PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22400, 22 April 1936, Page 5

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY

AFTERNOON BRIDGE PARTY Tim Society for tlio Prevention of Cruelty to Animals hold a bridge party for the purpose of raising funds at the Farmers' Trading Company tearooms yesterday aftw.noon. '1 lie function was organised by the bridge circle of the ladies' committee, whose efforts were rewarded by the attendance of about 200 pi avers. In the course of a short address 011 the need for the work of the society, the president, Mr. Spencer Mason, remarked that it might be thought that in those enlightened times cruelty to animals was negligible, but, unfortunately, the society's experience was that such was not the case. The constant vigilance of these societies throughout the world did do much, however, to lessen it. The hidden number competition was won by Mrs. McDowell (auction), and Mrs. W. Neuinegan (auction), Mrs. C. W. Robinson (contract), and Mrs. Stanley Haycock (mah-jongg). The' ladies' bridge committee comprised:—Mrs. B. J. Marquct (convener), Mrs. A. St. Clair Chancy (secretary), Mrs. Spencer Mason, Mrs. H. H Farmer, Mrs. 10. L. Burton, Mrs. M. M. Collinson, Mrs. O. Jt. H. Frances and Miss C. Lane. The hostesses were: — Mrs. B. Austin, Mrs. Campbell Holmes, Mrs. Lvall Tingling, Mrs. B. Alderson, Mrs. S'. E. Haycock, Mrs. L. W. Tattersfield, Mrs. A. Bracklebush, Mrs. J. Johnson, Mrs. E. Thompson, Mrs. F. W. Baker, Mrs. Joffery McKenzie, Mrs. Stan Waters, Mrs. I?. W. Bennett, Mrs. G. F. Lane, Mrs. H. P. Wyman, Mrs. F. Brewin, Mrs. A. Leyland, Mrs. JO. S Wight, Mrs. L. M. Bewes, Mrs. J?. K. Wylie, Mrs. G. B. Bullock, Mrs. C. Mitford, Mrs. F. Wright, Mrs. G. X. Christian, Mrs. D. C. McCrone, Mrs. Harold Court Mrs. McDowell, Mrs. J. F. Whitford, Mrs. Frank Colledge, Mrs. C. Mills, Mrs. J. Wallace, Mrs. C. W. Chilcott, Mrs. G. E. McCartney. Mrs. F. Webber, Mrs. J. Colgrove, '.Mrs. L. A. Marquet, Mrs. V. Usher, Mrs. Archie Campbell, Mrs. J. L. Nettelton : Mrs. R. Wren Mrs. R. L. Ziinan, Mrs. P. Delaney, Mrs. G. E. Edwards, Mrs. B. Pakes, Mrs. Eisdell Moore. Mrs. C. P. Earl, Mrs. H. Orange, Mrs. G. E. French, Mrs. Digb.v Cardale. Mrs. W. Davies, Mrs. O'Neill, Mrs. H. Perrean, Mrs. E. L. Powell, Mrs. A. Hamilton, Mrs. It. W. Pollock, Mrs. C. J. Hardy, Mrs. Campbell Paterson, Mrs. H. W. Hobbs, Mrs. A. M. Roughton, Mrs. P. Hoskins, Mrs. B. Randall, Mrs. C. R. Browne, 'Mrs. Ward Smith, Mrs., C. W. White, Mrs. G. T. Simpson, Mrs. Victor Brown. Mrs. H. Smythe, Mrs. D. H.vauiason, Mrs. W. Wakeman, Mrs. E. Hay, Mrs. H. A. Twining, Mrs. Outram Horspool, M iss Ivy Wright, Miss Penny, Miss Rowe. Among the players were: —Mrs. J. Johnston, Mrs. J. B. Macfarlane, Mrs. 51. Baylev, Mrs. Cyril Colson, Mrs. M. C. Phillips, Mrs. W. F. Allen, Mrs. H. E. Burton, Mrs. J. O'Loghlen, Mrs. Hartley Kayes, Mrs. Whitaker, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. J. Price, Mrs. Mingay, Mrs. Reeve, Mrs. Turtill, Mrs. S. 31. Miller, Mrs. S. H. Todd, Mrs. H. Parker, Mrs. A. E. French, Mrs. Harold Schmidt, Mrs. T. J. Collinson, Mrs. J. Slater, Mrs. 0. Mahon, Mrs. M. C. White, Mrs. F. Robinson, Mrs. Nutter, Mrs. F. Thomas, Mrs. G. Sykes, Mrs. A. Wakeman, Mrs. G. Teunent, Mrs. H. Norbury, Mrs. W. S. R. Bloomfield, Airs. E. J. G. Rice, Mrs. E. B. Rice, Mrs. McCrone, Mrs. Scelly, Mrs. T. M. Rollo, Mrs. E. Everiss, Mrs. H. J. Preston, Mrs. C. J. Randall, Mrs. W. H. Harvey, Mrs. F. Bolt, Mrs. R. Hebden, Mrs. C. W. Austin, Mrs. H. Holl, Mrs. I. Muirhead, Mrs. I. Palairet, Mrs. R. Norton, Mrs. M. E. Hall, Mrs. J. Allen. Mrs. P. Hoskins, Mrs. C. R. Brown, Mrs. V. Brown, Mrs. C. W. White, Mrs. A. E. Edwards, Mrs. F. Marks, Mrs. C. A. Lamb, Mrs. E. A. Smythe, Mrs. R. MeCallum, Mrs. W. H. Worrall, Mrs. B. Shera, Mrs. D. W. Palmer, Mrs. C. I. Parkinson, Mrs. F. Kay-Stratton, Mrs. Roy Greer, Mrs. J. Carter, Mrs. H. V. Kerr, Mrs. G. E. M. Roughton, Mrs. E. T. Roughton, Mrs. McClyinont, Mrs. E. Little, Mrs. H. R. Bloomfield, Mrs. E. Campbell, Mrs. S. Ringer, Mrs. A. S. Hammond, Mrs. L. Stewart, Mrs. M. S. Henderson, Mrs. Anthony Stubbs, Mrs. G. M. Lorimer, Mrs. C. Chapman, Mrs. S. Scott, Mrs. H. Page, Mrs. C. W. Heather, Mrs. R. Abbott, Mrs. H. Stone, Mrs. T. E. Henry, Mrs. R. J. O'Dea, Mrs. D. Turpin, Mrs. W. Souter, Mrs. R. Lees, Mrs. H. C. Saller.v, Mrs. L. J. Hitehings, Mrs. E. K. Mulgan. Miss E. Carr, Miss A. Ross, Miss Slater, Miss D. White, Miss Skeates, Miss Louis Chilwell, Miss Marie Conlan, Miss Amy McArthur, Miss Betty Mill, Miss N. Dette. Miss D. Gibbs.