PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22964, 20 August 1936, Page 17

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mrs A. C. Matheson and Miss Scott returned on Tuesday from a visit to Rarotonga. V * tf

Miss June Blaikie is spending a holiday with her parents, Mr and Mrs W. S. Blaikie, of Timaru.

Mr and Mrs W. B. Cunningham have returned from a holiday trip to San Francisco.

Miss Shona Duncan, who has been on a trip to England, returned on Tuesday, and is the guest of Mrs J. R. Bartholomew, St. Clair.

Mr and Mrs E. Broad travelled by the express from Invercargill to Christchurch on Tuesday, en route to the East.

Miss Mary E. Mooney returned yesterday to her home at Anderson's Bay after 10 months spent in Tapanui.

Miss Audrey Hargreaves was hostess at a crystal party at the Savoy on Tuesday afternoon in honour of Miss Rony Woods, who is to be married early next month. Among those present were Mesdames Hugh Speight, Winston Brinsley, J. K. Woods, John Davis, W. A. Aitken, and Wilfred Aitken, and Misses Ethel King, Helen Wood, Elva Hargreaves, Paddy Palmer, Peg Campbell, Lillas Samson, and Lorraine Barton.

At the fortnightly meeting of the Y.W.C.A. Travel Club, held this week, Miss I. Greenwood presided over a large attendance of members and friends, several new members being welcomed. The speaker was Miss Roberts, who, in the course of an entertaining talk on "Mountaineering in New Zealand for the Amateur," described alpine scenery in New Zealand with much vividness, and gave a memorable account of dawn on an icefield. She further delighted her listeners with narratives of experiences both hazardous and humorous of mountain climbing. Miss F. Nixon proposed a vote of thanks to the speaker, and this was carried with acclamation. * * #•

The Columba Girls' College annual play festival was held at the college yesterday, and proved to be very enjoyable. Mrs Wakefield Holmes acted as judge. The following programme was presented:—" The Battle of Cressy" (Forms I and II), "Sister Clare" (Form IV), "The Slippers of Cinderella" (Form III), "The New Wing at Elsinore" (Form VI), "The Second Best Bed" (domestic science), 'Scene from 'Blue Bird'" (kindergarten), "Clever Catherine" (Standards 111 and IV). and "Romany Road" (Form V). Except for "Romany load," the scene in every instance was irranged with brown curtains; in Romany Road," trees, painted by Miss sobel Scoon, made an attractive back.round. Mrs Holmes, at the close of .he festival, congratulated the players ind thanked those who had been helping behind the scene. She said that she liked the choice of plays and that a good standard had been achieved, but urged her youthful audience to pay particular attention henceforth to movement and grouping and to take an interest in what other people on the stage were doing. She mentioned the player of "Clever Catherine" as being outstandingly good, and gave first prize to Forms I and II for "The Battle of Cressy." Miss Ashworth. at the close of Mrs Holmes's remarks, thanked her on behalf of the school for her interest in the production and for the time she had devoted to judging them.

An extensive range of Spring Fabrics is on view at the Showroom of Doris Haworth. Suggestions for all furnishing requirements may be had from an expert staff. The address is 135 Stuart street (below Octagon). Telephone 11-767.—Advt.

Stage decorations, producing the effect of a garden in full bloom, were a noteworthy feature of the entertainment arranged by Mrs L. Withers at the St. Clair Women's Club on Monday evening, as were also the period costumes worn in the various scenes produced. The versatility of Mrs Withers was displayed in the fine work seen in two plays of a widely different nature. "Patterns" (Amy Lowell), and an extract from " Cassandra" (Euripides), to which Mrs O. P. Williams contributed an introduction. Mrs D. A. Young and Mrs Withers were responsible for a dialogue from " School for Scandal," the characters being Sir Peter and Lady Teazle, and Mrs W J. Williams gave an original character sketch. "Violet Goes to Service." Humour was provided in a playette, "Mrs Bee," those who took part being Mesdames Withers, Young. W. Prince, and D. Paine, and Miss Olive Quartermain. Mrs J. R. Bode, in Native costume, artistically presented a number of Maori songs, together with a talk on "Maoris at Mutton Bird Island." Mrs C. Thomson accompanying. Musical contributions to the programme were also given by the following:—Mrs W. J. Davidson, " Sing. Sing. Blackbird" (Montague Phillips), and " One Morning Very Early " (Wilfrid Sanderson); Mrs F. L. Lawrence. "Awake" (H. G. Pellisser) and "Happy Song" (Teresa Del Riego); and Mrs M. Robson, "I Love the Moon" (Paul A. Rubens) and "O Western Wind" (May H. Brake) to Mrs E. H. Ombler's accompaniments. At the request of the president (Mrs A. S. Dalgliesh), Mrs H. P. Sheddan expressed the high appreciation of the members for the extremely enjoyable evening.

The ladies' section of the Australian Society gave a successful tea party at the Wilford Tea Gardens yesterday afternoon in honour of Madame Florence Austral, Mr John Amadio and Mr Carl Bartling. The room looked charming with its vases of spring flowers and great bowls of wattle on a table in the centre of the room. The guests were received by the president—Mrs M. W. Shicl—and the secretary—Mrs H. A. Newall—Mrs Shiel wearing a n~vy suit with a pin stripe, a sky blue Shetland wool jumper and a navy hat with a sky blue check ribbon, and Mrs Newall a navy georgette tunic frock, smartly laced up the front in red and white, and a navy bowler hat with touches of red. Madame Florence Austral wore for the occasion a French model frock of fine wool in a soft brown toning, witli a chic toque to tone and a Canadian mink coat. When the guests of honour arrived they were welcomed by Mrs Shiel on behalf of the women present, and by Mr W. D. Young on behalf of the Australian Society. Mr John Amadio made a charming speech in reply, as did also Mr Carl Bartling. Mrs Shiel then presented Madame with a bouquet of spring flowers. During the afternoon, the following musical programme, arranged by Signora G. Stella, was presented: —Aria from " Cavalleria Rusticana," Miss Beckie Carr and Signora Stella; and "Carnival" and "La Donna e Mobile," Mr Thomas Kennedy. Signora Stella acted as accompanist. Others present at the party were Mesdames H. M. Mackay, A. Myles, R. Sewell, E. Clayton, F. Griffiths Paape, Allen Stevely. Walton. Cohen. Leslie Dunn. A. B. Pywell, Snowball. W. J. White, D. M. Strain. B. James. H. Carrington. J. Brooks, Symons. Douglas Barton. Fred Raines. Fr?nk Dawson. George Andrews, Beal, T. T. Grant, E. M'Kenzie, C. A. Hamer, Cunningham. Lennox, Hugson, A. Gallagher, J. Keating. R. Williams. Eezett. and Parker; Misses Mee, M. M'Aulifle, Z. Mitcham. Collinson (Hastings).Gaynor Paape, B. Harlock. M. O'Carrol. B. Gleason. K. Muldownie. B. Snowball, rnd Griffiths; and Mr Paul Vinogradoff.

Mr and Mrs A. C. Mills returned yesterday from a trip to England.

Mrs Ernest Boddy is the guest of Mrs F. A. E. Godwin, Christchurch.

Mrs H. G. Siedeberg, who has been spending three months' holiday in Rarotonga, has returned to town.

Mrs Henderson, of Lune street, Oamaru, is the guest of Mr and Mrs Metcalfe, of Timaru.

Miss Grace Hubbard, of Hamilton, is the guest of Mrs A. N. Holmes, Cumberland street.

Miss Wisha Ardagh will go to Christchurch at the end of the week to spend the University vacation with her parents, Dr and Mrs P. A. Ardagh.

Miss Kathleen Greenslade, who was the guest of Mrs lan M'lntyre, of Christchurch, for Grand National Week, has returned to town.

Miss Stella Murray, of Christchurch, is going to France to stay with her friends who have a chateau in the Loire (says our London correspondent writing on July 29). She will be away for a month, and she looks forward to a restful holiday.

Mrs J. M. S. Macarthur and Miss Lexie Macarthur were hostesses yesterday and on Tuesday at their home, Passmore crescent, Maori Hill, in honour of the many friends who had entertained Miss Lexie Macarthur prior to her marriage next week. Tuesday's function took the form of a 5 o'clock party, and yesterday's was an afternoon tea.

The first meeting of the British Music Society (Dunedin branch) of the fourth season will be held in the Otago Women's Club rooms on Saturday evening. There will be piano soli by Miss Mary Frazer, 'cello soli by Miss Elvira Wycherley, a quintet (piano and strings) by Mrs H. C. Campbell and Misses Ethel Wallace, Ngaio Garland, Rattigan, and Wycherley, and songs by Messrs Walmsley and Oliver.

The annual meeting of the Roslyn branch of the League of Mothers was held on Tuesday. Mrs H. L. Paterson presiding. The election of officebearers resulted as follows: —President, Mrs H. L. Paterson; vice-presi-dents, Mrs H. Fairmaid and Mrs G. Maskew; secretary, Mrs S. de Beer; treasurer, Mrs Nichols; magazine secretary Mrs F. Laycock; musical directress, Mrs H. M. Patterson; Flowei Committee, Mrs F. Parker and Mrs A. Williamson; General Committee— Mesdames Alloo, Parker, Thomson, Naismith, Clarke, Evans, and Begg. A short talk was given by Mr J. Moir on "The Aims and Work of the Roslyn District Nursing Association." Donations of clothing were received and handed to the district nurse. Members brought flowers for distribution at the Public Hospital.