PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24205, 25 January 1940, Page 17

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss Elizabeth Bege and Miss Margaret Elder are on a camping holiday at Tuatapere.

Professor J. R. Elder and Mrs Elder are visiting their son. Dr E. M. Elder, of Tuatapere.

Mr and Mrs Norman Earl, of Invercargill, who have been visiting Dunedin, have left for Timaru and Christchurch.

Mrs Hunter-Weston, who has been spending a holiday at Timaru. is now the guest of Mrs G. Hunter-Weston. of Mount John. Lake Tekaco.

Misses Daphne Mcintosh and June Stewart were joint hostesses at a luncheon party at the Savoy, given in honour of Miss Ngeire Walls, prior to hei marriage.

Mrs R. Fulton and Miss HunterWeston. who have been spending a holiday in Timaru. have returned home.

The Misses Ramsay entertained over 20 guests yesterday afternoon at their home in London street, the guest of honour—who wore a becoming frock of soft pink wool Angora and novel silver necklet—being Miss Elspeth Mackenzie, of Melbourne.

Mrs W. Illingworth and Mrs W. J. M. Ryan, of Oamaru, were the guests of Mrs W. Jones, of Musselburgh, for the wedding of Mr S. E. Mee and Miss E. V. Henaghan, which took place on Tuesday. Mrs Msir and Mr Bert Grace, of. Invercargill, and the Misses Mee, of Becks, were also guests at the wedding, * * *

Sir Percy and Lady Sargood gave a 6 o'clock reception yesterday in honour of the Marquess and Marchioness of Willingdon, some 20 guests, including the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs A. H. Allen) being present. Gold was the predominating colour in the floral decorations, the dining room being bright with Iceland poppies and gaillardiag. * * *

The Mayoress (Mrs A. H. Allen) was hostess at an afternoon tea party yesterday to which the* representatives of various women's organisations were invited to meet the Marchioness of Willingdon, who, with the Marquess of Willingdon, is on a short visit to Dunedin. The reception took place in the Tudor lounge of the Savoy, where five lace-covered tables were prettily decorated with tall vases of godetias and- larkspur, repeating the pink hue of glorious massed hydrangeas. Mrs Allen received her guests wearing a smart ensemble in dark navy silk marocain. with matching hat and scarlet floral ornament at the neckline. Lady Willingdon had chosen a sheer frock patterned in black and white, with which was worn fox furs and a tall smart hat in white straw with touches of black in the cone-shaped crown.