The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23309, 20 September 1937, Page 9

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 A.. O. Davies, Thames street, returned on Saturday from the north. Mrs C. Alsweiler, Tuatapere, and her two children are spending a few days in town.

Mrs R. Henderson has returned to Oamaru after being the guest of Mrs A. Mitchell, Tuatapere. Mrs Robert Lee, Dunedin, arrives today to stay with hen daughter, Mrs C. J. Speight, Wether Hill, Ohai. Mrs W. Kennedy, Thomson street, has returned from a holiday with her daughter, Mrs Stuart Faulks, Pembroke.

The engagement is announced of Lilian Frances (Lily), eldest daughter of Mr F. G. Hawke, Kennington, and the late Mrs Hawke, to Robert Martin, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Voigt, sen., Main street, Gore. An enjoyable euchre and dance evening was held in the Lower Shotover Hall on a • recent evening, when there was a good attendance. The prizes were won by Miss' J. Hansen, Mr J. Grant, Miss A. Buchanan and Mr J. Allan. Music was supplied by Miss J. Moffatt and Mr A. Bagrie, and Mr J. McLean was master of ceremonies.

Recent guests at Eichardts Hotel, Queenstown," included .Mr and Mrs John Macdonald (Dunedin), Miss V. M. Baird (Gore), Mrs H. J. Findlay (Dunedin), Miss C. W. Smith (Sydney), Mr and Mrs P. Bonsfield (Sydney),

Misses J. and M. Burnett and Mr A. Burnett (Halfway Bay), Mrs M. Moldenhauer (South Africa), Dr and Mrs Geoffrey Orbell (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs C. W. Wardell (Omarmara), Miss E. M. Evans (Invercargill), Mrs E. A. Cameron (Christchurch), Mrs Agnes Smith (Inverness, Scotland), Miss B. Campbell (Dunedin).

COUNTRY NEWS GORE Miss J. Wright, of Westport, is the guest of Mrs M. Green, Devon street. Mrs C. Steans, Broughton street, is spending a holiday at Opmaru, Mrs H. A. Hull, High street, has returned from a holiday in Wellington and Christchurch. Mr and Mrs J. A. S. Aitken, Albany street, who have been spending a short holiday at Pembroke, have returned home. Miss Beth Piper, of Dunedin, who has been the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs F. V. Piper, Albany street, has returned north. Mrs G. L. Sadd, of Invercargill, who has been spending a holiday as the guest of Mrs H. Oswin, Rock street, has returned south. Mr and Mrs G. Armitage, of Fairlie, who have been the guests of Mrs J. E. Rogers, Irk street, have returned north. Miss I. McLeod, who has been spending the school holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs J. H. McLeod, of Mandeville, has returned to Rees Valley. Miss M. Rogers, Irk street, is the guest of Mrs G. Armitage, of Fairlie. Mrs G. C. Hamilton, Albany street, entertained a number of friends at bridge on Wednesday evening. Prizes were won by Mesdames W. Kirk (contract), D. McLeod (auction) and J. Richards (special). Among those present were Mesdames W. Kirk, J. Brown, J. A. Edwards, A. T. Pettigrew, S. B. Taylor, A. Wilson, D. M. McLeod, J. Ritchie, J. Hunter, M. Cronin, D. M. Cochrane, J. Richards, F. S. Graham, J. Gardiner; Misses West, B. Gibbs. The arts and crafts circle of the Gore Women’s Club met last week when there was a display of handwork. Among those present were: Mesdames F. S. Graham (chairwoman), T. Fyfe (secretary), S. M. Smart, J. A. Edwards, D. M. Cochrane, J. E. Rogers, F. Wallis, sen., W. Scobie, A. D. Crawford, L. Barclay, S. B. Taylor, F. M. Earl, J. Hunter, E. Paterson, D. M. McLeod, M. Ross, E. H. W. Rowntree, H. R. Robertson, M. M. Simpson, R. Fisher, W. W. Powell, R. B. Bannerman, L. N. Glasson, H. C. Mac Gibbon, M. Green; Misses R. Treloar, A. King, Wilson and J. Wright (Westport). Miss P. Glasson, William street, who has been spending a few days as the guest of Mrs J. S. Dickie, Marara, Waipahi, has returned home. OTAUTAU Mrs G. A. Burnett, Bayswater, is spending a few days in Riverton. Mrs J. Donnelly, Table Hill, Milton, was the guest of her sister, Mrs J. T. Brooker, for the Brooker-Souness wedding. , , , Mrs W. J. Officer has returned from a holiday at Queenstown. Misses D. Mills and F. Chilton are spending a holiday in Oamaru and Timaru. „ ... Mr and Mrs W. A. Low are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs G. Robinson, Invercargill, are the guests of Mrs Macdonald, Queen street. . . . Mrs A. A. Liddell is visiting WmtoAt the invitation of Mr and Mrs R. L. Pettitt a big number of friends assembled at a social evening in the Otautau hall to celebrate the coming-of-age of their eldest son, .Robert. Dancing was enjoyed to music supplied bv Mrs T. H. Cuppies fisted by Mr R. L. Pettitt, and Mr H. Smyth, jun., was master of ceremonies. Games were played, and items were contributed by Miss M. Caldwell and Mr J. Caldwell (solos), Misses M. and B. Nichol-

son (violin duos), and Mr R. L. Pettitt (violin solos). Mr M. L. Thomson praised the qualities of the guest of honour as a citizen and sportsman, and wished him health, wealth and prosperity in the future. Mr Pettitt presented his son with a key and Mr Robert Pettitt replied. Those present were Mr and Mrs R. L. Pettitt, Mr and Mrs R. Bird, Mr and Mrs A. Harrington, Mr and Mrs M. L. Thomson, Mr and Mrs J. Collie; Misses D. Pettitt, McKay, A. Thomson, M. and J. Caldwell (Roslyn Bush), McFadgen, M* Smart, M. and B. Nicholson (Isla Bank), C. and M. Jellyman, D. Smyth, M. Watson, T. Chilton, Marah Campbell, B. Smith, Paulin, Morton, Collie (3), Soper (Winton), M. Bird, Wyeth, E. Thompson, Garside and S. Wesney; Messrs R. S. Pettitt, G. Cameron, A. Wyeth, J. C. Macdonnell, W. Campbell A Broad, J. von Tunzleman, Nicholson and McWhirter (Fairfax), W and A. Collie, Ron and Ivan Pettitt, H. Smyth, jun., G. James, Calvert (Invercargill), F„ J. and A. Thomson, J. Wesney, T. Andrews (Winton), A. Paulin, H. Cox (Winton), J. Lynch and Master R. Wesney. BLUFF Mrs Cockburn, Mataura, who has been spending a few days with Mrs h.. Benfell, Bann street, has returned home. , , , Miss Roma McKillop, who has been visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. C. McKillop, Bradshaw street, returned to Dunedin on Thursday. . The bring and buy sale organized by the Plunket Society, and held in Barber’s Hall on Wednesday afternoon, proved to be a financial success. There was a good attendance of members and friends, and the stalls did brisk busiThe Misses I. and A. Woods, Blackwater street, are spending a holiday with their sister, Mrs E. Carter, Kingston. ... , Mrs Lyle Lindsay, Auckland, who has been spending some weeks with Mrs A. Lindsay, Bann street, left on her return north yesterday. Mrs W. F. Cameron, Bann street, entertained a number of friends at bridge on Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs Roy Woods, Foyle street, have returned from a visit to the lakes district.

VICTORY BALL ROSLYN BUSH BASKETBALL CLUB The Roslyn Bush Basketball Club held a victory ball in the Kennington hall on Thursday. Scotty Donald’s orchestra supplied the music, and Mr L. Leonard and Mr I. Calvert were masters of ceremonies. The hall was tastily decorated in green and gold, the club’s .colours, with ferns and daffodils on the walls and streamers from the ceiling. Mr W. Bell, of Woodlands, congratulated the team on its outstanding performance during the season in winning the Emerson Shield, the Awarua trophy cup and the third grade Invercargill competition. Mr Eadie, president of the Awarua Basketball Association, then presented the trophies to Miss M. Calvert, captain of the Roslyn Bush basketball team, at the same time mentioning that praise was also due to the coach, Mrs McAlpine, who had brought the team up to such a high standard of play. The winners of the Monte Carlo waltz were Mrs McKenzie and Mr L. King, and the spot waltz was won by Miss N. Rae and Mr R. Henderson. The grand march was led by Mr and Mrs McAlpine. Among those present were Mr and Mrs W. Murphy, Mr and Mrs G. White, Mr and Mrs R. Leonard, Mr and Mrs McAlpine, ’Mr and Mrs Pettitt (Otautau), Mesdames McKenzie and T. Fox. Misses Jenks, M. Frampton, Blau. Dale, Pollock, Blackan, English (Winton), L. Drysdale, K. Morton (Seaward Downs), M. Moss (2), M. Murphy, Lynch (2), Calvert (2), A. Hanning, Clearwater (2), M. McDonald, J. Caldwell, Nicholson, M. Caldwell, Scully (Dacre), Warden, M. Burgess, J. Fairbairn, A. Hazlett, I. Henderson, M. Leonard, G. McLennan, A. Leonard, J. Callaghan, E. Mathews, C. Moylan (2), Cairns, I. Emerson, A. Spencer, M. Watt, D. Robertson, King, McKenzie, Caulfield (2), Garvey, K. Cronin, M. Piercy, N. Rae, Hillis (2), Murrell, W. Fahey, H. Lyall, A. McKinnon, M. MeNay, M. Lee, I. Helm, Bartlett (2) and N. Bromby. „ Messrs W. A. Murphy, W. Bell, G. Nichol, Eadie, A. McDonald, I. Calvert, C. Warnock, H. Hazlett, J. Caldwell, L. Ross, J. Warden, J. Crengle, M. Burgess, L. Fairbairn, G. Jenkinson, J. McQueen, Mclvor, L. Hazlett, L. Bernstone, Milligan, Dodds (Venlaw), C. Emerson (Rimu), Scully (2), L. Cook, I. Watt, L. Neas, W. Spencer, R. Hazlett, L. King, M. Fairbairn, J. Walker, A. Taylor, J. Flett, W. King, Williamson, T. Garvey, M. Paterson, L. Hazlett (Winton), R. O’Brien (Dipton), J. Morton (Winton), F. Smith, Sinclair, R. Henderson, J. Low (Ocean Beach), J. King, O. Brazier, F. Henderson, J. M. Henderson, J. Graham, V. Fowler, h. Henderson, A. Sutherland, W. Piercy, S. Hillis, L. King, J. Taylor, Kelly, McNay, R. Gardiner, R. Watt, W. Taylor, S Carran, Gawn, R. Brown, S. Pyper, R. Hillis, Middleton (3), A. Stevens, D. Hillis, A. Clarke, C. Small, N. Henderson, McNickle, N. Frew, H. Lee, Matson (Makarewa), M. Hanning, J. Hanning(Grove Bush), J. Browning, J. Ogilvie, Jukes (Hedgehope), G. Kerr, C. Burgess, N. Parker (Brydone), J. Murphy, F. McLew, B. Henderson, B. McLean and R. Browning. SOCIAL EVENING On a recent evening Mr and Mrs W. Buick, Wallacetown, entertained their friends at a social evening in the Wallacetown hall. Items were given by Miss E. McDowell, and Messrs Fife, Pedlar, Chambers and Collie. Music for dancing was played by Mr I. McCallum. Among those present were Mr and Mrs Cockburn, Mr and Mrs A. Fraser, Mr and Mrs Jenkins, Mr and Mrs B. Paddon, Mr and Mrs A. C. Gray, Mr and Mrs H. McColl, Mr and Mrs A. Finn, Mr and Mrs Kynaston, Mr and Mrs B. McKenzie, Mr and Mrs A. McDowell, Mr and Mrs J. McCallum, Mr and Mrs S. Pidgeon, Mr and Mrs Burnett. . „ - T, . Mesdames Cull, Dennis, F. L. Price, Taylor, Jolly, A. Gray (Invercargill), Townshend, J. Gray. Misses B. Buick, H. Jackson, N. Gray, J. Robertson, J. Scott, M. Thompson, P. Gray, C. McDowell, N. Townshend, E. McDowell, E. Powell, A. Kynaston, M. Nelson, I. McColl, L. McDonald, A. Nelson, M. Cockbum, McCrostie, G. Cockbum, L. Clifford, Young, Linklater, F. King, M. Gray, M. Buick, J. Gray, A. Dickie, M. Gray. R. McKenzie, D. McAhan, P. McColl, A. Dickie, T. Taylor. Messrs G. Buick, L. Young, N. Gray, D. Collie, R. Buick, J. Buick, L. Gray, J Scott, B. Collie, Fordyce, R. Aiderson, B. McDowell, T. Gough, J. Young, W Scott, M. Cook, Jorden, I. McCallum, I. McKenzie, A. Gray, Pedlar, A. Jackson, Fyfe, K. Cocker, Chambers, A. Mcßae, R. Brown, McColl (3), I. Gray and R. Kynaston.