People and Parties

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 3 May 1938, Page 12

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 parties, arid a charge of 5s will be made for such announcement. Miss Elsie Moore, Hamilton, is the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. R. A. Moore,' Dominion road. Mr. and Mrs. lan Murchison and their two sons, who have been the guests of Miss H. Nolan, “Otipi,” whose return to their home at Lake Coleridge, Canterbury, was postponed owing to the floods last week, intend leaving for the south to-morrow via Rotorua.

Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Whitehead, Riverside road, and the latter’s sister and nephew, Mrs. Weatherly and Mr G., Weatherly, returned last week after a motor tour to Auckland, via Tauranga, travelling back to Gisborne via Rotorua. Mrs. R. C. Tuke, Riverside road, and Miss Meg Russell, Auckland, have returned from a short visit to the East Coast. Dr. and Mrs. R. J. B. Hall, Cook Hospital, are leaving to-morrow by 'plane for Wellington, where they will embark on the Port Caroline for England to take a course of postgraduate study in Great Britain and Europe. Mrs. L. Miles, Iranui road, returned on Sunday after spending a holiday in Wellington as the guest of Mrs. Hughes Steele. iVfiss u Cohen, Christchurch, is expected in Gisborne this week to visit her sister, Mrs. PI. H. DeCosta, Clifford street.

Miss Joy Sealey is spending a holiday in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Plumphreys, Ngatapa, have returned after a short Holiday in Sydney. Miss Margaret Coleman is returning to La'ke Coleridge this week. Mrs. J. O. Musgrave, Beach road, left to-day for Auckland on a short visit.

Mrs. N. H. Bull, Hinaki street, returned at the end of last week after oemg the guest of Mrs. J. T. T. Bush, Tikitiki.

ivir. and Mrs. Roger Hutchinson, Waihuka, have returned after visit ing Sydney for the Royal Show. Mrs. H. W. Black, Bayly street, left to-day on a short visit to Auckland.

Gay colours were featured in the irocicing at Alexandra Park on Saturday, when the Auckland Trotting Club held the first day of its autumn meeting. Although navy in suits, ensembles and frocks was outstandingly popular, the note of bright colour was provided by the hats, scarves and other accessories in which red. bright blue and green vied for predominance. It was a day for suits and light tweed ensembles, and of these ihere were some very smart varieties. Halo hats were extremely popular, while some of the newer models were also to be seen in a variety of styles and colours.

Miss Margaret Kinder, who has been visiting her sister, Miss Barbara Kinder, Stout street, returned to Taukau on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Chrisp, Wainui, returned from Wellington on Thursday night after having been marooned at Wairoa for five days owing to the recent floods.

Mrs. L. J. Phillips returned to Wellington on Sunday after spending a holiday in Gisborne. Mrs. J. McGregor, Masterton, is the guest of Miss L. Whitehead, Matawhero.

Miss Ethel Stockade, Epsom, formerly of Gisborne, will leave by the Awatea on May 9 for England, Via Sydney. After visiting friends in Yorkshire, she will travel through Scotland and on the Continent, and will return to New Zealand via the United States of America. Pre-nuptial Party

A delightful party was given in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Derby street, last week in honour of next week’s bride and bridegroom-elect, Miss Nora O’Rourke and Mr. Stewart Dawson, by six of their friends. Mesdames H. Hunter, S. Davidson, W. Townson, J. Cornelius and W. McLoughlin, and Miss Z. Lunn.

Dahlias and fern were effectively arranged for the decoration of the hall, and dahlias adorned the supper tables.

Dancing, games and competitions provided enjoyable entertainment, the pianists being Mesdames Hunter and Julian and Mr. A. Pilkington. A delicious savoury supper was served, after which numerous gifts parcels were, given to the guests of honour and opened by the bridesmaids-elect, Misses S. O’Rourke and Z. Lunn. They were found to contain charming and useful “miscellaneous” articles, for which Mr. Dawson, on behalf of his future bride and himself, thanked the donors. Miss O’Rourke was wearing a charm-

ing frock of white net trimmed with touches of white satin, the long skirt being flared from the knees with inlet godets of white satin. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. G. Corbett, Mr. and Mrs. S. Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Townson, Mr. and Mrs. W. McLoughlin, Mr. and Mrs. R. Julian, Mr. and Mrs. S. Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. R. Robb, Mr. and Mrs. H. Scott, Misses Z. Lunn, R. Chapman, B. Bailey, F. Drinkrow, L. Scholium, U. Anderson, L. Nicholson, and S. O’Rourke, Messrs. G. O'Connell, H. Harrison, L. Frank, J. Bailey, J. Morrison, Terreau, R. Spence, J. Burnett, G. Geddes, D. Smith, G. and B. Hadwen, L. Burnett. E. Hayes, Bloomfield, A. Pilkington, and Backhouse.

League of Mothers. The members of the League of Mothers who attended the monthly meeting last week were indeed fortunate to hear the splendid address given by Mrs. S. O. English, Auckland provincial president. “Maybe some of you may wonder why the league was started,” said the speaker. “To put it briefly, in 1850 Mary Summers, when her first baby was placed in her arms, realised the great responsibility of training the child. Later she called women together to awaken them to a higher sense of their responsibility, and in 187 G she founded the Episcopalian Mothers' Union, of which Queen Victoria was the first patron.

“In April, 192 G, Lady Alice Fergusson, wife of Sir Charles Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand, realising that there was a definite opening for a league on the lines of the Mothers’ Union, but undenominational, so wide, so broad, yet so simple that any woman could join, whether married or unmarried, a wife with child or without, founded the League of Mothers’ movement in New Zealand. Lady Alice Fergusson stressed the fact that if the league was to be successful members must endeavour to live up to the high ideals and remember it was not just a social society, but founded on a definite spiritual basis. It was not so much an organisation as an organism—a living thing trying to extend the hand of friendship to all women.” ■Mrs. English spoke at length on the aims of the. league, saying that each member must work for a great and enduring friendliness, and by so doing bring into the league all mothers in need of help, sympathy .and understanding. She pleaded with member: “Not to be weary in well-doing, but each day, through faith and prayer, gain added spiritual strength and guidance to train the children in obedience, self-control, respect of their parents, ensure that their amusements are wholesome, teach them to pray, and that the tie of marriage is sacred.” She deplored the curse of the world “selfishness,” stating that by love and love alone could one help one another, working with the spirit for the individual and the community, and urged members to think right, do right, not for personal advantage or individual gain, but because it was their bounden duty as members of the league. Mrs. English also appealed to members to do their duty faithfully and well by bearing one another’s burdens, striving for peace and happiness in the home, holding out the hand of friendship and love, kindled by God, which made all equal and raised all unto the highest rank. Coming-of-Age Dance. On Saturday evening a delightful dance was given by Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Stevens, Harris street, in Le Grand Cafe, in celebration of the twenty-first birthday of their eldest son, Mr. Trevor Stevens.

Mrs. W. Thomson’s orchestra provided the dance music, and Mr. M. Stevens, brother of the guest of honour, ably carried, out the duties ot VI.C. in the ballroom. During supper, which was served from tables prettily decorated with marigolds, Mr. Nolan Redstone acted as toastmaster. Mr. Trevor Stevens cut the handsome pink iced birthday cake, whicn had been made by his mother. It was surmounted by 20 candles and a large golden key. Mr. E. Fitzmaurice proposed the health of the guest of honour, who suitably replied, after which ne was presented with the gold key by his mother. A toast to Mr. and Mrs. Stevens was proposed by Mr. S. Wildish, who mentioned the high esteem in which the guest of honour was held by the Gisborne Fire Brigade, of Which he had been a member for several years. The health of the guest of honour’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Watts, 'was proposed by Mr. L. A. Potts, Mr. R. Lowe replying on behalf of the former, and i toast to absent friends was proposed by Mr. W. R. Neilson. Mr. Redstone read a number of congratulatory telegrams sent to Mr. T. Stevens. During the evening two dance contests were held, a Monte Carlo waltz being won by Miss S. Buckley and Mr. A. Kearns, and a lucky spot waltz by Miss M. Torrie and Mr. N. Redstone. Among the many birthday gifts received by the guest of honour were a suitcase presented by the members o! the fire brigade, and a leather attache case, a gift' from his fellow-worker: of Poverty Bay Electric-Power Board.

The hostess received her guests wearing a handsome gown of black lace over black taffeta. Her daughter, Miss Enid Stevens, was gracefully frocked in white taffeta.

Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. J. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. N. Redstone. Mr. and Mrs. S. Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hadwen Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. G. Martin, Mr. and Mrs G. Burrows, Mr. and Mrs. H. Airey. Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowe, Mr. and Mrs. R. Nolan, Mr. and Mrs. D. Haslemore, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wildish, Mr. and Mrs. R. Neilson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gardiner. Mr. and Mrs. W. Glover, Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Neilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Watts, jun., Mr. and Mrs. F. Hannah, Mr. and Mrs. N. Beattie, Mr. and Mrs. L. Potts, Mr. and Mrs. W. McLeod: Mesdames W. Gordon, P. Prince, and Richardson. Misses J. Hocking, F. Richardson, J. Callow, L. Loach, D. Golding, M. Most, S. Gentles, K. Hyland, B. Jenkins, M. Haisman, Crosby, J. Birrell, McDonald, K. Lyndon, G. McKenzie, G. Warren, J. and F. McKnight, E. McCarthy, G. Wade, D. Mills, M. Torrie, D. McCarthy, N. Johnson, A. Boag, I. Stevens, J. Dow, J. Shorter, E. Stewart, H. Richardson, P. Smith, Kearns, M. Alley, and D. Young.

Messrs. C. Gordon, E. Fitzmaurice, R. Carroll, H. Boddington, J. and B. Prince, A. McAneny. D. Gavin, H. Warner, G. Hadwen, A. Benson, H Badham, N. Fitzgerald, L. Foley, G. McConnell. N. Fitzmaurice, J. Milne, I. Page, M. Smith, B. Kearns, C. Smythe, G. Smale, B. Watts, A. Jukes, M. Doyle, C. and M. Varley, P, O'Donohue, T. Owen, J. Stecvens, R. Webb,‘ IT. Wade, C. McKenzie, J. Gandell, J. Cave, T., M., and R. Stevens,

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I. and E. Motram, H. Duckworth, G. Watts, O. Larsen, J. Green, P. McMahon, and A. Richardson, National Party Dance The Junior League of the New Zealand National Party held a successful dance in the Wainui Hall on Saturday night in aid of the party’s funds. There was a good attendance and the music was provided by Mr. Bruce Chrisp’s orchestra, enjoyable extras being rendered by Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Chrisp and Mr. B. Ryan. The dance was organised by the committee of Junior League, comprising Messrs. M. L. Hogan, secretary, I. L. Walton, W. R. Pilmer, L. Margoliouth, R. Matthews, D. Witters, P. Willock, H. Patterson, B. Smith, B. Alley and H. G' Cooper.

A delicious savoury supper provided by lady members of the National Party was prepared and served by Mesdames R. U. Burke, L. T. Burnard, L. W. Cooper and I. F. Puf-

lett. The hall presented a striking appearance, the walls being adorned with large white posters on which were printed National Party slogans in blue and scarlet letters.

After supper the secretary, Mr. M. L. Hogan, made a short speech on the policy and ideals of the National Party with a view to enlisting the support of the young people present who had not joined the party. Among those present were Mrs. F. Neill, wearing bottle green ring velvet; Mrs. J. McGregor (Masterton), lilac moire tafl'eta trimmed with touches of violet; Mrs. J. Broad, a tunic frock of printed satin in shades of green, silver and bronze; Mrs. G. M. Chrisp,'white stamped cloque; Mrs. R. Whyte, navy blue floral crepe-de-ehine Mrs. Ryan, black matalasse crepe; Mrs. Apatari, bottle - green velvet; Mrs. M. Sheeran, floral Liberty crepe in cream and orange tonings and a white velvet coatee; Mrs. A. Dods, silver lame with a coatee to match; Mrs. Whiteman, maroon crepe; Mrs. L. J. Phillips (Wellington), white lace over shell pink.

Miss M. Cooper wore dawn pink crepe trimmed with touches of winecoloured velvet; Miss M. Carr, black floral satin printed in red and other autumn shades; Miss P. Burke, figured crepe in white and green; Miss E. Carr a tunic frock of black patterned satin printed in orange tonings; Miss M. Smith a grey and blue ensemble; Miss J. Jeft'erd (Tokomaru Bay), an ensemble in blue and beige; Miss B. Dobson, azure blue cloque; Miss I-lew-etson, black taffeta; Miss P. Reed, a stone beige frock with a rose pink coatee; Miss M. Baddiley, white floral crepe patterned in pink and green; Miss M. Lines, delphinium blue lace. Miss J. Brifl'ault chose ivory net over cream satin trimmed with touches of cherry, and a white velvet coatee; Miss B. Williams, salmon pink crepe witli a gold rose at the neck, and a pink coatee to match; Miss L. Hood, azure blue lace; Miss B. Fraser, Paisley silk in black, red and pastel shades; Miss M. Cameron, deep Paris blue cloque; Miss B. Hutchinson, floral chiffon in jade green and primrose; Miss M. Bissell, midnight blue crepe

with a gold lame coatee and a red rose; Miss H. Lane, black georgette.

Miss J. Perry was frocked in forester green shot taffeta; Miss E. Gould, a cocktail suit comprising a white velvet jumper with diamante buttons and a black skirt; Miss M. Alley, old gold crepe; Miss P. Broolcer, violet ring velvet with a diamante clip; Miss P. Maher, floral crepe; Miss N. Mitford, powder blue stamped cloque; Miss J. Blair, patterned crepe in autumn tonnings; Miss N. Broadhurst, bright blue stamped cloque; Miss F. Morse, violet satin with a coatee of twilight blue lacquered satin; Miss L. Whitehead, floral chiffon in deep shades of red and green; Miss N. Allen, green georgette. Messrs. R. Cederwall, A. McPhail, D. Dudfield, F. Neill, R. Matthews, M. L. Hogan. A. Dods, I. Russell, J. Stack, P. Cowan, J. Broad, B. Chrisp, G. Wake, G. M. Chrisp, J. Beckett, D. F. Muir, J. Watt. B. Ryan, P. Willock, R. Sinclair, G. Smith, B. Reed, C. E. Brown, IC. Foster, K. J. Stewart, G. Ritchie, J. Eivers, N. Hope, Cameron (2), J. Haldane, L, Margoliouth, I. L, Walton.

Gisborne W.C.T.U. The monthly meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held in the Methodist schoolroom, Bright street, the president, Mrs. W. E. Goffe, taking the chair. There war a fair number of members present, and apologies for absence were received from Mesdanies Wallen, Thomas, Bryce, Morris and Miller. Mrs Stockman opened Die meeting witli prayer.

Mrs. Foote gave an interesting talk on the number of times in which wine and strong drink were mentioned in the Bible, there being 245 references to the former and 22 to the latter. The speaker gave the chapter and verse of a number of the references, but as there was not time to go through all, she asked members to look up the references for themselves. It is likely that the discussion will be continued at the next meeting.

In the absence of Mrs. Bryce, Mrs. Stockman took charge of afternoon tea.

The president having to leave to go

to another meeting, the chair was taken by Mrs. Foote, vice-president, until the meeting ended. “Kitchen” Gift Tea for Brideelect A very enjoyable party was given by Mrs. Townson at her home in Stafford street on Saturday afternoon in honour of Miss Nora O’Rourke, who is to be married next week to Mr. S. Dawson.

Dahlias and French marigolds were tastefully combined for the decoration of the drawing-room, where the guests were entertained with novel competitions. The winners were Mesciames Hunter and Proudl'oot, who received attractive prizes. After a dainty tea had been served the guest of honour was given an assortment of kitchen utensils, for which she thanked her friends.

The hostess welcomed her guests wearing a becoming frock of navy blue lace finished with a honey-gold corsage spray.

A smart model frock of royal blue flat crepe trimmed winth bias pintucks and silver braid, was worn by Misse O’Rourke, with a blue felt hat to match.

The guests included Mesdames W. Davison, H. Lunken, H. Hunter, R. Robb, W. McLoughlin, J. Julian, A. Corbett, J. Cornelius, L. Proudfoot and Hamilton; Misses Z. Lunn, S.O'Rourke, F. Drinkrow, Anderson, and B. Bailey. Victoria League

The monthly meeting of the Victoria League of Poverty Bay was held in Messrs. Findlays’ rooms yesterday afternoon, Miss A. L. Rees presiding over a good attendance of members. The following new members were elected: —Mesdames 11. R. Kendon, 1 ? . A. Lange, Macnamara and M. Barry. Arrangements were made for the entertainment of early settlers at the annual pioneers’ reunion on Empire Day, May 24.

The party to be given by the league at the expense of an anonymous donor was discussed. The meeting decided to hold the function in Le Grand Cafe, and fixed the date for the night of Thursday, May 12, as proposed by the president and seconded by Mrs. D. McKeague, the secretary already having made tentative arrangements for hiring the hall on that date.

friends who were not members of the Victoria League, and were asked to arrange tables for bridge, mahjong, or five-hundred oi; any other game that might be preferred. It was stressed that a member arranging a table would be required to notify the secretary, Mrs. G. A. Nicholls, by Thursday next, May ,5. and also to" bring the materials necessary for the game chosen. For those who did not wish to play such games, competitions are to be arranged by Mrs. I. J. Quigley, prizes for these having been donated by Mesdames Quigley and H. Holmes. Mrs. Nicholls reported having arranged for Miss Joan Thomas to represent the Young Contingent at the annual) Victoria League 'conference in London this year as another delegate for Poverty Bay. Among the correspondence received jo uotjepoadde jo .iapi e seav reading matter received by a backblock settler in the Rotorua district; a letter from Miss Drayton, secretary of the London Victoria League; and a letter in reference to the forthcoming Victoria League conference to be held in Wellington inquiring if the dates, November 2,3, and 4, would be suitable and asking that remits be sent to the organisers to reach them not later than August 1. The Victoria League of Dunedin sent a newspaper account of its annual ioport, which showed that the committee was composed almost entirely of men of high standing in the city, a fact which caused much interest among Poverty Bay members.

A satisfactory statement was presented by the treasurer. ADD Social —Add Victoria League—A Mrs. Thompson, convener of the book and magazine committee, reported having sent away 871 b of literature comprising 42 bundles, to railway camps, light-house keepers and hospitals. She made an appeal for more addresses of people who would appreciate gifts of reading matter. It was suggested that the June meeting be a book afternoon to be held at the home of Mrs. W. M. Jenkins, Russell street. Mrs. T. Terry offered to arrange for the tea hostesses on that occasion. Mrs. K. A. Woodward volunteered to take over the sale and management of the Victoria League cookery books. Miss Rees spoke of the deserving case of a young girl, with the result that members contributed donations for her assistance. At the conclusion of business Mrs. D. G. Robertson gave an interesting talk on her recent trip to Australia, in which she mentioned the warm