SOCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23218, 12 December 1938, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs, A. J. Mathias, Ridings Roarl, Remuera, returned on Saturday from a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. Charles Nathan, of Arney Road, Ronmera, returned Inst week from a motor tour in Taranaki.

Miss E. B. M. Brain, who has been on un extended world tour, returned to Auckland yesterday by the Aorangi.

Mrs. F. Bauer, Orakei Road, Remuera. returned by the Tasir.an yesterday to Auckland after a health trip to the East.

Mrs. M. J Syron, of Minamata, has returned liome after an extended visit to Auckland and the Bay of Plenty.

Mrs. St. Clair Woollams, of City Road, will leave to-day by the Mariposa foj- California, en route to the West Indies. ,

Mrs. M. Hamilton (London). Mrs. C. G. Pennev (Hamilton) and Miss H. Johnson (Palmerston North) are at the Station Hotel. ■.

Airs. D. B. Piper and family (Hertfordshire, England), Mrs. D. E. Lewis and Mrs. Spencer (Remuera) are at Hotel Titirangi.

Mrs. Norman Hanna, Arnev Road, Renuiera, will return by the Mariposa this morning after spending three weeks in Sydney.

Miss Deidre Williams, of Portland Road, Romupva, will return to Auckland to-day after having spent several months in Christchurcli.

Mrs. W. R. Brinsley, who has been visiting Auckland, left by air yesterday for Palmerston North, en route to her home in Dunedin.

Mrs. K. L. Bedlington (Malay States), Mrs. C. Ludbrook (Bay of Islands) and Miss F. M. Tucker (Palmerston North) are at the Central Hotel.

Mrs. Claude Watson, of Wellington, arrived at Auckland on Saturday morning with her young son and daughter to stay with her sisters, the Misses Ballantyne, of Mount Albert.

Miss Elsie Mitchell, who has been studying homecraft in Melbourne, will arrive in Auckland to-day by the Mariposa to visit her mother, Mrs. J. T. F. Mitchell, Gillies Avenue, Epsom.

Mrs. Eric Williams, of Epsom Avenue, left on Saturday for an 18 days' motor tour of the North Island and will then go on to Lake Wanaka to spend Christmas and New Year.

Mrs. C. E. Raw, of Khyber Pass, returned to Auckland yesterday by the Aorangi. after a holiday of 16 months in England. While thero she stayed with several members of her family, and also visited South Africa with her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth GrenvilleMyer. .

Mrs. Vivian Riddiford, of Lower Hutt. Wellington, who has been visiting England for eight months, returned to Auckland last evening by the Aorangi. She will stay with her daughter, Mrs. Peter Savage, of St. Heliers Bay, for a" few days before returning south.

A party was given recently for the Auckland' branch of the Loyal Temperance Legion by Mrs. Holmes at her home, Arnev 'Road, Remuera. Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Hugh Kasper gave addresses, and the musical programme was provided by the children. Each child received a gift of a book.

Mrs. St. Bride (England), Mrs. E. V. Winterer (Los Angeles), Mrs. John Wright (New York), Mrs. B. W. Foster (London), Mrs. Van der Busche (Batavia), Mrs. I. H. Paris (Honolulu), Mrs. G. J. Errington (Dunedin), Mrs. Percy Blundell and Mrs. Maurice Blundell (Wellington) are at the Grand Hotel.

Lady Cheetham, of Montpellier Square, London, arrived at Auckland vesterdav by the Aorangi. She will be the guest of "Their Excellencies Viscount anjl Viscountess Galway, at. Government House, Auckland, and will remain in the Dominion for two months, after which she will complete her world tour via Sydney, Darwin and Java.

Mrs. C. R. T. Congreve, of Ottacamund. Nilgiri, South India, with her husband and little daughter, Julia, will arrive in Auckland this morning by the Mariposa from Australia on a visit to Mrs. Congreve's parents, Dr. and Mrs. v J- Somerville, Victoria Avenue. Miss Barbara Somerville, who has been staying with her sister, is also travelling by the Mariposa on her return to New Zealand.

The breaking-up party of the Y.W.C.A. Women's Progressive Club took place recently. The president, Mrs. R. Murdoch, presided, and a bright programme of games, competitions, community singing, and solos by. Miss Brooks helped to pass an enjoyable evening. Competition winners were Mrs. H. Webster and Miss Brown. The accompanist was Miss Brown, and supper was served by the committee.