PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23951, 28 October 1939, Page 19

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mr and Mrs R. J. A, Stirling will be visitors to Christchurch for Carnival Week.

Miss T. Taverner, of North Canterbury, is the guest of Mrs Mark Hanan, of Mornington.

Miss Judy Galloway, who was the guest of Mrs W. Raymond, of Timaru. has returned home.

Miss Jessie Armstrong and Miss Audrey Kirk were hostesses at a gift party given last night at the former’s home in Highgate in honour of Miss Molly Runnerstrum.

Mr and Mrs Jack Anderson will be visitors to Christchurch for Carnival Week and will be the guests of Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Kingscote. of Fendalton. # * *

Miss V. Macmillan will leave on Monday for Wellington to set up the Home Science School’s exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition.

Mrs W. B. Taverner, president of the New Zealand Women’s Cricket Council, and of the Otago Women’s Cricket Association, is visiting Christchurch to attend the annual meeting of the council. * ¥ *

Guests brought gifts for use in the kitchen when they attended a party given on Thursday evening in honour of a bride-elect. Miss Molly Runnerstrum. Mrs H. P. Aitken at .whose home the party was held, and Miss Joy Rae were hostesses. * ¥ V

Miss Elizabeth Wilson left for Wellington this week to assist with the setting-up of health and nutrition displays at the Centenary Exhibition The main part of her work will be done under the auspices of the Health Deoartment. * ¥ ¥

Two Christchurch nurses, trained in Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin hospitals, are serving in France, Sister Nance Wilkinson is attached to the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Nice, now a military hospital, and Sister Nell Wilkinson is second in command on an ambulance train for British soldiers. ¥ ¥ ¥

Mr and Mrs H. West, Mr and Mrs N. A. Race, Mr and Mrs W. McCallum, Mr R Gilbert, Miss F McConachie, Miss B. Ross, Mr G Bachop, Miss Ellen Scott, Messrs J. J. Henshelwood, and T. J. Donaldson have been Dunedin visitors this week to the Hermitage, Mount Cook.

The annual meeting of the Otago Women’s Club was held on Thursday afternoon at the club rooms. The president. Lady Ferguson, moved the adoption of the report and balance sheet and Miss Joyce Brugh seconded the motion, after which the ballot took place. The reports of . the various circles were read by their secretaries. The election of office-bearers resulted: —President. Lady Ferguson;, vicepresidents—Mesdames A. A. Fairbairn. G. Fitzgerald and R. Gilkison; committee—Ladv Hutchison. Mesdames J. R. Blues, R. Dawson, J. F. Drake. V. E. Galway, F. W. Holmes, R. Hudson. J. S. Ross. F. G. Soper and J. Williams. Lady Ferguson proposed a vote oi thanks to the scrutineers (Mrs Chapman. Mrs E. J. Anderson and Miss Mercer) and a vote of thanks to the president and committee was prooosed by Mrs S. P. Cameron.

* ¥ ¥ A- party from the South Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes will arrive in Dunedin on November 8 in the course of a week's tour organised by the Group Travel Movement. It will consist of Mrs A. H. Gillingham, of Fairlie, the leader of the party. Mesdames Curtis, Blaikie, Calder. I* Smith. Black, Edgar, Bisdee, J. Salmond, L. Prettley, M. Gilhvray and Kirby, Misses Foden, E. Maidens, Hampton (Lauriston). L. Henry, May Morrison, D. Cooling and M. Hancox and Mr Curtis. The party will stay, at Wain’s Hotel in Dunedin and will visit the Home Science School, where it will be addressed by Professor Strong. From Dunedin the partv will proceed to Invercargill, Eglinton Valley and Queenstown, returning thence to, Timaru , * *

Mrs Richard Hudson, president of the Dunedin Repertory Society, entertained the women members of the various committees of the society to afternoon tea yesterday at her home in Royal terrace. The guest of honour was Miss Essie Moloney, who will leave shortly for Wellington to take up a position at the Otago Court of the Centennial Exhibition. A spray of deep cream roses, together with a small gift, was presented to Miss Moloney by Mrs Hudson. Tea was served in the dining-room, where yellow tulips and blue forget-me-nots made a pretty centre-piece for the tame. Those present were Mesdames a. jMoller, Wakefield Holmes. McPhail. A. A Fairbairn, Oswold Stephens, O Sullivan, J. Moloney, D. Smeaton. and Misses Bessie Thomson, Anita Wmkei, Dorothy Clark. Noeline Parker, and Pat Hanlon

Recent guests at the Hotel Central include: Miss Molhuysen (Java); Mrs Trim. Miss Trim, Mr Zahara, Mrs Morrison. Mrs Stevenson. Mr Dawson (Wellington): Mr and Mrs Pledger (Napier); Miss Dunn <Oniri); Mr i an “ Mrs Comyns (Rangiora); Mr Slruthers, Miss Fielding, Mr Pettitt Mr Patton (Christchurch); Mr and Mrs Luxton (Tinwald): Mr Alchurch Mr Jones (Timaru); Mrs Brooker.' Mrs Young, Miss Fiddes (Oamaru); Mrs Kearney. Miss P Kearney. Miss Mawhmney (Ranfurly); Mr Anderson (Hmdon); Mr J. McAtamney, Mr J Thomson (Middlemarch): Mrs F Mathias Miss M. Mathias. Mrs Tregonning (Waipiata); Mr and Mrs C. Aitcheson fPatearoa): Mr Kane (Becks); Mr and Mrs Ross Mrs Kirkaldv (Alexandra): Mrs Bell (Tarras); Mr Omand (Roxburgh); Mrs Steele. Mrs McKay. Miss McKay (Heriot); Mr and Mrs Wade (Lauder): Mrs G Paterson. Masters Paterson (2) Master Spencer Clark (Gimmerburn); Mr Wilkes. Mr Burrows. Miss Anken, (Gore): Mrs Cooper. Miss Cooper. Mrs Smith Miss Kearney Mrs Stevenson, Mrs McDonald. Mr and Mrs Ramsay. Miss Young Mr McKenzie. Mrs Ferguson Miss Hay. Mr and Mrs Wicks. Miss Forrester Mr Campbell. Mr and Mrs Smith (Invercargill) •