THE SOCIAL ROUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1275, 14 March 1918, Page 2

THE SOCIAL ROUND.

The Misses Tothili are at present staying in Timaru. Miss Mulcock (Christchurch) is spending some weeks in Wellington. Mrs G. L. Rutherford (Maedonald Powns) is staying at Warner's. >Mr and Mrs Hector Smith and Miss Bmith arc returning to Wellington toaight. Mr and Mrs J. W. Pearson and Miss Burt (Dunedin) are amongst the guests fit Warner's, Mrs McLean (Oamaru) and Mrs Tonge (Dunedin) are returning to their homes to-day.

Mrs T. W. Stringer (Auckland) is Arriving in Christchurch ou Saturday to Spend a short holiday. Mr W. Smart and Miss Smart, of Dunedin, came into town last night, and left Ugain for Akaroa to-day. Miss Mabel Kent (Wellington)is coming to Christchurch at the end of the week to spend a vacation. Mr and Mrs W. J. Napier (Devonport, Wellington) were passengers by this morning 's ferry boat.

Miss Peggy Turnbull (Wellington), ■yiho has been visiting Mrs G. Helmore, has returned to her home. Mr P. Bourke, Miss Bourkc (Wellington), and Miss Fit/.Gerald (Taranaki) fire staving at the Clarendon. •Mr and Mrs C. H. Ensor (WhitcTock) and Miss Manning, who have been spending a few drys in town, are leturning to AVhiterock to-day. ' Mrs Crisp (Ashburton), who has been staying with Mrs 11. Cross, Cranmer Bquare, is at present at Sumner. ■Mrs W. D. S. Mac Donald, Ivir and Mrs W. Mac Donald, Miss Mac Donald, and Miss Brice, who have been speuding a few days in town, left to-day for Mount Cook.

Miss Nottingham (Woodhank, Hals•well), who has been visiting Mrs Maurice Cohen, Palmerston North, has gone for an extended tour to Auckland.

Mr and Mrs 6. R. Bloomfield an 1 Mrs J. L. R. Bloomfield, of Auckland, wljo have been spending a few days in town on their way back from Mount Cook, have gone for a West Coast trip.

The Christchurch friends of Mrs Norman Brookes, wife of the Australian tennis champion, will bo interested to learn of her return to her home at Soutli Yarra. She has been to Calcutta so as to be with her husband while he was invalided. Matron M. E. Brooke, R.R.C., N.Z.A.N.S., has gone to France to take charge of a military hospital, after a term at the New Zealand Officers' Con ■vaJescent Home at Brighton. Matron Brooke has served at Samoa, Trcntham, and on both New Zealand hospital ships. Mr and Mrs Dick (New South "Wales), Mr and Mrs Wilkins (Timaru), Mr H. Price (Auckland), Mr and Mrs B.C. Bishop (Christchurch), Miss LewisBishop (Christchurch), Miss Curtis (Wellington), Mrs Steeds (Christ-, church), and Mr Harcourt (Duncdin) •re among the visitors at Akaroa. The Women's Christian Temperance "Union annual conference opens in Timaru to-day, and will continue all next "week. Last night the delegates were ■welcomed at a public meeting at the Xiyceum Theatre. Mrs Rule (Timaru sresident)5 resident) presided, and the Mayor (Mr . Maling), the Rev. T. Joughin, and Mr J. Craigie, M.P., gave addresses of welcome. Mrs Don, Dominion president, acknowledging the welcome, said that the W.C.T.U. was out to sweep the liquor interests away altogether. The present restrictions were insufficient. The union was out also forequal rights "With men. Mr Craigie in his remarks In support quoted the examples of the tJnited States and Canada.