The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24184, 22 July 1940, Page 3

The Social Round

The lady editor will be pleased to receive for publication in “The Social Bound" 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 Maureen, second daughter of Major Tahu Rhodes and the Hon. Mrs Tahu Rhodes, London, and Michael Nevill of the Scots Guards. Miss Rhodes, who is a grand-daughter of the late Lord Plunkett, formerly Governor tof New Zealand, and of the late Mr Arthur Rhodes, one time member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, and Mayor of Christchurch, spent her childhood at “Meadowbank,” Ellesmere, Canterbury, where her parents lived for some years. Miss Marion Crow, Dunedin, is visiting Mrs James Hamilton, Bluff. Mrs W. Swale, Limehills, returned last evening from a visit to Hanmer, Christchurch and Waimate.

Mrs C. F. A. Jones, Earnslaw street, left yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs R. T. Stewart, Winton. Mrs J. N. Armour, Avenal, accompanied by Mrs Stanley Brown, Don street, left yesterday to spend a few days in Queenstown. Mr and Mrs Andrew Campbell, Greenhills, have returned after an extended holiday in Christchurch and Dunedin.

Mrs N. Macintosh, Quarry Hills, was appointed to the advisory board of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union at the conference of the division held in Wellington last week. Misses E. and L. Robertson, Lewis street, entertained a few friends in the Tudor Lounge on Saturday morning at a “bathroom” gift-tea in honour of Miss Lorna Thomson, Dalrymple street. Mrs J. Dennis, Waikaia, provincial president of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union, and Mrs W. Orr, Balfour, have returned from Wellington, where they attended the division’s conference, which concluded on Thursday. Mrs John Thomson, Grace street, and Mrs John Thomson, jun., were joint hostesses at the latter’s home on Saturday afternoon at a gift party in honour of Miss Loma Thomson, Dalrymple street, whose wedding takes place shortly. The Queen of Rarotonga, known as Mrs Tiwi Love, wife of Captain Love, who is in England with the Maori

Battalion, and daughter-in-law of Mr Hapi Love, of Petone, is to leave New Zealand to assume her regal responsibilities in August or September. The pleasure and enjoyment shown by the audience at the presentation of “Dear Octupus,” by Dodie Smith, at the Southland Women’s Club last week I have prompted the members of the Play-Reading Circle to repeat the performance of this popular play for the Patriotic Fund on Wednesday at 7.45 p.m. in the club rooms. Admission will be 1/6. Miss A. Weir, who has resigned as senior typist in the railways district traffic manager’s office at Invercargill, was the guest at a farewell gathering of the office staff on Friday. A presentation was made by Mr 1. Barkle, senior clerk, in the absence of the district traffic manager (Mr F. G. Craig). Other speakers included Messrs W. A. Croft (chief clerk), J. H. Orr (wagon supply officer) and W. T. Pocknail (transport officer). WEDDING WALKER—BAIN The wedding was quietly solemnized recently in the Presbyterian Church, Oreti, of Mavis Jean Cunningham, younger daughter of Mrs C. Bain and the late Mr G. C. Bain, of Riverton, and Alexander Lawson, second son of the late Mr W. Walker, and the late Mrs Brooks, of Tuatapere. The Rev. Mr Hay performed the ceremony and Miss Woods played the organ. The bride, who was given away by her brother, wore a powder blue Angora frock trimmed with blue buttons. She wore a fox fur, blue hat and shoes, and her shoulder spray was of abutilons. On leaving the church the bride was presented with a horse-shoe by her niece, Alice Bain. Miss Isobel Shand, of Winton, cousin of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid. She wore a plain rust sheer frock and accessories to match, and her shoulder spray was of narcissi. Mr W. Fleck, of Riverton, was best ■ man. The reception was held at the Oreti Hotel, where the guests were received by Mrs Bain, assisted by Mrs Provan, aunt of the bridegroom. The former wore a black ensemble, black velour hat and accessories, and a shoulder spray of violets. Mrs Provan wore a navy blue pin-striped costume and accessories to match and a shoulder spray of freesias and maidenhair fern. For travelling the bride wore a Country Life suit and accessories to match. Mr and Mrs Walker will live in Baird street, Invercargill.