PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24613, 22 May 1941, Page 10

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Dr Muriel Bell is visiting Auckland. Mrs V. E. Galway will return to-day from a visit to Waikouaiti.

Mrs Roy Barclay, of Little River, is spending a holiday in Dunedin. Mrs J. F. Dunlop is paying a visit to Auckland.

Miss C. Ogston is the guest of Miss Dorothy Anderson, of Armagh street. Christchurch.

Mrs Lester Turnbull, of Kelso, left on Tuesday for Wellington to join her husband, who is being transferred to Tauranga. Mrs William .Macalister, of Gala street, Invercargill, is the guest of Mrs Norman Macalister, of Driver’s road. Mr and Mrs T. Davin, of Wellington, who have been spending a holiday in Dunedin and Invercargill, will return north to-day.

Mrs A. E. Gascoigne left yesterday by plane for New Plymouth, where she will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs Neil Gow.

Mrs John Macdonald, of Invercargill, who has been visiting Christchurch, is at present the guest of her sister, Mrs Bell, of Shag Valley.

The weekly function of the Dunedin Rotary Club was replaced yesterday by a ladies’ night at the Somerset Lounge, at which wives of members and their friends were entertained to a programme which included community singing, a kinema show, and a “ liars’ competition.”

The Kaikorai branch of the Otago Home Economics Association met at the home of Mrs Sydney Smith, Grater street. Mrs Stewart presided. The speaker for the afternoon was Mrs Harvey, who gave an interesting insight 'into the everyday lif of the women of India.

Mr Warwick Brailhwaite, of Dunedin, composer, pianist, and conductor of Sadler Wells orchestra, took part in the all-New Zealand concert at His Majesty’s Theatre, London, in support of the fund to buy comforts for New Zealand troops in England. His sister, Mrs William Rankin Strang, formerly of Dunedin, is a prominent member of the New Zealand Forces’ Club in London. Another sister is Mrs Richard Trembath. of Greymouth. Mrs G. A. Nelson, who is well known in hockey circles, has just received word that at the ■ annual meeting of the New Zealand Women’s Hockey Association she. was _ unanimously elected Dominion president for the ensuing year, When she retired from active work on the local executive some three years ago, Mrs Nelson haa completed no fewer than 30 years continuous membership of the executive of the Otago Women’s Hockey Association —a notable record. She is also well known in local croquet circles, having occupied the position of president of the Otago Association for three years. Knitters Wanted

The St. John Women’s War Committee has a large quantity Of wool to be knitted into pullovers, cardigans, etc.,, for hospital use overseas. Patterns and wool may be obtained at the office, St. John . Headquarters, Lower York place. Knitters are urgently required. • St. Clair Women’s Club

At the meeting of the St. Clair Women’s Club, held last Monday, an entertainment of a high standard was given by the Opoho Ladies’ Choir, under the direction of Mrs W. H. Carson, assisted by Misses Margaret McLay and Elsie Kirkham. After the usual business of the meeting, Mrs _i. Ewing gave a short talk on the Women’s War Service Auxiliary The programme followed with numbers by ihe choir and items by Mrs F. Hinton, Miss Margaret McLay, Miss Elsie Kirkham, Mrs L. Blackman, and Mrs R. Henderson. Mrs A. Walmsley was the accompanist. On behalf of the club members. Mrs C. L. Calvert expressed appreciation and thanked the artists for jiving such a delightful entertainment.

To Preserve Foliage Beech leaves, the glory of the autumn ; make a wonderful indoor decoration. It is a simple matter to preserve them, so that they may be used all through the winter, when flowers are scarce and expensive. Gather the branches when they are just about to turn colour, and stand them in a jar with enough crude glycerine in it to cover the bottom of the branches for about two inches. Fill up the jar with water in the ordinary way. The branches will absorb a certain amount of the glycerine, and the leaves will remain soft and flexible, turning to a lovely rich brown,- instead of shrivelling and falling as they would do naturally The water may be changed after a week or two, but no more glycerine is required. The branches will remain fresh and decorative throughout the winter. „,, Travel Club

An appreciative audience was entertained yesterday morning at the meeting of the Travel Club by an inter esting and diverting address by Mr Levante. The speaker reviewed the circumstances which led to his adopting magic as a profession from the time when, as a boy, he discovered and cultivated his flair for conjuring. Twenty-one years ago he formed his own company and produced his first entertainment in Invercargill—in that year he also played in Dunedin in the old King’s Theatre in Dowling street. Various incidents, interesting and mainly amusing in connectmn with the presentation of his magical effects in various parts of the world, were related in humorous vein, and the audience gained an insight into some aspects of a professional magician’s life. Mr Levante placed great importance on the value of his association with the English entertainment world, and stated that all great artists are “Anglicised.” for the reason that the English stage gives a finish to artists of this type which cannot be acquired in any other country in the world

In the absence of the president. Mr W. R Brugh. Mr J. Sutherland Ross presided at the meeting and Mrs Richard Hudson welcomed visitors from various parts of New Zealand An evening function is to be arranged for June 18, when Madame Winnie Fraser will give an address

The three-tinies-a-day medicine habit upsets the system and is unnatural Get the best out of life with the occasional dose of R.U.R. the sensible health remedv that is the standby of thousands. —12