PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23647, 3 November 1938, Page 19

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mr and Mrs J. L. Mclndoe returned yesterday afternoon after a nine months' trip abroad.

Miss Mabel Orbell (England), who has been spending some weeks with Mrs J. M. Ritchie, is now the guest of Mrs W. H. Orbell. of Timaru.

The Rev. Mr Whitelaw and Mrs Whitelaw (Blenheim) will be the guests of Mrs Sutherland Ross during the Presbyterian Assembly.

Mesdames T. Brown, G. Wilson and R. Burrell. of Greymouth, have arrived in Dunedm to act as representatives at the P.W.M.U. Conference.

Miss Phyllis Brown, who will leave shortly on a trip to England, has for the past two years acted as captain of the St. Anne's Guide Company, and has. by her devotion and zeal, brought it up to full strength, developing in it a high degree of efficiency and enthusiasm. The committee of the company is fortunate in having Miss Buchanan to take over the captaincy during the coming year.

Guests visiting Dunedin for the wedding of Miss Iris Reid to Mr H. Reid are Mrs N. Hamlin, Mrs H. Macaskill, Mr A. Hamlin (Auckland). Mrs M. Curtis (Wellington), Mrs H. Aris, Mr and Mrs J. Murphy (Christchurch). Mr and Mrs T. Davis, Mr and Mrs G. Ross. Mr H. Reid (Invercargill). Mr C. Reid (Lower Hutt), Mr R. Maw (Alexandra), and Mr and Mrs S. Frew (Roxburgh).

* * * An enjoyable party was held In the Tudor Lounge of the Savoy on Saturday last, this being the final evening for the year of the Kaikorai bridge circle. Those present, all of whom olayed bridge, were Mr and Mrs W D. Wilson, Mr and Mrs S. Devereux, Mr and Mrs W. Clark, Mr and Mrs J. B. McConnell, Mr and Mrs B. Ufton, Mr and Mrs E. F. Mack, Mr and Mrs Sutherland, Mrs Turner and Mr Grater, Mrs E. Pickett and Mr T. Ruddiman, Mrs E. McDonald and Mrs Lothian. The prizes were won by Mr and Mrs W. D. Wilson.

The annual meeting of the Service Group of the Combined Old Girls' Association was held at the Otago Girls' High School on October 23, when members of the High School Ex-girls' Club acted as hostesses. Visitors were present from Austral-Girton, Archerfield, St. Hilda's, St. Philomena's, St. Dominic's, Timaru Girls' High and Otago Girls' High Schools. The president, Mrs Cowie, welcomed all present, particularly Miss Morton, who has just returned from abroad, and after a general review of the year's work the following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs A. J S. Cowie (president), Mrs Mooney and Mrs Dowling (vice-presidents). Miss P. Duncan (secretary), Miss Whitelaw and Miss Ibbotson (registrars and treasurer). Mrs Martin (representative Otago Girls' High School), Miss Falconer (St. Hilda's). Mrs McMahon (St. Dominic's), Miss Tither (St. Philomena's), Miss Joyce Smith (Archerfield), Mrs Gregory (Austral-Girton) and Mrs Ibbotson (Timaru Girls' High) An enjoyable programme was presented by the Otago High School ExGirls' Club, including songs by Mrs Barnett and Miss Gardner and a play arranged by Miss Lilian McCarthy . A hearty vote of thanks to the retiring committee was proposed by Miss Ross, and supper concluded a pleasant evening- .. *

A tour of Great Britain and the Continent, in which he left the paths usually followed by tourists and visited less widely-known places, was described by Archdeacon Whitehead in a talk to the members of the Dunedin Travel Club at their morning tea in the Vedic Cafe yesterday. Archdeacon Whitehead described his visits to such famous cathedrals as Westminster Salisbury, Durham, York and Edinburgh, and then shifted the theme of his narrative to Italy, where he said the lakes, although widely extolled for their beauty, were no finer than, if as fine as, those of New Zealand. ne passed through Genoa just before a visit by Signor Mussolini, in whose honour'the city was liberally beflagged and went on to Pisa, Rome, and Naples, taking a short trip to the Isle of Capri, where he saw the home 01 Axel Munthe. He was impressed at Assisi by the influence of the Franciscan Order, a spiritual peace and quiet enveloping the town, which was not disturbed even by the frenzy, of patriotism which was sweeping through other cities he, had visited Mr H. L. Gibson was in the chair, and the following guests were wei-oomed:-Mrs and Miss: Dransfield ( Auckland), Mr Gavin Wilson (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Dixon and Mis=> Dixon (Christchurch).

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Campbell, I. Gordon, and E. Baird; songs, Mr B. Wilkins; short address, Mrs Elliot; dancing melodrama, Misses A. Costello, H. Snell. I. Gordon, I. Wheeler, and Mesdames Barron and Bremner; short address, Mrs Drake (past Dominion president); songs, Mrs Dryden; play—" Mr Hackett's Prize " Mesdames Barron, McNeill, Bremner, and Rutherford. The birthday cake, donated by Mrs Costello. was piped in by Mr W. Barron and carried by Miss E. Baird. After the vice-presidents (Mesdames Barron and Bruce) had lit the candles, Mrs Elliot made the official cut. An enjoyable dance followed, for which Mr S. McLeod supplied the music. Mr L. Costello was M.C.

The sixth birthday party of the Lauder-Becks branch was celebrated on October 21 with a successful dance. Visitors were present from the neighbouring branches of Poolburn, Omakau, and Cambrian-St. Bathans. and were introduced by Mrs Hamilton (■president). Mrs Harley (CambrianSt. Bathans) lit the candles on the birthday cake, Mrs Farmer (Poolburn) blew them out, and Mrs Charles (Omakau) cut the cake. After supper dancing was continued, novelty dances being won by Mrs Charles and Mr Gordon and Miss Scorgie and Mr H. McDonald.

Mrs Hamilton presided over the meeting of the Lauder-Becks branch held on Thursday last at the home of Mrs A. Brown, whose garden was much admired by the members. Mrs Orr Campbell, of Dunedin, spoke on vegetable and flower growing, visitors from the Omakau branch being among those who listened to this interesting address.

The October meeting of the Tarras branch was held on JTuesday last at the residence of Mrs E. A. Jolly Mrs Purvis was in the chair. The motto was " It is the effort of every blade of grass that keeps the meadow green," and the roll-call "A gardening hint." Mrs Orr Campbell, gave an instructive address on gardening. The competition (posy of flowers) resulted:—Mrs Jenkins 1, Miss Eileen Jones 2. The hostesses were Mrs M. King and Miss L. Jolly.

The Taieri Mouth branch- met on Wednesday last, Mrs Sinclair presiding. The roll-call was "Recipe for a summer drink." The competition (plain cake with two eggs) was wori by Mrs R. Joseph, with Miss A. Liddell second. Mrs R. Milne was chosen to attend Country Women's Week. Mrs D. Milne was hostess.

¥ ¥ * The eighth birthday party of the Maniototo branch was held on October 26, when over 80 members and friends were present. Much-appreciated items were given by Mrs Ivan Mathias and Miss Mavis Francis, and the half-hour play performed by members of the Waipiata Institute was most entertaining. The president (Mrs D. Weir) invited Mrs R. Young (Kyeburn Institute) to light the candles of the birthday cake, Mrs Fowler (Naseby) to blow them out, and Mrs Kirby (Waipiata) to cut the cake. Mrs Weir, on behalf of the members presented a bouquet to the oldest member of the branch. Mrs M. Millar. Parcels of goods from the Returned Soldiers* Association and the Blind Institute found a ready sale. The competition (vase of flowers) was won by Miss J. Allison, with Mrs F. Mathias second.