IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 615, 18 March 1929, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

SOCIAL NEWS

NOTES At the Central are Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Couper, of Wellington. * # Mrs. t\ Oliphant, of Auckland, is holidaying in Te Awamutu, the guest of Mrs. J. Oliphant. Mrs. C. B. Wake is spending a few days with her mother, Mrs. A'. J. Larner, in Auckland. * * * Mrs. Wynn Gray has returned to Hamilton from a visit to friends in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. E. U. Banks, of Waihi, and Mrs. J. S. Thomson, of London, are staying at the Grand Hotel. MORNING-TEA PARTY TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Miss Jean Macindoe was the guest of honour on Saturday morning at a gay little tea party i£\ the Tudor Rooms. It was given in celebration of her 21st

birthday, and those present were: Mrs. C. G. Macindoe, Mrs. A. E. Tattley, Mrs. Pat Hanna, Mrs. M. Griffiths, Mrs. Trevor Brett, Mrs. F. .1. Collins, Mrs. John Dread on, Mrs Noel Airey, Mrs. Rex Carew, Miss Tweet. Macindoe, Miss Winsome Airey, Miss Dolly Vaile, Miss Nancy Oolbeck, Miss Marie Sim (Palmerston North), Miss Janet Clarkson, Miss Audrie Bayly and Miss Greta Coleman. AT DIXIELAND On Saturday evening- a large number of dancers were present at Dixieland, when Harry Neilson and his band provided a delightful selection of dance music. The cabaret was charmingly decorated, and during the evening many amusing favours were distributed. Among those present were: Miss Audrey Alison, in a frock of lotus pink georgette and tulle. Miss Joy Bailey, wearing a white frock of taffeta, with rose motifs. Miss Molly Bailey, in a silver sequined frock of chiffon. Miss J 3. Stokes, who wore chartreuse green satin and tulle. Miss D. Vaile, in a rose beige frock of georgette and lace. Miss Eve Soljak, wearing wistaria satin and georgette. Miss M. Wilkinson, lilac frilled taffeta and tulle. Miss Bradanovieh, sea green taffeta shot with silver and pink bow. Miss Vaile, green georgette and lace with uneven hem line. Miss M. Agar, Christchurch, vieux rose ring velvet. fl uy S McCarthy, pale petunia crepe Miss Hum, Wellington, black - chenille and georgette with rhinestone trimming. Miss M. Duncan, lettuce green satin and silver lace with french bow. Miss King, shaded pink georgette and black embroidered shawl. Miss B. Smith, delft blue flounced taffeta. Miss Cherry Power, bois de rose crepe de chine, with feather shoulder posy in a darker shade. Miss Vera Thompson, jade green georgette with uneven hem line. Mrs. E. Alison, ficelle-shaded lace over satin, with shoulder posy of green and rose. Mrs. B. Campbell, silver lace with girdle of pale pink and silver chiffon velvet. Mrs. D. .T. Edwards, black sequined georgette. Mrs. Albert Clyde. delphinium blue georgette embroidered in small liowers. Miss B. Robson, frock of black taffeta. Miss I. Brown, primrose lace over satin. Miss Molly Hunt, nile green frilled taffeta shot with silver. - BRIDE-ELECT HONOURED A party was given, by Mrs. E. Bray at her residence. Hillside Road, Paputoetoe, on Saturday evening to Miss Una Gratten, of Onehunga, whose marriage is to take place shortly. During the evening bridge and 50U were played, Air. and Mrs. H. Swaffield and Mr. and Mrs. Ross G. Ross being the prize-winners. Miss Zelda Mason gave elocutionary items. The spacious rooms had been attractively decorated with bowls of blooms. Mrs. Bray wore a frock of primrose georgette finished at shoulder with large amber posy. Miss Gratten's l'rock was of ivory crepe de chine, with relief of lemon. Among the guests were: Mrs. 11. Swaffield, Mrs. R. G. Ross, Mrs. ller<?n, Mrs. Calder. Mrs. Ansell. Misses Gratten (2). Miss B. Wyllie, Miss Warrell and Miss Zelda Mason, YAV.C.A. MOTHERS’ CLUB The Mothers' Club of the Y.W.G.A., Auckland, held a very successful benefit social and dance on Saturday evening. The stage of the assembly hull was attractively decorated. Miss Judd opened the entertainment with a pianoforte solo, and songs were given by Miss Ruby Burk, Miss Walding, Mrs. Hemingway, the Strange Sisters and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dawson; elocutionary items by Mrs. Bagrie, Miss Kathleen Coleman: and violin solos byMrs. Fisher. Accompanists were Miss Judd. Mr. Pliilpot and Mr. Bretnall. Excellent dance music was provided by Miss Margaret Duly* _ .

; WAIKATO NOTES (From Our Own Correspondent) Mrs. Colwill - and Miss Joyce Colwill, I of Auckland, are visitors to Hamilton. Mrs. Lance Tompkins, of Hamilton, : and Mrs. H. A. Steadman, of Auck- | land, left on Friday for a holiday in | Koturua. Mrs. A. L. Manning - , of Hamilton, is in Wellington for the races. Mrs. 11. Primrose, of Gisborne, is the : S'tiest of Mrs. 11. T. Gillies, of Claude- ! lands. Mrs. and Aliss Ramsay, of Hastings, are visiting Mrs. E. 1), McCutcheon, in Hamilton. Mrs. Clive Matthews is a Hamilton visitor to Master ton. Mrs. E. Grimwade, of Clifton Road, J/akapunu, is the guest of Mrs. Raymond Jones in Te Awamutu. Mrs. Nelson Levien, of Auckland, wnu lias been visiting Wanganui, is at present in Hamilton. Mrs. H. I. Foster, of Hamilton, is at present in Rotorua. Next month she plans to go to England for some j months’ visit. i FRANKTON CROQUET TOURNAMENT i On Saturday afternoon the Frankton I Croquet Club members had a very I pleasant afternoon on their lawns to I conclude their tournament. During ; the tournament the club president, | Mrs. Higgins, has not been able to be I present often owing to sickness and a great deal of the organising fell to their hon. secretary, Mrs. A. E. RockelJ, assisted by the general committee. Mrs. Denz, Mrs. G. Mason, Mrs. Ewart Brown, Mrs. Wigzell and Mrs. E. Andrew. Mrs. Mason, assisted by Mrs. E. Brown, Mrs. Hansen, Mrs. McLean, Mrs. Brough and Mrs. Price, was in charge of the afternoon tea. The events of the tournament were won as follows: Championship doubles: Mrs. Belgrave and Mrs. Denz. Open singles: Mrs. Brockelsby, with Mrs. Turbott, of VVhitiora, runner-up. Handicap singles: Miss Jones (Claudelands). On Saturday the progressive A was won by Mrs. Andrew and the B by Mrs. HanThe target was won by Mrs.. O’Brien. Among those present were: From Whitiora, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Irvine, Mrs. Ibbotson, Mrs. Edwards, j Mrs. Hodgkinson and Mrs. Turbott. j Miss I. Jones and Miss Ibbotson; from Claudelands, Mrs. Sawers, Mrs. Lamprill, Mrs. A. Curling and Miss A. Jones; from T,e Aroha, Mrs. Meikle, Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Wild. Others present were: Mrs. Crawshaw, Mrs. Belgrave. Mrs. Rockeil, Mrs. Denz, Mrs. Brockelsby. Mrs. Andrew. Mrs. Wigzell, Mrs. Larney, Mrs. G. Mason, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Steele. Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. McGonnell, Mrs. O’Brien, Mrs. Price, Mrs. Hansen. Mrs. Amesbury, Mrs. Shepherd. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Brough, Mrs. A. ; Grant and Mrs. McLean.

| HOUSE DANCE AT TE AWAMUTU I Mrs. W. Hope was hostess at a dance party at her home in Hairini on Wed- : nesday night. The wide verandah was ; utilised •for dancing. Mrs. Hope was , wearing a frock of larkspur blue crepe j de chine. Miss Hope wore a cyclamen toned dance frock and Miss E. Hope was in an apricot crepe de chine frock. I Other guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Ash- • more, Mr. and Mrs. Greenfield (Sydney). Miss R. Lord, Miss M. Quin, Miss ! lv. McGovern, Miss L. Bray, Miss E. i Jones. Miss M. Storey, Messrs. J. Thomson. H. Armstrong:, E. Storey. L. May. S. Mandeno. D. Storey. r>. Chittenden, A. Coombe and G. de Latour. WOMEN’S INSTITUTE On Thursday afternoon the Women’s Institute *in To Awarautu held their monthly meeting in the Parish Hall. About 40 members were present. The afternoon began with community singing. Following the resignation of Miss E. Montefiore as secretary. Mrs. J. G. Wynyard was unanimously elected. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. L. G. Armstrong and Mrs. C. G. Downes. Mrs. Curdie gave an able ! lecturette on “Home Nursing and Health.” NORTHCOTE PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE At the tenth annual meeting of the Northcote Women's Progressive League'. Mrs. A. E. Wood reported on the work of the National Council of Women. The election of officers resulted: President, Mrs. J. W. McLaughlin; vice-presidents, Mesdames D. . P. O’Leary and F. H. Fades; committee,/ Mesdames E. G. Bailey, F. IT. Woodhouse, T. C. Allely, Misses E. Mackay and L. Couldrey; secretary and treasurer. Mrs. A. Taylor; delegates to the National Council of Women, Mesdames A. E. Wood and F. C. T. Swin- | bank.

YE PIRATE SHIPPE A variety of entertaining cabaret items was vivaciously presented at the Pirate Shippe on Saturday evening by the Sydney Dancing School pupils and included a number- of amusing' ballets. Excellent dance music was provided

for the large crowd of patrons by The Pirates Versatile Orchestra. Among those present were: Mrs. W. Ackroyd, frock of scarlet georgette. Mrs. S. E. Haycock, pale pink georgette and lace. Mrs. JT. L. Gibbs, frock of black georgette. Mrs. W. A, Turner, fawn georgette and lace. Mrs. H. I. Turner, black beaded georgette, with shoulder posy. Mrs. J. Dodds, shot silk frock, with salmon pink shawl. Mrs. S. Higinbotham (Rarotonga), old

rose georgette, with gold lace and Spanish shawl. Mrs. G. B. Minns, jade green georgette, with sequin bodice. Mrs. J. Brown, white satin, trimmed with panels of black lace. Mrs. Aubrey Selby (Wellington), rose satin beaute. Miss Laura Coyle, ivory georgette and satin relief. Miss R. Spriggs, gold and brown crepe de chine. Miss Joy Binsted, saxe blue crepe de chine, with shawl to match. Miss W. Hockin, coral georgette, with silver lace and indiah shawl. Miss M. Hay, black satin beaute, with steel beading. Miss Leslie Roberton, beige taffeta frock. Miss Pat Buddie, floral crepe de chine. Miss F. Crocker, leaf green tulle, with diamante trimming. Miss Alva Payne, white embroidered ninon. Miss M. Cerutty, bois de rose crepe de chine. Miss Eileen Adkins, frock of primrose georgette. Miss D. Wright, eau de nil georgette. Miss Lesly Wilson, blue georgette and diamanteMiss F. T. Frood. white georgette and silver, and flame posy. Miss E. Lock, beige crepe de chine. i Miss Nellie Gray, frilled frock of jade 1 green lace, and posy to tone. Miss Grace Levi, white tiered geor- ; gette, with tangerine border. Miss Eileen Conway, embossed lemon ! georgette. Aliss R. Wake, metal lace over pink georgette. Aliss K. Afunro Clark, eau de nil taffeta. with silver trimming. Aliss J. E. Ilbert, shell pink lace frock, and black embroidered shawl. Aliss Iv. Peek, peach taffeta shot with gold. Aliss Joyce Kelly, cornflower georgette and silver. Aliss Myra Agate, ivory and silver frock of georgette. Aliss W. Eaves, cinder rose georgette, and taffeta, with silver. Airs. Glynn, leaf green beaded georMrs. R. Bycroft, hyacinth blue satin crepe. Aliss Lin Read, white georgette and diamante, with apricot shawl. Aliss Fay Brooking, canary french chif--1 fon frock, with uneven hem, and gold I lame bow. 1 Aliss B. D’Authreau, chartreuse green J satin frock. . . -

CHALLENGE ISSUED W.C.T.U. AND LICENSING POLL AWAKENING WAS WANTED “The result of the licensing- poll came as a challenge to .New Zealand and no one can say that a challenge was unnecessary.” This was the opinion of Airs T E Taylor, president of the W.C.T.U.. expressed at the annual conference of which organisation was continued in Wellington on Thursday and Friday. Airs. Taylor said that the results of the poll gave the impression that last year was one of failure, failure even to hold tv hat prevously had heen gained. To many the result meant a complete collapse of the faith that made for effort. Every union had come short of the best it was capable of, and the best hoped for. They could only turn for encouragement to what women all over the world were trying to accomplish and not worrying over their own isolated effort. Women in other- countries were setting an example, and New Zealand was failing to equal their efforts. Their task was colossal, but they had to face it. Airs. J. Cook, Auckland, and Airs. Hiett, Dunedin, thanked the president for her address. During Friday’s business, Airs. Perryman appealed for more prompt reports in connection with the “White Ribbon,” the organisation’s publicity organ. In a return of increases of membership, Canterbury South led with 105. Some of the others were: Eden (Auckland), 28: Paeroa, 25: North Brighton, 2G; Lower Hutt, 29; Wairoa, 24; Wanganui, 37. AFTERNOON PARTY GUIDER HONOURED A charming tea party was given on Friday in the Lyceum Club lounge in honour of Aliss Dorothy Webster, who is resigning her position as secretary of the Auckland Provincial Committee of Girl Guides. The hostesses were 'the members of the committee, who presented Aliss Webster with a lovely bouquet of rose-shaded flowers and a cheque as a token of their appreciation of her long - and untiring service. Those present were: Airs. A. D. Campbell, Dr. Buckley Turkington, Airs. J. F. Alontague, Airs. AlcGregor, Airs. E. McNair, Mrs. Percival. Airs. J. Warnock, Airs. Rocard, Airs. Bamford, Mrs. Bruce Mackenzie, Aliss Mona Burgin and Aliss W. Averill. GAY DANCE PARTY FOR MISS JEAN MACINDOE In celebration of the corning of age of Aliss Jean Alacindoe a delightful surprise party was taken to her home, “Ayala,” in Westbourne Road, on Saturday evening by Aliss Janet Clarkson and Aliss Audrie Bayly. The guests, who were welcomed by Airs. E. G. Alacindoe, wearing a smart gown of crystal beaded black and white georgette, and Aliss Jean Macindoe wearing a picture frock of bluish pink georgette, spent the evening in dancing in the ballroom. Aliss Janet Clarkson was wearing a fringed frock of lacquer red georgette,

and Miss Auclrie Buyly was in a frock of maize georgette. Miss Tweet Macindoe was wearing a geranium red frock of georgette and lace. The other guests were:—Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Davis, Mr. and Mrs. P. Abott, Dr. and Mrs. J. Dreadon, Mr. and Mrs. John Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Airey, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. A. E. Tattley, Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Alderton, Mr. and Mrs. 11. Carew, Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Brett, Mr. and Mrs. C. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. E. Prime, Miss Phyllis Macindoe, Miss Jean Lawford, Miss Nancy Martin. Miss C. Tattley, Miss G. Coleman, Miss W. Airey and Miss Betty Jackson.