The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 23819, 17 May 1939, Page 7

The Social Round

The ladv editor will be pleased to receive for publication in The Social Send” ea!h dav items of social or personal news. Such items should be promptly an™ should be fully authenticated. Engagement notices must bear rf both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting, or of interest to, women.

Mrs J. Ryan, Margaret street, is spending a holiday in Timaru. Mrs T. McQuin, Oamaru, is the guest of Mrs Stanley Brown, Don street. Miss Jocelyn Tapley, Dunedin, is the guest of Mrs P. Linton Hodge, River road.

Miss Sally Stewart, Otatara, returns today from Dunedin, where she attended the graduation ceremonies. Mrs Peter Dixon, Makarewa Junction, is spending a holiday with her sister, Mrs lan Haggitt, Queenstown. Misses Mary and Margaret Fitzgibbon, Dacre, are spending the term holidays with Mrs Erskine, Margaret street. Mrs A. F. Speight, Redcliff, arrived at The Rocks, Riverton, yesterday to spend a short holiday. Mr and Mrs F. J. Erskine, Margaret street, who motored to Dunedin recently, returned through Central Otago.

Mrs W. G. Stewart, Frankton Junction, is the guest of Mrs N. J. M. Rein, Gala street, and will remain in Invercargill for some weeks. Mr and Mrs E. C. Smith, of Gore, left Auckland yesterday by the Monowai en route to the United States to attend the Rotary Conference at Cleveland. Hostesses who have entertained during the week in honour of Mrs A. F. Parfitt, Grace street, include Mrs F. R. Booth, Compton street, Mrs Roy Anderson, Dalrymple street, and Mrs H. A. Brumby, whose party was held in Smith’s tea rooms.

The Bridge Circle held its weekly meeting at the Southland Women s Club on Monday evening, when there were 12 tables of bridge and two of mah iong. The prize-winners were Mrs T. A. Clark and Mrs H. A. Brumby. The members of the circle attended

in larger numbers than usual as the occasion was also a farewell party to the chairman, Mrs A. F. Parfitt. After supper Mrs A. F. Ritchie Crawford made a presentation of a crystal dish to Mrs Parfitt, on behalf of the members of the Bridge Circle. The Mayoress of Wellington (Mrs T. C. A. Hislop) has called a> public meeting for today to make arrangements for the Exhibition Centennial ball, which will be the first official function at the Centennial Exhibition. The floor of the main assembly hall has been specially designed for dancing, and more than 1000 guests will be catered for. The date set is October 27, and as the Welsh Guards, who have been engaged to play at the exhibition, will arrive shortly before that date the board of directors of the exhibition has given permission for them to play the dance music.

On board the Mariposa, which arrived at Auckland during the weekend, was Mrs King, better known as Miss Marie Burke, the musical comedy singer, who toured New Zealand in 1925-26 in “Wildflower” and “Katja the Dancer.” She was accompanied by her husband, Mr Guy N. King, formerly of Hawke’s Bay, and now a director of an American company. Miss Burke made her first appearance on the stage in London in “Afgar” in 1919, and since then has appeared in many successful musical plays, both in England. America and the Dominion, including “The Lady of the Rose,” “The Student Prince” and “Waltzes from Vienna.” Her greatest success was probably as Julie in “Show Boat.” She was formerly married to Mr Tom Burke, the tenor.