Pois at Hospital

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 400, 7 July 1928, Page 20

Pois at Hospital

Maori Chieftainess Makes Sick Girl Happy TE PUEA’S DANCERS One little girl in the Auckland Hospital was rendered supremely happy yesterday as a result of a visit by Princess Te Puea. When passing through an annexe on her way to a large ward where it was proposed that her band of Waikato poi dancers should perform, the chieftainess noticed a small girl in tears in a bed in a corner by herself. Inquiring the reason, Te Puea was told it was because the child wanted to see the Maori girls dance. “Then they shall dance!” declared Te Puea.

A special performance with the twirling pois was given for the little girl, who was left with shining, tearfilled eyes, but—superbly content. Princess Te Puea's party was welcomed by the medical superintendent, Dr. C. E. Maguire, and Matron Taylor. They performed in several of the large wards, and were subsequently entertained to tea by the nursing staff. MAORI EDUCATION

When Princess Te Puea visited St. Stephen’s School for Maori Boys at Parnell the previous day, she was welcomed by Archbishop Averill and Mrs. Aver ill, Mr. Wilson (headmaster) and others connected with the school.

Replying to a traditional Maori welcome, the chieftainess emphasised her conviction that places of importance in the educational world, especially in institutions for the education of the Maori race, should he available for qualified Maoris. “It is only a Maori who can really understand the Maori mentality,” said Te Puea. The Archbishop said he would convey her wish to the trustees of the school. He was particularly pleased, said his Grace, to meet such a worthy representative of the Maori people. At Te Puea’s request, the boys were granted a half-holiday. LODGE DANCE AT AVONDALE There was a large attendance at the 1.0.0. P. Hall, Avondale, on Tuesday, when the Star of Avondale Lodge Social Committee held a benefit plain and fancy dress ball and “500” evening. Excellent music for the dances was supplied by Morrow’s Orchestra and extras were played by Mrs. Whale. Miss I. Heron was presented with the first prize for the best ladies’ fancy dress and Mr. Vernon for the best men’s costume. The committee wish to thank all those who gave donations to this function and those who gave their services. PLUNKET SOCIETY TE AWAMUTU BRANCH Mrs. H. J. Collins presided at the meeting of the Te Awamutu branch of the Plunket Society. After having the use of the Plunket scales for three years they were now returned by the Arapuni committee, who stated they had been received in a state of disrepair and were repaired by the Arapuni committee. The opinion was expressed that thanks for their use would have been welcomed. The nurse’s report showed 17 new cases for June; 49 visits paid to homes; 135 adults, 118 babies, and 24 older children visiting the rooms; total visits 326; babies under supervision 149; visits to out districts 10.

FANCY DRESS DANCE

The annual plain and fancy dress ball of the Puni school children, held on Thursday evening, proved a brilliant success. The hall was artistically decorated with multi-coloured streamers. Music was played by Miss Gray, Messrs. D. Dyer and M. Burrows. As the result of the function the gramophone fund was augmented to the extent of £l4. Costumes worn included:

Joan Massey, “join the mustard club”; Thelma Aicken, “danger signal”; Joan Mason, “rainbow”; Dorothy Smithson, “Dutch girl”; Thelma Dazeley, “an old salt”; Dulcie Massey, “butterfly”; Coral Watson, “folly”; Marjorie Warren, “grandma”; Joyce Dazeley, “page boy”; Olive Preece, “carnation”; Heather Murray, “tulip”; Hazel Buslifield, “peasant girl”; Doris Rogers, “posy”; June Mason, “mothek*”; Kathleen Gibson, “pink rose”; Rita Rogers, ‘rose girl”; Birdie Jones, “fox terrier”; Molly Bushfield, “fairy”; Audrey Morrison (Pukekohe), “pink Pierrette.” Maurice Gibson, “the elfin trumpeter”; Howard Landon, “18th century”; Milton Boston, “Robin Hood”; Gordon Burrows, “Sir Francis Drake”; Edwin Aiken, “nigger minstrel”; Geoffrey Preece, “Knight of Bath”; Alan Mason, “page boy”; Jim Aicken, “sailor”; Walter Ward, “Dutch boy”; Willie Mason, “Robin Hood”; Leslie Gibson, “boy blue”; Desmond Burrows, “sailor”; Douglas Aiken, “grenadier guard”; Reggie Boston, “scout”; Len Burrows, “red Indian”; Trevor Lucas, “jockey”; Ronnie Pritchard, “Santa Claus”; Jim O’Connor, “apache boy”; Keith Aiken, “sylvia starch”; Jim Boston, “girl”; Len Tuwha, “boy scout”; Carrick Massey, “pierrot.”

ORANGE BLOSSOMS FERGUS—SMART Two popular residents of Pukeatua district were married at the Presbyterian manse, Te Awamutu, on Wednesday, by the Rev. W. Butterworth. The bride and her groom were Miss Eleanor Isabella Smart and Mr. Hughes Fergus. The bride wore a simple dress of saxe blue colouring, and was attended by her sister, Miss Dorothy Smart as bridesmaid. Mr. George Hunter carried out the duties of best man. ENGAGEMENTS The engagement is announced of Miss Phyllis Gwendoline Andrews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Andrews, Greenhithe, Auckland, to Mr. Collis Roy Blomfield, of Te Awamutu, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blomfield, Korake Street, Takapuna.

CATHOLIC BALL

DARGAVILLE FUNCTION Pleasingly decorated with blue and gold streamers, Allied flags, mirrors and novelties, the Hibernian Hall at Mangawhare, Dargaville, presented a j brilliant spectacle on Wednesday eve- [ ning on the occasion of the annual Catholic ball. Over SO couples danced to the excellent music provided by the Jazzaramba Orchestra. Much-appreciated extras were played by Mrs. J. R. Plummer, W. Wakelin, McLean and X. McDermott. The M.C.’s were Messrs. J. P. and Leo Stanaway. The supper room was prettily decorated with streamers and flowers. Among those present were: Mrs. P. L. Mangan, in maize georgette and lace. Mrs. Pat Chaplin, Swiss embroidered crepe de chine. Mrs. W. J. McNamara, black frock of satin. Mrs. Smith, blue crepe de chine. Mrs. A. McLean, black crepe d.e chine. Mrs. Kelly, rose blush taffeta. Mrs. Shortt, frock of silver tissue. Mrs. J. Langton, navy blue crepe de chine. Mrs. F. F. Adam, flame taffeta. Mrs. E. V. Bennett, old rose Irish brocade. Mrs. D. A. Williams, hand-painted georgette. Mrs. S. Dean, silver grey crepe de chine. Mrs. J. Condon, navy blue crepe de chine. Mrs. A. Smith, black repp, relieved with red. Mrs. R. Hannan, black crepe de chine, with gold relief. Mrs. J. M. Hotich, electric blue crepe de chine, and silver. Mrs. T. Phelan, black satin and ecru lace. Mrs. C. Hogg, dark brown embossed chiffon. Miss AT. Unptftt. enlrl shot tnffpfa. Miss R. Hackett, cyclamen taffeta. Miss Enid Jones, black and silver frock. Miss McNamara, carnation pink taffeta. Miss M. Walters, frock of white silk. Miss P. Massey, primrose crepe de chine. Miss D. Warrington, rose pink taffeta. Miss Mona Moriarty, blush pink satin brocade. Miss N. McDermott, cornflower blue satin. Mrs. Gould, delphinium blue taffeta. Miss L. Marshbanks, electric blue crepe de chine. Miss Dahlberg, navy blue crepe de chine, with red trimmings. Miss T. Brown, cameo pink silk lace. Miss R. Stanaway. cyclamen georgette. with pointed draperies. Miss G. Young, rose-coloured crepe de chine. Miss E. Thurston, pink beaded georgette. Miss J. McKenzie, cyclamen taffeta. Miss McCarroll, coral pink georgette. Miss N. Stanaway, apricot satin. Miss G. Mclntosh, black crepe satin. Miss M. Jones, hand-painted voile. Miss N. Gould, geranium pink silk. Miss K. Walpole, lavender taffeta, fet ISS lerc * a McNamara, leaf-green tafMiss Reid, mauve and pink georgette. Miss Jean Hawkins, pink crepe de chine and lace. Miss T. Cyprian, fieux rose crepe de chine. Miss S. Geard, japonica pink satin. Miss T. Cyprian, vieux rose crepe de and silver lace. Miss H. Kelly, blue and gold net. Miss F. Foley, turquoise blue taffeta. gette SS W Wakelin, sequined white georMiss A. C. Lane, ivory satin, and tulle and crystal. Miss A. Carrington, tomato red crepe de chine. Miss R. Clune, blue sequined and beaded georgette. Miss Ethel Clune, nasturtium beaded georgette. Miss E. Diggle, black velvet and red sequins. Miss Una Valder, crimson satin and gold lace. Miss Halpin, nankin blue georgette and silver. Miss A. Stanaway, violet shot taffeta. gett<f S McKenzie, apple green georMiss S. Langton, reseda green crepe de chine. 1 Miss Eileen McLean, chartreuse green crepe de chine. Miss W. Langton, leaf green crene de chine and silver. Miss V. Langton, black satin, with red trimmings. Miss N. Langton, mauve .taffeta and sequins. Miss R. Langton, black velvet, with red relief. ver^face riS Antonelli, blue satin and silMiss M. Dank*, opal blue velvet. Miss H. Mooney, iris mauve satin. blu , e and sold net. ~oW F ' " akelin - cherry red satin and Miss E. Barry, mist blue georgette eette SS E ' Te Rore ' apnle green geor-

BRIDGE AND DANCING

Mr. Sam Stewart entertained his friends to a dance at his residence at Paengaroa on Tuesday evening. Dancing was indulged in by the younger folks, while others enjoyed a game of bridge by a blazing fire in another ro ° m - Among those present were Granger, cyclamen georgette with gold lace panels. Mrs. Martyn, black satin frock with tinsel bridge coat. shawl' VerC ° e ’ black satin with blue Mrs. Wilson, blue tinsel frock. Mrs. Frost, black satin crepe. Mrs. Twigg, bois de rose crepe de chine. K Miss Wilson, gold lame with beaded overdress of gold. Miss A. Wilson, cyclamen georgette trimmed with beads. Miss McEldowney, floral crepe de chine. Miss J. McEldowney, black ring velvet. Miss J. Vercoe, cyclamen georgette trimmed with sequins. Miss E. Brown, black velvet with crimson shawl. Miss N. Muir, nattier blue crepe de chine. Miss W. Muir, pink embossed satin. Miss E. Morton, cyclamen taffeta. Miss M. Morton, green shot taffeta. Miss V. Noble, black georgette trimmed with silver. Miss D. Wilson (Auckland), black satin with orange shawl. Miss A. Bostoek, rose satin charmeuse. Miss M. O’Driscoll, pink satin trimmed with silver. Miss F. King, black satin with shawl. Miss A. Rogers, floral crepe de chine. Miss M. Frost, vieux rose satin. Messrs. R. Merrilees, D. Johnston, J. Tanner, R. MacDougall, E. and A. Morton, E. Hardgreaves, W. Pile, F. Chapman, G. Wilkins, O. Webber, T. and E. Ball. Ollivier, W. Hookey, D. Twigg, C. Gordon and others.

OHAKUNE NOTES

FAREWELL, PARTY The many friends of Mrs. L. K. Laming gave a farewell afternnoon in her honour on Tuesday, prior to her departure to Auckland. There was a good attendance, and the programme —consisting of competitions and musical items —was much enjoyed. Luring the afternoon Mrs. Wood, on behalf of members of St. John’s Ladies’ Guild, the croquet club, and the Plunket Society, asked Mrs. Laming to accept a handsome afternoon china tea set, and in making the presentation wished her every future happiness. Miss A. Laming, on behalf of her mother, suitably replied. The competitions were won by Mrs. Laming, Mrs. Wood, and Mrs. L. G. North, and musical items given by Mrs. Husey and Mrs. Cottier were greatly appreciated. EUCHRE PARTY There was a good attendance at St. John’s Hall when the weekly euchre party was held in aid of St. John's Church funds. The prizewinners were Mrs. Davis and Mr. W. Larsen, and the runners-up Miss E. Standish and Mr. W. Blenkinsop. PROGRESSIVE 500 EVENING. The progressive 500 evening organised by Mrs. P. Goldfinch, in aid of the Catholic Church funds, on Monday evening, was well patronised. Mrs. Forsyth and Mr. P. Walsh were the prizewinners. The weight-judging cake was won by Mrs. Laming. QUEEN CARNIVAL The number of votes given to the competitors in the queen carnival up to date are as follow: Country Queen, 2,000; Junction Queen, 2,000: Town Queen, 1,800; Maori Queen, 1,500. Each vote counts as three. There was an except io nail v good attendance at the Old Time Ball held under the auspices of the Waimarino Silver Band at the Town Hall, Ohakune, the other evening. The hall was decorated with flags and lycapodium and a good programme of old-time dances was presented. The whole of the programme consisted of old-time dances, including the schottische. , polka, minuet, etc., and the rules o f the dances were strictly adhered to. The floor arrangements were in the capable hands of Messrs. J. Webb, M. Moran and S. McDowell. The music supplied by the band, the Peerless Orchestra and Mr. C. Meads was greatly appreciated. PRESENTATION

Past and present members of the Waimarino branch of the Plunket Society met at the Plunket Rooms, Ohakune, on Monday to make a presentation to Mrs. A. Fetzer, late president of the branch. The president of the branch, Mrs. Wood, made eugolistie reference to the work done by Mrs. Fetzer, who for nine years had faithfully fulfilled the duties in the executive, seven years of which she had been president. Mrs. Wood asked Mrs. Fetzer to accept a china teaset. The following gave musical items: Mrs. Woodlock, Mrs. Larsen, Mrs. Sargisson. Mrs. McGregor. Miss Clemett and Miss Johnston. Competitions were won by Mrs. Fetzer and Nurse Corbett. * PROGRESSIVE 500

There was a good attendance bn Monday evening at the Plunket Roorfis when a progressive 500 evening, organised by Mrs. P. Goldfinch, was hold in aid of the Catholic Church funds. Mrs. Forsyth and Mr. P. Walsh were the prize-winners. The weightjudging cake was won by Mrs. Laming.

HAMILTON NOTES

(■From Our Own Correspondent.)

HAMILTON, Friday. Mrs. Bevin leaves on Monday for Norfolk Island.

Mrs. A. Nelson, of Pahiatua, is the guest of Mrs. S. Simmons, “Hadlow.” Claudelands.

Miss H. Thompson and Miss E. Buckingham, of Matangi, who are shortly leaving the district, were the recipients of several very nice presents at an evening last Saturday, in their honour, in the Matangi Hall. BIRTHDAY PARTY OF LYCEUM CLUB

Last evening the Lyceum Club held its second birthday party in the lounge, which was decorated artistically in shaded pink blossoms and filled with members.

The president, Mrs. H. Douglas, was hostess. The amusements committee had arranged an excellent programme of instrumental trios, piano solos, vocal duets, recitations and the reading of the one-act play, ‘Loves One Like.” Those who helped in the entertainment were Mrs. J. Prentice. Mrs. F. Bullock, Mrs. J. Prenton, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. F. Mason, Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. F. Bond, Mrs. F. Mason, Mrs. H. McMillan, Miss N. Valder, Miss I. Leak, Miss E. Bowie, Miss E. Madeley, Miss E. Wright, Miss I. Andrews, Mr. K. Eade. Mr. Outram and Mr. F. Mason. Among those present were:

Mesdames H. Douglas, H. J. Greenslade. H. T. Gillies, Platts, R. B. Cranwell, Vere Chitty, F. Bullock, W. H. Stevens. H. Valder, F. Vickery, E. V. Stace, J. O Smith, Mynus Johnson, W. H. Hume, J. Page, E. E. Seales (Morrinsville), Wyatt (Morrinsville), S. Eggleston, A. W. Green, J. F. Strang, Walker (Morrinsville), A. ( Coventry, J. Dingle, W. Ranstead, Furze, J. Gray, Montague, Pemberton, U. Stewart, H. H. Stirling, Weston, TShirley, Houlden, W. D. Ross, Clayton-Greene, F. House, S. J. Bennett, F. Powell. Yule, E. J. Stewart, L. Champion, Gudex, Eiby, H. Clark, A. E. Cox, Newell, R. B. Hall, A. Joseph, Gilbert, Speedy. Reynolds, Burtenshaw, E. English. Walker, J. Prenton, Toombs, Tuck, Finlayson. Haseler, Gordon, Smith, Staples, Campbell, Valder, senr., Mclnnis (Stratford), Pinfold, Gannaway, McGonagle. Hardwood, C. L. McDiarmid, W. Fraser, Ewan. A. Ramsay, Walders, A. Beale, Yorke F. Jolly, Reeves, P. Stevens, Oswrald Smith, Hooker, R. Worley, Nicholls (Tauwhare), C. Smith, Sinclair, Arthur. F Bond, C. Holloway, J. Mason, Eade, Pemberton, Johnson, F. Gruar, Macbeth, Andrews, Seifert, W'att, Hale, Shaw, F. Peacock, G. Buckland, H. Hammond. Lost-Harris, MacCorniack. Glendinning, McKinnon, Misses Keddic, Derenzy, Hodgson, Bourke, E. Eggleston, G. Eggleston, Li. Nicholls, C. Chitty. E. Bowie, K. Gordon, E. White, Buck, Noble. Turner, Madeley, Turner, Wallnutt, Chittv H. Chitty, E. Bullock, I*. Bullock, Scherer! D. Pratt, L. Hume, B. Hunter, Gruar. O. Rowe, M. Wilkinson, G. Wyatt, F. Jolly, I. McKinnon, Blackett, E. Wright E. Morrish, N. Valder, I. I,eak, B Manning, Finlayson and E. Scherer. AFTERNOON TEA

Mrs. Magnus Johnson gave a very pleasant tea party this afternoon when she invited some of her friends to meet her mother. Lady Cooper.

Mrs. Magnus Johnson was wearing a smart frock of prune-coloured georgette.

Lady Cooper was in r.lack lace and georgette.

The guests were: Mrs. F. Jolly. Mrs. E. J. Mears, Mrs. P. Stewart, Mrs. E. V. Stace, Mrs. Rogers, senr., Mrs X, Swales, Mrs. R. Brown. Mrs. R. Guy Mrs. A. C. Cooper, Mrs. E. H. Hammond. Mrs. A. Ward, Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Valder. senr. BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. H. J. McMullin to-day gave two little bridge parties fc>r Mrs. Patrick Black, of Remuera, who is at present her guest.

Mrs. McMullin received her guests in ivory crepe de chine, over which she wore a bridge coat in oriental colours. Mrs. Black was in a smart black model.

iuJi 1 %’ S r- eS i S Were — in the afternoon—c i m/t?"'®'”*,’ Mls A Jose P“' Mrs. J Mc _ Dl »"md, Mrs. j. d. Smith, Mr ?- F - J - Strang, Mrs. E. J. Mears and Miss E. Eggleston, In the evenMrs J'r? ■! tlrf f-nslade, Mrs Furze, F F pJ^ re l hai "' Mrs ' F - J <»'y. Mrs b. F. Peacoeke and Mrs. Wynn Gray.