The SOCIAL ROUND

Southland Times, Issue 21581, 19 December 1931, Page 14

The SOCIAL ROUND

Miss Ray McKeever returned to Invercargill on Thursday.

Miss Julia Snow, Yarrow street, returned from Christchurch on Tuesday evening. Mrs W. R. J. Smythe was hostess at bridge at her home in Baird street on Wednesday evening. The Misses Lousley and Reid, Don street, leave on Boxing Day on a camping trip to Lake Hawea.

Mr and Mrs T.’A. Nicholson and family, Herbert street, leave for Queenstown on Wednesday morning. Mr and Mrs B. W. Hewat and family, Russell street, leave on Thursday for three weeks in Queenstown. Mrs J. C. McDonald and Miss Barbara McDonald, Islington street, leave on Wednesday for Queenstown. Mr and Mrs W. L. Bews, Lewis street, leave on Boxing Day on a camping trip through Otago Central Mrs G. M. Polson, Alice street, leaves to-day for Garfield, where she will spend the Christmas holidays. Sister Paterson, of St. Helens Hospital left on Thursday for Auckland, where she will spend her annual leave. Miss Leary, matron of the School for the Deaf, Sumner, was a guest at the Grand Hotel last week-end.

Mr and Mrs W. R. J. Smythe, Baird street, are spending the Christmas and New Year holidays in Timaru. Mr and Mrs D. M. Scandrett and family, Victoria Avenue, leave on Wednesday to spend the holidays in Queenstown. Mr and Mrs R. R. Binney and family, Herbert street, go to The Rocks to-day, where they will spend the holidays. Mr and Mrs W. S. Todd and family, Thomson street, leave on Christmas day to spend the holidays at Stewart Island. Mrs W. R. J. Smythe, Baird street, was hostess at afternoon tea on Tuesday in honour of Mrs J. Hargest (Rakauhauka). Mrs J. H. Treseder, of Oamaru, came down on Thursday evening and is the guest of Mrs G. C. A. Todd, Elies road.

Mrs H. W. Royds, Alice street, was hostess at afternoon tea at her home on Monday in honour of Miss Valerie Rowe.

Miss Bentham came down from Timaru yesterday to spend the holidays with her sister, Mrs T. S. Tomlinson, Swinton street. Miss Cecil Brickell of Dunedin, arrives next week to spend the holidays with her aunt, Mrs T. S. Tomlinson, Swinton street.

Mr and Mrs Denniston Cuthbertson and their daughter, of Duke street, leave on Monday to spend four weeks at The Rocks.

Mr and Mrs J. B. Reid and family, Louisa street, go down to The Rocks on Christmas Eve day to spend the holidays there.

Miss Daisy Brewster leaves at the beginning of the week to spend her holidays with her sister, Mrs W. Kirkness, of Mt. Eden, Auckland. Mr and Mrs 11. J. Macalister and family, Duke street, leave on Wednesday’ to take up residence at Thule, Stewart Island, for the holidays. Mr and Mrs H. F. Drewe and family, River Road, leave on Monday to spend a week in Queenstown before going on to The Rocks. Mr and Mrs T. S. Tomlinson and family', Swinton street, accompanied by Miss Bentham and Miss BrickeH, leave on Thursday to spend the holidays at The Rocks.

Mr and Mrs A. C. Dickens, Gala street, ■will spend the Christmas and New Year holidays with four of their children on a camping trip through Otago Central.

Mrs G B. Snow, Misses Julia and Peggy Snow, Miss Shelagh Wilson, Mr Pat Moffett and Dr Donald Allan (Dunedin) leave today to spend the holidays at Stewart Island.

Miss Lou Lawrence, Spey street, returned from Dunedin on Thursday after an extended holiday. She leaves to-day for Timaru, where she will spend the Christmas holidays.

Mrs T. M. Rankin, Yarrow street, and her daughter, Mrs Ernest Bennetts, of Dumbarton, Roxburgh, who have been visiting Wellington, return to Invercargill this evening.

Mr and Mrs T. Menzies Watson, who came in from Morven for the Dunlop-Wil-son wedding, and stayed with Mr and Mrs J. L. Watson, Forth street, returned home on Thursday.

Miss O’Byrne, Dalrymple road, left on Thursday for Whangarei and Russell where she will spend a few weeks prior to visiting Napier and Hastings on her return journey.

Mrs R. M Strang and Miss Dorothy Strang, Lewis street, leave on Wednesday for a few weeks’ holiday at Queenstown. They will be joined after Christmas by Mr R. M. Strang.

Miss Doris Webb, who has been the guest of Mrs Robert Stout, Layard street, leaves this morning on her return to New Plymouth. She intends spending Christmas in Wellington.

Guests at the Hotel Deschler during the week .include: Mr and Mrs J. Carr (Wellington) ; Mr and Mrs W. J. Sinclair. (Nelson) ; Mr and Mrs Chalmbers (Roslyn, Dunedin) ; Misses Johnstone (2) (OromweU).

Captain and Mrs Douglas Maxwell of Wanganui, and their small daughter, Jocelyn, left yesterday by motor to spend the Christmas holidays in Invercargill. They are accompanied by Mrs Maxwell’s mother, Mrs John McQueen, Dalrymple road, who has been visiting them.

Mr and Mrs Robert Dunlop, of Ashburton, and Miss Jessie Dunlop, who came to Invercargill on 'Tuesday evening, returned north on Thursday. Mrs and Miss Dunlop were the guests of Mr and Mrs W. J. S. Dunlop, Forth street. Mr Dunlop stayed at the Grand.

Mr and Mrs J. B. Reid, Louisa street, entertained Air Gordon Bryan after his pianoforte recital last Saturday evening. Others present were: Mr and Mrs L. B. Rowe, Mesdames F. D. Morrah, J. T. Prain, C. H. Roberts, E. W. Howorth, T. S. Tomlinson and Miss Valerie Rowe.

On Wednesday evening the staff and agents of the A.M.P. Society met in the Federal Lounge to farewell Miss Eileen Brown who has severed her connection with the office on account of her approaching marriage which takes place next Wednesday. Those present, in addition to the guest of honour, were: —Mr and Mrs W. R. J. Smythe, Miss C. M. D. Cox, Messrs S. R. Sutherland, D. Ross, C. J. Dey, C. M. King, H. S. Betty, A. H. Ryder, H. S. Cumberworth and A. G. Henderson. Apologies for absence were received from Messrs M. Fitzgerald, A. J. Scott, W. D. F. King (Gore), W. D. Cowie, W. A. Edwards and A. C. Tansley (Invercargill.) Mr Smythe occupied the chair and at a suitable interval made the presentation to the guest of the evening of a handsome canteen of cutlery and wished her every happiness in the future. Mr Sutherland replied on behalf of Miss Brown, who for the past three months has been on special leave. During the evening songs were given by Messrs Ross and Betty, and a recitation by Mr Henderson. Community singing was also indulged in, and two competitions were won by Messrs Cumberworth and Ryder. The accompaniments were played by Miss Cox. A most enjoyable function ended about midnight with the singing of Auld Lang Syne and God Sxva tha,

(BY

“DRINDELLA.”)

Mrs C. S. Longuet, Gala street, will spend Christmas in Dunedin.

Mr and Mrs J. D. Gilmore, Don street, will spend the holidays at The Rocks. Mrs C. S. Longuet, Gala street, was hostess at afternoon tea at her home on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Alan Macalister and family, Duke street, will spend the holidays at Kauana.

Dr. and Mrs H. R. Gibson, Don street, and Miss Hiddleston, will spend Christmas in Dunedin.

Mr and Mrs W. Menlove, of Athol, are spending Christmas with Sir John Roberts at Littlebourne.

Mrs N. R. Driver, Earnslaw street, is the guest of Mrs W. G. Robertson, Clyde street, Dunedin. Mrs Smith, Greenfield, Balclutha, is the guest of her sister, Mrs A. H. Courtis, Earnslaw street.

Mrs T. M. Macdonald was hostess at a delightful afternoon tea held in the Tea Gardens yesterday. Mrs A B. Moffett, Albert street, gave a bridge party at her home for Miss Buckham last Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Roland Taylor and Miss Phyllis Taylor, Compton road, will spend Christmas in Dunedin.

Mrs Stanley Brown, Don street, and her two children, go down to the Bluff on Monday for a month’s holiday. Miss Veda Hiddleston, of Wellington, came down on Monday to visit her aunt, Mrs H. R. Gibson, Don street. Mr and Mrs D. J. Wesney and family, Earnslaw street, leave on Christmas Eve to spend the holidays in Queenstown. Miss Nancy Strettell, Scandrett street, leaves on Christmas day to be the guest of Mrs 11. J. Macalister at Stewart Island. Mrs C. C. Bell, of Sydney arrived in Invercargill during the week and is the guest of Mrs G. W. Adamson, Thames street.

Mr and Mrs James Robertson, Lewis street, go over to the Island on Thursday for a few days prior to spending the rest of the holidays at Te Anau.

Mrs J. A. Hanan, of Dunedin, who spent a few days in Invercargill as the guest of her sister, Mrs Arthur, Ettrick street, returned to Dunedin on Wednesday.

Mr and Mrs J. E. Bews and Miss Edith Bews, Dalrymple road, leave on Monday for Geraldine, where they will spend the holidays with Mr and Mrs R. McLeod. Mr and Mrs A. E. Tapper, Misses Jessie and Doris Tapper, and Mr Walter Tapper, Grassmere Terrace, leave this morning for Eglinton Valley where they will spend a few days.

Mr and Mrs Leslie Callender and their small daughter, Hilary, arrive from Wellington to-night and will spend a fortnight’s holiday with Mrs J. Callender, Gala street. Mr and Mrs H. R. Mottram, Miss Betty Mottram and Mrs J. Periam motored through to Christchurch on Thursday, breaking their journey at Timaru. Mrs Periam will later visit Auckland.

On Tuesday afternoon an enjoyable American afternoon tea was held in the Federal Lounge, those present including Mesdames H. B. Mottram., A. Mitchell, J. Orr, G. Webb, S. Gibb, J. D. Campbell, F. J. Raines, J. Periam, J. Macreary, A McGregor, F. Reid, W. J. McChesney, S. Faircloth, R. C. Stewart, H. P. Weston, and Miss P. Thom.

Mrs J. Macleod and her mother, Mrs Cossens, were joint hostesses at a delightful party on Wednesday afternoon at the Brown Owl Roof Gardens, the guests of honour being Mrs Richard Rowe (Adelaide) and Miss Doris Webb (New Plymouth). Part of the gardens were specially screened off for the occasion, and formed a delightful setting for a very pleasant afternoon. There were over thirty guests pre sent.

Mrs C. H. Roberts was hostess on Thursday at afternoon tea in the garden of her home in Albert street. Her guests included Mesdames C. F. Hackworth, E. W. Howorth, W. R. J. Smythe, T. M. Macdonald, A. S. Gilkison, L. W. Spencer, H. W. Royds, H. R. Gibson, A. H. Mackrell, H. O. Stuckey, W. A. Oliver, A. M. Macdonald, T. H. Robinson, J. IT. Waymouth, E. Abbey Jones and T. F. Macdonald; Misses Strange, M. Royds, Muir, Guthrie and Neilson.

On Monday morning a number of young people motored out to Morven, where Mrs T. Menzies Watson was hostess at a luncheon in honour of Miss Kitty Wilson. Those present were: Mesdames G. St. V. Keddell, W. E. Hunt (Waitoru), A. E. F. Wilding (Wilanda Downs) ; Misses Kitty and Shelagh Wilson, L. F. Watson, Nora Hore (Christchurch), Peggy Snow, Audrey Abbey Jones, Nancy Strettell, Kathleen Anderson, Marjorie Todd, Mary Langford (Nightcaps) and Bessie and Molly McGregor (Mt. Linton). The New Zealand News announces that on September 26 a reunion was held at Kilburn, North-West London, of old girls from the overseas schools of the Sisters of the Church. A number of former New Zealanders attended. Those from St. Hilda’s College, Dunedin, were: —The Lady Nina Knowles, Lady Caroline Ogilvie Grant, Mrs C. H. Mitchell (M. Langford), Mrs Rose (P. Laing), Mrs Sandwith (D. H. Buckley), Mrs Holt (A. Jennings), Mrs Keeble (F. Small), the Misses G. Ponsonby, C. McGowan, G. Orlebar, G. Clarkson, M. Holloway and S. Nevill, Miss Raine (a former member of the staff), and Mrs Holloway (a parent). From the St. Margaret’s, Christchurch, were: —Misses H. Cane, M. Raymond and B. Clayden; also ex-pupils from St. Michael’s, Melbourne, Pert College, St. Peter’s Girls’ School, Adelaide, and the Collegiate School, Hobart. The Rev Mother and Sisters who had worked in New Zealand or had visited the Dominion welcomed their guests, and showed them over the large orphanage, embroidery room, studio and the beautiful chapel.

On Thursday, December 10, Mr and Mrs William Stott, senior, of 78 William street, South Invercargill, entertained about ninety friends at the Y.M.C.A. Hall, Tay street, to celebrate the cotning-of-age of their grandson, John Freeman. The evening was spent in games and dancing. Items were given by Mr P. Marko, Mr J. Freeman, humorous recitations by Mr J. Gilchrist and bagpipe selections by Mr K. McLeod. About 11.30 the party adjourned to the next room where supper was set. In mak ing a presentation of the golden key which was tied with streamers of the Boating Club colours, Mr Jenkins spoke highly of the recipient. Miss R. Stott was called upon to cut the cake. The enjoyable gathering was brought to a close with the singing of Auld Lang Syne. Amongst the guests present were:—Mr and Mrs Stott, Mr and Mrs Stott (junior), Mr and Mrs Freeman, Mr and Mrs Checketts, Mr and Mrs Jenkins, Mr and Mrs McCallum, Mrs McLeod, Mrs D. Clode; Misses R. Stott, G. Stott, B. O’Connor, N. Kidston, J. Farquharson, N. McLeod, E. McLeod, R. McLeod, N. Orme, T. Brass, B. Wilson, E. Jenkins, E. Goodwich, McKay, Dunlop, O. Nutsford, W. Nutsford, P. Checketts, McKenzie, A. Cummings, B. Anderson and N. Clark; Messrs P. Freeman, A. Tinnock, B. Tinnock, F. Wilson, H. Wilson, K. McLeod, H. McLeod, J. Brass, M. Orme, M. Cummings, P. Bayne, A. Lee, A. Riggin, G. Dunlop, E. Greenwood, B. Kidd, O. Joyce, B. Allen, J. Checketts, B. Goodwich, P. Marko, N. Neilson, J. Reed, J. McMillan, L. Manson, J. Gilchrist and D. Gordon, I

Miss Wynne Giller, Janet street, leaves on Wednesday on an extended visit to Christchurch.

Mrs Ritchie Crawford, Don street, was hostess at a small bridge party on Monday evening in honour of Mrs Richard Rowe (Adelaide).

Mrs Abercrombie, senior, returned to Dunedin yesterday, accompanied by her grand-daughter, Joan Robinson, who will spend Christmas with her.

Mrs David Allen and her children arrive from Wellington this evening to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs Donald Macdonald, at Edendale.

The engagement is announced between Verena Anne, younger daughter of Mr and Mrs H. E. Robb, Invercargill, and Maurice Sydney, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Reid, Invercargill. Mr and Mrs W. Hinchey and family, Gala street, leave on Tuesday to spend a month’s holiday in Nelson. They will be joined by Miss Joyce Hinchey from Wellington. The name of Miss J. Jamieson was inadvertantly omitted from the list published of those who gained the Medallion in the re-examination for Efficiency, conducted by the Nursing Division of St. John Ambulance Brigade. Mr and Mrs F. G. Hall-Jones and family, Lennel, will spend the holidays at their camp at Te Anau, leaving Invercargill on Boxing Day. Mr and Mrs F. M. CorkiU, Gala street, will be their guests for the Christmas and New Year week-ends. Mr Walter Henderson and Miss Lulu Henderson, Tweed street, will motor to To Anau for Christmas. They will be accompanied by Mr W. E. C. Reid and his daughter, Miss E. Reid, of Dunedin, who are coming down to stay at the Grand Hotel over the holidays.

Major and Sirs McHugh and family, Thames street, leave to-day by’ motor for Christchurch. It is their intention to return to Invercargill on December 29, after which they will be joined by Mr and Mrs F. J. Robinson and family, Lees street, on a ten days’ camping trip to Te Anau. Last Saturday evening Miss Watson gave a bridge party at her home in Forth street in honour of Miss Kitty Wilson and Mr Alan Dunlop. Others present included: Mr and Mrs W. E. Hunt, Misses S. Wilson, M. Todd, A. Abbey Jones, M. Webb, N. Here (Christchurch), Messrs J. C. Prain, A. R. Dunlop, G. Todd, N. Watson and Dr. Jennings. The following were among the guests last week at Wanpwa Hotel, Pembroke:— Mr and Mrs K. Macmillan (Wellington), Mr and Mrs W. T. Jamieson and Mr A. W. Beals (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs H. H. Fraser (Timaru), Mr G. R. Hunter (Oamaru), Mr F. Williams, Mr T. Williams, Mr J. P. Ward, Mr G. Abercombe, Mr J. Falconer, Mr F. J. Sherwood, Mr D. H. Hill, Mr C. W. Burse, and Mr E. N. Stewart (Dunedin), Miss M. M. Watt and Mr G. F. Dawson (Cromwell), Mr C. Eggling (West Coast).