PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21643, 13 May 1932, Page 12

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss N. Brice-Smith, of Sydney, is the guest of Miss K. Kirk, St. Clair. •; ¥ ¥ ¥ Miss Muriel Ellis is at present spending a holiday at Karitane. ¥ ¥ ¥ Mrs J. M. Ritchie is spending a holiday at Moeraki. ¥ ¥ ¥ Miss Mercia Taylor left Dunedin oh Wednesday for Christchurch. * * * Lady Sim is spending a holiday at Queenstown. ¥ ¥ ¥ Miss Margaret Willis, of Christchurch, is a visitor to Dunedin. ¥, ¥ ¥ Miss K. Kirk has returned to Dunedin from a visit to Australia and Norfolk Island, , ¥ ¥ ¥ Miss A. West, of Khandallah, Wellington, is the guest of Mrs W. Hambletlj, St. Matthew’s Vicarage, Stafford street. ¥ ¥ ¥ Mr and Mrs J. B. Reid, of Wellington, are the guests of Mrs G. W. Reid, IJellevue street. ¥'■ ¥ ¥ Mr and Mrs F. Young, of, Tinrnru, are the guests of Mrs G. Calder, Michie street. ¥ ¥ ¥ Mr and Mrs W. Martin, of Blenheim, are the guests of Miss J. Miller, Green Island. ¥ ¥ ¥ Mr and Mrs P. Foote, of Timaru. are the guests of Mrs H. A. Foote, Bridgman street. '¥ ¥ ¥ Mr and Mrs F. Lewis, of Timaru, are the guests of Mrs W. A. Lucas, Bussell street. Mr and Mrs W. Carlton, of Timaru, are the guests of Mrs J. Alexander, Dundad street.. ¥ ~jv ¥ ; ¥. Mrs John Lusk and family have left for Taieri Mouth, where the school vacation will be spent. ¥ ¥ ¥ Miss Kathleen Cameron, of Oamaru, is the guest of Mrs Warren Boyd. High street.

Miss S. Kennedy, of Gore, who is the guest of Mrs R. Kennedy, London street, will' leave to-morrow for her home.

Mrs Eden Bowler left Dunedin yesterday, en route for Auckland, where she will spend the next three weeks.

Mrs Russell Ritchie and family are spending a holiday at Moeraki. With them is Mies E. Batchelor, of London.

Miss Margaret Halsted left Dunedin yesterday for Christchurch to attend the wedding of Miss Nancy MacDougall, which takes place next week. , '

¥ ¥ ¥ Miss M'Elrea, of Wellington, and Miss A. M. M f Elrea, of Christchurch, arrived in Dunedin oh Monday to spend a fortnight’s holiday with their parents at’l3B St. David street.

Mr and Mrs Herbert Price left Dunedin yesterday for Christchurch, where a short holiday will be spent. They will later journey on holiday bent for Auckland.

Mrs Arthur Stoneham, of Gisborne, left on her return home by the the through express yesterday. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs Dickel, who will spend some weeks in Gisborne.

The Sudan United Mission Women’s Auxiliary, under the leadership of Mrs H. E. Wilson, have arranged a cake sale, to be held this afternoon in the Y.W.G.A. Hall, Moray place.

Mrs P. C. Hjorring, of Oamaru, accompanied by Mrs Macbeth, of St. Clair, Dunedin, has returned to her home after a visit to Rotorua, and a tour round the South Sea Islands. *' ' * After a delightful drive in and around Dunedin, where the various views were much admired, wives and lady relatives of Eotarians were entertained at afternoon tea yesterday at the Otago Women’s Club by the wives of local Rotarians. The annual reunion of the past and present Dunedin Hospital nurses is to be held at the Nurses’ Home on Saturday at 3 p.m. Miss E. L. Wilkin will recount her experiences abroad, and there will be a short musical programme. ¥ * ¥ Under the able guidance of Miss Kathleen Salmond, wives and relatives of'Rotarians will be taken to the Art Gallery on a tour of inspection this morning. While there Miss Salmond will expjain matters of interest to the visitors, besides giving information regarding the various pictures in the collection. * # * In honour of M|ss Kathleen M'Namara, a bride-elect, Miss E. Hastings recently gave a gift evening. Those present were Mrs Hastings, Misses M. M'Leod, J. Dickinson, 13. Kinaston, L. M'Kenzie, M. .M'Keeman, G. Christie, M, M'Leod, M. Miller, R. Gustafson, E. Archer, M. Archer, F. Archer, P. Shanon, K. M'Namara. ¥ ¥ ¥ Advice.—Join our Hosiery Club and get your free pair. Huy direct from the mill, where stockings wear longer,—Lon don Town Hosiery Parlour. George street —Advt ¥ ¥ ¥ Te Kiteroa Guest House, Waimate.— Owing to general depression, tariff greatly reduced.—Particulars W. D. Napier. Box 10. Waimate; phone 151.—Advt *. * ¥ Visitors to Wood’s Private Hotel include: Mr and Mrs J. Morris (Oamavu), Mr and Mrs J. Keast. Mrs R. Leach ana Mr W. Robertson (Middlemarch), Mr and Mrs Z. Sanders and Masters Sanders (2, Alexandra),- Mrs H. King and, Mrs J. Trotter (Tlcriot), Mr E. Kirk (Kelso), Mr R M'Corkindale (Waitahuna), Mrs J. J. Melton (Clinton), Mrs Espie (Kaitangata), Mrs R. Williamson (Beaumont), Mr and Mrs R. R. Thomas and Miss J. MacGregor (Invercargill), Mrs M'Noc (Gore). >y. * . * In honour of her guest, Mrs Hanmcr, of Christchurch, Mrs C. W. Sandford Cox entertained guests at a tea party at her home, “Whitolcc,” Littlebourne, yesterday afternoon. The hostess, wearing a gown of black ring velvet, received the guests in the drawing room. Mrs Hanmer wore a becoming gown of wine ring velvet. Among the guests were Lady Ferguson. Mesdames R. Kennedy, Dawson, W. Monlovc (Athol), Vallange, Dawson, Cecil Cox, and Riley, Misses C. Graham, Vallange, S. Kennedy (Gore), and Harding (2, London). ¥ ¥ ¥ On Wednesday evening at a tea party in the Vcdic there was formed the Y.W.C.A. Business Girls’ Club with a committee including chairwoman and secretary. The aim of the now . club is the banding together of the city’s various businesswomen for the -purpose of studying social conditions in the modern world, it being proposed to meet once a fortnight at a tea hour, during which the members will be addressed by lecturers on present-day subjects. The committee will be pleased to receive the names of any business women who are interested in this movement and who would like to join it.

Mrs Esmond Barden, a daughter of Mr P. L. Halsted, left by the express for the north yesterday for her home in Melbourne.

The annual meeting of the Taieri Ladies’ Croquet Club was held on Wednesday. At the opening of the meeting the retiring president (Mrs Haigh) presided, . The balance sheet showed a credit balance’. For the incoming year the following office-bearers were elected: — President, Miss M. Watt; vice-president, Mrs Currie; secretary, Mrs Wilson; treasurer, Mrs. Allan; captain, Mrs Haigh; Match Committee, Mrs Walls and Mrs M'Pheat; Green Committee —Mrs Gordon and Mrs Wallace and Miss Watt; trustees, Mrs Weddersbpon and Miss Watt; delegates,' Mrs Haigh and Miss Watt. Those present were entertained at afternoon tea by the retiring president.