The Social Round

Southland Times, Issue 24650, 23 January 1942, Page 7

The Social Round

Mrs E. Creeser, who has been the guest of Mrs R. Creeser, Avenal Flats, will return to Dunedin today. Mr and Mrs D. M. Scandrett, Victoria Avenue, returned last night from a short visit to Dunedin.

Mrs H. Drummond, Five Rivers, and Miss G. Kennard, Waimate, are spending a holiday at the Rocks. A message from London states that it is learned that pie _ actress, Miss Marie Ney, is safe in Singapore. Mrs C. R. Hart, Albert street, and Mrs R. Lund, Herbert street, will return today from a holiday at the Rocks.

Mrs P. W. St. G. Gresson, Grey street, who is now visiting Timaru, spent a few days in Christchurch this week.

Private advice had been received at Hawera that Sister Grace Gregory has been appointed second in charge of a base hospital at Cairo. Sister Gregory

who went overseas with the 2nd Echelon and had an exciting escape from Greece, was formerly on the staff of Craigholm Hospital at Hawera. Voicing her admiration ot thq versatility of the New Zealand woman at the reception to women war workers, Lady Newall said a description—not original—which seemed to sum up the average New Zealander was: In the morning she is an efficient charwoman, in the afternoon she attends meetings and gives lectures, and in the evening she is a duchess! Miss Winifred McQuilkan, M.A. (N.Z.), B.A. (Oxon), has been appointed by the Board of Governors as principal of Columba Presbyterian Girls’ College. A native of Invercargill, Miss McQuilkan received her early education at the Southland Girls’ High School, where she had a brilliant career, heading New Zealand examination lists on various occasions, and qualifying before she left school for no fewer than six scholarships. As dux of her school she entered the University of Otago, where she gained her M.A. degree with first-class honours in English, being awarded a James Clark Prize (given annually to the best student in the honours English class), the Otago University Macmillan Brown Prize for original verse, and a George Young Scholarship for general excellence. In the following year she ob-