The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23677, 28 November 1938, 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 is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women. The engagement is announced of Doreen Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs C. J. Lowery, Thomson street, Invercargill, and Lawrence Keith, second son of Mr and Mrs John L. Broadbent, Montreal street, Dunedin. Mrs G. F. Tobin, Lewis street, left yesterday to spend a holiday in Christchurch. Miss Betty Macassey, Dunedin, is the guest of her sister, Mrs W. McLean, Kenilworth, Pine Busfi. Mrs A. Leslie Macfarlane leaves today on her return to Christchurch. She has been the guest of Mrs T. Wray Wilson, Lewis street. Miss Betty Macdonald returned to Balclutha last evening after spending the week-end with her parents, Mr and Mrs John Macdonald, Avenal. Miss Faye Hinchey, Gala street, and Miss Gertrude Macdonald, Don street, who have been spending a holiday at Stewart Island, returned to Invercargill on Saturday. Miss Mary Bond, Dunrobin, reached Bluff by the Maunganui from a holiday in England.' Mr and Mrs W. N. Bond came into town to meet their daughter and they returned to the country yesterday. Miss Andri Bevin (Wellington) sang a score of songs at a concert given in conjunction with Gabrille Bernard, a well-known pianist, at the Recital Club

this week, wrote a London correspondent on November 3. Miss Bevin, who is an attractive contralto, sang selections from Beethoven, Schubert, Elgar, Bridge and Harty, and a group of four from Louis Aubert’s “Six Poemes Arabes.” One of the most important public engagements that Princess Elizabeth has yet undertaken is likely to be the opening, next June, of the children’s hospital at Banstead bearing her name, states The Daily Telegraph, London. The hope has been expressed that the King may give permission for the Princess, accompanied by the Queen, to perform the opening ceremony. The Princess will then see wooden floors for all the open-air wards copied from ships’ decks. There will be plenty of colour in this up-to-the-moment hospital. Children will have bright blue beds and wear either blue or scarlet jumpers and bedjackets. Pillow-slips are to be blue also, and the walls of the wards painted a soft primrose yellow or peach pink. Each ward is being made with only three walls—the fourth is to be open to the fresh air, winter and summer alike. Mrs Bain Challis, Alice street, who left by the express last evening for New Plymouth, where she takes up the position of matron of the Y.W.C.A., was entertained at a number of parties before she left. The members of the Rata Basketball Club, of which she was a vice-president, entertained her at a picture party and afterwards at supper in the Women’s Club. Miss Grace Basstian presented a green enamel folding tea table and a picture to Mrs Challis and said how greatly she would be missed. She had done a great deal for the club, and its best wishes' went with her in her new position. A bouquet of roses was presented to Mrs Challis from Mrs J. D. Shand, and musical items were given by a number of the members. The Southland Basketball Union and basketball players gave a supper party in honour of Mrs Challis in the Women’s Club, and Mrs T. Noble, on behalf of the executive, presented a travelling clock to her, and Miss Joyce Kelly handed a crystal reading lamp to her from the players. Mr A. Kinross also spoke, and with the other speakers mentioned Mrs Challis’s long service to basketball in Southland, and wished her good luck. Mrs Challis replied. Games and musical items were enjoyed.