SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27504, 26 September 1950, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs Norman Speight, Forbury 'road, who has been on a visit to Sydney, will return home today.

Mr and Mrs R. J. Watts left on Saturday on the first stage of their journey to England. Mr and Mrs G. H. McGregor, Musselhurgh Rise, who have been on an extended tour to Britain and the Continent, will return home early in October. The Dunedin branch of the Federation of University Women held an _ a^ tea nartv at St. Margaret’s College on Satu?day y in honour of Miss Eleanor Rivett, formerly principal of the Women s Christian College, Madras, who is visit ine. Dunedin. The president,. Mrs K. McNeill, welcomed some 50 member . Among recent callers at New Zealand House were the following Dunedin resdents:—Mr F. A. Charlton, Mr V. Dickinson, Mr and Mrs H. E Gardne:r, Mis:3 . A. Jesson, Miss p - Mr Md Mrs O G Palmer, MriJR. B. Payne, miss Wana Rose Mrs I. C. F. Rowley. Miss Isobel Sim, Mr Stuart Sim, Miss L. White, and Miss O. Marshall. Mrs W. Keith Cameron, president of the Dunedin branch of the National Council of Women, left yesterday for Christchurch, where th ®. Do^ 1 Q th e r ference will begin on Thursday. Other Dunedin delegates will be Me ® dan }^ ,A Fairbairn, J. J. Jennings, J. Letham, a’ K. Ibbotson, A. A. Orton, Misses V. Hayward, M. Keilar, and F E Mrs H. Parata, Dominion president of the Mothers’ Union, Miss Henderson, representing the Dominion Federaiton of the Women Teachers’ Association, and Mrs R. A. Ewing, and ICW convener, will also attend. Mrs William Gibson, who has given 53 years’ continuous service to the choir was honoured at the annual meeting of the congregation 'of the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church. A presentation was made to her and many tributes paid.