SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21147, 3 October 1930, Page 14

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss-J. Ross has gone to Akaroa. ; ** * - Mrs G. P. Sise has returned from Roxburgh. * * * Miss Yallange has returned from Roxburgh. *" * * Mrs F. Easther has returned from Oaraaru, * # * Mrs J. Crawshaw has returned from Ashburton. , * sfe « Mrs Frank Fitchett has returned from Kunkeka. * * Mies M'Lean baa gone to Lake Wanaka on a holiday visit. * * * Miss Gibbs, of Gore, is paying a holiday visit to Dunedin. * * ♦ Mr and Mrs -C. 0. Wark are at present on a visit to Christchurch. ♦ * * Dr and Mrs Roland Fulton have gone to Roxburgh for a short holiday. *• * # Mrs J. M’Kenzie is the guest of Miss Kathleen MTiean, Elder street. *, # * Miss Molly Day, of Wellington, is at present on a holiday visit to Dunedin. * : « * Mrs J. Paterson is visiting Christchurch as the guest of Mrs Peter Wood. Miss F. Shand is visiting Wellington as the guest of her sister, Mrs A. Monro. ■*. * * Mrs W. H. Hargreaves, of Kakahn, is the guest of Mrs Arthur Nichols, Kurikeka. * sic * Miss Edith Neale left on Tuesday for Timaru, where a brief holiday will be spent. . # # * Mrs H. C. Mac Gibbon, of Gore, has returned home from a holiday spent in Dunedin. '* * * Mrs J. Reid and Mias Joan Reid, of "Burnside,” Oamaru, have gone to Lake Wanaka. * ♦ * Mrs J. E.. Galbraith, who has been touring Australia, returned to Dunedin on Saturday. ♦’ ♦ # Miss Patricia Stronach has left for Waiau, where she will be the guest of Mrs Ealp Chaffey. ♦ * * , Mrs A. A. Finch left this week for Melbourne, where she will he the guest of her daughter, •* * * Dr and Mrs Waldon Fitzgerald have returned to Dunedin, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. ' 6 '* * * . Mrs A. Morrison is at present spending a holiday at "The Chateau,” Tonganro National Park. Miss Bloomfield, of Auckland, who has been the guest of Lady Ferguson, has left on her 'return journey. * * « Mies Violet Nichols will return to-day to Kunkeka from an extended tour of England and the Continent. * * » Mr and Mrs A. J. Ensor have returned to their home at Timaru after a pleasant holiday spent in Dunedin. ♦♦ • ♦ Miss Holford left at the beginning of the week for Christchurch to attend the Trained l Nurses’ Conference, * * # Miss Rita Lane has returned from a holiday at Waimate, where she was the guest of Mrs Howard Foster. * ♦ ♦ Mr' and Mrs J. MacFarlane have gone to Riverton on a brief , visit, and will bo the guests of friends at the seaside there. • • ♦ ,Mr and Mrs E. J. P. Denny will leave to-day for Middleraarch, where they will be the guests of Mr J. Eliot, " Garthyml.” - ♦ ♦ • Dr E. S. Fossy, who spent a few days in Dunedin as the guest of Mrs C. Porteous, Maori Hill, returned on Tuesday to Amberley. * # * Mr and Mrs 8. M. Satterthwaite have returned from a holiday spent at Timaru where.they were the guests of Mrs T. W. Satterthwaite. ** . * News has been received of the intended departure for New Zealand from England on October 24 of Miss Tolmie and the Misses Rattray. * * # . M* ss Rita Holmes has left on a short •• Crookston and Invercargill. While at Crookston she will be the guest of Mrs W. H. Lusk. * ' * * Miss Richards, of Christchurch, who 'is expected to arrive in Dunedin during the week-end, will- be the guest of Mrs M Beath, Allandale road. Miss Lilias Gillies, of New Plymouth, and lately matron of the Y.W.C.A. in that town, has arrived in .Dunedin to up the duties of matron of MGlaehan College. ♦ ♦ * Mrs J, Campbell Gillies, of Christchurch, who has returned to Dunedin, where she intends to reside permanently, is at present the guest of Mrs E. R. Nevill at the Cathedral Vicarage. * * * . Rews has been received of the arrival in London of Mrs A. Ledger and Miss Connie Ledger, of Christchurch. Miss Ledger s marriage to Lieutenant-com-mander Herbert, of H.M.S. Hermines, is to take'place in London on October 23 * * + The luncheon tables in the dining room of the Otago Women’s Club were gay with narcissi and yellow primroses and lacy mats on the occasion of a party given by the president (Lady Ferguson) to the chairwomen of the various circles of the club. Those present were Mesdamea F. C. Turner, W. A. Saunders, Sloan Brown, Sleigh, and Walter Ross, Mieses M.-Martin, Morton, Nicolson, and Yorston. fc # * Guests registered during last week at the Hermitage, Mount Cook, include Mrs Neill Robertson. Scotland; Mr A. M. Jones, England; Miss Wallis, Miss M’Maars, Mr H. R. Clayton, Weilington); Miss Myra Moore, Texnuka; Mr and Mrs G. W. Paulk, Mrs R. Donald. Miss J. M. Tench, Miss R. Tench, Miss Gay Woolf, Miss W. Winsor, Miss M. Winsor, Christchurch; Miss White Parsons, -Lyttelton. *• # « On the afternoon of September 27 the West t Taieri branch of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union held a very successful “ Bring and Buy” sale in the Outram Bowling Pavilion. Although the weather was not all that could be desired a large number of members and friends from the surrounding district attended, a very substantial sum being realised. Miss Mavis Campbell was the winner of the threetier eake. He He eft "Haywarde furniture baa made its way by the way it’s made.” Why? Because it’s the beet. People, are proud to have Hayward’s furniture in their homes.—C. and W Hayward, Ltd., 141 George street, Dunedin.—-Advt. ♦ * * Note.—When deciding on your Gloves or Stockings go to the specialist, London Town Hosiery Parlour, where you buj direct from mill at the lowest cost.— George street (next Jay’s).—Advt. , * * * Miss Miller (late of ,Mr Lucook’s Timaru) is now in charge of the late H M’Neill’s hairdressing rooms. Permanent wave; Cull bead £2 2s. Open Saturday afternoons. Stock ' Exchange Building, Princes street. Phone 11-560.—Advt.

Dr Ida Lilian Pickles, who was married recently to Professor E. Y, Gordon, professor of England Languages at the University of Leeds, holds the degree of Ph.D., awarded by the University of Leeds for a thesis, arising out of an historical and topographical research of the northwest peninsula of Iceland. For this purpose Miss Pickles spent six months there, going from farm to farm on horseback, with an Icelandic girl as companion. There are no railways on the island, and besides ponies, which are the chief method of travel in the country districts. Miss Pickles used motor cars, boats, and an aeroplane as means of transport.

The committee of the local branch of the Plunket Society .has arrangements well in hand for the street sale and collection which is to he held to-day in aid of the society’s funds. This is the occasion on which the society makes its special annual appeal to the public of Dunedin for their help in carrying on this great humanitarian work for assisting the mothers and babies of the city, suburbs, and surrounding "districts. The society ’ appeals €o all friends and supporters of the work, as well as to those parents who have received direct benefit from the society’s work to assist the committee to raise the money necessary for it to carry on this work.

It will soon be difficult to keep count of the silver dinner services belonging to famous families which have been sold at auction. At Christie's, on July 30, the Duke of Montrose’s Georgian plates and dishes were offered, and brought £I2OO 11s 3d. In the space of 12 months there have heed sold at Christie’s the dinner services associated with families of Brownlow, Ranfurley, Ravensworth, Balfour, and Wold .of Lulworth Castle—to name the more important. The service sold most recently was made for the third duke, James (1755-1836), and bore his arms, but there was an enhanced interest in the arms at the back of some of the dishes, which were of the family of Barham of Staines and Canterbury impaling Smyth. It was from this family that the celebrated author of “TKe Ingoldeby Legends *’ sprang—Canon R, H. Barham, of St. Pauls. The assumption is thgt the arms are those, of his grandfather. If the witty versifier could have lived he would have doubtless invented another “ legend ” on the sale.

Nurses and hospital matrons from all parts of New Zealand gathered on Wednesday morning at the Christchurch Public Hospital as delegates to the conference of the New Zealand Trained Nurses' Association. Service in the chapel opened proceedings at 9 a.m., the Rev. H. Williams giving the address. A special meeting of the Matrons’ Council of 22 members then considered the question of amalgamation with'the Trained Nurses’ Association. It was agreed that the matrons should form part of the nursing education section of tne association with power to hold a sub-sectional meeting of active matrons of training schools. Conference then opened, a formal welcome being given the delegates by Dr W. Fox, medical superintendent of the Christchurch Public Hospital. Reference was made to the death of Miss M, J. Hood, and on the motion of Miss R. Muir, president of the association, those present paid tribute to one who was for many years an active member of the association. Miss Muir then addressed the conference on the future of the association. Reports received from various branches showed activity and increased interest. Yesterday’s programme for the conference was as follows;—9.3o a.m. to (2,30 p.m., meeting of sub-committees, nursing education, maternity nursing, private nursing; 2.30 p.m. t round-table, nursing education; 8 p.m., reception to delegates at Winter Garden.

very satisfactory termination to the Hyde Hall carnival took place on Friday last, when the Domain Board’s ball took Place. The music waa supplied by Messrs Held and Dowling's orchestra from RanfhUy, Among those present were: Mrs I. Kinney, black crepe de chine model frock under gold lame coatee; Mrs M. A. Kinney, black’georgette beaded with pink, over which was worn a handsomely embroidered bridge coat; Mrs Dowling, bis. SV 1 ' * rocl{ relieved with blue; Mrs M Gil], cau de nil lace over, crepe de chine of same shade, finished with floral streamers; Mrs Hall (Middlemarch), navy georgette and silk lace to tone; Mrs Jephson, black satin, with black georgette sleeves; Mrs Markham oyster crepe de chine; Mrs Coster, black silk: Mrs Grey, frock of lemon taffeta, the ankle-length skirt being prettily appliqued; < Mrs Taylor, figured rayon frock trimmed with cinnamon: Mrs M'Auley, ?li k » Reel. blue silk; Miss Allen (Tnien Lake), cyclamen crepe do chine; Miss Phelan (Ranfurly). frilled apricot taffeta, the skirt drooping to ankle length at sides; Miss Hill, turquoise blue taffeta, corsage and skirt trimmed with silver lace; Miss Morgan, apple green satin frock, the skirt falling m folds of handkerchief cut to the ankles and trimmed with silver lace, silver .am" coatee; Miss Betting, dainty floral ninon; Miss Hanrahan (Ranfurly), pink geor--8^ t TV!.n lld ell i\ laco *0 ton «i Miss Beattie (Middlemarchhpeach satin with insets of silk lace in the bodice and skirt; Mies j Bruhns. pale green silk, with overdress of gold lace; Miss M. Bruhns, pink-crepe de chine; Miss M'Gaskiii. male silk lace over pink crepe de soir; Miss E, Jephson, lemon crepe de chine; Miss E. Dowling shell pink crepe dc dune with cream lace; Mies Mackenzie, French’ model pink beaded georgette.

p n »^ii Sep # te ?lT ber mee %?, of tiie National council of Women which was presided ? v6 j E. Ashn, was excellently attended. A welcome was extended to Miss Hewlett, Dominion. secretary, who is at Vl f Sl ><P u ?u ed l?' an , d to Mrs ft,?WPT tt l6 S j ut , h r Du “ edm branch of the VV.C.T.U., and Mr s Orr, of the Kaihorax branch, and to Miss Green, who has been appointed delegate from the Women l e , a “ r 8 Association in place of Miss Wfaitelaw. A report was received, from the deputation which- waited on the Citv Council on the matter of drinking at cabarets and, dances, and Mrs Andrews voiced the opinion of members that unless hostesses took a firm stand and discountenanced drinking by their guests the root of the matter would not be reached. A vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Denton Leech for the.work she had put into the movement. In the matter of objectionable ?i“ s aII 4 P° S A er ®* the following letter had been sent to the town clerk:—At a meetm^o°L de xt 9 eld September 15. 10 3 °. from the National Council of Women the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, the Otago branch of the Is ew Zealand Educational Institute, and the Council of Christian Congregations a resolution was carried ‘That the City Council be asked to state what control it has oyer the display of posters on city hoardings. We should be glad of information from your council on this matter, as representations of a similar nature are being made to the Minister of InternalAffairs. The following reply was received:—That it has now been decided to exercise the pow-ers contained in the City By-laws, and all the proprietors of hoardings have been instructed to submit all picture posters to the council for approval before displaying same on public boardings. Members expressed satisfaction that this much had been accomplished. though it was felt that a great deal had still to be done in the way of the betterment of films. In reference to the Unemployment Bill, the Dominion Executive authorised the Dominion president to put the case of the inclusion of women wage-earners in this BUI before the House Committee, and Mrs Fraer attended in Wellington before the committee, which expressed sympathy with the resolution of the National Council of Women. Miss Andrews, who took part in the Fan-Pacific Conference at Honolulu is to give an account of this on October 11 and an invitation was extended to delp gates and all members of their societies be present. Miss Hardic. of the Y.W.C.A., reported on what had been done to date by the Board of Social Study and Training, and further consideration was given to this matter by members, who felt that this work was very necessarv, and if great importance to all interested in the welfare of the young. Several remits for next conference were brought forward, and delegates are taking them to their respective societies for consideration and to be reported on at the next meeting.

Mrs Uric Riilstone, of Timaru, after spending a holiday in Invercargill and Mataura, is now with her parents, Mr and Mrs John Haggitt, Cargill street.

A very pleasant afternoon was spent at Mrs Helen Stewart’s residence. High street, Musselburgh, on September 29, the occasion being to celebrate her eightieth birthday. • Among those S resent were her four sisters. Mesdames ummock, M'Donald. and Smaill, and Miss Sanderson. A dainty afternoon tea was served in the drawing room.

* * * On September 18, at the residence of Mrs T. Robertson, Peter street, Caversham,_ a “kitchen afternoon” was given to Mis Ina Wendelken on the occasion of her approaching marriage. A very pleasant time .was spent in social chat, interspersed with songs, and the guest of the afternoon was made the recipient of a large number of useful articles. A dainty afternoon tea was dispensed to the numerous guests, and the happy function was brought to a close by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” Amongst those present were Mesdames Young, List, Stevenson, Thompson, Gilliland, Wendelken, Craig,, Lyons, Dunlop, J. Robertson, M'Cracken, Wylie, Read, and Harwood.

A particularly bright and lengthy programme was presented on the evening of September 17, when the members of the “ Baravati" Club assembled for their monthly meeting at “Cloverlea,” Palmerston, the residence of the president of the club (Mrs J. W. Sutherland). A very good attendance of members was received in the drawing room, which was beautifully decorated with spring blooms by the hostess and her sister, Miss Bennett. It ia now several years since the “ % Saravati” Club was formed, and members and president alike are to be congratulated on the very high order of the musical items which are contributed monthly. At the conclusion of the programme Mrs Sutherland thanked all those who had acquitted themselves so creditably. The following is a list of the performers}—Pianoforte solos Mies Urite Thompson, Miss Whittlestone, Miss Janet Bennett, Miss Mabel Stent, Miss Jean Cowan, Miss Elizabeth Sheat, Miss Moore. Miss Rita Morrison, and bliss Nellie Pickett; vocal solos—Miss Olive Bennett, Mrs G. B. Smith, Mrs W. Crockett, and Mrs Wedge, who was accompanied on the piano by Miss Rita Morrison; violin solo, Mrs G. B. Smith; a "glee,” “Little Brown Owl,”* was rendered by the Sanavati Glee Club. A reading on " Rubenstein ” was contributed by Miss Alice Corson, and a recitation by Mies Nellie Pickett concluded the programme.

On Tuesday at 4 p.m,, a committee meeting of members of the Otago Home Economics, Association was held in the Honie Science Buildings of the Otago University to report progress on the preparations for the women's work exhibition which is to be held during the last week of October in the Pioneer Hall, and also to complete working plans for this promising enterprise. Professor Strong presided. Those present were: Mrs Aikman (treasurer), Mrs W, H. Evans (in charge of the industrial part and responsible for interviewing all who are expected to co-operate). Miss A. Stevenson (hon. secretary), and Miss M. Mackenzie. It was unanimously decided that the name of the display shall be “ Working Exhibit of Women’s Occupations," The following ladies are conveners of committees o: their own choosing or have had services offered from the various, branches of the Otago Home Economics Association ih Dunedin and Port Chalmers:—Afternoon tea (Mrs Orr Campbell), programme (Mrs Keith Cam. eron), cooking demonstrations (Miss D. Little), fashion parade (Mrs S. M. Park and Miss, A. Stevenson), thrift competitions (Miss Calder), toys (Mrs Leary), gardens (Mrs Nimmo), homecraft (Caversham members), advertisement (Mrs' Aikman), industrial sections (Mrs W. H. Evans), publicity (Miss M. Mackenzie). It is proposed to award certificates, to the winners of the thrift competitions. Ihe help promised by leading business firms, is extremely encouraging, and the working committees are meeting with a encouraging response to every npI | i i I j