Women's World

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19364, 30 June 1937, Page 10

Women's World

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People and Parties

News items intended for publication in this column cannot be accepted unless accompanied by the signature and address of the sender. Notices of engagements require the signatures of both paries, and a charge of 5s will be made for such announcement. Mrs. 11. B. Williams, Turihaua station, returned on Saturday after visiting Auckland and Lake Rotoiti. Mrs. IT. A. Hawkins, who has been visiting the Misses Tucker, Makauri, and her nieces, Miss Gwen Crawford, ' Ormond road, and Mrs. Eric Gully, Wainui Beach, while spending a short < holiday in Gisborne, left on her re- 1 turn to llowiek, Auckland, yesterday. 1 Mrs. .1. L. Bellerby, Wharekopae. is spending this week with her sister, Mrs. .1. illair, lranui road. Miss Olive Crawford returned at ! the end of last week after a short visit to Wellington. : Mrs. R. O. Young, Tokoiparu Bay. * has been spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs, R. U. Burke, North- ' cote road. Miss Reeves, Christchurch, who has ] been the guest of Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, i “Sandown,” is the guest of Mrs. R. Robson, Ormond, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Maclaurin, Hexton, intend leaving on Friday on a ] holiday visit to Wellington. Miss Eileen Crawshaw, Wellington, arrived on Friday to spend a fortnight’s holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Crawshaw, Tukura road. 1 Miss Mary Clarke. Eskdale, is the . guest of Mrs. G. V. Smith, "Waitaria,” ‘ Patutahi. Mrs. Lawson Field, Waimata Valley, , who recently returned from a visit to Christchurch, is spending this week at t Wainui Beach. I Mrs. Cyril Scannell, Tokomaru Bay, > arrived at the end of last week to < spend a few days with her parents, •' Mr. and Mrs. R. U. Burke, Northcoto ] road. ' Miss Alison Anderson arrived from Rotorua on Monday night to be the 1 guest of Mrs. 11. B. Williams, Turihaua , station. J Miss Molly Smith entertained a few , of, her friends at a very enjoyable t mah-jong party at her home, "Wm- , taria,” Patutahi, on Monday afternoon | in honour of her guest, Miss Mary i Clarke, of Eskdale, Hawke’s Bay. The : iloral decorations were prettily carried ; out with hydrangea's and early spring < flowers. Miss Jeanette Dunlop returned from Lake Rotoiti last week-end. ' Yesterday afternoon Mrs. R. Dobson entertained a few of,her friends at mah-jong at her home in Hurahura road in honour of Mrs. W. Pittar, Auckland, the popular game being j played at two tables and much en- , joyed. Mr, and Mrs. J. S. Wauchop, Fox street, left on Sunday on a short to Wellington. Miss Marjorie Puflett, Haronga road returned yesterday after an extended ■ visit to New Plymouth. Lady Young has returned to London after spending 16 months in New Zealand with her brother. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. ITall-Jones, Invercargill. who have been attending the Rotary convention at Nice, have been sight-seeing in Holland, Belgium and Paris. Mr. Hall-Jones also has visited several Rotary clubs in these countries. Miss Betty Redwood, Pelorous Sound, who has been the guest ot Mrs. Charles Armstrong, lranui road, left to-day to stay with Miss Joy Perry, Haronga road. Mrs. F. E. Gaddum. Waingake is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, "Sandown," Childers road. Mr. and Mrs. IT. 11. Smith, Haronga road, intend leaving on Friday on i holiday visit to Palmerston North an< Wellington. Miss Mary Newdiek, England, is tin guest of Mrs. W. Robson, Ormond. Mrs. W. Pittar. who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. G. W. Willock Russell street, and Mrs. V. Banco "Ulverstone," intends returning P Auckland at the end of this week. Miss D. Craig, who has been the guest of Mrs. Charles Armstrong lranui road, returned to Hawke’s Ba> to-day. Mrs. Walter Seymour, , “Kohata.’ Pakarae, and Miss Jane Seymour, an ■pending this week in town at the residence in Seymour road, awaitin the return of Mr. Seymour from holiday trip to the Islands on Saturday next, after which they intend returning to the Coast. „ Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Pettit, Harong • i- d, intend leaving for Wellington and Palmerston North on Friday on holiday trip. Mrs. IT. E. Williams, Ruatoria. am her father, Mr. A. H. Wallis, Haiti are returning this week after a visi to Hawke’s Bay. Birthday Bridge Party On Monday evening Mrs. R. U Burke gave a delightful bridge party at her home in Northcoto road, in honour of her mother, Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, who was celebrating her eighty-ninth birthday that day. The various rooms in which /Vie guests were entertained were artistically decorated with Iceland poppies and red spiraea, and warmed by glowing log fires. The majority of the guests played bridge, but a few tables were devoted to mah-jong, which was preferred by some of the younger people. During an interval between hands, a delicious supper was served in the dining-room, the table looking attractive with bowls of spring bulbs, including gold and white jonquils. The guest of honour received good wishes and birthday greetings from all present, and all enjoyed a very pleasant evening. I The hostess received her guests Derby blue cinque trimmed on the wearing a smartly modelled frock of bodice with, Richelieu embroidery, and finished at the neck with two beige flowers in front. Her daughter, Mrs. C. Scannell ■ wearing a smart frock of black i crinkle chiffon, with a scarlet floral spray and scarlet bridge coat, and niece, Mrs. R. O. Young, in a graccfUl black chiffon frock and matching coatee relieved with a floral dress ' spray, both from Tokomaru Bay and staying with the hostess, assisted in f entertaining the guests, a Mrs. R. J. Reynolds, wore a becoming black marocain frock, with a black velvet bridge coat adorned with a 3 beige fur collar. Among the guests were Mr. and J Mrs. B. R. U. Burke, Colonel t and Mrs. C. C. Dowding, Dr. and Mrs.

J. W. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Nathan. Mr. and Mrs. E. Loisel; Mesdames W. Robson. W. L. Rutledge (Matawai), R. O. Young (Tokomaru Bay), J. R. Murphy, E. Adair, and J. B. Kells; Misses J. Rutledge, Reeves (Christchurch). J. Dunlop, E. Barker, u. Bagnall, and B. Thorne - George (Auckland); Messrs. R. Reynolds, K. Rutledge, W. and T. Gaddum and F. Wrey Nolan. Y.M.C.A. Ladies’ Auxiliary In preparation for the Eastern Fair o be held by the Y.M.C.A. on Friday and Saturday, the members of the Y.M.C.A. Ladies' Auxiliary and helpers met on Saturday evening to complete the Iloral decorations for Iho function. Instructed by Mrs. Hockley, the workers contrived some charming decorative i-lfects, and as a result the general Eastern appearance of the hall, with oreintal stalls and gaily garbed stall-holders should look most attractive. Those present included the president, Miss W. Lysnar, Mesdames R. W. J. Edwards, A. F. Excell, R. Johnson. F. E. Freeman. P. Hockley, D. M. Grade, E. L. Hale, C. E. Robinson, H. A. Armstrong, and IT. J. Poole, and Miss E. Dunn. Apologies for absence were received from Mesdames J. McKee and F. T. Robinson. Twenty-first Birthday Party Le Grand Cafe was the scene of an enjoyable party on Saturday evening given in celebration ol the coming-ol-age ot Mr. John F. Preddy, second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Preddy. Auckland. The party was given by Mr. and Mrs. A. Stapp and family. Dancing was enjoyed throughout the evening to music rendered by Mrs. Menzies’ orchestra, while some of the guests played cards. Three dance contests’ were keenly contested, resulting as follow:—Spot Waltz.—Miss Molly Gunn and Mr. A. Crothers. Monte Carlo.—Mrs. Wright and Mr. £. Bennett. Statue Log Cabin. —Miss Marie Williams and Mr. J. Stapp. A dainty supper was .served informally, during which Mr. J. Morton, cousin of the guest of honour, made a suitable speech and proposed a tons’ to Mr. Preddy, to whom a gold key was presented by Mr. A. Sutton. A feature of the supper was an attractive birthday cake, iced in cream relieved with touches of green and pink, and surmounted by 21 kewpies, the cake being a gift from Miss Frances Stapp. . . The guest of honour was the recipient of many useful and handsome birthday presents and numerous congratulatory te 1 eg ra ms. Mrs. Stapp received the guests wearing a becoming frock of black marocain relieved with white, and a black fur coat adorned with a bunch of parma violets. Miss F. Stapp wore floral georgette in-Burgundy red tonings. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. R. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. N. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. J. Monk, Mr. and Mrs. J. Crothers, Mr. and Mrs. V. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. N. Morton; Mesdames J. Miles, P. D. Stapp, and E. Morris. Misses G. Findlay, Wright, L. Lamb, R„ N., and J. Trengrove, J. Juliet, B. Carr, IT. Pearson, M. Williams, .1 i Moss, P. Colvin, M. Lund, L. Miller, G. and D. Cairns, K. Richardson, B. Clayton. B. Dandy, F. I loiter, and J Schofield. Messrs. J. Stapp, T. Beecher, A., J. and R. Crothers, J. Keenan, G. Henderson. G. Holmes, T. Normington, E. Bennett, R. Bardswcll, S. O’Connor, B. Harrison, G. Fern, F. Franklin, D. Newcombe, R. Rigney, M. A. Redmond, IT. Wade. P. Munro, F. Moss, A. Eastwood, R. ITewetson, L. Griffiths, R. and G. Sutton, P. Hannah, .1. Tliodev, and L. Bell. Repertory Society A very enjoyable entertainment was given by the Gisborne Repertory .society on Monday evening in their room in Turunganui Chambers by the presentation of three one-act plays. The auditorium was filled with momoers and friends, the seating aceomnodation being taxed, and toe audi- , ..nee proving most appreciative of the .veil selected and admirably acteu nttle plays. The production of the plays had .veil excellently carried out by Misses „uen Millar and Cora Oman, who were also responsible for arranging ~ae stage and attendant details for the „nree scenes, a difficult task in the circumstances with limited oil - singe space, inadequate lighting facilities, and a shortage of the required stage properties, but achieved most successfully with realistic effect. Miss Millar acted as announcer, giving the names of the performers and a brief description of the subject and character of each play. The first was a comedy-drama, “Birds of a Feather,’’ by John Oswald ,i:t at night-time on a country roadside. wiln two poachers cooking their evening meal by a campfire, the darkened stage being adorned with greenery, a full moon rising in the background. The parts were taken as follows: Mr. Hugo Wall, Bishop or Mid-Wales; Messrs. Boagy and Keane, two poachers; and Mr. Soddon Hill, game-keeper. Life-like sounds of animals from off-stage were features of the play. * "Voyagers,” a tragic mystical play by a New Zealand writer, Lawrence Donald, followed. This was set in the barely furnished living-room of a cottage in a fishing village on the coast of Scotland on a stormy night, the sound of the rough sea beating and surging on the shore nearby being realistically reproduced. The acting of this was particularly good, and spoken in a creditable imitation of a Scotch dialect by all the performers. The story was tragic, ending in a dramatic vision in which the drowned fishorI man son of an old woman appears to - her as she sits by the fire, and speaks, the old mother dying as the vision fades witli. the departure of the son ; through tl* door back to (he roaring I sea. i The parts were taken by Mrs. R. G. ■ Crawford, the old mother; Miss Pegfjy I Lange, her daughter-in-law; Miss s Noelline Pearce, her grandchild; Mr. 1 A. J. Nicol, the fisherman son; and 1 Mr. W. J. Sinclair, an old man of the village. A charming feature of this - play was the singing off-stage by a c vocal quartette comprising four 1 sisters, Misses Margaret, Rene, Joyce and Leslie Witters, of unaccompanied 1 Scotch airs on several occasions dur- * ing moments of dramatic tension. " The last play was of a lighter nature, set in the drawing-room of a private ! house, where five young married women, having coflee and cigaiettes 1 after dinner, disclosed the faults and peculiarities of their husbands to then

hostess, a young girl about to enter the bonds of matrimony. A novel and amusing discussion ensued, but did not convince the bride-to-be against matrimony. This performance was natural and refreshing, and the room was attractively decorated with bowls of green hydrangeas and foliage, and posy bowls of brightly coloured mixed (lowers, while the evening frocks worn were effective mid attractive. Miss Jill Williams, in black ring velvet with a white corsage spray, took the part of the single girl, and Miss Ruth Sinclair, in white satin with sky blue sash and beads, Miss Lois Miles, in rust silk crepe, Miss Philippa Murphy, in violet, velvet witli a white coatee, Miss Shirley Ormcrod, in iloral crepe in yellow, green and white, and Mis> Joan Thomas in black ring velvet with a floral spray, took the parts or the young matrons. This play was entitled “They’re none of them perfect," and was by Sophia Kerr. Misses Millar and Oman were heartily congratulated on the entertainment, the audience having already expressed appreciation ol the performers by prolonged applause ul’toi each play. The society’s next, entertainment will be a reading on the evening of Monday, July 12, to be followed by a performance in the Opera Ilousy early in August. The play chosen is “The Patsy,” by Barry Connors, and will be the first of the society’s three full-time performances of the season, and should attract a large audience. The cast will be announced at a later date.