PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23014, 17 October 1936, Page 26

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss Holden, who has been spending a holiday in Queenstown, is now visiting the Eglinton Valley. v V Mr and Mrs H. Shadrack, of Scargill, North Canterbury, are spending a holiday in Lawrence as the guests of Mrs R. F. Batchelor. v » Miss Noel O’Kane, of Alexandra, will be the guest of Miss K. Bartholomew for the Dominion Golf championship tournament. A farewell party to the Y.W.C.A. Hostel matron—Miss Rosevear—who is completing her twenty-first year of service, is to be held in the Y.W.C.A. Hall on Thursday next. The president and board will welcome past and present members of the Y.W.C.A., and particularly old hostel residents. « * * Tulip time, which has been so great a success at the Savoy this week, is to be continued for another week still, commencing on Monday next. Shortstemmed tulips have been used this week, but next week longer-stemmed blooms of the Darwin variety will be used, and the whole decorative scheme altered. # # v Recent guests at Woods Private Hotel were Mr H. R. Cerny (Austria), Miss Thompson (New York. U.S.A.), Mr and Mrs Ward (Florida, U.S.A.), Mr and Miss Webster, Mrs and Miss Petrie, Mr and Mrs Hutcheson, and Miss Anderson (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Williams Mrs Somerville, Mr Sendall. and Mr and Mrs Gibson (Christchurch) Mrs Morton and Mrs Neckland (Temuka) Mr Arundel (Pembroke), Mr and Mrs Moffett (Balclutha). Miss Willocks (Owaka) Mr M’Farlane (Alexandra). Mr Ackerley (Invercargill). Mr Brogan, Mr MKenzie. Mr Mullin, Miss Blowes. and Mrs Peebles (Invercargill). Mr D. MLean (Balfour). Mr Inder (Wedderburn) Mr E. Carson, Mrs Rendall. and Mr and Mrs M'Auley (Kaitangata), Mr and Mrs M’Donald (Lovell’s Flat). Miss Fitzpatrick (Dunedin), and Mrs Tsabeth (Gore). * * # Mrs M. H. Godby, Mrs A. C. M'Killop, Mrs W Toomey, Misses Maberley Beadel. Valmai Fleming. Betty Rutherford, Janet Stevenson, Helen Buchanan, Edna White-Parsons, Eileen Nutt, D. Anderson, and Betty Cotterill will (the Press says) be Christchurch visitors to Dunedin for the Dominion golf championship tournament, which will be held at Balmacewen from Thursday next until October 29. Mrs Godby will be the guest of Mrs John Cook: Miss Betty Rutherford will stay with Mrs H. Dodgshun; Miss Beadel will stay with Miss Peggy Hunter-Weston; and Misses Stevenson and Buchanan will be the guests of Mrs Brewer; Miss Fleming and Miss Eileen Nutt will stay with Miss Nutt’s sister (Mrs J. Hamilton); Mrs M’Killop will stay with Miss Kathleen Greenslade; and Miss Anderson will be the guest of her sister-in-law (Mrs Jack Anderson); Miss Betty Cotterill and Mrs J. C. Templet, of Waimats. will be the guests of Mr C. Rattray: and Miss F. Zeisler, of Timam, will stay with Mrs Fulton Other visitors to Dunedin for the tournament will be Mrs Russell Grace, of Wanganui, and her daughter (Mrs Douglas Young). Mrs E. G. Kerr and Miss Jean Horwell, of Timaru; Mrs, Finlay, of Auckland: Miss Doris Petrie and Mrs Foreman, of Miramar. Wellington: Miss Jocelyn Hornabrook, of Masterton: Mrs Speirs, Lower Hutt: Miss J. Duncan, of Wanganui: Miss Wheeler, of Wellington: Miss Betts, of Nelson: and Miss Ormond, of Napier,

Mr and Mrs Maurice Myers will proceed to Wellington early in the week to meet Sir Michael and Lady Myers, who are returning to New Zealand by the Rangitata, due on October 21. * * * After .the annual meeting of the Gardening Circle on Tuesday afternoon Miss M. Martin, who has held responsible positions on the committee for "21 years, having been secretary two years, president three years, acting chairwoman one year, and chairwoman 15 years, was presented by Mrs E. F. Duthie with a handbag as a token of affection and esteem from the committee. * * w The following is the list of guests who registered at the Hermitage during the past fortnight:—Lady and Sir Mom. Burton, Mr and Mrs Mansfield, Mr and Mrs Broadhead, Mr and Mrs Granville Gibson Miss Wadman, Miss Granville Gibson, and Miss N Fairfoot (England), Mr and Mrs Birks, Mr F. Corke. Miss N. Adams, and Miss J. Harris (Canada), Mr and Mrs Clark, Mr and Mrs Mathews. Mr Darker, and Miss Darker (Sydney), Mr and Mrs A. Smith (Tasmania), Mr and Mrs Schwennesen (Queensland), Mr S. Rhodes (Auckland) Mr and Mrs Boultan (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Kent (Christchurch), Mr M Wisnesky, Mr L Lowe. Mr A. Young Mrs L, Young, Mr E. Woo, Mr Lim Chee, and Mr S. Lowe (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs T Taylor Mr Percy Taylor, and Miss E. Wilton (Invercargill). Miss I. Buckham, Mr J. Buckham. and Mr L. Veint (Queenstown). # * * Recent guests at the Hotel Central (formerly Jackson’s) were: Miss Barry (Waitaki); Miss Handyside (Hawera), Mrs Doherty and Mr M’Namara (Ranfurly); Mrs Labes (Kaitangata); Mr and Mrs Schroeder (Invercargill); Mr and Mrs Napier (Oamaru); Miss Bennett (Roxburgh); the Rev. and Mrs Irwin (Riverton); the Rev. and Mrs Simpson (Lawrence); Mr Carruthers (M'Lennan); Mr and Mrs Hopwood and Mr and Mrs Hyayaison (Auckland): Mr Nash (Balclutha); Mr Mathias (Ranfurly); Mr Davey (Christchurch); Mr and Mrs Ridley (Dunedin); Mrs Birley (East Taieri): MiGamble (Oamaru); Miss Smallett (Balclutha): Mrs Drysdale (Mataura); Mr and Mrs Lamport (Christchurch): Mr and Mrs Annan (Clyde): Mr and Mrs Ingram (Arrowtown); Mr Jukes (Auckland); Miss Todhunter (Invercargill); Mr Rushbach (Oamaru): Mrs and Miss Scott (Auckland): Mr -md Mrs Lust and family (Wellington): Mr Davenport (Invercargill): Mr and Mrs Bishop and family (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Christeson and Miss Page (Wellington): Mr and Mrs Fox (Oamaru); Miss Turner and Mr Cleary (Milton): Mr Rodwell (Cromwell) and Mr M’Namara (Ranfurly). * * * Yesterday afternoon the lounge of the Otago Women’s Club was completely transformed by the Gardening Circle, the members of which held a spring flower show. Despite the changeable weather experienced lately the blooms were clean and well grown with the result that the lounge was a veritable bower of beauty. The stage had a background of pink flowering cherries and masses of pink rhododendrons, Judas tree, tree peonies, stocks primulas, flowering apple and schjzanthus. A feature of the show was the splendid display of rhododendrons, flowering shrubs, ranunculi, anemones tulips, polyanthi. auriculas, japomcas and roses—every flower that is out at present being seen on different members’ tables, which were all charmingly laid out in different parts of the lounge Those responsible for sending m exhibits were Lady Ferguson, Lady Sidey, Mesdames S. Ross, Macarthy D G Nicolson. L. Wilson. Kirkland.

M’Gregor, Macdonald, Orr-Campbell. G. Fitzgerald, R. Nicoll, M’Gowan, J. Williams, H. Guthrie, J. Stewart E. F. Duthie, R. Gilkison, Lee Smith, Loudon, A, H. Allen, Hartley, Benzoni, Hunter, Hazlett, R. Campbell, R. Anderson, Simpson. Young, Mitchell, W. Holmes. Melville, S. Brown, Edmond, Bain and E. Nicolson; and Misses Brown, M’Hutcheson, E. Johnson. Pickard, Tannock, Green, Nelson, Goldsmith, Cargill, Cutten, Martin and Goyen.