The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24056, 21 February 1940, 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 is invited on any matters affecting or of interest to, women,

The engagement is announced of Dorothy Grace, second daughter of Mr and Mrs T. E. Paterson, “Longfield,” and James Gordon, elder son of Mr and Mrs T. M. Watson, Mitchell street, Invercargill.

The Mayoress, Mrs J. R. Hanan, leaves tomorrow to spend the weekend in Christchurch. Miss Judith Macalister, Duke street, leaves on Friday for Otago University. Miss Joyce Macdonald, Spey street, leaves by this morning’s express to give a demonstration swim in the new Olympic pool at Auckland. Miss Ellen Buchanan has left on an extended tour of the North Island, which will include a visit to the Centennial Exhibition, Wellington. Mrs Ivan Ewan and her small son, Rakauhauka, accompanied by Miss Edna Ewan, Winton, are spending a holiday at The Rocks, Riverton. Miss Sheila Reed, Tweed street, has returned from a holiday spent in Wellington. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Loma Reed, who had been visiting Dunedin for a few days.

Miss Irene Smith, Hardy street, was hostess at an afternoon on Saturday in honour of Miss K. Bickley who is to be married soon. Those present were Mesdames F. Bickley, L. J. Smith, A. Adamson, R. Macnee, R. Donnelly; Misses P. McCarthy, D. Taylor, W. Cochrane, J. Fell, G. Williams, T. Lister, E. McLeod, M. Warwick. The Invercargill Women’s Patriotic Committee expects a big attendance at the final district meeting which will be held in Knox hall, Conon street, today at 2.30 o’clock. The area affected ex-

tends from Forth street to Clifton, and it is intended to form two sub-com-mittees, one to serve the south part of the Invercargill borough and one for the borough of South Invercargill, which begins at Elizabeth street. The Avenal sub-committee of the Invercargill Women’s Patriotic Committee held a successful bridge evening in the Orphans hall on Monday. Palms, bowls of roses and hydrangeas, which had been supplied and arranged by Mr B. P. Mansfield, decorated the stage. There were 24 tables, and six other tables were arranged for private homes. The prize-winners were Miss Sheila Rankin and Mr T. Cagney. Mrs G. Broughton won the mah jong prize. WEDDINGS McLaren—brown St. Andrew’s Church, Elies Road, Invercargill, on February 8, was the scene of a quiet wedding when Joan Margaret, second daughter of Mr L. J. Brown, Waihoaka, and the late Mrs Brown, Otautau, was married to Geoffery McNicol, eldest son of Mr and Mrs McLaren, of Shag Point. The Rev. Gardner performed the ceremony. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a navy costume with white lace and net blouse, _ a navy baku straw hat trimmed with white and shoulder length navy veil. Her accessories were to tone. Her shoulder spray was made of white lilies and maidenhair fem tied with silver knots. Her sister, Miss Mamie Brown, attended as bridesmaid. She wore a navy costume with white silk and net blouse, a navy model felt hat with shoulder length veil and accessories to tone. Her shoulder spray was of deep pink roses and maidenhair .fern. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr Harold Todd, of Seacliff. After the ceremony a reception was held at the residence of Mr and Mrs V. A. Clark, Panton street. Mrs Brown received the guests wearing a navy ensemble. Her shoulder spray was of red roses. Mr and Mrs McLaren later left for the north. Their future home will be at Seacliff. Before her marriage the residents of Waihoaka and surrounding districts entertained the bride at a kitchen evening. DEAN-TEMPLETON On Saturday, February 10, the wedding took place at the Riverton Presbyterian Church, of Cecilia Louisa, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J. H. Templeton of Alton Valley, Tuatapere, and Jack Dudley Louis, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. J. Dean, now of Wakefield, Nelson, but formerly of Riverton. The Rev. M. J. McFadgen, Tuatapere, performed the ceremony, and Miss M. J. Robertson, of Riverton, played the wedding music. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of white satin with a shirred front. The skirt was panelled to a train which was trimmed round the edges with bunches of orange blossom to form scallops. She wore silver shoes, and carried a bouquet of white lilies of the valley and maiden hair fem, with silver streamers. Her veil, which was lent by a friend, was secured by a coronet of orange blossom. Miss Rita Templeton, the bride’s sister, was bridesmaid, and wore a frock of green embossed satin, with pink hair band, pink posy at neck and belt, and silver shoes. She carried a bouquet of pink roses and maiden-hair fern. Tho flower girls, Rowena, sister of the bride, and Valmai Crow, cousin, were dressed alike in pink organdi with a green sash and silver shoes. Mr Norman Hillis was the best man. The ushers were Messrs J. and W. Templeton. Mrs Templeton, the bride’s mother, received her guests at the Kia Ora Tea Rooms. She wore a black ensemble relieved with pink, and a black model hat. She was assisted in the reception by Mrs Dean, the bridegroom’s mother, who was wearing a floral frock, a navy sheer edge-to-edge coat and black model hat. For travelling the bride chose a costume of Air Force blue, with hat and accessories to tone. Mr and Mrs J. D. L. Dean will reside at Mossburn.

STH BRIGADE PROVIDING COLOURS FOR UNIT DONATIONS BY WOMEN OF SOUTHLAND . The women of Southland are invited to contribute in small sums of 1/- or 2/- towards the cost of providing colours for the sth Infantry Brigade (2nd Echelon of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) which is commanded by Colonel James Hargest. As the brigade has no colours at present, the Mayoress (Mrs J. R. Hanan) thought it fitting that the women oi Southland should take this opportunity to supply them, as many of the members of the brigade, as well as the commanding officer are from this province. At the end of the Great War, Colonel Hargest presented the colours of the 2nd Battalion of the Otago Regiment, which he commanded, to Invercargill, because the battalion contained so many Southlanders. These colours, which are now in safe keeping in St. John’s Church, cannot be used for the present force, as they are Otago regimental colours.

Contributions may be sent to the lady editor of The Southland Times, and will be acknowledged from day to day. Contributions to date are:—Members Southland Women’s Club, £6/10/-; amounts of 2/6 each from Mary, Mrs A. L. Smillie, Mrs S. J. Smillie, Miss M. Smillie, Miss J. K. Daniel, Miss M. G. Daniel; amounts of 2/- each from Mrs J. R. Hanan, Mrs James Hargest, Miss H. Hargest, Mrs R. Lund, H. Southern, M. M. Gray, Mrs J. Holland, Mrs A. Walker, Wellwisher, A Friend, F. E. Booth, Mrs N. A. Brodrick, Mrs F. Hinton, Mrs P. Tait (Gore), Mrs J. R. Martin, E.M.8., A.F.F., J.S.F., Mrs Roscoe, Mrs Stewart, Mrs Haining, Miss Dick, Mrs E. L. Stewart, Miss G. M. Wilkins, A.J.D.

' VISIT TO HEALTH CAMP

SPLENDID PROGRESS OF CHILDREN A visit to the children’s health camp at Omaui was made yesterday by members of the Southland executive committee of the National Federation of Health Camps, members of the Southland Children’s Health Camp Association, and a number of guests of the federation. Those present were Mr and Mrs H. Miller, Mi- and Mrs M. Miller, Mr and Mrs T. L. Macdonald, M.P. (Gore), Mr and Mrs J. Cameron (Bluff), the Rev. J. A. Thomson and Mrs Thomson, Mr and Mrs M. P. Anderson (Gore), Mr and Mrs M. J. Kilkelly, Mi- and Mrs

R. Lund, Monsignor M. Howard, Mesdames E. V. McKeever, Stanley Brown, J. H. Leigh and Messrs L. W. Spencer, C. J. Gardner and W. D. Shelton (Gore). A meeting of the Southland executive of the National Federation of Health Camps was held at the camp. Meanwhile, the visitors were shown round the camp by Mrs Stanley Brown, one of the pioneers of the movement in Southland. They were greatly impressed by the condition of the camp and by the healthy appearance of the 52 children who are staying there. Although the weather has been by no means ideal, the children have made substantial gains in weight and are having an extremely happy and beneficial holiday. During the afternoon the children all received a generous helping of icecream—the gift of Monsignor Howard. The visitors were entertained at afternoon tea.