ROTORUA AFFAIRS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22332, 1 February 1936, Page 21

ROTORUA AFFAIRS

INTERESTING TRAVEL TALK " In our museum of memories perhaps the most interesting memory of all is that of travel," said Miss Worden, official story-teller to the Auckland Hospital and the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, in the course of a talk to members of the Rotorua Travel Club in the Women's Club rooms, Arawa Street, this week. There was a large attendance of visitors from overseas and from various parts of the Dominion, who were welcomed by the president, Mrs. G. Skene Dixon. "Corsica, the Isle of a Thousand Enchantments," was the subject of Miss Worden's address. Some interesting experiences were narrated by the speaker, who gave picturesque descriptions of the life and customs of the island. The official hostesses for the evening were Mrs. A. C. Randerson and Miss G. La Trobe Hill. Among those present were Mrs. A. Lees, Mrs. Bouisson, Miss Bouisson, Mrs. Adair (Auckland), Miss McGeorge (Tauranga), Mrs. Eastberry (London), Mrs. Aldfield, Mrs. Ede (Auckland), Miss Worden (Auckland), Miss Peart (Wellington), Miss B. Evans (New Plymouth), Miss Fennell (Sydney), Mrs. Skene Dixon, Mrs. H. Bertram, Mrs. A. T. Coates, Mrs. T. Burnham, Mrs. A. C. Randerson, Mrs. J. V. Collins, Mrs. Peace, Miss M. Arthur, the Misses P. and V. St. Clair and Miss M. Hoole. Mrs. H. Peterson, of Piopio, has been spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. J. Pennington, James Street. Mrs. R. G. .Webb has arrived in Rotorua and has taken up her residence in Ranolf Avenue. Miss Mary Bertram, of New Plymouth, arrived this week to spend her annual vacation with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. Bertram. Mrs. E. J. E. Napier left on Thursday to spend a week in Auckland. Miss S. Marcroft left this , week to take up her duties at a private hospital in Morrinsville. Miss Alma O'Neill, of Takapuna, is spending a holiday at Mourea as the guest of Mrs. Buddie. Miss D. Mowbray, of Takapuna, is a visitor to Rotorua. Miss Kenny, of Rotorua, has returned from a motor tour of Poverty Bay. Mrs. W. Drexler, travel hostess of the Victorian Government Tourist Bureau, and her daughter, Miss L. Drexler, have returned to Auckland.