PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25306, 17 August 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Miss Gwenda Burt will leave to-day for Auckland to take part in Mr Stan Lawson’s production, “ Eight Sharp. Mrs F. M. Henderson, who has been the guest of Mrs H. S. Reid, of Mornington. will return to-day to her home in Greenvale.

Mr and Mrs 11. S. Bingham celebrated the coming-of-age of their only daughter, Rona, on Saturday, by entertaining a large number of friends at a social evening in the R.S.A lounge. Miss Stewart Hamilton will give an address at the annual meeting of the Dunedin branch of the Plunket Society this afternoon on “Why is Pre-school Education Necessary? ” Mr and Mrs C. Craw, Miss Mary Craw, of Chatto Creek, and Miss Radford, of Auckland, are the guests of Miss Cable for the wedding of Miss M. Craw and the Rev. S. A. G. Hurd.

The staff of the Dunedin Free Kindergartens entertained Miss Maureen Reilly to morning tea at the Savoy on Saturday. Miss Reilly, who has accepted a position in Christchurch, was presented with a gift and a spray of flowers.

An original and entertaining programme was arranged by Miss Stevens for the meeting of the French Club at the Girls’ High School on Monday evening. Suggestions for the retelling of popular tales and the enacting of short dramatic scenes led to animated discussion in French. The meeting was presided over by Madame Bellugue. The Waikouaiti W.W.S.A. held its monthly meeting in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday. Reports were received from Mrs Smith (Warrington), Mrs Bunting (Canteen), and Mrs Herbert (First Aid). So far the sum of £36 12s has been handed to the A.P.A. Fund, and it is hoped by the end of September to have handed over £SO.

A pleasant evening was given by members of the Literary and Choir Circles of the St. Clair Women’s Club in honour of Miss Olive Quartermain, who will leave Dunedin shortly to take up residence in Christchurch. The guest of honour was presented with a spray of flowers and also a silver ..serviette ring suitably inscribed. Items were given by various members, and Supper brought a happy evening to a close.

There was a good attendance of registered nurses at the Somerset Lounge on Thursday evening to meet Mrs A. Donner, of Wellington, the Dominion secretary. Miss E. J. Young, president of the Otago branch, welcomed Mrs Donner, also nurses from overseas, and some post-graduate nurses who are at present in Dunedin. Mrs Donner gave an address on matters concerning the Nurses’ Association. A musical programme was arranged by Miss Helen Liddell, and supper was served. The inadequate number of policewomen at present patrolling the city streets, and the fact that they are not even in uniform, constituted one of the main subjects of discussion at the monthly executive meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children in Auckland last week. It was resolved to make urgent representations to the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, regarding the need for many more women police, wearing uniform, to carry out patrol duties in the protective interests of young girls, along the lines advocated by Mr J. H. Luxford, S M The Dunedin Womens Institute Club held its first birthday party in the Theosophical Hall on Friday, when members and friends were welcomed by the president Mrs Butler, jun. The programme included items by the Drama Club (produced by Mrs Turnbull and Mrs Bardsley), the Maori party from Karitane, and Master Watson Barkman. Representatives from visiting institutes brought greetings, and a patriotic item was given by Mrs Turn* U The monthly meeting of the Music Circle of the Otago Women’s Club was held on Friday evening, when the chairwoman (Mrs Eric Miller) presided. Through indisposition, Mrs Olive Campbell was unable to present a programme as originally intended, and the circle was grateful to'Miss Mary Martin and circle members, who, at short notice, gave an attractive programme, which consisted of an instructive talk by Miss Martin on the history of British music and musical items by the ’following:—Miss S. Bayley; Miss Rosslyn Brown. Mesdames Beaumont, Focken, Dick, de Beer, and a part song by Mesdames Beaumont, Ellis, Hartley, and Misses Grant, Allan, Fenton, and Sawers. The accompanists were Mesdames de Beer. Dick, Willis, and Miller. Last Wednesday, the ladies of the Hard of Hearing League had as their speaker for the afternoon Mrs Hiddlestone, who gave a description of the work done by a New Zealand padre in camp. Especially interesting was her account of what her husband was doing in the-prisoner-of-war camps in Germany for men from New Zealand. The talk was much appreciated by all present. At recent social evenings the speakers have been Mr Evans, who spoke of New Guinea and his administrative work there before the war. Miss Lovell-Smith, who traced the movement for women’s franchise in New Zealand from its beginnings up to the present, and Mr Thomson, who mystified his audience with conjuring tricks. Mr and Miss Hargreaves rendered musical items on the same occasion.