THE SOCIAL ROUND

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 885, 11 December 1916, Page 4

THE SOCIAL ROUND

Her Excellency Lady Liverpool was present at the Orchestral Society's concert on Saturday night, accompanied bv her suite —and her knitting! 'At the beginning of the war almost everyone knitted during concerts, but the custom has declined, and her Excellency was one of the few tj mix industry and pleasure on Saturday night. She was gowned in black, with a handsome purple opera coat. Mrs Trevor and Miss Jennings returned to Ashburton to-day. Mrs Hugh Reeves (Christchurch) is the guest of Airs Bernard Tripp Orielton, Timaru. Miss Dorothy Bennett (Christchurch) is visiting friends in South Canterbury. The engagement is announced of Miss Blanche Joyce, younger daughter of Mr G. R. Joyce, Timaru, to Mr H. G. Corbctt, of Christchurch. Miss M. Cottevill, of this city, is staying with Mrs A. S. Elworthy, Holme Station. Mr and Mrs V. L. Foot and Miss VasBalli (Greymouth) are at present in Christchurch, and are staying at Warner 's. Mrs and Miss Lee and Miss Johnston came up from Ouoenstown on Saturday, and will stay at the Clarendon over Christmas and New Year.

Mr and Mrs Nicholls Eroglie have arrived from San Francisco, and -are at present in Ghristchurch. They will visit the latter's sister, Mrs Bethell, Pahau Pastures, before returning. The friends of Mrs D. Crozier will be pleased to hear that she is making a good recovery in the Rawhiti Private Hospital from her recent illness, which necessitated an operation.

In a letter received from Mrs Smithson, formerly of Canterbury, and now living in London, she mentions that her daughter, Miss Yuileen Smithson, and Miss Avicc Rhodes (formerly of Claremont) wore taking the Running Repairs Chauffeur certificate, and hoped to drive for the Red Cross of the Y.M.C.A. shortly.

Saturday was a day of garden partics, all, of course, being on a war-time basis. The Red Cross effort at Rieearton was opened by Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, who was accompanied by Mrs Rhodes in a smart black frock and large black hat. Mrs George Rhodes came along with them, and was in a black and white striped costume and black hat. Other representatives of the Central

Depot included Mrs Wigram and Mrs Vernon. All the stalls looked very pretty, set about in an informal way under the trees, and many tempting things were displayed for sale. All the stall-holders and Other workers gave cheerful aud willing service, and the honorary secretary of the branch (Miss Tully) was indefatigable. The spacious grounds surrounding "Baronscourt," where the party was held, lacked nothing as a location. Mr Kine.aid's daughters were amongst the stall-hold-ers, and he himself gave assistance in many ways, besides loaning his grounds for the occasion. It is expected that the proceeds, when totalled up, will be in the vicinity of £2OO. Mr and Mrs Murray Drennan and their two children, who returned to New Zealand by the Ruahiue, caine down to Christchurch by the ferry boat yesterday, and went on to their home in Dunedin to-day. Mr and Mrs C. G. Dalgety and Miss Dalgety returned to the Dominion by the same boat. On Saturday afternoon a jumble sale, in aid of St. Michael's Church, was held in the Parish Schoolroom. The usual stalls of second-hand clothing anil "jumbles" of all kinds were arranged, and were in charge of various ladies of the congregation. A sum of £29 was netted.

Mrs F. Meara (Ghristchurch) is visiting her parents in Wellington, and re turns on Wednesday.

The Fcudalton Girls' Guild were very busy on Saturday with their garden party at the residence of Mrs Norman Macbeth, Wairarapa Terrace, and very cool and dainty they looked in their white frocks and white hats, with blue rosettes. The state of the weather was almost forgotten when one entered their domain—the g. - een lawns, spreading trees, and white-clad helpers made such an agreeable and refreshing picture. A great many visitors attended, one of the most interesting being Gaptain Worsley, of the Shackleton Expedition, who looked in during the afternoon.

On, Saturday afternoon a successful sale of work, in aid of the Linwood Congregational Church, was arranged by the Ladies' Guild, and held in Mr F. Redpath's grounds, 91 River Road, Avonside. There were a number of stalls, including afternoon tea (Mrs New- ' burgh and Mrs Wilson), produce (Miss I Brocklehurst), flowers (Miss Boon), I work, (Mrs Harris and Mrs McCallum),

Christmas tree (Mrs Johnson), lollies (Miss Woodham), ice-creams (Misses Rcdpath). A sum of £2O was raised in aid of church funds. During the afternoon a fire, which started next door, caused some excitement, and the church people were reinforced by the presence of bowlers, rowing club men, and finally the Fire Brigade! However, all ended well, but the stallholders hardly expected such an influx when they commenced business. Women seemed to play a less prominent part in the Wilson-Hughes election than in some previous contests for the Presidency. Mr Roosevelt, when he last fought his way to White House, owed a good deal to his female supporters, some of whom adopted unconventional methods. One lady canvassed Indiana on a milk-white horse, singing and speaking from the saddle; another masqueraded as Joan of Arc; and a third—a Colorado lady—taught a bear to point out with a wand from a black-letter alphabet the letters of her favourite candidate 's name. Other ladies started "prayer-chains" to promote Mr Roosevelt's success.