The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24154, 17 June 1940, 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 Enid Adele, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil Macdonald. Collingwood street, and Andrew Cleland, only son of Mr and Mrs A. C. Millar, Thomson street, Invercargill. A play reading evening will be held in the Southland Women’s Club on Wednesday. Mrs T. M. Watson, Merivale, is paying a brief visit to Mrs J. L. Watson, Forth street. Miss Honor Price, Duke street, left on Friday for a holiday in Dunedin and Central Otago. Miss Joan Nelson, Gala sti eet, was the guest of Mrs J. Hart, The Terrace, Mataura, for the week-end. Mrs P. Davin, Morton street, has returned from a month’s visit to her daughter, Mrs D. Dunlay, Roxburgh. Mr and Mrs F. F. Thomas, Avondale, returned home last evening after spending the week-end with Mrs Thomas’s parents, Mr and Mrs J. W. Smith, Holywood terrace. Mr and Mrs W. N. Bond, Dunrobin Station, and Miss Mary Bond will leave on June 28 for Timaru. Where they will stay with Miss Elworthy. They will pay a round of visits in Canterbury before returning south.

Dr Helen Deen, medial advisor to the Plunket Society, Miss Fitzgibbon, director of Plunket nursing, and Miss Hodinott, Dominion secretary, were visitors to Invercargill on Saturday for the official opening of the nurses home at the Karitane-Hunt Hospital. Miss Winifred McQuilkan, formerly a pupil of the Southland Girls’ High School, is acting principal of Columba College, Dunedin. She recently invited the mothers of this year’s matricula-

tion students and lady members of the Board of Governors to afternoon tea made and served by domestic science students of the college. The popularity and success of the children’s party, given by Miss D. Paterson and the staff of the Brown Owl at Elmwood Garden on Saturday, far exceeded the most optimistic expectations. More than 350 children attended the party, and with the assistance of several outside entertainers, were kept in high spirits from 2 o’clock until 5. With the help of certain donations, all expenses were met by the staff and the sum of £27 is already in hand for Patriotic Funds, with a little more expected to come in.

FAREWELL DANCE

MISS YVONNE SMITH ENTERTAINS

Miss Yvonne Smith was hostess at her home at a dance on Saturday night in honour of Mr W. Bailey, Winton, who will leave for camp soon. Miss Smith received her guests wearing a frock of silver lame embossed with pale pink flowers, and a coatee of the same material. The bodice was gathered and the very full skirt was cut on the cross.

Dancing took place in the billiard room which was decorated with potted

chrysanthemums and the tables in the supper rooms were gay with bowls of chrysanthemums and hydrangeas. Among those present were Mr and ,Mrs F. F. Thomas (Avondale), Mr and Mrs R., Collingwood. Misses G. Chilwell, J. Tapper, M. Gilkison, D. Tapper, N. Just, P. Hodge, B. Shepherd, R. Courtis, E. Riddle (Underwood), J. Chisholm (Otautau). Messrs B. Oliver, G. McLauchlan, J. Pickard, I. Wilson, A. Harris, B. Gow, B. Lindsay, D. Hamilton, R. Kennedy, O. Cowie, J. Scandrett, R. Mahoney, M. Moffett, O. Williams, J. Chewings, P. Chilwell and B. Williams.