The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23180, 22 April 1937, Page 7

The Social Round

The Lady Editoi wi 1 be pleased to receive for publication tn “The Social Round" each day items oi soda! or personal news. Such Items should be sent In promptly and should be tully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures oi noth parties. Correspondence is invited on any mat* ters affecting, or oi interest to. women. Mr and Mrs H. W. Guy, of London, who have been visiting Invercargill to arrange for an exhibition of the work of disabled British sailors and soldiers, returned north yesterday. The engagement is announced between Albert Francis, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. G. Martin, of Invercargill, and Olive Russell, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs George Smith, df Heriot. Mrs Charles White, Dominion president of the League of Mothers, and Mrs Leslie Wall, Dominion secretary, of Wellington, have left for Balclutha after a visit to Dunedin and Invercargill. The engagement is announced of Diana, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Lainchbury, West Plains, to Andrew Nicholson, second son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Reid, Newcastle street, Invercargill. Mr and Mrs R. A. McCaughan, Ryal Bush, accompanied by Miss Maisie Kilkelly, Dalrymple road, attended the Waimate races before going to Christchurch for the McCaughan-Ryan wedding which took place at the beginning of the week. On Monday afternoon Mrs C. F. Bruce, Tuatapere, was hostess at a kitchen party for Miss Mollie Charlton whose wedding to Mr Les. Guthne took place yesterday. Competitions were won by Mrs A. D. McClymont, Mrs J. A. Mangan and Miss M. Charlton. Mrs Bruce, on behalf of those present, asked Miss Charlton to accept the gifts and Miss Charlton replied. The others present were: Mesdames Mclntyre, Bruce, S. Thomas, R. Walker, J. A. Mangan, G. Stancombe G. McLeod, A. Miln, D. McLeod, L. Telfer, A. R. Sim, A. Rillstone, T. J. Henderson, F. M. Dodds, Robin Gardner, Ralph Gardner, F. Guise, lan Gordon, A. D. McClymont, J. King, Whitehead; Misses N. Charlton, W. Hannan, F. Hamilton, A. Mclntyre, J. and A. Young, Ila Miln, K. McJannet (Wellington) and Dickie.

A dance was held in the Brydone Public Hall in aid of the King’s Memorial Fund. Halbert’s dance band provided the music and Miss E. Smyth (Brydone) played an extra. Among those present were Mr and Mrs T. Mawdsley, Mr and Mrs A. Lambie, Mr and Mrs E. Barclay, Mr and Mrs J. Brazier (Mataura), Mr and Mrs H. V. Crudis; Mesdames C. Baynes (Ota Creek) and E. Fuller; Misses E. Smyth, M. Gilmour (Boghead), P. Halliday (Kamahi), T. Fuller M. Townley (Ota Creek), M. Cross, M. Bagrie, E. Dodds (Charlton), M. Smith (Charlton), L. Cross, M. Genge (Coalpit Road), B. Baynes (Ota Creek), C. Hay, V. McNaught, I. Maloney (Invercargill), L. Genge (Coalpit Road); Messrs K. Townley (Ota Creek), R. Park (Edendale), G. Pulham, E. Gibson, R. Turner, H. Mawdsley, S. Fleck, Ray Parks (Edendale), A. Dodds (Charlton), J. Gibson, S. Turner, S. N. Kirker, T. Peterson, J. Dodds (Charlton), L. Cfoss, D. Wilson (Coalpit Road), L. Thomson, J. Hay, R. Allison, I. Dodds, J. Dunlop, E. Genge, M. Wilson (Coalpit road), A. T. Strang (Wyndham), A. Thomson, P. Bagrie, B. Irwin, J. Cameron (Edendale), J. Cushme (Edendale), R. McDowell, W. Leonard, J. Haywood, J. Irwin (Boghead), L. Mclvor (Wyndham), W. Muir (Edendale), A. Todd, T. McDowell, S. de Clifford, S. Mason (Gore), J. Bagrie (2), B. McQuillan (Mataura), J. Reynolds (Mataura) and P. Enright (Mataura).