SOCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22403, 27 April 1936, Page 4

SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs. Harper and Miss Joan Harper, of Feilding, are visiting Auckland. Lady Allen, of Morrinsville, who has been visiting Auckland, has returned home. Mrs. W. Gillies Borrie, Remuera Road, will leave to-day on a visit to' Rotorua. Mrs. A. Hope, York Place, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs. H. Matthews, of Takapuna. Mrs. Grey Thorne George, of Paeroa, who has been visiting Auckland, has returned homo. Mrs. Ralph Worley, Arney Road, Remuera, is spending a few weeks.' holiday in Rotorua. Mrs. W. R. Brinsley, of Dunedin. arrived in Auckland yesterday and is at the Grand Hotel. Mrs. T. .Ernest, of Epsom, who has been spending a holiday at Hotel Titirangi, has returned. Mrs. T. Prosser, Queen's Parade, Devonport, will leave to-day on a motor tour to Wellington. Mrs. Alexander McGregor, Stanley Point .Road, Devonport, will leave today by car for Wellington. Mrs. Raymond Sheath and Miss Joyce Sheath have returned home after spending Easter at Waikaremoana. Mrs. Vernon Reed, of Paihia, will arrive in Auckland on Thursday and will at the Station Hotel. Miss N. Brewer, of Gisborne. is the guest of Mrs. Horace G. McCartie, Stanley Point Road, Devonport. Miss Margot Morris, of Tolaga Bay, is visiting Auckland and is the guest of Miss Joan Hellaby, Remuera. At Hotel Titirangi are Mr. and Mrs. Bolton (Rangoon, Burma), Mess A. Basten and Miss T. Wilson (Auckland). Signora Casa, formerly Miss Mavis Hulme, of Nelson, is the guest of Mrs. Brentnall, of Takapuna, for some weeks. Miss Elfie Reed, of Paihia, is. visits ing Auckland, and is the guest of Mrs. Eric Rhodes, Waiatarua Road, Remuera. At Hotel Cargen are:—Mrs. R. Miller Rotorua}, Miss PL Dold (Hamilton), Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. T. W. Simpson (London). Mrs. Eric Shaw, of New Plymouth, is visiting Auckland and is the guest of Mrs. Trevor Simpson, Benson Road, Remuera. Mrs. Masters, of Wellington, who has been staying at Glenalvon for some weeks, returned home by the limited last night. Mrs. Trevor Simpson, Benson Road, Remuera, who has been visiting Hawbe's Bay for five weeks, has returned home. Mrs. E. Vernon, of Tunis, who is visiting New Zealand, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. F. Hall, the Vicarage, Gisborne. Miss Mary Williams, of Paihia, will arrive in Auckland on Thursday and will be the guest of Mrs. A. B. Roberton, Remuera Road. If " * Miss Effie Studholme, of Paihia, will arrive in Auckland on Thursday and will be the guest of her sister, Mrs Douglas Mill, of Hobsonville. Mrs. W. E. Henley, of Napier, accompanied by her husband, Dr. Henley, will leave Auckland by the Aorangi tomorrow for Vancouver en route to England. Mrs. J. W. Townsend, of Christchurch, and the Misses V. and W Townsend have left for Auckland, where they will make their future home.. '» Mrs. H. O. Nolan, Mount St. John Avenue, Epsom, who has been visiting Paihia as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ambrose Spong, of London, has returned home. 'At the Grand Hotel are:-—Mrs. Hardwicke Smith, Mrs. R. E. Hayes, Mrs. T. L. Elslev (Wellington), Mrs. J. Barns-Graham (Gisborne) and Sirs. W. R. Brinsley (Dunedin). / Mrs. G. Denton, of Willow Bank, Paeroa, who has been motoring through Dunedin, Queenstown and the southern lake districts, returned via Napier at the end of last week. Mrs. Arthur Champion, M ar £et Road, Remuera, accompanied by her husband, will leave by the Rangitane on May ,7 for England. Mrs. Champion expects to bo away for about six months. At the Station Hotel are:—Mrs. J. Craig (Wanganui), Mrs M. Mclntyre and Miss L. Mclntyre (Hamilton), Mrs. J. Thompson (Dunedin), Mrs. J. Williams and Miss J. Wfamsoa (London), Mrs. Bevan (Wellington). A social evening of the Household Brigade, Old Comrades Association, was given recently at the home of the president, Captain Bevan, of Remuera. Excellent music was a feature of the occasiofi. A good percentage of the gathering were South African \\ar veterans, who much appreciated tho descriptive song "On the Road to Kiiiiberly." . At a meeting held in the National Council of Women's rooms, Victoria Street, on Friday evening, it was decided to form a branch of the New Plymouth High School Old Girls' As- ■ eociation. Mrs. Basham, who presided, was elected president and Mrs. Percival chairwoman of the branch. Various suggestions concerning the activities for the year were received for the committee's consideration. A gardening afternon was recently held by the ladies of the Shackleton Road I3aptist Church. The president, Mrs. Duncomb, conducted a short devotional service, after which Mrs. L. Honeycombe read an extract from "The Flower Patch Among the Hills." The roll call was answered with gardening hints. The thought for the month was given by Mrs. Ramsay. Competitions were won by Mesdames Archer and Martin, and vocal duets were sung by Mesdames. Metcalf and Duncomb. Afternoon tea concluded a pleasant gathering. Plants, cuttings and seeds Were exchanged among those present.