The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24356, 10 February 1941, Page 7

The Social Round

Mrs T. E. Giller, Mossburn, is the guest, of Miss Eileen Semmens, Conon street. Mr and Mrs H. P. Semmens, Conon street, leave today to spend a holiday in Queenstown. Mrs Maurice Allen, Christchurch, arrives tomorrow to stay with Mrs W. A. Ott, Gala street. Mrs S. J. Randle, Spey street, who has been spending a holiday in Queenstown, has returned home. Mrs J. R. Sutton and Miss Phyllis Sutton, Earnslaw street, spent the weekend with Mrs J. H. Sutton, Green Park, Moa Flat. Mrs H. H. Miller, Gisborne, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs A. G. Seddon, Lewis street, left yesterday for Christchurch. Mrs W. L. Cunningham, Castle Downs, Dipton, has returned from a holiday at Waikouaiti. Mrs E. C. Tapley, who was her guest there, has returned to Christchurch. A London message states that the richest soldier in the Army, the Earl of Inchcape, is to marry the widow of a Royal Air Force officer who was killed on active service. The bride is Mrs Pixie Hanney, of Yorkshire. She was married on May 1 and widowed before June. The Earl of Inchcape is serving with the 12th Royal Lancers. He accompanied the British Expeditionary Force to France. Miss Lorna Hallamore, who has been secretary of St. Catherine’s Ex-Pupils’ Association since its inception, was entertained by a large number of members at a social evening before her departure for Wellington in Herbert Haynes’ tearooms. Community singing

and competitions were held, prize winners being Misses McKenzie and Stevenson. After supper, the president. Mrs A. H. Fitzgerald, made a presentation of a solid leather suitcase, and spoke of her qualities as a secretary and of her loss to the association. These remarks were endorsed by the past president, Mrs W. Baird, and the treasurer, Miss R. Shepherd, Miss Hallamore replied.

GORE RACING CLUB’S SUMMER FIXTURE

Quite a sharp easterly wind made coats or suits, eithei' tailored or sporting, the order of the day at the first day of the Gore Racing Club’s summer meeting on Saturday. The coats were worn in most cases over light frocks of contrasting or matching colours. The edge-to-edge coat style has become most popular, and in one case a plain navy blue coat opened in front to reveal a navy and white silk frock. The ensemble was completed with a white corded silk toque swathed with a navy blue veil. Another edge-to-edge coat was in hydrangea blue, and was worn over a blue and cyclamen-figured frock. The wearer, instead of a hat, had tied her blue sncod net to resemble a turban instead of the usual idea of a band knotted in front. There was quite a number of snood nets and scarves instead of hats, and in a few cases bare heads were seen. Hats, for the most part, were of lightweight felt. Blues, from navy to quite pale shades, were the predominating colours, but the new hunting green provided some bright splashes of colour. A number of people travelled from Invercargill and country districts for the fixture, and among those present were Mesdames A. W. Hain, R. Lusk, F. Wallis, N. M. Sandes, O. Anderson, F. W. Oakden, L. Barron, S. B. Taylor, G. R. Martin, J. Manchester, L. E. West, L. Cockerill, F. M. Murray, A. J. Hawke, H. A. Price, J. Ritchie, Boyne, R. G. Stokes, W. Peirson, W. Dunnet, W. D. Shelton, J. D. Paterson, Kirk, W. L. Scott, W. Paterson, R. B. Bannerman, D. Williamson, J. T. Allen (all of Gore), A. F. Speight (Redcliff), V/. Swale (Limehills), W. L. Cunningham (Castle Downs), J. Nichol (Riverview), J. Gardiner (Nelson), Angus Macdonald (The Plains), J. Todd (Winton), Duncan McLean (Caroline), J. Pears (Mossburn), T. Wray Wilson, C. C. Anderson, J. F. Dundas, A. B. Moffett, J. S. Robbie, T. V. Mahoney, R. Harris, G. C. Cruickshank, W. F. Sturman, T. W. Barr Stoddart, P. H. Nicholson, B. Cochrane, S. F. Williams, H. B. Nicholson (all of Invercargill). Misses J. Paterson, K. Kelly, M. Rogers, L. Wallis, D. Fraser, M. McLeod, M. Boult, V. Nichol, M. Nichol, I. Allison, V. Collie, M. Fishel, N. Dolamore, F. McHutcheson, L. Hoffman, P. Harold, M. Newman, R. Thomas, M. Bannerman (all of Gore), I. Edwards (Otikerama), E. Norman (Winton), O. Holloway, Y. Smith, J. Kennedy, Uniacke, M. Rodger, E. S. Hackworth, M. Gardner, M. Shand and G. Bain (all of Invercargill). WEDDING ARMISHAW-LANGFORD At St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Dunedin, the wedding was solemnized quietly by the Rev. Father McMahon, of Eileen Francis, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. Langford, South Hillend, Winton, and Able Seaman Evan Lister, third son of Mr and Mrs H. Armishaw, Maori Hill, Dunedin. The bride wore a hunting green wool georgette tailored costume with mustard and brown accessories. She carried a bouquet of lilies, heather and maidenhair fern. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Joan Langford, who wore a mustard sharkskin frock with brown accessories. She carried a bouquet of begonias and maidenhair fem. Able Seaman Donald Briggs, Caversham, Dunedin, was best man. After Nuptial Mass the guests went to the Somerset Lounge where they were received by Mrs Langford, assisted by Mrs Armishaw. Before the wedding the bride was entertained by her South Hillend friends and at a kitchen evening given by Miss M, Beck, Mornington.