The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24210, 21 August 1940, Page 7

The Social Round

Princess Margaret Rose, younger daughter of the King and Queen, will celebrate her tenth birthday today. She was born at Glands Castle, Angus, Scotland, on August 21, 1930. Mrs D. K. Torrance, Short street, left yesterday for a visit to Dunedin. Miss E. Nicholson, principal of St. John’s Girls’ School, is spending the term holidays in Christchurch. A parcel of clothing from the pupils and staff of St. John’s Girls’ School, has been handed to the Red Cross Society for refugees. The parcel contained about 40 garments, most of which had been made by the girls. Mrs B. E. Leggat, of Nelson, and Mr Hugh McChesney, assistant chief inspector of schools, of Auckland, arrived in Invercargill last night and will be the gqests of their sister, Mrs Cyril D. Ashley, McMaster street Mrs A. G. Wilson, of Ryal Bush, and Miss Jessie Wood, of Dipton, were hostesses at a morning tea gift party in the Tudor Lounge on Saturday in honour of Miss Marjorie Mcllwrick, whose marriage takes place soon. Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard, two players well known in New Zealand, and who, in private life are Mr and Mrs Cyril Ritchard, are having big successes in London, but in different shows. Madge Elliott is in the new revue, “Swinging the Gate,” at the Ambassadors, and Cyril Ritchard is in Firth Shephard’s new musical show, “Up and Doing,” at the Saville. Miss M. Hogg, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. T. Hogg, Riverton, was recently the guest of honour at an evening given by the third-year students of the Auckland Training College to celebrate her coming of age. She was the recipient of a cut-glass perfume bottle. The college orchestra supplied music for the evening. Miss Hogg also received many congratulatory messages from friends in Southland. Mrs Kain, mother of the late Flying Officer E. J. (“Cobber”) Kain, D.F.C., and her daughter, Miss Judy Kain, are staying with Miss Joyce Phillips, Flying Officer Kain’s fiancee, at Great Mollington, Chester. Mrs Kain hopes shortly to attend an investiture at Buckingham Palace, when she will receive her son’s Distinguished Flying Cross. Miss Kain is planning to join the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. Colours in memory of Flying Officer Kain were presented at Belle Vue to the 174th (2nd Manchester) Squadron of the Air Defence Cadet Corps, by Miss Phillips. Flying Officer Kain had promised to present them himself. Mrs Kain and Miss Kain were present at the ceremony. The squadron, supported by several visiting squadrons, made a brave show on the Speedway Stadium as they paraded for the impressive ceremony. After Miss Phillips had presented the Colours and they had been dedicated by Canon Paton-Williams, Cadet Air Commodore R. H. Dobson took the salute. A catalogue of needlecraft patterns, showing all the designs still available, may be inspected at the office of The Southland Times by those interested.