The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23166, 6 April 1937, Page 9

The Social Round

The Lady Editor wil be pleased to receive for publication tn “The Social Round** each day Items ot social or personal news. Such Items should be sen! In promptly and should be fully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of oot>- parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of Interest to. women.

Mrs R. J. Gilmour, Herbert street, returns today from Timaru.

Mrs Woodward is spending a holiday with her sister, Mrs Barnett, Rimu. Mr and Mrs F. G. O’Beirne, Esk street, are guests at the Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru. Mrs Eustace Russell, Herbert street, returned from Christchurch on Sunday. Mr and Mrs E. E. Broad, Duke street, left at the end of the week to spend a holiday in Timaru.

Mr and Mrs Jackson, Caversham, Dunedin, will be visitors to town this week for the Wesney-Sands wedding. Misses Edna and Joan Waterston, Yarrow street, left yesterday to spend a holiday in Dunedin.

Mrs K McKay, Waikaka, spent the week-end as the guest of her sister, Mrs W. Stewart, Rimu.

Mrs Sidney Sawell, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs W. J. A. McGregor, Mount Linton, returns to Wellington tomorrow.

The Misses E. and R. Edginton leave by plane today for the North Island. They will visit Palmerston North, Wanganyi and New Plymouth. Miss R. Couper and Miss Petrie have returned home after spending a hollday with Mr and Mrs J. Cartwright, Spar Bush.

Tonight the opening of the Play Reading Circle of the Womens Club will take place. The play to be read is “Mrs Dot.”

Miss Mona Carmody, Riverton, who completed her L.R.S.M. examination in December, has received word that she obtained the highest marks in the piano section for the South Island, and has been awarded a cash prize of £25 by the Royal College of Music, London.

Mrs Rodgers, who has been on a visit to Mrs James Robertson, leaves on Thursday to spend a few days in tho country. She will then return to Christchurch, where she will be the guest of Dr and Mrs Malcolm Robertson before leaving for England.

Miss E. M. Shaw, who is shortly to be married, was met recently by the staff of the Chief Post Office, Invercargill, and presented with a dinner service. In making the presentation, Mr F. A. Robins, the acting Chief Postmaster, referred to the services of Miss Shaw over a period of 16 years and extended to her the good wishes of the Chief Postmaster and staff.

The North Invercargill Public Hall Society opened its dance season on Saturday night. The hall was packed to capacity, this being the largest attendance for some years, The music was played by the Revellers orchestra, and the duties of master of ceremonies were carried out by Mr W. Hunter. Dances will be held every Saturday evening, and if they are successful, the society intends to add a new wing to the hall.

Guests at Wanaka Hotel, Pembroke during the last week were: Dr and Mrs Dickson, Miss J. S. Gunson, Miss Farley (England), Mrs D. Stevenson, M.B.E. (Ireland), Mr and Mrs J. I* Mandeno, Miss K. Campbell, Mrs Marshall MacDonald (Wellington), Mrs W. E. Stevens, Miss D. E. Stevens, Mr and Mrs C. Baker, Miss K. Cronin (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs I. Hardie (Waimate), Mr and Mrs D. A. Middleton (Northbum), Mrs T. A Munro (Kurow), Mr and Mrs L. H. Johnson, Mr and Mrs W. E. Poole, Miss P. Shannon, Mr and Mrs D. A. Solomon, Mr and Mrs H. Hart, Miss D Hart (Dunedin), Dr and Mrs Stanley Brown, Miss S. Brown (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs I. B Johnston.

A party of young people paid a surprise visit to the residence of Mr and Mrs G. Lindsay to celebrate the com-ing-of-age of their daughter, Miss Isabel Lindsay. The evening was spent in games, dancing and competitions. At the supper interval Mr Frank Rawle asked the guest of honour to accept a chromium-plated vase and also the customary golden key. Mi G. Lindsay replied on behalf of his daughter, after which “For she’s a jolly good fellow” was sung. The evening was brought to a close by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne. ’ Those present were: Mr and Mrs G. Lindsay; Misses I. and M. Lindsay, M. Branks, P Anderson, I. Barker, C. Hewitt, I. McKenzie, B. Mitchell, J. Grimwood and C. Dixon; Messrs C. Hermann (Lorneville), L. Cowie (Lochiel), A. Pearce (Invercargill), J. Hewitt, W. Wilson, F. Rawle, E. Stewart, I. Stewart, H. Anderson, L. Lindsay, F. Lindsay and D. Lindsay.