotel Cargen. Mrs. C. Lamb, Te Aroha, Mrs. C. Baldwin, Wanganui, Mrs. R. Carpenter, Waipukurau, Mrs. R. Lerwill. Mrs. G. Davis, and Miss A. Davis, Wellington, and Miss B. Fleming, New Plymouth, are at the Station Hotel. r Mrs. Norman Burton, who for manr years has been a member of the general committee of the Maungakiekie Golf Club, and who resigned from the committee upon her election as the first ladies' president of the club, was presented this week with a handsome coif bag. The president of the club, Mr. J. Ellett, made the presentation on behalf of the committee and members.

At Hotel Mon Desir, Takapunn. are ! Dr. aiiel Mrs. 0. Peach, Pjilmerston North, Mr. and Mrs. E. Vickery, Hamilton, Mrs. G. S. Oakley, Mrs. H. .Teavans, Mrs. J. Cox, Mrs. A. Mo Govern, Auckland, and Mrs. BarrBrown, Okoroire. Members of the Lyceum Club, Te I Puke, held a musical afternoon this week. A pianoforte solo was given by Mrs. Anderson, a concerted number by Mesdames Carthew, Todd, Booker, Webster and Miss Bush, songs by Mrs. Carthew, a reading by Mesdames Scott., Gibbings, Hargreaves, George and Miss Jamieson, a quartette by Mesdames Todd, Booker, Carthew and Webster. Afternoon tea was served by Miss Bush and Mrs. Lemon was the hostess. The weekly concert arranged by Mrs. Raeburn and Mr. A. Hamblin at the Public Hospital was held in Ward 27. The programme was provided by Mrs. N. V. Lepetit and consisted of instrumental items, songs, flute solos and humorous items. A large audience was present from other wards. Those taking part were: Misses Queenie Pooro, Patricia McLeod, Beryl Smith, Moya Cooper-Smith, ; Mrs. N. V. Lepetit, Messrs. Frank Pgore, G. Laird and Alan McElwain. The accompanists were Miss Q. Poore and Mrs. Lepetit.