The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23336, 21 October 1937, Page 15

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.

Sir William Hunt and Lady Hunt arrive from Wellington today to stay with Mrs W. E. Hunt, Waitoru, Wallacetown. Mrs A. Gilchrist, Mrs T. Spence and Miss R. Little, Wrights Bush, and Miss J. Shepherd, Invercargill, have returned from a visit to Cascade Creek and the Hollyford Valley. The engagement is announced of Margaret Patricia, second daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Le H. Hoyles, Herbert street, to David Allan, second son of Mr and Mrs David Highet, Hataitai, Wellington. Mrs G. M. Chapman. Liddel street, superintendent of the Invercargill Division of the St. John Ambulance, left yesterday for Christchurch to attend the ambulance competitions during Labour Day week-end. Mr Carl Crow, in a book about travel in China, tells of the interesting origin of chop-suey. He reveals that this dish is far from being one of the national foods of China. In fact, chopsuey is a slang term in Canton, and means “beggar’s hash.” It describes the contents of a beggar’s plate after he has collected fragments from many houses. During the gold-rush days of California, however, several miners visited a San Francisco restaurant and asked for something to eat. Supplies were scarce, so the proprietor secretly collected all the scraps left on the plates of the previous customers, and these he served to the miners with a Chinese sauce. The men enjoyed the dish, and demanded to know its name, so that they could order it again next time. “It is chop-suey,” answered the proprietor quite honestly.

The Maharanee of Indore, Europeanized, exotically beautiful wife of one of the world’s richest men, died in the Alpine hotel of Samaden, near St. Moritz, two months ago, states an exchange. The tiny Maharanee, who married at the age of eleven the six-teen-year-old son and heir of one of the world’s richest men, had the world’s most famous complexion. She died at the age of 25, still at the height of her beauty. She was the daughter of one of the Ministers of her father-in-law’s Court and had been married to Prince Rao Holkar, heir to the throne of Indore, for less than three years, when the Maharaja was forced to abdicate after the Mumtaz Begum scandal. Mumtaz Begum, dancing girl at the Court with whom Maharaja Tukoji Rao had fallen in love, was abducted and a Bombay merchant, Mr Bawla, was found dead.

SPORTING CLUBS HOLD DANCE

FUNCTION AT NIGHTCAPS The Nightcaps Football and Basketball Clubs combined to hold a successful dance recently. Music was supplied by the Regent orchestra, and Messrs C. Hunt and J. Duncan were masters of ceremonies. Among those present were Mr and Mrs S. Mcßae, Mr and Mrs T. Duncan, Mr and Mrs E. Excell, Mr and Mrs J. C. Purdue, Mr and Mrs E. Pope (Nightcaps); Mesdames J. Ferguson, Johnstone (Ohai), A. McCoy, Donaldson, P. Lowe, J. Malcolm (Nightcaps). Misses G. Currie, K. Grindlay, S. Purdue, P. Currie, M. Magee, I. Joseph, A. Mclnerney, M. Magee, F. Spence, J. Irwin, E. Darcy, G. Irwin, D. Hunt, K. Hunt, M. Kelly, J. Barr, J. Excell, T. Tinker, L. Lowe, A. Duncan, M. Welsh, T. Klemick, M. A. Welsh, M. Brazier, E. Grant, J. O’Connor, L. Tinker, K. O’Connor, R. Ward, C. Rollands, R. Grant, F. Rollands, N. Frazer, B. Duncan (Nightcaps), P. Mclntosh, J. Hunter, H. Wilson, J. Hillis, Guttery (2), H. Harding, P. Wilson, B. Adcock (Ohai), N. Drewe (Wreys Bush), D. Smith (Riverton), Ogilvie (2), D. Horner (Heddon Bush), E. Thomas (Invercargill), E. Steans, V. Steans, M. McQueen, B. Latta, J. Aitken (Wairio), J. Robins (Tuatapere), J. Batt (Pukemaori), N. Watson (Otautau), and F. Barton (Colac Bay). Messrs C. Hunt, A. Joseph, D. Mc,Coll, C. Mason, J. Duncan, S. Purdue, J. McCall, A. Prendeville, T. McNeill, A. McKenzie, J. Cosgriff, E. Hunt, N. Irwin, J. McPherson, A. Lawton, G. Excell, N. J. Grant, A. Excell, W. Robertson, O. Dempster, S. Newton, G. Nimmo, D. Dickson, P. Lowe, A. Dixon, D. Gill, F. Tikey, W. Dixon, S. Quested, W. Boyle, K. Klemick, P. Esplin, J. Muir (Nightcaps), E. Taylor, T. Wilson, F. Edwards, G. Gardiner, D. Mills, J. Burke, G. Taylor, H. Ferguson, W. Campbell, I. Hazledean (Ohai), Batt (Pukemaori), Drewe, F. Egan, J. O’Connor, J. Miller (Wreys Bush), J. Buchanan (Tuatapere), M. Cournane, J. Finn (Opio), R. Latta (Wairio), Martin (Heddon Bush), Curtin (2) (Wreys Bush), E. Sheehan and>W. Hunt (Ohai).

GIFT EVENING

FUTURE BRIDE HONOURED On a recent evening the friends of Miss J. Muir and Mr P. Dwyer, of Balfour, who are shortly to be married, gave them a gift evening in the Memorial Hall, Balfour. The. evening was spent in cards and dancing, the winners of the euchre prizes being Mrs J. Hood and Mrs P. W. McDonald, Mr A. Rasmussen and Mrs C. Fitzsimmons. The chairman, Mr M. Casey, on behalf of their friends, presented the gifts to the guests of honour. Mrs W. Orr also spoke. Music was supplied by Mr J. McCartney and Mr N. Marshall. Among those present were Mr and Mrs N. Nicol (Waimea), Mr and Mrs J. Hood, Mr and Mrs Fraser Munro (Ardlussa), Mr and Mrs C. Hailes, Mr and Mrs J. O’Connor (Waimea), Mr and Mrs Franz Munro, Mr and Mrs P. W. McDonald, Mr and Mrs Windle (Waimea), Mr and Mrs A. Rasmussen, Mr and Mrs W. Orr, Mr and Mrs G. Richards, Mr and Mrs G. Brown (Waimea), Mr and Mrs J. Cavanagh. Mesdames L. F. Fraser, J. Joyce, G. Grant, P. Dwyer, F. West, P. Hailes, J. Alexander, J. Ginivan, J. McLean, Chapman, J. O’Connor, P. Magee. Misses L. Sheed, M. Cowie, A. .McMath, V. Scobie, M. Windle (Waimea), J. Muir, E. Chapman, Nicol (Waimea), M. Rasmussen, S. Dillon, S. Welsh, K. Joyce, S. McCartney, V. Joyce, E. Rasmussen, E. Dwyer, M. Joyce. Messrs P. Dwyer, J. R. Keown, F. McCartney, N. Forbes. C. Fitzsimmons, J Muir, J. Brown (Waimea), N. Marshall, L. Liddell, G. Keown, J. McCartney, W. Chapman, M. Dwyer, W. Bullmore, J. Dwyer, D. Magee, Northcoat, E. Dwyer, W. McDonald, J. Chapman, E. Bullmore, P. Muir, M. Casey, G. Herron and J. Conaghan.

COUNTRY NEWS

ANNUAL MEETING PLAY READING CIRCLE The annual meeting of the PlayReading Circle of the Southland Women’s Club was held on Tuesday evening. It marked the close of a very successful season, and the chairwoman, Mrs A. Owen-Johnston, presided over a big number of members. The annual report and balance-sheet were adopted. The following officebearers were elected for the ensuing year.—Chairwoman, Mrs A. OwenJohnston (re-elected), committee, Mesdames Stanley Brown, G. H. Uttley, H. Parker and R. C. Barnett; hon. secretary, Miss N. Nicholson (re-elected); representative to entertainment committee, Mrs T. F. Gilkison. During the evening three one-act plays were read, and included two by members of the club. The first, “The Minister’s Socks,” by Mrs H. Parker, had the following cast:—Betty, Mrs A. ’Tapper; Nora, Mrs W. H. Coltman; Helen, Mrs G. I. Moffett; Jim, Miss M. Casey; the minister’s wife, Mrs G. R. Wilward. “Smithville,” by Mrs R. N. Todd was read as follows:—Mr Smith, Mrs G. I. Moffett; Mrs John Smith, Mrs J. N. Armour; Bill, Mrs W. H. Coltman; Betty, Mrs A. Tapper; Joan, Miss Hulston; Rosa, Miss M. Casey. “The Lovely Miracle,” by Philip Johnson, had the following cast: —The mother, Mrs J. N. Armour; the daughter, Miss Hulston; the neighbour, Mrs W. H. Coltman; the young man, Mrs G. R. Milward. Mrs G. H. Uttley acted as chorus for all the plays.

BLUFF Mrs J. H. Doyle, Gore street, returned during the week-end from a visit to Wellington. Mrs C. Anderson, Melbourne, is the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs J. W. Lopdell, Foyle street. Mrs G. W. Hicks, Burrowes street, was hostess at bridge on Saturday evening. Miss S. Thompson, Gala street, Invercargill, who has been spending a few days with Mrs A. Waddell, Bann street, has returned home. Miss A. Samms, Woodlands, is a guest at the Club Hotel. Miss Maud Urwin, Dunedin, has returned north from a brief visit to her parents Mr and Mrs W. J. Urwin, Point road. Miss Nancy Schofield, Boyne street, will be the guest of Mrs R. Swale, Ranui, Limehills, for the week-end. Mr and Mrs L. Edwards, Barrow street, who have been on an extended visit to Christchurch and the West Coast, returned to Bluff on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs H. Norris, accompanied by Miss May Hamilton, Palmer street, returned by car on Tuesday from a short visit to Queenstown. OREPUKI Miss F. Meager and Mr T. Meager, have left for an extended trip to Wellington. Mrs W. Noble has returned from Waianawa. Mr and Mrs J. Corbin have returned from a holiday in Timaru and Invercargill. Mr and Mrs W. Crowther have left for Winton, where they will spend a few days before going to their new home in Christchurch. Mrs Hooker has returned from Tuatapere. Mr and Mrs R. Colquhoun, Ohai, visited Orepuki during the week. Miss Leila Weir, a student of the Otago University, is spending the vacation with her parents. Mrs Robins, Bluff, is visiting her mother, Mrs Slaughter. Miss Doreen Robins, has left for an extended holiday in Auckland. Mr and Mrs N. McNay, and Mrs J. Linton, paid a brief visit to Gore recently. Mrs A. C. McDonald is spending a holiday in Christchurch. Mrs H. Traill and her small daughter, of Riverton, are the guests of Mrs A. J. Bone. Mrs R. Garden is spending an extended holiday in Christchurch. OTAUTAU Mr and Mrs A. Bone were the guests of Mr and Mrs G. H. Bone during the week. Mr and Mrs N. Brooker, Clinton, have been spending a few days with Mr and Mrs J. T. Brooker.

Miss Joyce Morton, who has been

spending a holiday at the West Coast and in Dunedin, has returned home. Miss H. Burnett and Miss M. McKenzie have been spending a holiday at Stewart Island. Mrs R. S. Mclvor and family are the guests of Mr and Mrs Shallard, Riversdale. Mrs H. Braxton is visiting Invercargill. Members of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church met at the home of Mrs Paulin on a recent evening to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Thomas Norman before their departure from the district. Competitions and cards made the time pass pleasantly. The Rev. Irwin, vicar, asked the guests of honour to accept a chromium and crystal reading lamp and sandwich tray as small tokens of appreciation of the work they had done in the church. He wished them success in the future. Messrs T. H. Walker and R. W. Janson also spoke and Mr Norman suitably acknowledged the gifts.