SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8364, 26 February 1913, Page 5

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss . Frances Newport is the guest of Mrs Walsh, Ellice street. Miss Hayward has gone south for a trip. Mr and Mrs Meynell, of Sydney, are staying at the Royal Oak. Mrs Dees, of Cumberland, England, is a guest of Miss Coates, Hobson street. Mrs J. H. Maurice, Blenheim, is visiting her sister, Mrs Galvin, Eipman street. The Misses Lehy, of Blenheim, are paying a holiday visit to their brother, at Newtown. Mrs Cross and Miss Freeman, of Christchurch, were leaving England on January 30th, on their return to New Zealand. Mrs and Miss Beaucierk, of England, are staying at Miss Malcolm's, on the Terrace. They leave on Friday on their return Home. Mrs and Miss Bates, of Adelaide road, are leaving Wellington on March 14th by the Manuka for Sydney, to connect with the Usterley eu route for England. They expect to be away from Wellington tut eac(/ in Novcu berHiss Olive Arthur (captain) and Miss Florence Outtrim, of the Ladies’ Seagull Amateur Swimming Club, leave for Masterton to-morrow, where they will compete in the ladies'' swimming carnival. They intend to return in time for the Swifts’ ladies’ carnival at Te Aro baths next Saturday afternoon. The Maranui Surf and Life-saving Club have issued invitations to a tennis social and dance in the Maranui Surf Club Hall next Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. The club intends holding weekly assemblies, on Wednesday nights, throughout the winter months, and every first Wednesday will be reserved as a “long night.” The annual dance held under the auspices of the New Zealand Association in London took place at the Holborn Restaurant on Tuesday evening, January 14th, and was a most successful function —a record so far as number was concerned. Members and friends turned up 60 well that there were 150 people present. Mrs Mackenzie acted as hostess, and the attendance included: The High Commissioner for New Zealand, Miss Mackenzie, Sir Joseph and Lady Ward and Miss Ward, Mi- and Mrs Wray Palliser. Miss Falliser and Mr Palliser j un.. Dr Chappie, M-P., and Miss Chappie, Dr Parkinson (who toot a party with him), Mr J. A. Burt, Captain and Mrs Moffatt, Mr Brett and party, Mr Ernest Hart antf party. Miss von Meyeru, Miss F. Simpson, Miss Hornsby, Mr Cecil Donne, Mr Wix, Air and Mrs J. A. Mason, Mr and Miss Spence, Mrs Boak, Mr Boak jun.. Mr 11. Mill. Mr E. M. Kennaway, Mr Carruthers, Mr and Mies Eley, Mrs Foden and party, Mrs Claydon and party, Mr T. Chamberlin Chamberlin, Mr P. Paora Chamberlain. Dancing was continued until midnight, with the exception of the adjournment for supper, and the evening was thoroughly enjoyed. In speaking at the meeting of the Women’s Social and Political Reform League, in Boulcott street hall, next Monday night. Miss Harriet B. Newcombe, secretary of the New Zealand and Australian Women Voters’ Association, will take for her subject “New Zealand’s Place in the World Movement of Womanhood Suffrage and the International Congress to be held at liuda Pesth in 1914.” Miss Hodge will speak on "Women’s Work in Local Government." Speaking at a meeting in Auckland, Miss iNewoombe threw some interesting lights upon the forthcoming congress of the International Women's Suffrage Alliance. This will be the seventh biennial congress of the alliance. As during the week of this congress unusual opportunities will be given for seeing much that is rarely seen by the tourist, Australians and New Zealanders who are contemplating a visit to Europe would do well to include Buda Pesth in their itinerary. Hungarian women suffragists are organising a series of visits, excursions, and fetes, to give to their visitors as complete an idea as possible of their interesting country. a land which to many of ns is little more than a name. Railway fares are to lie reduced for the week. The meetings of the congress itself will, of course, prove the greatest attraction to the more thoughtful visitors, as the speakers will include delegates from every part of the civilised world. It will possibly be a revelation to many to learn that the movement for equal suffrage is now world-wide. - and that the demand for votes for women is being made successfully by countries as far removed from each other as Portugal. Iceland, and China. The languages used in the conference are English, French, and German, and' of these English is chief, mainly on account of the wide progress made by the movement in the United States of America.