The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23305, 15 September 1937, 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 ’s invited on any matters affecting, or of Interest to, women.

Mrs T. Carmody and Miss D. E. Carmody, Gore, have returned home from a holiday at Beach House, Riverton.

Mr and Mrs Cecil Sutton, Waikaia, have returned from a visit to Dunedin, where they were the guests of Mrs Frear.

Mr and Mrs Charles Batchelor, 'Onslow, Miller’s Flat, have returned from a visit to Mrs Stanley Batchelor in Dunedin.

Miss Mary Bond, Dunrobin, is the guest of Mrs Marmaduke Bethell, North Canterbury, after a holiday in the North Island. Mrs C. M. Wilson and Miss J. Henderson, of Gore, and Miss Fay Hamilton, of Tuatapere, were recent callers at New Zealand House, London.

At the weekly euchre party held in the Wairio school the prize winners were Mrs M. Forde and Mr S. J. Collie, and a consolation prize, was won by Mr J. Watson.

Mr and Mrs W. N. Bond, Dunrobin, who have been spending the winter in the North Island, arrived yesterday in Timaru, where they are the guests of Miss Elworthy, Le Cren’s Terrace. In the course of her reply at a farewell function given in her honour Miss I. Aitken, who has been on the staff of the Ohai Railway Board at Wairio for 11J years said she had weighed over two million tons of coal. Mr and Mrs M. C. Fairbrother, who have been the. guests of the latter’s sister, Miss Patricia McCarthy, Duke street, leave this morning on their return to Wellington. Early next month Mr and Mrs Fairbrother will return to live in Invercargill. After nearly nine years’ service on the staff of R. Folley and Sons, printers, Miss M. Sandri was met by her fellow workers. Mr D. Folley, in presenting her with a cheque and a green crystal rose bowl, referred to her loyal and efficient service, and expressed good wishes for her future.

Mrs M. J. Forde, Dominion Secretary of the New " Zealand National Council of Women, has left Wellington for a holiday, which will be spent in North Auckland, Tauranga, and Rotorua. The biennial conference of the National Council of Women will be held at Auckland, beginning on September 29.

Recently the members of the Southland branch of the Waitaki High School Old Girls’ Association held an enjoyable evening at the home of Miss E. Melville in Chapman street. The time was passed with music, competitions and a play, “An Interlude in Porcelain,” read by Mrs G. C. Tapper; Misses E.'

Melville, M. Service and J. Cockerill. Those present were Mesdames G. C. Tapper, J. McDonald, R. Wilkes; Misses A. M, Budd, M. Hutton, M. Edie, E. Melville, M. Service, J. Cockerill, P. Callender and M. Cairns. Apologies and good wishes were received from Mrs Mclvor, Misses M. McLennon, M. Batey and G. Jones. The Otara public hall was well filled last Thursday evening when a kitchen evening was given in honour of Miss Bessie Smith, who is shortly to be. married to Mr George Sim. Visitors were present from Quarry Hills, Tokanui, Fortrose, and Wyndham. Mclntosh’s orchestra supplied the music, assisted by Mrs Gregg, and an extra was played by Mr P. Thompson. Mr A. McGarvie acted as master of ceremonies. Mr A. Downie assisted by the Misses Ivy Ericson and Jessie Blair opened the gifts, and Mr Downie asked Miss Smith and Mr Sim to accept them from their friends. He wished the guests of honour success and happiness in the future. Mr J. Smith replied on behalf of his sister, and Mr Sim also thanked the visitors for their gifts and good wishes. For nearly three years the National Council of Women in Victoria has pressed for the establishment of a Chair of Physical Education at the University of Melbourne. During the time they have lost no opportunity of persuading the authorities of the necessity of such an institution, and of pointing out to public opinion the benefit which the younger generation would derive from better knowledge as to ways and means of keeping fit. The creation of a Chair of Physical Education and the appointment of Dr Duras, formerly of Freiburg University, to fill it, marks a victory of which the council is justly proud. The predictions of those who held that students would show no interest in the subject and that there would not be enough of them even to form a class (40 students) have been effectively disproved, as nearly 400 students enrolled at once for the first session.

WINTON NOTES

Mr and Mrs H. Denny were visitors to Invercargill for the week-end. Mr and Mrs N. Blyth, of Toa, are the guests of Mr and Mrs P. A. Blyth, South Winton.

Mrs W. Berry returned on Saturday from a holiday at Waimate. Miss M,. Tilley, Great North road, sent the week-end in Dunedin. Miss Peggy Gray, Invercargill, is the guest of Mrs W. J. McNaught, Limehills.

Mrs Goodlet, Edendale, spent a few days with Mrs G. P. Forde, Great North road, last week. Miss E. Ewan, South Hillend, is spending a holiday at Rakatlhauka. Misses M. Findlay, P. Hammond. N. Kettle, D. Blackmun, E. Pierce, J. Harvey, T. Valli, B. Andrews, J. Rizzi, B. Mitchell, P. McGillivary, and Mrs C. Crisp, members of the Southland Minor basketball team, returned from