EAST COAST NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18588, 24 December 1934, Page 10

EAST COAST NEWS

TE PUIA SCHOOL SPORTS

(Herald CqriflfspanthmU Thn. Te afltl Tuliua Schools. hf;W tho\r< annual picnic ancj, spovts at Puket.iti "(ho beautiful home. ot Mr. and ,%r„ R. VYUfiams. Uete. vmfl. t>{sr b'O children f/t.esffl)t. A delirious pmmy ißlnpiV was Wv'eil under. U>s tvoes. alU; r which the (•hjldien were helped to refreshing ice-creams. Uacev and games Iwcrecompeted for on the lawns, while nwo Mb* large' swimming hath 'were, rpti'eh er. joyed (hiring tlm heat hi ‘th.e dav. Lute hf t.he afternoon a iririrh-lookedjforward-io. afternoon tea was handed round, by the host and hostess |and other veiling helpers. . . Mr. w. Ilorto/1 thanked Mr. and Mjns. •Wilffiims for. the very happy time which they had given to the children and parents. Mr. Williams, in responding, pointed out what, a wonderful hobby tree-planting is. Among those present wqre Mesdames D. Boynton, G. Harris, Sinclair. Winter, S. Goldsmith, W. Riddell, H : . Clews, A. Macflhjnald, IE Hooper, Scott, H. Chalmers, It. Blown, apd H. Stevens. Results of races Wqre:—. Girls’ Three-legged Ra,ce. —Shirley Winter and TiG Pewnairangi, 1 ; Rita Chalmers and Beryl Winter, 5. Boys' Three-legged Race.—Macpherson and McGlptcTtie, L iSqmpr Girls’ Championship.—Kitty Harris, 1; C. Colbert, ;2 ; 3>R CdJßu't, 3. Senior Boys’ Championship.—Ti Tainepp. 1; D. Poynton. .2-; McClutchie, 5. ‘ Swimming.—Ruckle Kopiia. 1; WRlie Scott, 2;W- McC’lutcViie, 3. Ladies’ Race.—Miss. L. F.prrifs, 1; Mrs. Sinclair. 2: Mrs. Winter, 3. Mail's.. Race,.—D, Poynton, 1; W’llhams arid Stevens, tie, 2. DINNER PARTY

Op Friday night Mrs. Harris and. Mrs. Bi'Otlie were'joint- hostesses at'a delight-fully-arranged dinner party in honor ot Mr. and Mrs. D. Lumsden, who left the Coast on Saturday fop Auckland. The tables, were mpst arti’stßaljy decorated with large howls of gaillaVdia and blue Japanese, irises. Mrs. Harris received the guests wearing a black georgette frock with block lace coatee, while Mrs. Brodie chose ,i beautiful coffee lace frock with coatee to match. The guest of honor looked very becoming in a model frock of lettuce-green georgette, Among those present were: Mesdames G. Elvers, Harris, Brodie, D. Lumsden, J. L. Grant, Porfer, _H. C. Williamson, and H. F. Heald; Misses Crawford (Gisborne), N. Brodie, M. Beale, and K. Beale; Messrs. D. Lumsden, Roskruge, (f. Eivers. H P. Forster, V. Callimane, Woodward. J. L. Grant, H. F. Healcl, Porter, and R. Dodd. NURSE’S MEETING

A meeting of the East Coast Registered Nurses’ Association was held at tlie residence of Mrs. I. S. C. Dalgairns, Ruatorial, to meet Miss Lambie, director ciLthe nursing division of the Health Department. The president, Mrs.- G., Eivers, welcomed -Miss Lanibie. Miss Iximbie gave an interesting.address on the origin, growth and aims of the Nurses’ Association, at Iho conclusion of which a. delicious afternoon tea was served. A vote of thanks was gassed to Mrs. Dalgairns for her hospitality. The president also thanked Miss Lambie.

Those present were:—Mesdames T. S. C. Dalgairns, G. Eivers, King, Boag, Hovell, Murtagh, Mnlloolv, T. Reedy, and E. .Toblin; Misses Lambie (Wellington). North (Gisborne), Cornish, Heikell. Thomas, Johnstone, AT. Scott, and Mangakahia. Apologies for their absence were received from Mrs. P, G, Burton and Mrs. Morgan.

Air. and Mrs. 11. F. Heald, “Owliena,” Tokomaru Bay, and their three sons, who have been the guests of Miss K. Beale, Waipiro Bay. have gone through to Opotiki, where they will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. K. Irvine.—Mrs. K. S. Williams, “Matahiia,” lias returned to the. Coast after a brief visit to Gisborne. —Mr. and Mrs, A, J, H. Kirkham, Miss Jean Kirkham, and Mr. Douglas Kirkham, “Taoroa,” are week-end visi:t6rA tb Gishbrite.—Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Williams, “Matahiia,” were Coast visitors to.Gjshorne in hpppi' of the Duke of Gloucester's visit. —.Miss M. Beale, Waipiro Bay, is spending the week-end in Gisborne.—Mrs. CL. E. Cotton'll. “Makarikn.” visited Gisborne for the jDnke’s visit. Mi*, arid Mrs, A. J. McNeil, Perth. iWestetm Australia, are spending Christmas week with Mr. and Mrs. R. 11. iWmk.steetl, “Otnranniji,” Ruatoria, Mr. and Mrs. R ]s. Porter, Hmyhore, and their small daughter. Diana, will be the gpests of Mr. and Mrs. H.. M. Porter, AJangapapa, for Christinas. Mrs. ,Terraw (Mid and her daughter are guests of Mys. C. Bowen, Tokomaru Bay.— .Ajiss D. Tait is visiting her parents in (Gisborne for Christmas.—Mr. B, Page, Tolaga Bay, left on Saturday to spend Christmas in Wellington, and later will stay with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Page, “Waiklire,” Christchurch.—Mr. Grant MacDonald is a Tokomaru Bay visitor to Auckland for the holidays. Mrs. H. 0. Williamson, Hicks Bay, returns home on Saturday Rom Gisborne. —Mr. and Mrs. John Downey have returned to the Coast after a brief visit to Gisborne.—Mrs. Hickey, Makauri, is visiting her son, Mr. T. D. Hickey, Pukeoro, for the SherriffBurdett wedding, which took place in Tokomaru Bay on Saturday.—Miss E. Sherriff. Auckland, is a visitor to the Coast for her brother’s wedding.—Miss Crawford, Gisborne, is visiting Tokomaru Bay.