The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24160, 24 June 1940, Page 7

The Social Round

The lady editor win 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.

Mrs John Miller, Spey street, returned by Saturday night’s express from a visit to Dunedin.

Miss _ Lorna Thomson, Dalrymple street, is spending the week-end as the guest of Mrs A. Chisholm, Otautau. With the object of forming a young people’s committee, a meeting of girls of the Waikiwi district will be held at the residence of Mrs R. Acton, Price street, this evening at 7.30. A grand picture entertainment will be held in the Kew Kindergarten this evening. The screening will be presented by Mr Ivan O’Brien. The Army Princess will make an appearance. Several meetings will be held this week to form branches of the Red Cross Society in Invercargill, and it is expected that by the end of the week committees in the various suburbs of Invercargill will have been formed.

The latest news received by Mr and Mrs L. W. Spencer, Albert street, from their daughter, Mrs Patrick, was written on May 5. Mrs Patrick was leaving Aberdeen, where she had been living, for London, to be near her husband, Captain Francis Patrick, of the Scottish Cameronians, who was®in camp in the West Country before leaving for France.

Mr and Mrs Hugh Macdonald, who have been living in England for the past few years, are due to arrive in Sydney, to where Mr Macdonald has been transferred. The headquarters of Mr Macdonald’s firm is in Holland, and they

were there until shortly before the Germans invaded the country. Mr Macdonald is the son of Mrs Herbert Macdonald and the late Mr Macdonald, formerly of Invercargill, and Mrs Macdonald, before her marriage, was Miss Marna Service, of Invercargill, and later of Dunedin.

In response to a Girl Guide Empire appeal to buy two air ambulances and a motor-lifeboat costing £20,000, the New Zealand Guides raised £895 by voluntary subscription during the week June 1 to 8. As the response has been so good, the New Zealand headquarters is subscribing £lO5 towards the exchange so that £BOO sterling can be paid over to the Girl Guide headquarters in London. The appeal was for £250 from New Zealand, and it was hoped that this amount’ might be slightly exceeded. But not even the most sanguine members of the Girl Guide movement expected such a very generous response. The appeal closed in England on June 14.

LEAGUE OF MOTHERS

VISIT OF PROVINCIAL PRESIDENT

The League of Mothers meeting was addressed last week by Mrs E. N. Merrington, of Dunedin, provincial president of Otago and Southland.

Mrs J. D. Campbell, president of the local branch, extended a welcome to those present, particularly to Mrs Merrington.

Mrs Merrington conveyed greetings from the Dunedin branch and from the Dominion Council, which wished the Invercargill branch every success in the development. The home became of even greater importance in war time, she said, and every effort should be made to foster the happy influence of the home. The Dunedin branch had obtained the names of mothers and wives of men overseas, and had undertaken to visit these women, some of whom were very lonely indeed. The League of Mothers tried to do for the souls of the children what the Plunket Society did for their bodies, and with this object she urged mothers to establish family worship in the home, and so lay the foundation of a Christian background.

Mrs Milligan (Invercargill) and Mrs Gray (Riverton) thanked Mrs Merrington for her address.

During the afternoon songs were sung by Mrs Burroughs, the accompanist being Mrs J. D. Campbell.

GOLDEN WEDDING AT THORNBURY

MR AND MRS C. R. FOSTER

Mr and Mrs C. R. Foster, Thornbury, recently celebrated their golden wedding; A dinner in honour of the occasion was attended by their family of one daughter, six sons and ten grand-children, Mr T. M. Foster (Auckland) being the only member absent. A very happy reunion took place, the family presenting their parents with two fireside chairs.

Over 60 friends, the majority of whom had known the hosts for over 50 years, met at the residence a few days later, and spent a very jolly evening. The bridal cake adorned with 50 candles was cut by the “bride.” The toast of “bride and bridegroom,” proposed by Mr J. B. McLean, was drunk with musical honours. Mr G. Carmichael on behalf of Thornbury friends, presented them with an inscribed chiming clock. Mr A. Baird (Timboon), who was best man at the wedding 50 years ago, also made a presentation of a bedspread and eiderdown quilt from the Baird family. A large number of congratulatory messages were read during the evening, also a letter of appreciation from the directors of the Thornbury Dairy Company, with whom Mr Foster has been so long associated.

ANNUAL BASKETBALL DANCE

FUNCTION AT LIMEHILLS On Wednesday evening last the members of the Limehills Basketball Club' held their annual ball in the Limehills hall. There was a fair attendance and music was provided by Messrs McMaster and D. Brown. Messrs P. Kettle and J. Bartlett were masters of cere-

monies. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss P. Davidson (Ryal Bush) and Mr G. Morgan. Among those present were: Mr and Mrs W. Nicoll, Mr and Mrs P. Kettle, Mr and Mrs A. Murphy, Mrs R. Hamilton.

Misses C. Harper, E. Crowe, M. Thomson, E. Kettle, D. Thomson, W. Clarke, N. Kettle, M. Kettle, H. Clarke, C. Tippett, O. Tippett, D. Pemberton, P. Hammond, T. Leckie, P. Cowan, H. Hazlett, E. Cowan, I. Bartlett, F. Payne, M. Peck, E. Tippett, J. O’Shannessy, J. Wilson (South Hillend), M. Brumby (Winton), P. Davidson (Ryal Bush), M. Kirkwood (South Hillend), D. Strang (Invercargill), J. Brumby (Winton), A. Middleton (Lora), B. Hogg (South Hillend), P. Hogg (South Hillend). Messrs J. Bartlett, G. Morgan, R. Thomson, J. Stewart, J. Pettigrew, R. Carter, R. Coster, D. Coster, I. McDonald, F. Casey, B. Smith, A. Payne, B. Newton, R. Reid, J. Woods, V. Harris S. Peck, R. Woods, J. O’Shannessy, I. Hazlett, B. Hazlett, J. Clarke, E. Cowan, W. O’Shannessy, H. Hammond, H. Payne (Invercargill), R. H. Ward (Riverton), J. Kirkwood, W. Boyle (South Hillend), Lapthorne (Browns), S. Earl (Winton), C. Boyle, D. Cairno (South Hillend), Buchanan (Browns), D. Hogg, J. Kean, C. Wilson (South Hillend), B. Langford, J. Langford (South Hillend), R. Hawkins (Limehills), C. Kettle and G. Kettle (Limehills).