PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22352, 28 August 1934, Page 13

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss Isobel Peebles, of Auckland, is staying at Studholme House.

Miss Alva Myers left Kaitangata on Saturday for Dunedin, and proceeded to Wellington, whence she will sail for Sydney on Thursday.

The eighth annual meeting of the Central branch of the League of Mothers was held in the Y.M.C.A. on Thursday. Mrs Aslin presided. The election of officers took place, the president. Mrs Aslin, being re-elected; vice-presidents, Mrs Highet and Mrs Pout;. treasurer, Mrs Bond; secretary, Mrs Pinfold: committee—Mesdames MilJar, Lhwrence, Duff, and Tuckwell; Musical Committee, Mrs H. C. Campbell and Mrs Hartley; Social Committee—Mesdames Leathan, Marr. Wraight, and Scott. A progress report of the activities of the league from its inception was then given by Mesdames Merrington, North, Eoss, and Park. During the afternoon a musical programme was much enjoyed.

Mr J. Thomas addressed the Dunedin Business and Professional Women’s Club at its meeting in the Tudor Hall last evening, his subject being “Japan,” where he recently spent three months. The outstanding point about his talk was his apt descriptions, his pictures of life in Japan as seen through Japanese rather than European eyes being clearly made, yet without any superfluous detail. He began with a short history of the country, followed by a presentation of peasant and middle-class life and a description of life in a typical Japanese home, his word pictures of Japanese flower arrangements, meals, baths, entertainments,, dress, toilet and bedrooms being very interesting. Later, he described the status of women in Japan and the practice by which certain daughters provide money for their parents, and concluded bis talk with a resume of Japan’s political situation at the present time, when, with an evergrowing population, she is at her wit’s ends to know how, to maintain herself and provide fop her 67,000,000 people. “Japan wants no war, but commerce,” said Mir Thomas, as he closed his talk. Miss Service warmly thanked Mr Thomas, who, at Miss Wade’s proposal, was accorded a hearty vote of thanks fop his stimulating and informative address.

On. Saturday night, in the Vedifc Cafe, the Otago Basketball Association held a dinner in honour of the visiting tournament teams. In all, 350 players, delcfatcs, and officials sat down to dinner, 'he Mayor (the Rev, E. T. Cox) and Mrs Cox were also present. During the dinner several toasts were honoured, and the trophies were presented to the winning teams—Wellington, : Canterbury, Poverty Bay, and Marlborough. Vocal numbers were tendered by Mr and Mrs Davies, while Miss Rima Sutherland acted as toastmisttOse, Mrs Taverner welcomed tfte visitors and congratulated fthe winning teams. Mrs Muir, New Zealand president, presented the trophies, while the Mayor presented the New Zealand Chp to the captain of the Wellington team.- After the dinner the girls were the guests at a dance given by the niembers of the Otago team in the Gardens Kiosk. Ori Sunday afternoon the girls were taken for a motor drive to Outram and round to St. Clair, and later all met at the Vedic, where tea was served. A church parade was held in the evening at First Church, and the teams departed for their various destinations on Sunday night and yesterday morning." si * * \

A wedding of considerable interest was held on August 22 at the home of Mrs Donald Little (formerly Mrs James MTntyre), of “ Comrie House,” Maclennan, Gatlins, when her third daughter, Daisy MTntyre, wag married to Mr James G. Reekie, school teacher, of Waipabi, sou of Mr lAckic, farmer, of Wyrnlham. The bride was born at Maclennan, and has a wide circle of friends. The bridegroom is well known in the athletic fields of Kew Zealand as a leading hammer thrower and heavy-weight boxer. A beautifully fine day smiled on the festivities, and a large concourse of relations, frienfis and neighbours from near and fat, was. present to do honour to the Decagon. Mr Strang, Presbyterian minister at Rotanui, officiated. Two sisters of the bride. Misses Olive and Ruth MTntyre, were the bridesmaids. Mr Cameron Leckie w-ag best ■ man and Mr Guqn Leckie groomsman. Miss Broniby, of Tahakopa, presided at the piano. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr lan MTntyre, was attractively atr tired in icebluc georgette over satin, with hand'cmbroiderci train of georgette with sequins, veil of the same colour and a coronet of orange Her bouquet was of arum lilies. The bridesmaids were daintily clad in frocks of tangerine satin, with hats, hose, and shoes to match, and they cavrie'd bouquets of autumn tints. The flower girls, Misses Kgaire and Daphne Rush, nieces of the bride, were dressed in lemon elephant cloth, cut ankle length, and carried posies. Mrs Little, mother of the bride, wore a black Metalasse costume, with coat and coAtee to tone. The gift of the bridegroom to the bride was a morocco handbag, and to the- bridesmaids amber necklaces and amulets. The brqther, Mr lan MTntyre, gave the bridal veil. The bride’s eldest sister, Mrs Charles Rush, gave a beautiful three-tiered cake, and a little nephew gave the bride* a lucky- horseshoe. After the festivities the happy pair left by car for a trip north. The bride’s travelling dress was a light blue navy costume, with coat, hat. and shoes to match. On the completion of the ceremony a move was made to the Public Hall, where the wedding breakfast was set amid gay decorations for about 80 guests. Mr Strang presided. Toasts and musical items comprised an interesting programme.