The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24114, 1 May 1940, Page 4

The Social Round

Tito lady editor will be pleased to receive for publication in "The Social Round’ each tiay items of social or personal news. Such Items should do sent in promptly and should be tuny authenticated. Engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is invited on any matters affecting. or of Interest to. women.

Mrs James Hargest, Rakauhauka, has returned from a trip to Wellington.

Miss Mary Chilwell, Underwood, will leave on Friday for a visit to Wellington.

There were eight tables at play when the Bridge Circle of the Womens Club held its weekly gathering on Monday evening.

Mrs J. Chilwell, Underwood, and her son David, will leave on Saturday to spend the school holidays at Queenstown.

Miss Honor Price, Duke street, left yesterday for a fortnight s visit to Dunedin, where she will be the guest of Miss Jocelyn Tapley. Miss L. Cartwright, Timaru, who has been the guest of Mrs W. E. Hunt, Dacre, will go today to stay with Mrs F. G. Hall-Jones, Lennel. Mr and Mrs H. G. Hitchon, and their small son, Louisa street, will leave today for a three weeks’ visit to Queenstown and Lake Hawea. Mrs'W. A. Roxburgh and her children, Ryal Bush, will leave on Saturday for Queenstown, where they will spend the school vacation. Miss Jean Miller, Alice street, will leave on Friday for Christ churcn, where she will judge the National Dancing Section in the forthcoming competitions.

The South Invercargill B Patriotic Committee is holding a bring-and-buy sale in St. Aidan’s Hall, Jenkin street, South Invercargill on Wednesday, May 1, at 2.30 p.m. Mr and Mrs G. W. Brown and their small daughter Rosalee Ann, of Christchurch, who have been the guests ot Mr and Mrs A. R. Wills, Yarrow street, returned to Christchurch by car on Monday. They were accompanied by Mrs Wills. Before their departure for Pleasant Point Mr and Mrs R. McKnight were guests at an evening given by friends at the home of Mr and Mrs J. Graham, Ritchie street. Those present included Mr and Mrs J. Morton, Mr and Mrs L. Campbell, Mr and Mrs R. Fraser,

Mrs Niven, Mrs Todd, Miss Timpany, Messrs G. Campbell, W. Dymock, A. Graham, T. Henderson.; During the evening various musical items were given by those present. Mr and .Mrs Knight were each recipients of a small gift.

OBITUARY

MISS MARY FERGUSON A resident of Myross Bush for 83 years, Miss Mary Ferguson died in Invercargill last week at the age of 92. Miss Ferguson came to New Zealand with her parents, Mr and Mrs Thomas Ferguson, in the sailing ship Mary and arrived in Dunedin in 1849, when she was only a year old. Her father took up land at Green Island, and after remaining there for eight years acquired a property at Myross Bush. Miss Ferguson came south in a bullock dray with her father, who drove his stock down. The rest of the family came to Invercargill by boat, disembarking near where the Bank of New Zealand now stands. There were no roads in those days, and before the family could make a trip to town from Myross Bush a track had to be prepared; it was kept in order by the settlers themselves. Miss Ferguson’s father was one of the first elders of First Presbyterian Church, Invercargill, and on Sundays the family used to walk in to church and after attending two services walk home again. On Mondays the children walked to Invercargill to attend school and remained in town until Fridays, when they would return home for the week-end.

Miss Ferguson, whose chief interest was in the farm, had five sisters and one brother. She is survived by one sister, Miss Elizabeth Ferguson, and her brother, Mr James Ferguson, both of Myross Bush, where they have always lived.

SOUTHLAND GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL

OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

There was a large and appreciative audience at the Women's Club last night when members of the Southland Girls’ High School Old Girls’ Association held a social evening. The feature of the entertainment was the screening of coloured films by Mr and Mrs J. D. Gilmore, taken on their recent tour abroad.

Mrs Alex Derbie, president of the association, welcomed the members and introduced Mr and Mrs Gilmore. After the showing of the films, Miss V. Roscoe, one of the vice-presidents, passed a vote of thanks to Mr and Mrs Gilmore for providing a delightful entertainment.

ST. MARY’S BRIDGE CLUB OPENING

PROCEEDS FOR PATRIOTIC FUNDS St. Mary’s Bridge Club held its opening night in St. Mary’s Hall on Tuesday evening, when there were 27 tables in play. Bowls of golden chrysanthemums gave the hall a festive appearance and as the proceeds are to be given to the Patriotic Fund, the committee has reason to be pleased with the result. x Among those present were: Mr and Mrs T. J. Dwyer, Mr and Mrs Dale, Mr and Mrs W. T. McMillan, Mr and Mrs Cooney, Mr and Mrs H. Hopper, Mr and Mrs Murfitt, Mr and Mrs Darroch, Mr and Mrs McCormick, Mr and

Mrs Banks, Mr and Mrs Baker, Mr and Mrs Kessell and Messrs Johns and Flahivc.

Mesdames Holloway, Drury, Martin, Mulholland, Ferry, Hannan, Scully, Morris-Wilson, Gulliver, Lynch, Fitzgerald, Shand, J. Miller, Bohau, Hynes, H. Grace, O’Neill, King, Streatfield, Robertson, Casey, McKenzie, Prendegast, Dunn, Walker, Stuart, Harrington, McGoldrick, Smith, Gerrard, Kippel, Winders, Davis, Williams, Ward, C. Smith, Shearer, Henley, Fogarty, Leigh, Geddes, Strang, W. Miller, Forbes-Williams, Forde, Cochrane, Aldridge and McFarlane. Messrs Aldridge, C. O’Connor, M. O’Connor, K. Short, Hoffman, Richards, E. Lyons, M. Searle, K. Gibson, K. Murphy, Denniston, Hardiman, O’Donnell, Hynes, Dudman, O’Brien, Tangney, Cockerill, Hallamore, Langford, Morton, Downey, Hughes, Shepherd, McKenzie, English, Robertson, Cooper, R. Shepherd, B. O’Connor, S. Mahoney, M. Lanelie and E. Mills. The following gave donations: — Mesdames D. Pottinger, F. J. Loughman, Cagney, W. Bairtl, A. McGrath, R. Taylor, W. Miller, D. McKay, J. Pigou, Pascoe, Stewart, Murray-Wil-son, Devaney, Derbie, Flannery and R. Brown.

Prizes were won by the following: — Mrs Fitzgerald (contract); Mrs Dwyer (auction); Miss Cooper (500); Mr Johns (hidden number).