The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 22991, 10 September 1936, Page 7

The Social Round

The Lady Editor will be pleased to receive for publication in “The Social Round’’ each day items of social or personal news. Such items should be

sent In promptly and should be fully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Mrs M. Ball, of Dunedin, is a guest at the Grand Hotel.

Miss Nancy Reid has returned to Dunedin after being the guest of Miss Betty Scandrett, Victoria Avenue. Miss Cora Muggleworth, of Dunedin, has been the guest of Mrs A. E. Broad, Duke street.

Mrs R. S. Mclnnes and her son and two daughters leave by the express this morning for Wellington, where they will live.

In honour of the president, Mr H. J. Macalister, and Mrs Macalister, who leave on Sunday to spend a holiday in Australia, members of the Southland Aero Club held a small farewell function in the Brown Owl at the beginning of the week.

The final meeting of the executive of the Southland Basketball Union was held on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs T. Noble, North road. Mrs Noble, on behalf of the members of the executive, presented Mrs R. S. McInnes with a coffee set and wished her happiness in her new home in Wellington. Mrs Mclnnes replied. Last evening Miss Muriel Lindsay, Elies road, held a dinner party in the Brown Owl before the Mercantile Ball. Her guests were Mr and Mrs F. Hutton, Misses B. Swale, E. Lindsay, M. Keown, F. Stead, T. Wain, E. Officer, M. Robertson and O. Mac Gibbon; Messrs L. Henderson, J. Mac Gibbon, B. Gardner, H. Wicks, A. Robertson, A. Wilson and A. Grey. Prior to their departure for Waimea the Misses Gilkison, Pine Bush, were farewelled at their home recently by the women members of the Pine Bush Tennis Club. During the afternoon Miss I. Golden, on behalf of the club, expressed pleasure in presenting each of the guests of honour with a crystal gift as a token of the esteem in which she was held by her fellow members. Miss J. Dunlop also spoke. The guests of honour returned thanks.

A pleasant function took place at Mokoreta when residents met to welcome home Mr and Mrs John W. McKenzie, who were recently married. The time was spent in dancing, Mr Gunn Leckie providing the music. Messrs A. and H. Kiddey were, masters of ceremonies. During the evening solos were sung by Mr H. Kiddey and Mr W. Dennis. Mr J. Mcßride, on behalf of those present, asked the guests of the evening to accept a sum of money, and wished them happiness in their married life. Mr McKenzie replied. Mrs W. Holding, Tweed street, entertained the members of H. and J. Smith’s basketball team and their friends at a social evening. The time was spent in dancing and games, and the rooms were decorated in blue and tussore, the team’s colours. Those present were Misses E. Holding, J. Holding, I. Little, D. Morgan, K. McCormick, D. Gorinski, M Cooney, G. Sutherland, A. Troon, M. McLennan, H. Piercy, I. Woodley, V. Hitch and D. Holding; Messrs N. Eades, J. Lapthorne, L. Perkins, G. Couling, F. Penman, E. Anderson, R. Patterson, E. Macintosh, J. Fox, L. Fox, J. Watts, R. Raper, K. Holding, D. Holding, A. Cameron and W. Giles.

The Girl Guide Committee, Guides and Brownies, of Balfour, held a gift afternoon in the Balfour Hall in honour of Miss J. Herron, one of the first officers of the Balfour company, whose marriage takes place shortly. Mrs W. Orr, who occupied the chair, thanked Miss Herron for the assistance she had been to the company, and, on behalf of those present asked her to accept the many parcels and best wishes for the future. Miss Herron suitably replied. During the afternoon recitations were given by Mrs R. J. Stewart and Misses I. Grant and W. Liddell. An interesting reading was given by Mrs D. McDonald. A competition held during the afternoon was won by the guest of honour. Those present were Mesdames D. McTaggart, Pt. T. Wilson, R. J. Stewart, D. McDonald, W. Orr, P. McDonald, R. Grant, F. Fraser and A. Liddell; Misses I. Grant, M. and A. Stewart, N. Crombie, P. and R. Herron, E. Davis and M. Baird; Brownies I. Grant, W. Liddell, B. Wilson, M. McLean and V. Cooney.

Last evening the Southland Basketball Union held its annual dinner in the Federal when the presentation of a chiming clock was made to Mrs R. S. Mclnnes on the eve of her departure to live in Wellington. Some of those present were the Mayor, Mr John Miller, and Mrs Miller, Mr and Mrs L. Foster, Mr and Mrs Bain Challis, Mr and Mrs Skelt, Mr and Mrs R. N. Todd, Mr and Mrs R. M. Strang, Mr and Mrs Mortimer, Mr and Mrs J. M. Martin/ Mr and Mrs Kelly, Mr and Mrs McCulloch; Mesdames R. S. Mclnnes, J. Hargest, T. Johnston, J. Holland, McEwan, Mehaffey, Mitchell, H. S Craig, J. D. Shand, Whittle (Riverton), Service (Riverton), and R. A. Keast; Misses M. Paton, R. Reid, P. Shand, M. Cairns, J. Farmer, I. McKay, G. Basstian, Cooper, Bain, J. Ward, L. Hallamore, J. Thomson, G. McKenzie, M. Rodger, Hutton, G. Meredith, M. Meredith; Messrs R. Henry, A. Kinross, W. J. Paul, Clark, E. Hargest, J. A. Doig, W. H. Pickford and G. Miller.

Council Of Women

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Invercargill branch of the National Council of Women was held in the Women’s Club yesterday afternoon, Mrs Stanley Brown presiding over a large attendance of members. Included in the correspondence was a letter from the Dominion secretary stating that it would be possible for Mrs R. S. Mclnnes to represent the Invercargill branch at the meeting of the executive in Wellington at the end of this month. The monthly letter from headquarters dealt with the question of suitable talks of interest to women to be broadcast. The president called for suggested subjects for these talks and the following were given: Child psychology, coeducation, women’s activities in other lands as told by women from such lands, physical culture for women, careers for women, domestic architecture and home planning, horticulture, hobbies for women and health in the home. > A paper on household employment sent out by the Social and Industrial Section of the world Y.W.C.A. executive committee was the subject for discussion. It dealt with the disadvantages of household employment from the point of view of the worker under the following headings:—(l) loss of caste; (2) long unregulated hours; (3) isolation and loss of liberty; (4) no standard contracts regulating wages and other conditions; (5) exclusion from certain social insurance. The paper also dealt with the advantages of household employment as a vocation, and the difficulties of employers. The schemes in different countries to improve conditions were fully described, and the necessity of building up a body of trained and certified workers was

stressed. Members agreed that the object of the present time was to raise the status of the domestic worker, but this could not be done until skilled workers were obtainable. Schemes for training workers, which would be practicable in New Zealand, will be discussed at the next meeting.

Mercantile Firms

ANNUAL BALL. Last evening the mercantile firms of Invercargill combined to hold their annual ball. The function was held in the Country Club and the Ambassadors’ orchestra played the music. Among those present were Mr and Mrs J. H. Geddes, Mr and Mrs S. McKillop, Mr and Mrs M. A. Cook, Mr and Mrs H. Davies, Mr and Mrs J. Jones, Mr and Mrs J. K. Robbie, Mr and Mrs G. M. Corbet, Mr and Mrs Currie, Mr and Mrs F. C. Rowley, Mr and Mrs A. G. Seddon, Mr and Mrs R. Harkness, Mrs S. Turnbull, Mr and Mrs R. R. Binney, Mr and Mrs J. E. Cuthill, Mr and Mrs F. O. Rice, Mr and Mrs J. Cameron, Mr and Mrs R. A. Wilson, Mr and Mrs L. Clode, Mr and Mrs W. Pope, Mr and Mrs Hutton, Mr and Mrs E. Hollander, Mr and Mrs L. Browne, Mr and Mrs W. Harris, Mr and Mrs C. Murfitt, Mr and Mrs G. Matheson, Mr and Mrs J. S. Clarkson, Mr and Mrs A. O. Collings, Mr and Mrs Algie, Mr and Mrs R. Stout.

Misses D. Walsh, A. O’Brien, C. Canty, Lyons, R. McKillop, Shaw, Robbie, Mill, Lorrimer, Parkinson, B. Soper, D. Stone, N. Stokes, H. Soper, T. Gormack, Playfair, A. Johnston, R. Munro, McGregor, W. Armour, C. Smith, Waterston, L. Campbell, M. Donaldson, G. McDonald, P. McCarthy, J. McCrostie, D. Munro (Lumsden), MJones, W. Gardiner (Lumsden), N. Maclean, I. Cowie, Wilson, D. McNeill, D. Strang, F. Stead, O. Mac Gibbon, E. Lindsay, E. Officer, M. Lindsay, V. Brown, N. Mackintosh, J. Cowan, Sawer, W. Smith, W. Wain, J. Delamare, Agnew, Shortall, Prendeville, M. Sinclair, L. Macalister, E. Ross, E. Sandiford, Keen, G. Woods, R. Ford, C. Chaplin, M. Ford, M. MacGregor, M. Cavanagh, M. Looney, S. Looney, E. Mehaffey, N. Mitchell, S. Stroud, E. Brumby, A. Playfair, F. Basstian, L. Douglas, G. Helcrow, Grant.

Messrs R. Sloan, R. W. Murray, J. Howard Sutton, D. Milne, T. R. Bird, W. Fulton, J. Milne, A. Wilson, M. O’Dowda, J. Lyons, A. W. McEwan, F. Holdgate, G. Allen, John Mac Gibbon, J. M. Giles, L. Smith, Howard Wicks, J. Chaplin. S. R. Rice, A. Roberts, N. Poison, L. Wilson, G. L. Henderson, W. Fletcher, R. Russell, L. Cowie, N. D. Cameron D, Munro, W. Maclean, R. Gray, Sutton Jones, Farr, B. Hollander, Lumsden, E. Hodgeson, R. Blue, Carlton, C. Milne, Wilson, E. P. Gilmore, J. C. Scandrett, G. J. Reed, Arthur Grey, G. Bain, J. O’Meara, IL E. McCarthy, A. Dakin, W. Kerse, C. Cross, E. Stringer, Winston Strang, R. Douglas, G. Grylls, W. Wallis, Clark, L. H. Jones, J. T. Looney, A. A. Campbell, J. J. Kean, R. Maclean, W. J. Strang, Garbett, McKeown, G. Excell, J. Baird, R. Leash, C. C. Burke, Gibb, C. MacDonald, J. R. Lambeth, F. T. Fulton, R. McDowell, A. Thomson, H. Crawford, F. Roach and V. Bailey.